Woops!! Hilarious mishap... What new mom advice do you have from mistakes you made??

firsttimemamabeare · August 2015

Well I finally got the stroller and carseat compenents all together and decided today was the day for our first walk: three dogs on leashes, the BOB revolution and the Chico key fit carseat. It was going very smoothly and then one pup got tangled around another. I let go of the stroller to untangle and before I even fixed the problem the stroller and carseat were literally tumbling down a hill towards a pond. The carseat stayed nice and tight but I'm sure it would have been very traumatic had our baby man been here for the experience!! NEW MOM ADVICE: ALWAYS ALWAYS LOCK YOUR STROLLER BRAKE WHEN YOU LET THE STROLLER GO! Live and learn!

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insomniack17 · August 2015

Pack diapers EVERYWHERE. Maybe I was just one of those mom's that changed my kid every time he peed or pooped right away, but i always ran out of diapers. It always seemed to happen during public areas and his doctor visits. I pack diapers every day in the diaper bag but accidents happen or you stay a little longer at places and a storms a brewing with the little one and BOOM! Poop everywhere! I kept a nice bag or box of diapers in the trunk of my car ALWAYS. Extra grocery bags too so you can stash away his dirty clothes in it for laundry later. Oh, and of course....EXTRA clothes. It was like his closet was in my trunk of my car too.

BTW, the trunk of my car was the best place I could change my baby in public. You can cover them up easily in the trunk and not worry about what that crusty leftover stuff is on the public changing tables.

thefuturemrsdaniel · August 2015

When you lift your child and car seat out of the car make sure the handle is locked and they are still strapped in ! Our 1st time parent moment with our first son came when my husband and I were walking in the grocery store. My husband was carrying our son in his infant carrier. I look over and the seat is sitting straight up and our son is dangling down looking at the ground. Thank goodness he was still strapped in. Needless to say I screamed. My husband looked down and freaked. Then we died laughing because we realized that was our "1st time parent" moment.

klpie · August 2015

I suggested we try to get the stroller we bought in the trunk of my car (Mercedes sedan), and it definitely doesn't fit by like 3 inches. He then realized it wouldn't fit in his truck unless he put it on the front seat or in his truck bed. I told him this was our first parent-fail.
On a positive note- husband finally was more eager to began the new car search we've been talking about for months lol. We even looked at a couple this weekend. Guess he had just needed a little more motivation to get started.

CaboBride2015 · August 2015

Our LO hasn't arrived yet but my husband finally decided to try getting two booster seats and the baby's carseat into the back of his Altima... fail. Good thing we didn't sell or trade in my old SUV when we bought our new one!!! They fit there but only with 2-3 inches to spare.

WDDCH · August 2015

When we had our first we were so excited when the umbilical cord stump fell off so we could do her first bath!

Not wanting to burn her we ended up making the water way too cold. What we wanted to be fun and enjoyable was met with screaming. I felt terrible! Test the water with your wrist. You want it warm! Our other babies got wonderful first bath experiences in warm enough water needless to say.

May14th2011 · August 2015

Remember that they can move more than you think! I left DD in her bouncer on the floor for 2 minutes while I went to the bathroom and came back to find her almost completely out! Needless to say, I buckled her in after that. I think she was.. 1 month old?

kanga915 · August 2015

My mom made baby food for DD1. She had frozen peaches that she thawed. They were so soft she decided not to cook them before blending them. BIG mistake. DD was SO gassy she was screaming in pain. Little tummies can't handle raw fruit.

Boobopgirl · August 2015

Ours was car seat related. When we were first trying to tighten the straps to fit her, the chest clip crept up a little too far toward her neck and dug in a bit. She was fine, but she made this little distressed sound, like "What are you trying to do, choke me?"

rachellegiacco · August 2015

I have done this loading the car up from the store. Freaked the lady next to me out with a run away stroller. Oops! Have diapers and wipes in the car always. When they get older I kept a Baggie of gram crackers or goldfish in my purse always for longer grocery store trips. And some would frown upon it but there really are great free apps out there that sing and read books. It was a life saver sometimes that I downloaded those to keep him busy while I ran errands.

