According to that little countdown counter, I am just over 3 months away from
having a newborn in my arms.
So I want to put out a call for advice!
Are there books you would recommend?
Baby equipment you wish you had had or that you have loved?
Tips for adjusting to life with a newborn with little kids present?
Techniques or what not that have worked wonders for you?
Or anything else you would consider helpful would be much appreciated.
Thank you!!
7 comments:
THE best book I have ever read about teaching your baby to sleep through the night is "On Becoming Babywise" by Ezzo (Barnes & Noble). It's amazing, really. I bet you look so cute--post some pictures if you think about it. :)
I'm no expert on little kids, but we do have the one... :)
The best thing for me was to realize it's okay to let them cry. I don't mean ignoring requests for help, but sometimes they just need to cry. I didn't want to put him down if he was sad -- I'm the Mom, right? :) But it worked wonders. :)
As for equipment, the best thing I used was a nursing boppy -- as he got bigger, it was killing my back to try to hold him steady as he nursed. We didn't have a specific nursing chair at the time, which also might have helped.
Enjoy every moment. Newborns are so sweet. :)
I love "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". It saved my sanity!
Okay, I just posted as my brother. This is Chandra. Sorry!
I loved "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" also.
The most important thing is to get the "little nipper" to sleep through the night, if you can do that in the first 6 weeks, you've won half the battle. The best way to do that, I have found, is to wake him up every three hours from 8am to 8pm to eat. Don't skip feeding during the day and the night time feedings will drop off quickly. I did this and Jacob was sleeping through the night by 2 weeks....Number 3 is challenging for the whole household; I found that focusing on love rather than discipline when behavior was "crazy" (it was really bad for Olivia) yielded the best result for all of us. It took a lot of self control (which waned too often, sadly) but it really was the best thing until we all got use to having another member of the family....Good luck and congratulations!
I am going to go against JWright. I used Babywise on my first three and was SOOO GRATEFUL to discover Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Baby instead on my fourth. Swaddeling, white noise, never wake a sleeping baby (those are the books advice) are so much easier and less stressful than the advice in Babywise.
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