What is the best advice anyone gave you when you had a baby...?

that's saved you a lot of trouble later or just the best advice?What is the best advice anyone gave you when you had a baby...?
I would say that the best advice would be to cherish every moment, even the hard ones. It's easy when you're in the moment to think ';Oh God, I'm never going to get through this....(feeding, bath, diaper change, etc)'; but you wll never get these moments back. You may have more children, but the baby you have now will never be a baby again, so you need to love and cherish that as much as possible.





That, and to not listen to objections that other people have to the way you do things for your child. YOU birthed them, YOU make the decisions. PERIOD.What is the best advice anyone gave you when you had a baby...?
From my mom: It's okay to walk away when you feel yourself getting frustrated/overwhelmed. What I mean is, it's okay to put Jr. in his bed, screaming his head off, close the door, go to the furthest point away from him and sit and decompress. She was right. I don't know what it is in mother's that kicks in and we ';have to fix it'; even to the point of insanity. Also, she told me that every mother feels herself loosing control at some point.....walk away. It was great advice and much needed when I thought I would just lose it.
Trust your instincs. Mommy knows when something is wrong even if it's your first baby. Never let people put you down because you might not know something. Remember babies don't come with instructions.
sleep when the baby sleeps
stock up on gas med and try to keep the baby up as much as u can during the day
This is the best advice ever...





DON'T TAKE ADVICE.





Doctor's orders are just that...ORDERS (which should be heeded!). Advice is just the nice way people telling you what you should do, because what you are doing is wrong in their eyes.
sleep when the baby sleeps





I always tried to get things done while she napped. We both would have been a lot happier if I would have napped with her. The house will still be there when you wake up. (At least for the first 2 months!)
The best advice I got was from my mom. She just told me to remember that parenthood is a learning experience for all involved, and not to get too down on myself when I make a mistake, because even the best parent doesn't have everything figured out. I am now 35 weeks pregnant with my 3rd baby girl and couldn't be happier with my kids because I learn every day WITH my kids.





BTW- I love your name, my newest baby girls name is Bree Elizabeth (if she ever gets here LOL)
still make some 'me time' for you. even if it's just an hour taking a bath while daddy is watching baby, make sure you get your alone time!
Trust your insticts, not the books. Don't worry about calling the Pedi as many times as you want if your concerned. They are there for you as well as the baby. Use plastic grocery bags for poopy diapers, don't bother with a diaper genie.





It seems that us modern day moms forgot that we know best for our child. We think we need to read it in a book or hear it from a doctor to confirm all is well and right. Both of those are good guidance tools, but you know best - remember that.
the best advice was from from a lady at baby sleep clinic. the more sleep your baby gets the calmer your baby will be. routine is the answer. feed, play, sleep. my bub (3 months) sleeps 3 times a day for 3 hours. goes to bed at 6:30, wakes once at night. babies need to sleep, their little brains can only handle so much.
Stock up on baby pain reliever, baby gas medicine, stock up on fresh wipes %26amp; diaper rash creams/ointments - the best advice i've ever had and let me tell you....... I use those items every single day!
Here are 2 pieces of advice i have found are very helpful;


1. cut baby wipes in half, you rarely need more than that, unless of course they have a bowel movement! saves $!


2. when looking for a parking spot, don't try to find one nearest the store. find one next to a cart corral so you can grab a cart and put the baby and diaper bag in it right away, cuts down on heavy carrying time!





and if you use coupons, email huggies and ask for them specifically, they will mail you some! pampers doesn't, but both will put you on their mailing lists to receive their regular coupon mailers.
I agree with Emrob.





I think the best advice given to anyone is when you get frustrated place the baby in a safe place like crib or playpen and take a time out for yourself to cool down. I'm sure that if everyone would follow this advice, there would be a lesser infant fatality rate.
sleep when the baby sleeps1
to find a relaible babysitter one you can call day or night