I Need Some Baby Tips Care For My First Baby ?
November 13, 2009 by Guest Author
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After getting married a year ago now i am pregnant and waiting for my first baby.I am very exited for this so i need any info about baby tips care. Thanks
Wow… there are a lot of great tips on here. I have to say I love ‘dontfencemein’s answer though the best. I am usually really wordy too but I dont have much to say because she pretty much said all I would have!!
Mischelle, RN had some really good points too… I had to giggle though -in a nice reminiscent way- you can tell she is a real nurse because of her first sentence, I remember with my first son the nurses all said the same thing about trying to wake the baby for its feedings and I thought… like hell… I aint waking a sleeping baby, that is a blessing, lol… of coarse until he is 6 months old and you are engorged at 8 pm, lol. My how things change, lol. Also with the bathing thing, with my first son I would of coarse bathe every night as part of our bed time routine and he ended up with horrible dry skin. Our doc said to only bathe once or twice a week or unless needed (overly poopy diaper, etc). As soon as I cut back, his cradle cap went away and his exema. I really caught hell from people who thought it was ‘gross’ not to bathe their kid every night, but I am on baby #3 and have no skin probs with my kids.
And kudos to Angela B for talking to her baby like an actual person. My neice was concerned that her daughter wasn’t talking and when she did it was nonsense. They moved into town and I started spending time with them and just recently told her exactly what you said. She talks to her daughter in baby talk – dadoo for water – num num for food… etc… this child just turned two. She was baffled that my kids spoke well early on and now at 7 and 10 use pretty decent vocabulary (lol… my 7 yr old just told me the other day that he ‘quite prefers’ soda over water, mom’ however cute btw didn’t get him the soda, lol). I never put much thought into it, I was just older when I had my first kid and it always really irritated me when I heard moms talking all cutsie with their kids so I just never did it.
Kids learn what you provide them with. If you want them to speak like they have two touching brain cells then that is how you have to speak to them, lol
Anyway… Everything I could think of saying has already been said, I just think it is nice sometimes to get on and support some of the answerers. About the only thing I can think of that I hadn’t seen in your answers yet would apply more as your child grows up and I live by this or I would go nuts because I am a major control freak, lol…. Pick your battles, not every battle HAS to be won. Take a deep breath and think things through before demanding your child do or dont do a certain thing. For ex: My son at 3 wanted to start caring for our dog, feeding him that is. All I could think about was the mess it would make and I would always tell him no… until my hubby said ‘you need to start asking yourself ‘why not’ and letting him do some of these things so he can learn’ He was so right. My son only spilled the food a couple times and he has been the one feeding the pup for 6 yrs now. Of coarse I hovered and reminded a lot or we would have had a starved pup, lol. But.. that is it.. when I really question ‘why not’ now, I just think of the bigger battles coming down the pike and how important it will be to win those, ie dating, driving, college, lol!!
You got some great tips on here! Great question!!!
Good Luck… have fun with your new one.
Change diapers before every feeding. If the baby is sleeping, it’ll stimulate them awake to feed. Change them every 2-4 hours and I recommend balmex or desitin with almost every diaper change to prevent diaper rash. Just a little dab will do ya. Dress them in one layer more than you’d wear. Don’t keep them in drafts or out in the sun. Bathe them only about once a week, maybe twice. Babies don’t get that dirty. Try to get them on a schedule from the beginning. Sleep when the baby sleeps or else you’re going to be so sleep deprived you’ll be delirious. Temperatures in the rectum or under the armpit only. Try to not take the baby out and about (other than to the pediatrician for follow-up) for about a month – their little immune systems aren’t all that strong. Have people wash their hands before handling the baby – again with the immune systems. You can get the “what to expect the first year” book. It was my bible for the first year and detailed EVERYTHING i had happen.
I did a lot of reading of books and magazines. All that info made me feel more prepared. Here’s what was left out:
Have a plan to deal with the exhaustion. Find a friend, neighbor or family member you can depend on for those times when you’re dead on your feet. Look for a babysitter or drop-in daycare for those little breaks you need to schedule. (The best thing for me was finding my gym had child care so I could work out. When you’re ready.)
Look into breastfeeding. I’m not pushing but it made life so much better and easier.
I can recommend Parents magazine and “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” very highly. I will also say I found “Parenting” magazine to be all about selling products.
