Kiree

Thankyou all so much for these bits of advice- great x

ecossaise74

This is really an amazing thread...I'm in my last trimester and reading about all this was really helpful and nice....I think you should post this thread on the third trimester forum, everybody could use it lol!!! Anyway, thanx again for all your good advises!!
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june09

This is a great thread, been great reading through this and seeing what everyone recommends.

sambam

There are many things which i would now do differently :

Don't be scared to ask for help! - I suffered PND in silence for 6 months until i was at breaking point because i could not admit to myself i had it.

House work can wait !! Don't try and do everything

Sleep when ur baby is sleeping - or if someone offers to take ur child to give u a break - let them ... it will do u the world of good.

Establish a routine - try different ways til u find one that suits YOU the best

A very important one is - communicate with your partner... help each other if you are both new to this and you both will grow stronger together.

I wish i knew about this site when i was pregnant - it would have helped me a lot

MamaK

This is a fantastic thread!!!!!!

Thank you all

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laura2412

dont creep around a new born baby put there cot or moses basket near a telly, You wont want to creep around a baby when you need to get things done ) x x

PixieKitty

Start a routine as soon as you can, make the bathtime at the same time and a quiet unwinding time after, Jack's been sleeping 12 hours at night for a while now and he's only just about 3 months, the routine definitely helped.

Blob

Mine would be relax, dont stress about everything after your baby is born
Also as soon as your LO is sleeping make a cup of tea, sit on the couch and either watch Tv or read a magazine.

But try to be chilled out mummy and you'll get a chilled out baby

spelbound

Take each day one at a time and rest whenever you can get it.

rafwife

Nice to see you posting Ian