DD is a month old. I read the books. Some things you just have to learn on your own. Feel free the share yours too.
1. When bathing baby in the sink, make sure the spout isn't over her head. That way when you're done with the hose you don't almost drown your baby.
2. When removing clothes your DH/SO dressed her in that day, check for buttons BEFORE pulling garments over babies head. That way you're not trying to remove buttons with the garment stuck around your irritated baby.
3. Even baby girls will pee when the diaper comes off.
1. LO will have projectile poop during the last 30 seconds of her sponge bath. It's basically a fact of life.
2. Do not underestimate the healing powers of a quick shower. It can make you feel like a whole new woman.
3. When LO is napping and you have to choose between eating and napping yourself, choose very carefully. The one you plan on doing second probably won't happen.
2. Do not underestimate the healing powers of a quick shower. It can make you feel like a whole new woman.
3. When LO is napping and you have to choose between eating and napping yourself, choose very carefully. The one you plan on doing second probably won't happen.
I've learned that using your chin to support a bottle frees up a hand nicely in a pinch.
Waiting until DS is in the car to tighten the straps of the car seat keeps him from freaking out too soon..
I never expected to be able to go through 4 diapers in ten minutes.
Wearing baby definitely has its advantages... free hands. However I haven't mastered taking him out once he falls asleep so we can both nap. Must master this or master sleeping sitting up..
OMG nobody warned me about the baby girl pee. Or the sneak-attack projectile poop!! Such an adventure.
Yup... Had to throw away my contacts last week bc she sharted in my face as I was changing her. That's right.. Sharted. And then she smiled, like ha! Take that mom!
Everyone's tips here are so funny true and light hearted. Mine is depressing, it's insane how fast you can go from being over the moon about your husband to hating him and wondering how you ever liked him in the first place.
@gmd88, it's a balancing act for me. There was one day in particular where I choose sleep so many times in a row that by 3pm I realized that I hadn't eaten since dinner the night before! I was starving, but somewhat well rested!
@kristigirl02 yup! LO doesn't like when it gets tight but relaxes when the car gets going. Just be sure not to forget since it's a change in routine! This works much better for us!
Lol it took me a couple of days to get into the habit of burping my LO... I seriously could not for the life of me figure out why he was crying with a clean diaper and a full belly 8-}
Poop will come off the white walls, don't worry, and if it doesn't, use a magic eraser!
Some poop can travel up to three feet.....
And always, always, WAIT a little while after they first wake up to see if they will poop....
Can you tell we have had a problem with poop?
Also, when you hear LO have a massive poop, don't go running to change the diaper. Wait a few minutes to make sure they're done.
STM here but we eventually figured out the magic of sunning breastfed baby poop stains (not sure how well it works for formula) with my first daughter. If its particularly bad, soaking whatever it is in a little lemon juice and water and then leaving it in the sun to dry has magical bleaching properties unlike anything you will find in the store. Seriously. And we will be using it frequently this time as my newest little girl has already projectile pooped on us more times than my first daughter did altogether. She actually made my older daughter cry once cause it scared her when the baby all of a sudden poopsploded and it shot right out of the pack and play all over the couch near where my older daughter was standing :P (yea that was fun to clean up... just glad it missed my daughter) I blame my fast milk flow, her ravenous appetite, and my inability to get enough gas out of her before it hits her intestines.
Re: New mom learning curve
Make sure he is alive is completely acceptable
2. Do not underestimate the healing powers of a quick shower. It can make you feel like a whole new woman.
3. When LO is napping and you have to choose between eating and napping yourself, choose very carefully. The one you plan on doing second probably won't happen.
3. When LO is napping and you have to choose between eating and napping yourself, choose very carefully. The one you plan on doing second probably won't happen.
@tarheelgirl8 This is everything!
I've learned that using your chin to support a bottle frees up a hand nicely in a pinch.
Waiting until DS is in the car to tighten the straps of the car seat keeps him from freaking out too soon..
I never expected to be able to go through 4 diapers in ten minutes.
Wearing baby definitely has its advantages... free hands. However I haven't mastered taking him out once he falls asleep so we can both nap. Must master this or master sleeping sitting up..
Some poop can travel up to three feet.....
And always, always, WAIT a little while after they first wake up to see if they will poop....
Can you tell we have had a problem with poop?