Finally, learn how to smile and nod and then do your own thing. You’ll have ideas and instincts that others won’t agree with. Don’t fight them, just be confident. It goes a long way. Best of luck.
Don’t eat any tuna fish while you are pregnant. If your baby show any signs of autism, don’t get her shots. Ok, that is the scary stuff. Here is the fun stuff…go to babycenter.com and sign up for their weekly email about where your baby is developmentally, while you are pregnant and after the baby is born. I loved receiving those tips. Take a childbirth prepared class and my favorite thing to do while pregnant was to take pregnancy yoga. Half of it was asking and answering baby questions anyway. You will know what to do when your baby comes. It is amazing to nurse, and difficult but worth the effort. When the baby is born, don’t have a bunch of visitors, and if you do have family come, make sure they help with dishes, laundry and stuff you won’t be able to do because you are so busy with the baby. My first year with my first born, daughter, was one of the most amazing of my life. One of the best things I did was make sure I had baby books and boxes all ready, I love that I have those now, 3 and 5 years later.
Let’s see, when I had my first baby I had never been around kids, so let’s see if I can remember all of the things that I forgot about. . .
Forget about a feeding schedule until baby is 6 weeks old. At 6 weeks, a schedule is a GODSEND!!! I fed every 3 hours, baby got used to it and knew when to expect to be fed. As a result, she never cried. I did this with baby 2 as well and he never cried either.
If you’re breastfeeding, if you eat a little chocolate (or something with caffeine in it) around lunch time, baby will get it in the evening feeding. This keeps baby up a while longer and gets baby to sleep longer during the night. I found this out by trial and error. Doctor said it didn’t hurt baby as long as I wasn’t eating ONLY caffeine (duh). Both babies slept through the night at 8-10 weeks.
Read EVERYTHING to baby. Newspapers, books, the encyclopedia, they will absorb EVERYTHING!
Talk to baby like you’re talking to your friends. This helps baby to understand the world around them better and makes them feel like they’re little people. I did this with baby 1 and she is articulate and smart. I did the ‘baby-cutesy-wootsey’ thing with baby 2 and he’s still talking baby talk.
And last of all, love that baby!!! Hugs and kisses and lots of squishes!!!
I must beg to differ… its better for your child to be exposed to the outside world instead of being cooped up in a house the first couple of months… just need to avoid the sun….
Enjoy every moment you have, treasure it. If you get frustrated walk away for a minute and go back to what you were doing. Trust me, it works… Good luck sweetie.
Mybe this help you.Congratz for your soon baby : )
http://baby-tips-care.blogspot.com/
Tip # 1 :
Take care of yourself so you can take care of baby
Tip # 2:
Refer back to tip number 1.
enjoy every moment with him/her cause they grow fast.
The following helped me immensely – Time your baby’s feeding schedule so feeds are given after a sleep. If infants are fed immediately before a sleep, they will associate feeding with sleep time and when they wake out of a light sleep cycle they may wake expecting to be fed (taken from Karitane website which is absolutely brilliant. I insisted that it be placed here as number 1 tip http://www.swsahs.nsw.gov.au/Karitane/do…
I love Tresillian!!! They helped our family by showing me how to settle my baby. I thought that he just wouldn’t sleep. I convinced myself I wasn’t worthy of a child that would sleep like all the other babies at mothers group. They helped me recognise that he was tired. My tip is to call them if you have tried everything to help your child sleep. If your child is not sleeping, it’s not your fault. Be prepared to use control crying (also known as comfort crying). They will help you. They have been doing this for years. My son is now an absolute angel and the tables have finally turned!
You can buy big muslin wraps so that you can wrap the professional way. Contact Karitane.
If your baby does not stop crying and you are sure you have checked everything – such as has baby been fed, nappy changed, comfortable etc and you can’t handle the cries anymore, put baby in cot (lift the sides of cot) and get on the phone to Tresillian or Karitane. Whatever you do, DO NOT SHAKE THE BABY!!!
Wrap baby the old fashion way in winter (cross over) and in a flannelette wrap. In summer wrap baby the Karitane /Tresillian way (hands wrapped near face) in muslin so air can circulate.
Don’t confuse Karitane with Karicare (which is a infant formula)
The following helped me immensely – Time your baby’s feeding schedule so feeds are given after a sleep. If infants are fed immediately before a sleep, they will associate feeding with sleep time and when they wake out of a light sleep cycle they may wake expecting to be fed (taken from Karitane website)
I wish someone had given me this table so I would know when to start looking for tired signs.
