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July 26th, 2011, 10:46 PM
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Mommy to Lyraphina
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,251
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If you could give any new mother advice, what would it be?
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July 26th, 2011, 11:05 PM
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Ayla 11/8/10
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Southern California
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Forget what you read, forget what people tell you you should be doing, follow your instinct on what's right because it usually is.
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Jo (34), Christian(14), Xander(6), Xya(5), & Sophia(3), & Ayla 11/8/10! ~
~ "Remember, you're not managing an inconvenience. You're raising a human being." -Kittie Franz~
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July 27th, 2011, 05:10 AM
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Sleep when the baby sleeps, whenever possible!
Books and friends and family and pediatricians are tools, not gods. You know your baby best.
Double-make the crib - scrambling around for sheets and pads in the middle of the night stinks.
Breast-fed baby poop comes in all sorts of colors and textures. Don't freak out.
Enjoy every moment. Take lots of pictures. Keep a diary. It all goes sooooo fast.
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July 27th, 2011, 05:19 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,223
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Sleep when baby sleeps
Be ready for everyone to tell you what you should be doing, but do what you think is right!
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Thank you AlexKatieAiden Mommy for my siggy
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July 27th, 2011, 07:10 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,074
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If your planning on breastfeeding do it. Do it every 2-3 hours and don't 'do bottles' or 'pumping' for at least 3 weeks. I think too many parents give up because it is hard but if they put in the time in the beginning it gets soooo much easier.
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Lisa ~ Mommy to Austin (2000), Xander (2002) and Jace (11/3/10)
pic taken 7/22/11
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July 27th, 2011, 08:31 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 2,991
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I'd say, get ready for a ton of unsolicited advice. It's annoying.
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Ashley & Mark - parents to Jojo & Livy
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July 27th, 2011, 11:36 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,119
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Cherish every moment!
Don't try to be supermom right in the beginning. Ask for help, accept help and life will get easier. Especially right after the baby is born. You just gave birth! Prop your feet up and let someone else cook dinner!
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July 27th, 2011, 12:45 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,903
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Buy a carpet steamer!  It's become my best friend.
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July 27th, 2011, 04:56 PM
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Mommy to Lyraphina
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,251
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Listen to what people have to say, but in the end, follow your heart. A lot of it is instinct, and it hasn't failed me yet. I think a lot of parenting is just in our dna. We just have to do what we think is right, instead of what someone else says is right in various articles and books. It's easy to get confused and bogged down by all the information out there.
Also, sleep when baby sleeps. I wish I would have heeded this in the beginning. But I also wanted to do things when she slept. I was sleep deprived for awhile, because I fought it. Now I'll take a nap when she does. ;p
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July 27th, 2011, 09:39 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,125
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Don't sweat the small stuff. You are going to be late. Things are going to get messy. You will forget and/or lose things. Baby will fall and will most likely cry. It happens. Don't stress and just try to go with the flow. It's ok if you didn't finish the laundry today...it will still be there later but your baby isn't going to be this age forever. Enjoy it.
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July 28th, 2011, 07:14 AM
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Super Mommy
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 885
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Don't try to get everything done at once! Take your time and don't drive yourself crazy with a "to do" list. Do what you can and make sure you take time to enjoy your family 
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July 28th, 2011, 11:41 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,908
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Cherish EVERY moment. When they spit up, stay up all night, giggle and smile, babble... It goes so fast.
Watch your newborn baby sleep, Just take a mental picture. In a few months you will think, When did my baby get so big?
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Liss
wife to Greg
Mommy to Brie and Lilah
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