Things i wish i knew about being a new mum! - Page 2

mrsadair · Jan 18th, 2010, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KrisKitten

i never thought id spend so much of my time trying to make him fart

xxx

hahahahahaha

Hollys_Twinny · Jan 18th, 2010, 01:47 AM

That 3rd day baby blues kick in no matter what kind of person you are. - it's normal

ohh anddd....

When changing newborn boys always make sure their winky is facing south... Otherwise he will get wet parches on his baby grow( for weeks this was happening & nobody told me this tip, my hv, parents, friends- nobody, Everyone just said ohh the nappies are a tad big,I found out on BnB a few days later)

Klb8916 · Jan 18th, 2010, 04:54 AM

That you have to teach babies the difference between day and night! I knew that there would be sleepless nights but nothing can prepare you for them.

chuck · Jan 18th, 2010, 05:11 AM

When people said BF can hurt at first I didn't think they meant I would be screaming and wanting to throw my baby against a wall to make it stop - needless to say I didn't throw him against a wall but yeah it hurt that much.

Despite all the birth stories I read I never thought some of those things would happen to me...things can and do happen in labour and unfortunately there is nothign you can do about it.

And it is true you may not feel an immediate bond with your baby or get a rush of love for them it takes time....but thats ok.

golcarlilly · Jan 18th, 2010, 05:19 AM

I wish I had known how time-consuming BF was and also how little time you get to yourself in general when you have a baby!

Foxxy · Jan 18th, 2010, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by moomoo

I thought that newborn babies sleep, eat, sleep, eat, sleep! How wrong was I when my newborn only slept 5 hours in 24 for the first 2 weeks!!

Well i also think that newborn babies sleep much much more than my one. But probably it's completely depends on a baby. So my one is not a good sleeper...so far

Mum2b_Claire · Jan 18th, 2010, 05:43 AM

I didn't know that some babies won't latch onto the breast

I didn't know that it was possible for a 6 week old to sleep through the night

mummytobe · Jan 18th, 2010, 06:18 AM

I wish i knew that constant washing and sterilising bottles would give me dry, cracked hands

Tegans Mama · Jan 18th, 2010, 06:24 AM

I wish I knew that having a baby would change every aspect of my life so completely (not in a bad way

)

That she WOULD grow up as fast as people said she would. << This is the most important one. I can't believe she's almost 18 months old already.

That the best clothes for a newborn is a vest, a pair of socks and a babygrow.

Mum2b_Claire · Jan 18th, 2010, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mummytobe

I wish i knew that constant washing and sterilising bottles would give me dry, cracked hands

I've had this too, very badly. My Dr gave me aqueous cream to wash my hands with so they don't dry out as much.

Jan 18th, 2010, 01:47 AM	#12
Hollys_Twinny Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 4,231	That 3rd day baby blues kick in no matter what kind of person you are. - it's normal ohh anddd.... When changing newborn boys always make sure their winky is facing south... Otherwise he will get wet parches on his baby grow( for weeks this was happening & nobody told me this tip, my hv, parents, friends- nobody, Everyone just said ohh the nappies are a tad big,I found out on BnB a few days later)

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Jan 18th, 2010, 04:54 AM	#13
Klb8916 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 227	That you have to teach babies the difference between day and night! I knew that there would be sleepless nights but nothing can prepare you for them.

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Jan 18th, 2010, 05:11 AM	#14
chuck Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 6,352	When people said BF can hurt at first I didn't think they meant I would be screaming and wanting to throw my baby against a wall to make it stop - needless to say I didn't throw him against a wall but yeah it hurt that much. Despite all the birth stories I read I never thought some of those things would happen to me...things can and do happen in labour and unfortunately there is nothign you can do about it. And it is true you may not feel an immediate bond with your baby or get a rush of love for them it takes time....but thats ok.

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Jan 18th, 2010, 05:19 AM	#15
golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,441	I wish I had known how time-consuming BF was and also how little time you get to yourself in general when you have a baby!

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Jan 18th, 2010, 05:43 AM	#17
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	I didn't know that some babies won't latch onto the breast I didn't know that it was possible for a 6 week old to sleep through the night

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Jan 18th, 2010, 06:18 AM	#18
mummytobe Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Reading Posts: 1,966	I wish i knew that constant washing and sterilising bottles would give me dry, cracked hands

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Jan 18th, 2010, 06:24 AM	#19
Tegans Mama Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny Derbyshire Posts: 12,026	I wish I knew that having a baby would change every aspect of my life so completely (not in a bad way ) That she WOULD grow up as fast as people said she would. << This is the most important one. I can't believe she's almost 18 months old already. That the best clothes for a newborn is a vest, a pair of socks and a babygrow.

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