Age
Sleep
Awake
6 weeks
2-3 hrs
1hr
12 weeks
2-2.5 hrs
1.5-2hrs
20-22 weeks
2-2.5 hrs
2-2.5hrs
6-8weeks
2hr (2 sleeps per day)
2.5
Tired signs – babies show when they are ready for sleep through tired signs. One minute they may be playing happily and the next they may grizzle or cry, clench their fists, grimace and have jerky movements of their hands and feet. As they become older they become upset, start to lose their concentration and co-ordination, rub their eyes and yawn.
To me babies crying isn’t their way of communication but rather a way of piercing my heart. I just couldn’t handle her crying. I felt overwhelmed and panicked at the sound of her groaning ready for a cry. I felt so sorry for her and I felt guilty if I didn’t get to her within a few seconds but I’m learning to listen for her different cries now.
If I put my munchkin to sleep in the afternoon before it gets dark and she awakens after the sun has set she wakes up screaming. It’s because she went to sleep with light and woke up to a pitch black room. So now when I remember I put her night light or lamp on.
Some basic rules to remember if baby crying. 1. Baby not hungry. 2. Baby not uncomfortable (check no hairs are around toes, tickets on baby’s clothes, lace, rough bed) 3. Dry nappy 4. Not too hot or cold (feel the baby’s forehead or chest with the back of your hand). If all good – take baby straight to sleep.
Ask your clinic nurse to teach you tired signs. I first met my clinic sister/nurse at 4 weeks and I thought I was doing a good job settling my son until she taught me what to watch for when the baby is tired. After that settling was much easier. Not perfect but easier.
With the recent SIDS precautions, make sure you remove all bumpers, quilts and pillows until baby is one year old.
Baby bed linen does come with pillow cases but you should not use pillows until your infant is 1 year old. You can use the pillow cases on rockers and prams, on plastic change table cushions to prevent the baby sweating from direct contact with non breathable material and lack of natural air. This way you will wash the pillow cases with the bed sheets and they will all fade together.
Put your baby down to bed while she is awake. Don’t’ be tempted to rock or feed your baby to sleep before putting her to bed, because when she progresses through light sleep cycles she will expect to still be in your arms and will then need your help to go back to sleep every 40 minutes (imagine that at night).
Place babies on their backs to sleep with their feet at the foot of the cot.
As per the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital information sheet, sleep with your baby in your room for as long as you can (they recommend at least six months). It prevents level 3 sleep (which means baby wakes up more to the sound of your breathing or snoring which reduces the risks of SIDS). If you smoke, however, the air you expel from your lungs would be more dangerous to your baby. By 5 months my baby was waking up and crying every hour because she could hear our sounds. It was a hard decision to move her into another room because I wanted to stretch out her in our room until she was 6 months but the result is she now sleeps throughout the night.
Remove all toys in the baby’s cot as they can pose a suffocation hazard.
I never purchased a breathing monitor (though I did purchase a sound monitor) because I was informed they false alarm. However months later, I met someone that said without it, she wouldn’t have slept at all if she didn’t have this breathing monitor and I understood this. Some of us take our fears too far. I’m one of them.
Emotions and Mums Health (both Mental and Physical)
Don’t despair if you’re absolutely exhausted, emotional and panicky. It all gets much better and easier.
Sleep deprivation breaks down your willpower and makes you more likely to reach for high sugar treat when hungry.
Let your body remove all the fluids in your body. Avoid any anti-perspirants to allow your body to sweat.
My mind is always on my baby. I have been known to put the milk in the pantry and the dental floss in the fridge – a refreshing cool change for your mouth. It’s funny when I think about it.
Why didn’t anyone warn me about this. I sleep an average of 3-4 hours a day. I don’t know if I’m coming or going. Is this Gods revenge to my comments that mothers stay at home and watch soap opera’s all day. Okay because I’m anonymous, here is my big “I was wrong and I’m sorry” now please give me back some sleep.
I used to talk to my baby while she was sleeping so she would wake up and I would know she was safely breathing. It was a silly thing to do but each mum needs to do what keeps her sane. The love you have for a child is nothing like you’ve experienced before.