Biggest mom oops was one rainy morning after a sleepless night I had to go somewhere and I needed gas. Ended up locking phone keys purse and baby in the car. FYI cops can't unlock your car for you.

monicaP · August 2015

Thinking I was brilliant keeping a stash of diapers and wipes in the car so I didn't need to bring the diaper bag on errands. Fast forward to a deep winter freeze and my darling was covered in poop while out and my stash of wipes was frozen solid!

At least this errand was at target so we were able to quickly remedy the situation. Definite mom fail.

babs02 · August 2015

rachellegiacco said:

Biggest mom oops was one rainy morning after a sleepless night I had to go somewhere and I needed gas. Ended up locking phone keys purse and baby in the car. FYI cops can't unlock your car for you.

I think it depends on your city/state. Once mom locked her keys in the car while it was running and my little sister was in the car but out of her seat. She was about 18 months. We were terrified that she would put the car in drive. We called the cops and tried to get her to roll a window down and it took about 15 mins for her to finally roll it down right as the cops showed up!

MW5280 · August 2015

Not necessarily a 1st time parent thing but it's stuff I've learned since becoming a stepmom (they're now 6 & 9, but I met them when they were 3 & 6)

- Add 10 minutes to everything. If you wanna leave by 10...you tell everyone 9:45 because it just takes that long.

- Always have snacks. I've started packing them each a snack bag for the backseat of my car because they're always starving right after school. And if they're cranky, it's usually hunger related.

- Allow for natural consequences. I only wash what is in the laundry basket...if clothes don't land in there, it isn't my fault. And if they run out of clean shorts...they have to figure it out. After one day of wearing what they didn't want to wear, I haven't had a laundry issue since :-)

PregNancyClark · August 2015

We tried to make our own first birthday cake without refined sugar or anything unhealthy... It was disgusting. Tasted like play dough and it was a similar consistency to play dough as well.... Total parent fail.

itsasapphire · August 2015

Mine might be a little more serious but it was a complete accident and everything is perfectly fine.

I went shopping at the mall when DD was about 2 months old. We had the car seat travel system stroller. I took her out to nurse her and then when I put her back in I didn't strap her in because we were just walking around the mall and I would likely have to pick her back up shortly. Well, we finally go to leave and I click the car seat in the base and drive home. When I go to take her out of the car she was not buckled in! I had a complete melt down of how awful a mother I was for not putting a seatbelt on my baby, it took a lot to calm me down. It was an honest mistake and it's ok for me to walk around with her in the stroller not buckled in but I triple check now that her straps are secure!

And yes, I second the pack diapers everywhere. Or just make sure you're within 5 miles of a Target at all times. (This should be a basic human right lol) it's annoying to repack the diaper bag every time you go to leave but it's part of life. I used to keep a little list next to the changer of all the shit it needed inside it just in case some one else decided to do it for me (hint hint DH).

I think another funny thread could be about what mistakes our parents did with us! Since 20-30 (ish) years ago life was pretty different and I know my mother has some pretty hilarious stories! Like leaving 8 month old me in the window sill of a store and then seeing me from the outside while pushing an empty stroller!

cjstats87 · August 2015

My ftm fail was FORGOT NURSING PADS! Nothing better than having your first couple outings go smoothly then you go out to dinner with your new nugget and realize your shirt is soaked bc you wet through the pad...oh the embarrassment! Lol! Also bring a change of clothes for you...I once had spitup running down the back and sleeves of my sweater while we were at a wedding. Ugh!

itsasapphire · August 2015

^^ yes yes yes. Always stash extra pads in your purse (not just your diaper bag, if they're separate) because the one time you go out without the bag is when you realize you need to change your breast pads. Mine happened at dinner at Outback lol And a change of clothes. I kept and tank top and capri's in my truck at all times.

Boobopgirl · August 2015

The first time we took DD out (to the lab to get heel stick to check bilirubin level) we FORGOT to bring the diaper bag. And of course the wait at the lab was like several hours. I had to borrow diapers from a mom who was also waiting for a newborns labs to be drawn....

firsttimemamabeare · August 2015

These are absolutely great!! Thank you for the humbling advice

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