Advice for 1st time mums

[flexilexi394]

i have a funny feeling we are all going to be very surprised at our OH's! mines not interested in anyone elses babies or whatever, and no way would i be able to have our LO in bed with us because hes one of those sleepers that wouldnt notice if he pushed you out of bed and then slept on your side! but i have a funny feeling once they have their own LO's they will be completely different and very careful. i really do believe that! x

 

[Lynzlogan87]

take what others tell you with a pinch of salt honestly!!!

the amount of people i had telling me i should use this cream, those nappies etc etc, did my head in!!
The main thing that annoyed me was people telling me off for letting Leo sleep through feeds!!
I was told i "should wake my baby every 2 hours to feed him" hell no, that much i "knew" not to wake a sleeping child, If They are hungry they will wake up and tell you about it.

At one point the HV came round and asked when leo was last fed - when i told her 6 hours he jaw hit the floor, and she started lecturing me lol!

Just do what you feel is right/best. Its all trial and error xx

 

[PinkPunch]

When I was in hospital with DD, the midwife saw my wipes and said "we don't actually allow those, you need to use cotton wool and water"... I'm sorry, who's baby is it?? Stupid women, you can't tell me what I'm allowed to use on MY baby. So i used my wipes. They were sensitive wipes and didn't do her any harm at all. Black tar poo is too hard to get off with cotton wool anyway.

So yeah, do it your way - you know best so trust yourself!

 

[serenitylove]

my best advice is trust your insticts x oh and befor baby heere sleep sleep sand more sleep laze in bath and enjoy it all while u can

 

[flexilexi394]

pp - my hv was going on about wipes as well, dohnut. i shall be using wipes whether they like it or not!! x

 

[Lynzlogan87]

OOh my HV also told me that as Leo was a small full term weight of 5lb 10oz he would "have to stay on 1st stage milk" until he was 14 months old or he'd get stomach problems.....utter crap! the boy was on sma hungry at 3 months! lol as was draining 8oz every 3hours!

 

[PinkPunch]

OOh my HV also told me that as Leo was a small full term weight of 5lb 10oz he would "have to stay on 1st stage milk" until he was 14 months old or he'd get stomach problems.....utter crap! the boy was on sma hungry at 3 months! lol as was draining 8oz every 3hours!

14 months? Lol yeah right!

 

[JJ Mum]

I would listen to all the helpful advoice your given, smile say thanks , and then try some of them if your way is not working, or not, you need to find your own way. there is no rule book or bible of motherhood!

Your way is the way that things work for you and your baby, they will all be different and we all have different lives and routenes, you will just find out what works for you very quickly so don't worry about it.

I would say tho - take photos all day long, they grow sooo fast and will be teanagers in a flash!
I have Devon in the lounge in the moses basket, so I can watch him sleep around what I'm doing
My second son always got put in the cot in the bedroom, so I could play with my eldest and I felt I missed alot of his early stages and he grew too quickly - treasure every moment - Devon is already approaching 2 weeks old - I just had him yesterday it seems!

Oh and always make alot of noise right from day one(especially with first babies), use the hoover, have tely on , chat loudly with your mates , music etc. Babies will adust straightaway and sleep through it. If you don't they end up waking at the slightest noise and you have to creep round them! (not a problem this time with my 3 very loud kids!)

 

[PinkPunch]

Lol yeah jj I used to dry my hair in the same room as my sleeping baby it's funny how they don't mind!

 

[lealea85]

I got a box of 12 pampers sensitive wipes.
When his normal poo comes thru I will prob start using them then.

 

[PinkPunch]

I got a box of 12 pampers sensitive wipes.
When his normal poo comes thru I will prob start using them then.

Did you get them in asda? Only £9 for 12.

 

[lealea85]

They were from asda n £9 but a friend brought them for me

 

[PinkPunch]

They were from asda n £9 but a friend brought them for me

Even better!

 

[lealea85]

Indeed it is. I love the way my friends buy me practical prezzies

 

[honeyloops]

my piece of advice depends on what sort of relatives you have & how local you are.....with our second I refused to let any1 round to see the baby until I was ready - as with my son we had people over on the day I came out of hospital, they stunk of cigarette smoke, perfume etc etc & I felt I couldnt ask them to leave when I'd had enough! With our second, we visited them & left when we wanted, much easier!