Up until finding a wonderful book “the power of pleasure by Dr Dale Atrens (from the University of Sydney)”, I was fearful that I was providing the wrong foods to my baby and preschooler. There seems to be an array of cancer promoting foods advertised on the news daily. This has created a lot of anxiety for parents. Each time some new nutrient or additive is suggested to be cancer-promoting, it turns out that the effect is only observed in one sex, at a certain age and in one nationality and they need to be hoping on one foot and breathing cold air at 4am and hot air at 6pm and so on. And then further studies shows that the effect has not been found by other investigators. Other investigators often report opposite effects. “The stress associated with irrational fears of food can only do bad things for our immunity”. Well I’ve decided to fight the alarmist committee (the media) by spreading the word. It was the best $2 I’ve ever spent @ Angus & Robertson. I will donate this book to Bankstown City Library (as it is the largest public accessible library after the State Library in Sydney city). http://www.bankstowncity.nsw.gov.au/lib/… More information on Dr Atrens work is available here http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/dept_docume…
I’ve become familiar with nutrition for my child to the extent that I could become a nutritionist or a dietician. Ignorance was bliss.
Stop dieting, particularly if you are breastfeeding. Stupid celebrities have ruined us. Virtually all dieters blame themselves for failed diets rather than blame the diet product or service. You are not weak for being fat in the first place and not weak failing a diet. As Dr Phil says, willpower does not exist, it’s motivation that will keep you on track. However, if you set yourself a puritan diet (2 nuts for breakfast, 1 apple for lunch) how can you maintain your diet. Self denial is a prerequisite for binge eating. Set yourself a limit of eating what you want in moderation (what you think is acceptable if an audience was watching you) and most important savour it. If you are like me and cannot eat slowly but instead eat your food like a prehistoric cavewoman, then drink two glasses of water before digging into your main meal.
If you cannot lose weight without help, go to ACA at http://www.choice.com.au and look up diet pills to see which product has proven results. Last I checked it was Opti Slim Plus that contained all the proven appetite suppressors.
We wash our babies clothes separately. You can use a specifically formulated baby powder/ liquid (liquid dissolves better) for sensitive skin like Amolin and Omo sensitive. If using Lux Soap Flakes you need to boil water and dissolve the flakes in a separate container first and then add to the washing machine water. And only then can you add the baby clothes. If you don’t handle the soap this way, the flakes stick to the babies clothes. If you c
Oh there is so much I could say! Do earnestly educate yourself about and consider breastfeeding. It is so natural, healthy, low cost, and ready at all times. Cloth diaper if you can. Sleeping when the baby sleeps is great and I reccomend it with your first one (after that its hard with other little ones that need attention as well lol). Take all advice you get with a grain of salt, follow your mothering instincts. Educate yourself about every vaccination (if you so choose to get them, and they ARE a choice, not LAW) and if you decide to get them ask that they be given singly, instead of 3-5 at a time. Don’t bother with Desitin or A & D ointment. If you need something for rash brown some white flour (all purpose not self rising) in an un-oiled cast iron pan till it is golden. Sprinkle this on rashes and they are noticeably improved at the next changing. Some severe rashes can be gone by the next day. It may not smell wonderful but it works, and you can’t put the commercial stuff on bleeding rashes because it burns and baby will SCREAM! You can’t spoil babies, so hold them lots. They will be better for it.Look with a critical eye at anything you put on your baby. If you want something to put on their skin, go as natural as possible. Perfumes chemicals and alcohol in baby products might tickle your nose but think about how those chemicals are getting sucked into their system through the skin (trans-dermaly). Go with something fragrance free from the start and also cut back on your detergent . Pre-wash all of your babies clothes. If you do want to use Dreft thats great and gentle, but it can cause rashes just the same as the other brands because of the fragrance. Try to go with something fragrance free, even if it is just for babies wash. Dreft also has a great pre-treating spray for those poopy stains. Please Please don’t introduce solids too soon. Babies dont NEED cereal at 4 months old! Their systems will get tore up. They are designed to drink breast milk until their eye teeth come in which signals that their body has begun to make bile, something nessisary for solid food digestion. Anything sooner than that is courting colic.If your baby is gassy and you are breast feeding cut out dairy. It is probably the number one source of colic. Catnip and fennel in a glycerin base will help wonderfully and better than any over the counter or prescription medicine that you can get. Don’t jump on the Zantac bandwagon when your baby gets “reflux” or “GIRD”.Don’t buy all the cute outfits you see for newborns. They really are a waste of money. Maybe only one or two for pictures and Dedication or Christening. Other than than buy things that are easy on and easy off. You and the baby will be so much better (and happier) for it. Keep your newborn away from sick children and adults. Don’t let anyone touch them for the first few days preferably a week (but you know Grandparents won’t stand for that), and if they do, make sure they have washed their hands VERY well. Get nasty about it if you have to, you don’t want to be in the hospital at 2 weeks old with a baby who can’t breath from RSV, because someone refused. It happened to us because someone was careless about watching their sick little girl around our newborn…. I could go on and on….
