New Mom 101

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By: ohsotired
Member since Apr 16, 2011
Posted: May 10, 2011
Let's discuss the things they don't tell you in books about being a first time mom. Experienced moms please weigh in. I'll do my best to remember how awkward and terrifying those first weeks are.

THINGS NOBODY TELLS YOU

1) You will become a poop expert!

2) Your baby WILL have a blowout, most likely in public, so bring extra clothes or a blanket. You can torture your child with the story when they are a teenager.

I will add more as I remember them. Please feel free to add your own.
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8d2cf1fa0 twinkie35
By: twinkie35
Member since Apr 22, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Their head will not pop off and their neck won't break when you put a shirt over their tiny newborn heads.
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By: bowhuntingdiva
Member since May 04, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Going to the extreme to keep your house as silent as possible does nothing but create a monster down the road.
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By: xoKDxo
Member since Dec 19, 2010
Posted: on May 10, 2011
When you forget to clip their nails they will scratch the crap out of your boob while breastfeeding lol
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By: ohsotired
Member since Apr 16, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Don't panic if your baby wakes up while you are in the shower. It's OK to rinse off and get dry before you run to them. They won't remember and you won't damage their psyche.
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By: ashleylynn
Member since Jan 14, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
lmaooo twinkie "their head will not pop off there neck "
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mommysp...
By: mommyspicer
Member since May 02, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
I okay to not pick them up right away when they start crying, otherwise every little cry they make, they will think ur gonna come running to pick them up
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By: cmp81
Member since Jan 30, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
This is great! Keep them coming!
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mommysp...
By: mommyspicer
Member since May 02, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
It's a good idea to keep an extra shirt for yourself in their diaper bag, cause when they have a blowout or throw up, it isn't always just on them or happen at the most convenient time.
0b62213be NikkiRa...
By: NikkiRainbow
Member since Apr 19, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Rotfl @ blowout and head popping off!!!
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1sttime...
By: 1sttimemommy2be
Member since Jan 10, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
This is awesome I'm a FTM and these r really helpful!!
E34d2fe4a landons...
By: landons..mommy
Member since Jan 25, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Little boys pee every time you take their diaper off!!!!! Wiener + Air = pee!!!!
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By: rita913
Member since Nov 24, 2010
Posted: on May 10, 2011
If they're sleeping and you decide to make yourself something delicious to eat, they'll 9 times out of 10 wake up the instant said delicious food is complete and ready to eat:)
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By: happy2bmom2011
Member since Feb 19, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
bump
0b62213be NikkiRa...
By: NikkiRainbow
Member since Apr 19, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Ohhh yes about the pee! First day I brought my little boy home he peed right in my slipper!
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By: Frecklesmummy
Member since Feb 25, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Swaddle them up really tight to sleep and if it's cold put a snug fitting cap on their head as they
lose a lot of heat through their baldy head! Some people frown on caps as a SIDS risk but it must be snug fitting and breathable cotton. I swear by it - caps and Kiddopotamus wraps got both my winter born babies to sleep thru the night from weeks old!
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By: Anita1810
Member since Jan 30, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
1. Everyone elses world doesn't revolve around your little one. ( even though you think it should)
2. Don't be surprised if after the baby you find yourself going a day or two without a shower or brushing your teeth.
3. After you give birth, your belly will resemble a bowl of jelly. Looks and feels.
4. At some point you will feel totally lost, helpless and a horrible mother. We all have and will probably feel it again.
5. You will stare at your baby. Often and for long periods of time.
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By: Frecklesmummy
Member since Feb 25, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Clean your hands and put lanolin on your nipples after every feed. Use hydrogel pads kept in the fridge if your nipples are sore. Only ever touch your boobs with very clean hands as I got an infected crack that combined with mastitis gave me a breast absess with my first bub. Invest in a bottle of hand santising gel for every room, didn't have any probs with my 2nd.
8d2cf1fa0 twinkie35
By: twinkie35
Member since Apr 22, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Lol! I know I know.... Well..... When my first son was born I made my mom dress him at the hospital because I knew his head was going to pop right off. I went out as soon as possible and bought new clothes for him that didn't have to go over his head! He's 13 now. I always tell him he's my "practice kid". Man I love that kid!!!
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By: ohsotired
Member since Apr 16, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
If you have a boy remember to POINT THE PENIS DOWNWARD when putting on the new diaper otherwise they will pee up and out the top of it.

The jelly belly after giving birth is soooooooo strange.

8d2cf1fa0 twinkie35
By: twinkie35
Member since Apr 22, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Oh yes!!! If you have a boy..... You WILL be christened with pee at some point.
9a9ac2f49 jaxsons...
By: jaxsonsmama
Member since Jan 16, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
I have a 3 year old boy and have never been peed on
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By: syd_32prego
Member since Nov 30, 2010
Posted: on May 10, 2011
Lol these are super helpful especially the peeing ones! Im paranoid about him peeing on me!
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By: chelseabump
Member since Mar 08, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
no one really tells you about the guilt that comes along with being a mother.
you will feel guilty about everything... seriously everything, and thats okay.
it just means we want the best for our children. but sometimes the reality of only being human can hurt.
you will never be the perfect parent... and that is okay.
E34d2fe4a landons...
By: landons..mommy
Member since Jan 25, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
If ur LO pees in his own face he will not get a deadly infection, pee is sterile!
Avatar Anita1810
By: Anita1810
Member since Jan 30, 2011
Posted: on May 10, 2011
After the baby comes, so does the worry. You will worry all the time. About everything.
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