pixma
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Any Advice For a First Time Mummy?
Posted: 12-14-07 08:43am
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I need as much advice as i can get!!!  This
will be the first time i've really had
anything to do with a new born and i
obviously dont want to stuff it up!!
How did you all cope when baby first came
home?
What did you do to aleviate stress?
thanks 
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mamaTT
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Posted: 12-14-07 08:53am
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My husband helped out a lot. I would
advise to accept all the help you can get
at first. Because after the first couple
of week, the help will start to disappear;
at least mine did. My husband had to
return to work after 2 weeks, so he didn't
help out quite as much after that.
The biggest piece of advice that you'll
hear again and again....SLEEP WHEN BABY
SLEEPS!!!!
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 12-14-07 10:05am
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Take all the help you can get if you want
it, sleep as much as possible, if you
don't want to see people then ask them to
come back another time and if you're
breastfeeding, don't give up! It is hard
to begin with but once you get it it's
quite simple and of course enjoy her
because she'll grow
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Emma2
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Posted: 12-14-07 10:39am
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I was a walking zombie. My advice is SLEEP
when the baby sleeps...no matter what time
of day it is. Get all the help possible
and do NOT worry about cleaning your
house.
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Idony
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Posted: 12-14-07 11:43am
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for me realizing the more i stressed the
more she cryed helped me
oh and trust your instincts if someting
seems wrong call the doc
just because something worked for someone
doesnt mean it will work for you or your
baby
be the best mum you can and youll do fine
~alicia~
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kaerbear
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Posted: 12-14-07 13:05pm
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don't get hung up on expectations. just
go with the flow and let her lead you for
the first little while. don't try to
stick to a schedule. listen to her and
watch her and learn what she is trying to
tell you. just live in your own little
world with her. this time is for you and
her and everyone around you should support
that.
she is going to have her own ideas about
when to eat and when to sleep so you have
to conform to that. i stressed so much
trying to wake eadie up so she would eat
every two hours. i would torture her with
a cold face cloth for an hour trying to
wake her up and by the time she finally
decided to wake up it would still be three
or four hours later and i just did it all
for nothing. so i ended up feeling guilty
for ruining her sleep and guilty for her
not eating on schedule. i just had to
wait for her to be awake and constantly
offer her a breast in case she would take
it. ( i don;t know if you're
breastfeeding but that's a whole other
ball of wax.)
sleep when she sleeps!!!! it's so
important. get as much help as you can.
ask for it if it isn't offered. have a
lot of take out and delivery menus handy.
lol.
and enjoy it!!! it doesn't last long even
though it seems like it will never end
sometimes.
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pixma
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Posted: 12-14-07 15:00pm
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Thanks ladies!!!!
I'm still pretty nervous about the whole
thing! Its hard to believe that by this
time next week we will have a little baby
at home with us.!!!!
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Emma2
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Posted: 12-14-07 15:10pm
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lol, the one thing we all have in common
in our posts is about the sleeping.
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Posted: 12-14-07 15:13pm
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ive got so much advice LOL
shar i posted a thread like this before
kristen was born it helped me so
much
advice:
sleep when she sleeeps. dont try and
replace sleep with caffeine. it will catch
up with you in the long run 
dont stress. i know its hard and it will
get frusterateing but stressinbg will make
her stress and then that will make
everything worse
take LOTS OF HELP! if someone wants to
help you and offers help take it.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 12-14-07 15:22pm
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Be patient with yourself. Take things nice
and slow. Your hormones are going to be
everywhere and you'll probably feel
overwhelmed, so please remember that you
don't have to be SuperWoman! Oh, and...
YOU WILL NOT BREAK YOUR BABY. And if your
baby cries and you can't figure out why,
YOU ARE NOT A BAD MOTHER! Nobody comes
into this world knowing how to be a mother
- you and your baby are both learning, and
I promise that the things that don't come
naturally WILL come in time.
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kaerbear
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Posted: 12-14-07 23:12pm
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...and just because the baby cries doesn't
mean she's mad at you or doesn't like you.
it's just the only way they know to
communicate. they won't hold a grudge
against you if you can't figure it out
right away. it seems like a silly thing
to say but when you're in the middle of it
with a screaming baby and you don't know
what to do for her to make her stop, you
can start feeling like she just doesn't
like you ,lol.
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Posted: 12-15-07 00:02am
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yah, sleep when you can! And take all the
help you can get. I remember I had my mom
come over just so i could have a
shower...but it gets easier, the first few
months were the hardest ifound. but they
grow so fast!! Good luck!
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pixma
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Posted: 12-15-07 10:42am
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thanks everybody!! All i can do is to do
the best that i can!!
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Hollyberries
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Posted: 12-15-07 11:04am
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I have to agree on the sleep, but that's
kinda limited with a 6 year old that's up
at 7-9 am. And after i've been up all
night lol. But i try to get my fiance to
give me a nap before he goes to work.
You'll do well. I did just fine with my
first, and i was 18. You'll be prefect!
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