Hi, I like Mia am also part of the parents.9k.com mothers group and here are some more of the tips we have collected over the last 4 years.
Don’t place too many clothes in the washing machine or the babies clothes don’t get rinsed thoroughly. It took us a long time to work out why our twins were both getting rashes.
Wash all clothes from shops before putting on baby (unless you are just putting it on the baby to measure they fit for a few minutes).
Control crying is very different from crying it out. Control crying is attending to your baby every so often (depending on their age) but crying it out is cruel where you let the baby cry until they fall asleep from exhaustion.
I disagree with the last tip. I was close to harming my baby. I left him to cry it out on a few occasions when I called a friend to cry about my frustrations putting him to sleep. I think this is better than harming a child. Unless you’ve been there, don’t make me feel worse than I already do.
Try Infacol or gripe water (with no alcohol) both available from supermarkets for colic.
Speak to a reputable naturopath about herbal remedies. Ask for Anna 9564 2056.
Babies will have one unsettled period a day and one bad day a week. For me the unsettled period was from about 12-6pm (yes 4 hours) daily and usually a Monday after a big and exciting weekend of seeing her daddy all day.
For the first 2-3 months I used plain cotton wool and warm water on the nappy area as baby is skin is very delicate and sensitive. It is more expensive and time consuming but well worth it.
Avoid any fragrances in the baby wipes as they cause nappy rash. When they say soap free or alcohol free this doesn’t mean much to me. Just look out for fragrance free particularly for girls.
I read an article before I had my baby girl that spoke of a mothers group that all seemed like they were handling motherhood very well. They claimed they maintained a well kept house, weight loss, great sex life, a calm and happy baby. Years later this group rekindled and they spoke of the first year as a mum and this is when everyone admitted falsifying their true situation. They admitted nobody wanted to seem like the odd one out and be viewed as unworthy of motherhood. I’ve been in mothers group for 3 weeks now and I’m that person hiding the truth from the other mums. I want to reach out to one other mum that is being honest about her vulnerabilities but I just can’t. Everyone thinks I have it together but little do they realise it’s all an act I’m portraying.
I wasn’t ready to attend mothers group at 6 weeks. I could barely fit a shower into my hectic schedule of rocking my daughter to sleep for one hour every 30 minutes. I had a sedentary pregnancy and I was unfit for almost one year so everything seemed like a major task. I wish they offered mothers group again at 3 months because I would love to meet other new mums when I’m wasn’t so frazzled. Now I have to wait for playgroup before I can have any friends.
I wanted desperately to be among other mothers but I couldn’t get into mothers group because I was too late (nobody at my clinic mentioned it). How can the government only extend support for a new mum without a mum for a few weeks.
The same thing happened to me. I was recovering from an infection and wasn’t able to attend mothers group when it started. Instead of allowing me to join midway through the course, I was sent away. Had the early childhood centre allowed me to join the group, I could have a support circle after the course completed. My depression was a result of this incident. I felt so lonely and so scared because I have no support in Melbourne. I do now thanks to all of you who have emailed me.
My friends are single and their single life stories are boring to me now and I cannot relate to them like I used to. I feel so suffocated by their questions about motherhood. I want answers to all my questions, not more questions.
Use QV wash for kids or QV Bath Oil for your little one. They are both soap free. Other products that we love are Innoxa baby bath (it’s blue) J&J Lavender Bedtime Bath and Curash.
For my baby, and me the best order in the early days was to feed on one breast (about ½ hour), change baby’s nappy and place on the other breast (about 20minutes), a 5-minute play and straight to sleep. To know which breast you last fed on (as this is the breast you begin the next feed with), I would mark my breast pad with the time.
