Best Advice for an AP Mom-to-be?

Mary&Nick716 · September 2012

Yesterday was the due date that came and went. DH and I cannot wait to meet our little girl! I have been lurking around this board for quite a while and reading a lot about AP throughout my pregnancy. What is the best piece of advice you have for an expectant mom who plans to AP?

kcisthebombdotcom · September 2012

Try to go with the flow, be flexible and enjoy every moment, even the tough ones. You may have all these visions of extended BF/bedsharing/babywearing and you may find some things just doesn't work for your child. Find what works best for your baby/your family and don't obsess about not doing something because it might not be "AP" enough.

GL!

ncbelle · September 2012

Trust your instincts - they are usually right ;-)

And ignore what others say you are "supposed to" do - if it goes against your gut and/or feels wrong, ignore.

DeniseRN · September 2012

ncbelle:
Trust your instincts they are usually right ;And ignore what others say you are "supposed to" do if it goes against your gut and/or feels wrong, ignore.nbsp;

Exactly this. Really listen to your baby and let them guide the way.

You can't over snuggle, over hold, or spoil a baby

katncrack · September 2012

I agree with the above line that you can't over snuggle. Mine is now over a year and I really struggled with what I was doing right or wrong and I had a hard time figuring our what was good for me. I thought I would never cosleep and I didn't for the first twelve months and now a big family bed is the reason I sleep well and I'm so much happier because of it.

tjkdlhb · September 2012

katncrack:
I agree with the above line that you can't over snuggle. Mine is now over a year and I really struggled with what I was doing right or wrong and I had a hard time figuring our what was good for me. I thought I would never cosleep and I didn't for the first twelve months and now a big family bed is the reason I sleep well and I'm so much happier because of it.

I really dislike putting DD in her crib each night. It feels like she should be in bed snuggled with us. I'm just too scared that I'll roll over on her, even though I know that there are safer ways to do it... I'm secretly counting down until she's 12 months or so and bigger so I won't be so nervous!

theboki · September 2012

CabbageCabbage:

Practice your smiling and nodding. Everyone is a super expert on baby rearing and will assume you've never even met a baby. Agree with everyone and then make your own decisions.

OMG, I was just about to type the exact same thing. I smile and nod a LOT. Then I do what I have decided to do anyway.

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