What advice would you give a new mom or mom to be?

I asked this when I was pregnant and it was SO helpful.





What advice would you give to a new mom to make life easier, or that is very helpful to know?





I started making a list for my 3 pregnant friends who haven't had any baby experience at all!





1. Gowns are great for PJS, easy changing at night to keep baby in sleep mode.





2. Keep a routine from day one, even if baby isn't on it! At bed time and in the middle of the night feedings, keep lights off and quiet so baby stays sleepy. Turning on the lights and noise stimulates baby.





3. Do not over make bottles! They only last 24 hrs after making them. I have used 7 drop-in bottles, and made them in the am and then pm. Now I only use 5 and make them once a day! Youdon't wanna waste the formula, its $$$$$$$!





4. I sweated terribly after I got home from the hospital and it freaked me out, I learned it is your body's way of losing the water weight!





5. Dreft is $$$, I have used Gain from day 1, just don't switch in between. Keep one detergent! Most first time moms think they need dreft!





6. Make sure if baby is going to sleep in pack n play next to you (like my son still is, dunno when i CAN put him in his crib...lol) Make sure you get a Pack N Play sheet, so it fits snug on the mat! Crib sheets on pack n play mats are too big and could suffocate baby if it bunches up!





7. Do not get Hospital Pics they are $$$$$. Download a pic at www.snapfish.com or www.shutterfly.com for announcments they are soo much cheaper!





**8. Babies CANNOT regulate their own body temperature until they are 6 months old....make sure they are not too hot or cold!





9. When doing night feedings, bottle, alternate feedings so you get a longer period of sleep. You feed at 10pm and then Dad does at 12am, so you each get a span of 4 hrs.





10. Cabbage leaves from the grocery store, help to dry up milk. Place them on your breasts under your bra!





11. I hate the baby baths, they are too hard. My baby takes a bath with me, and Daddy takes him and gets him ltioned up and dressed! 10 times easier.What advice would you give a new mom or mom to be?
Wow, we care for our babies completely differently. You would go nuts at my house.





1 Get someone to make gowns with zippers. They're even better.





2 Just give baby what he wants, and sleep when you can.





3 Don't keep bottles in the house. Keep the lactation consultant's number handy, as well as the numbers of several veteran nursing moms.





4 I sweated for months after my kids were born. Those breastfeeding hormones are serious stuff.





5 We can't use any of that detergent. Dreft is no better than any other scented detergent.





6 It's OK to put baby in bed with you if you follow simple safety rules.





7 Get all the photos you can get your hands on.





8 Keep baby in a sling most of the time so you can monitor temperature and mood without thinking.





9 Learn to nurse laying down, that way you can sleep through feedings.





10 Fenugreek seed and Mother's Milk tea can boost milk supply.





11 I loved the baby bath. I was always sad when my kids grew out of it. Same with the changing table.





I would say just learn how to listen to your baby. If you really listen, he will tell you what he needs. In those first few months, it's as simple as putting baby to the breast as soon as he makes a noise. If you spend a few months doing that, you'll be in synch with your baby for a long time to come.What advice would you give a new mom or mom to be?
My advice to the mothers: realize there are some people in this world who do not care if you are pregnant or if you have children.
Breastfeed. It's the most wonderful bonding experience and the healthiest and cheapest form of feeding. :)
You must have lots of patients and if you don't meditate or do yoga to release stress.
Here are some ways to make your life and the baby's easier.





http://www.ehow.com/how_4847648_life-babys-life-easier.html
GIVEM AN INCH AND THEY WILL TAKE A MILE. Kids.
you know more then i do and i have 3 kids :D! lol
best bits of advice iv probly been given where





1) they are alot harder to break than you think your body puts them under so much preasure to get them out





2)labour is easy in comparison to raising them this got me over my fear of giving birth





3)dont expect to breastfeed if you can great but if you cant your not upset and feeling like a failure





4)have a list of housework that needs doing so when everyone comes to visit they can do it for you this way they dont feel like they are intruding it just gets done its so helpfull people now when they visit me i have a list for the day and to have someone else evn do just the dishes makes my day easier people find it hard to ask





5) have half hour a day to yourself leave the baby with your partner or someone trusted while you do whatever have a bath nap do the shopping being away from the baby can be hard but gives you time to relax and cope better





6)when they are screaming go for a walk the noise isnt so loud not being contained in 4 walls and they often fall asleep with the movements lotrs less stressfull





7)dont appoligise for something your baby does if they puke on someone its not your fault you couldnt of stopped it and dont blame yourself for things out of your control





8)you are not a bad mother if you think you are it shows that you care because you are thinking that