Initially I was against dummies/pacifiers because all the articles I had read were against them. They mentioned that some babies lose weight because they forget to eat, that dummies cause dental /mouth problems and nipple confusion so I avoided them. Once a neighbour educated me that babies are born with the need to suck I gave my baby the dummy but he refused it. As my red raw sore nipple became worse I was even more determined to encourage my son to take the dummy and eventually (2 weeks) he did. I now only give it to him when he is unsettled.
I would sleep with the man that invited the dummy. Fida, Liverpool
Keep a small amount of baby Panadol (preferably colour free), Demazin (kept baby away) /Dimetapp (made baby drousey), Narium nasal drops and a humidifier on hand should baby get the cold. Liz, Hillsdale
The good news is Dr’s don’t give baby’s antibiotics routinely anymore. They let their immune systems fight the cold, which is good for building immunity.
My Doctor is against any form of medicine unless the baby is really sick. He says if the baby has a cold, just use salt water but I feel I should make my baby more comfortable with the available pharmaceutical drugs made especially for children (eg Panadol for Babies which you can give after 1 month).
It’s highly possible that your baby will get conjunctivitis in the first few months until the tear ducts start working well enough to rid the eyes of bacteria. Don’t panic, it’s quite normal for sticky stuff to build on the baby’s eyes. Just get warm water or sterilised saline (80cents each from a pharmacy) and some clean cotton wipes/balls. Wipe from inside to the outside of the eye and only use the cotton wipes/balls once otherwise you can spread the bacteria further. It’s not necessary to get the antibiotic eye drops (which contain sulfur) unless your Dr recommends it.
Don’t let guests wake your baby up for a play because 1. It’s cruel 2. You’ll be left settling the baby
Don’t let a newborn sleep past 3-4 hours, as you need to keep your breast stimulated to produce milk. Even if you are giving formula, some babies are happy to starve (which means they don’t even wake up for a feed), insist on it.
I lost my breast pads all the time so I purchased the pigeon brand which have little stickers on them and they have silicone stuff to absorb the milk and keep you drier (better than J&J)
I was too exhausted to write down sleep and feed times. Once I put the baby down, I would literally collapse on the lounge, but if you can at least keep track of the daily feed and sleep times, they will help you keep track of your day.
6 weeks passed and I didn’t know where they went or how I spent my time. I can see why the baby books play on the words Days/Daze.
If you are breastfeeding, continue to eat well. Avoid unhealthy and processed foods. Don’t go back to heavily processed foods. examples of processed foods are white bread, sliced meats, muesli bars. Eat fresh fresh fresh.
Great news – you will never be bored again.
What didn’t work at one time can work again at a later time with your baby. I tried settling my daughter with a technique (hushing sounds) at six weeks and it didn’t work. I tried it again 3 weeks later and it worked a breeze. She is now 4 months old and it works most of the time.
Just when I think I have mastered understanding my babies and their needs, they change and I begin the process again. It’s frustrating to say the least. It’s normally these times when someone I’m trying to impress turns up for a visit and I look completely unco.
If this is how PMS feels, my heart goes out to those women that suffer it monthly. I’m constantly crying for no reason. I can’t control my fears and tears. It’s a strange feeling. While I’m no harm to my baby, I’m sure my miserable outlook on life is affecting my milk. I have called a few hotlines and I have not received calls back. [Donna Marie hotline is not longer available. This mum has been referred to a few hotlines that are valid]
I’m definitely not depressed but I feel incompetent when I can’t read my baby. I know this will pass but I wanted other mums out there to realize if they feel this then there are zillions of us like them.
Put your baby to bed within the hour (feed, change and quick play) before she shows her tired signs. That was the only way I could put my baby to sleep. This may feel like you don’t get any time to enjoy your baby since breastfeeding can take up to an hour in itself but it’s worth doing when you know she needs sleep.
I wish someone had given me these tips 3 months ago. I hate trial and error. I’m just not good at this mother intuition stuff. I’m so frightened I may do something wrong. I take comfort seeking out other mums for advice. Anyway, if you are like me, talk to your GP (preferably if female and has babies).
I convinced msyelf I was doing just fine. A few years on I realised that motherhood was so effort. It’s not a simple subject to explain. Unless you in the firing line, how can you possibly understand it.
My family Doctor is male and he didn’t understand any of these feelings of being overwhelmed and anxious because of a life-altering situation but rather could only understand how to prescribe me medication for postnatal depression. I found myself another Doctor.
I stressed myself because I did not have a GP. Thank