Welcome back everyone for our final blog on the Pregnancy Post! And Congratulations on your new baby boy or girl. And in some cases.....your new born twins. This is such an exciting time in your life. The long 9 months is over and now you have the rest of your life to be a wonderful mom! here are a few tips on what to do as a new mom.
When you bring your new born home, you can FORGET about sleep LOL. Because the only way a newborn can communicate is through crying, you will hear a lot of it for everything. Also babies in the very befogging don't get a lot of sleep. They might sleep for a few hours at a time, but that will get better. It is advised that you get your baby on a consistent sleeping schedule so that there little biological clock is on track. Keeping them up during the day with a little nap will help them sleep at night.
Feeding your baby will be another task that you will have to accomplish. It will get very tiring because babies normally eat every 2-3 hours. The most natural way of feeding will be breastfeeding. It might become challenging because your boobs will get sore. And sometimes the baby might not always want to latch on. But just push through because this is over all the most natural way of doing things. Please cherish these moments because your baby will be an adult and leaving the house in no time. So make memories, take pictures, share some laughs, and enjoy one of your greatest accomplishments!
First of all, the way that you opened this blog post was super cute! Well done! It is so true that new parents are sleep deprived. I know that babies do sleep a lot, but they sleep on their own time. The idea of keeping the baby awake at during the day so that they hopefully stay awake at night is a super helpful way to get the baby's sleep on track. I know that breastfeeding is definitely the most natural way of feeding and has all sorts of nutrients that babies are missing with formula. I know that crying is a baby's only way of communication to express that they are hungry, tired, or just want to be held. It is important that new parents learn how to respond because a fussy baby can be overwhelming for anybody.
ReplyDeleteYou write blogs so well and keep me interested! It is so true that parents forget about their own sleep and health once they have a baby. All their time and energy is devoted to the newborn, but it could make them sleep deprived. I need a lot of sleep to keep me awake throughout the day lol... I dont know if I will be able to handle kids of my own. Good post!
ReplyDeleteYour posts are always so light-hearted. People think that having a baby is rainbows and sparkles and all the stress involved too making the topic not so scary is great. Infants are so little but they are loud! They are so cute but then diapers! The good moments are great and even the bad moments are still good. I don't quite know if I want kids but a couple of my friends do and I can't wait to spoil them and be the fun aunt. Some people also don't realize that there is a lot that needs to be known before the baby comes; we should look up pregnancy tips and maybe buy a book (or 12) about having a baby and how to be a parent.
ReplyDeleteGood evening Tiffany! I would like to start off saying that the name of this post is cute. I think that it's really good that you made a post about what to do with a baby once the baby leaves the hospital. I never planned on having any kids once I get older, so I had absolutely no idea about what to when bring a baby home from the hospital. Not only could this help me, this could help others because there are other people too. Good post Tiffany!
ReplyDeleteYes! People think once the pregnancy over it becomes easy but honestly depending on your baby it can be harder. It was almost impossible for anyone but my sister to stop my nephew from crying. The worst part is you really do give up so much sleep throughout the first couple months. As someone who appreciates a good night's rest it is probably the thing I am dreading the most if I choose to start a family. Great post!
ReplyDeleteKayla J. Ruiz
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the baby is finally here after what felt like years. I couldn't even imagine the birthing process, YIKES. Kudos to all the mothers out there that have given birth successfully and get no sleep. I personally could never, I'm always sleepy. I need my sleep. Point blank.