A pregnant belly enters a room, and lo and behold everyone's an expert with advice to offer.
And, hey, we do our homework, but that doesn't mean we know it all. We can parent furbabies like nobody's business, but the human variety is a bit of a mystery around here. ;)
So, let's hear those gems of insight, those pearls of wisdom, and those tales of baby wrangling genius that might prove useful some pre-dawn morning when Darlin' Baby Jacobs is howling inconsolably and the desperation is setting in. Who knows, by then we might just be willing to try anything!
Offer it up, folks! This is your advice forum...
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Spend some time thinking about a birth plan, but don't marry it. Be ready to throw it out the window when your need to.
Buy a baby sling, they have them at the new shop in Main Street(Shimu?). The sling worked really well for me, at a variety of ages. Putting a baby in a pouch seems like too good of an idea to be limited to marsupials, and you'll get to pee while the baby naps snuggled against you.
Go out of the house, without the baby, for at least 10 minutes a day, in the early days. MAKE SURE THERE IS AN ADULT IN THE HOUSE BEFORE YOU DO SO :-)
Don't rule out co-sleeping. People may give you shit, but I think that whatever gets your family through the night is the best thing for your family.
Enjoy it!
Oooh! I have to check that store out...we were supposed to go last week, just never got there.
Thanks for the advice...you know you are on my list for 'of the moment' insight! ;)
xoxo
tara
hey guys! Yay Tara and Ross! Glad to hear things are progressing well.
My nugget of wisdom for pregnancy: enjoy your nails. With all the tums you are surely eating they will be gorgeous, and when everything else is swollen and nothing fits anymore get a manicure. And a pedicure too, because it will be summer and you won't be able to reach your own feet.
[:D]
Hey Chickie!
That is a fabulous suggestion...and I *was* just thinking about a manicure indulgence the other day.
I think the first true hint of spring will demand that I begin that self-pampering ritual! (Don't know when that will be, it snowed here today. Sigh.)
xoxo
tara
Best advice I ever received:
You'll probably get many visitors during those first few weeks after the baby arrives. You may or may not be in the mood to entertain. Hang your robe near the front door. If you get unexpected visitors, and you're not in a visiting kind of mood, put the robe on before you answer the door. They'll get the hint. Hopefully.
Self-care is the most important task at hand. I agree with Amy--make sure to make carve out some time for yourself everyday, if you can. It will keep you sane.
If you are nursing, co-sleeping is fabulous. If people give you shit, just tell them "the pediatrician recommends it." It may not be YOUR pediatrician who recommends it, but there are many pediatricians out in the world who do, so you won't be lying. (This also works if people insist on giving you advice that you may or may not agree with. Just smile and nod, and say, "I'll run this by the pediatrician. Thanks for your advice." And then do whatever you feel comfortable with.)
Before the baby is born, line up at least one fabulous girlfriend who will take any call, any time of the day/night, about any question you have about your first few weeks with a new baby. You might not ever need to call her at 3am, but you'll feel so good knowing that if you did, she'd take that call!
Good luck!
Jen
Mwah! I love it!
Wondering if you're up for a shift on the crazed call roster? ;)
xoxo
tara
a couple things: first, a drop of phenobarbital on the finger serves as a better pacifier than either a binky or double-espresso-flavored breast milk. Second, and remember I'm not telling you to do this; it's your kid. But one should never forget that a fella can get a pretty penny for a baby kidney in certain parts of the world. Just think about it, is all I'm saying. They have two, you know. It's probably (say, 55%) going to be fine.
Just kidding. Unless you want some mad kidney benjamins, yo.
In closing, the only biblical verse to which I currently subscribe: Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the Rod of Correction shall drive it far from him (Solomon Grundy 22:15). Remember this when s/he's wet and crying, and you're not quite sober enough to change a diaper.
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