Found myself the only 2nd time mum on the Post Natal Ward and ended up advising the other mum and realized that the books and blogs are helpful and sometime not (I had a 1st time mum almost in tears as she could not get her baby into a routine, I pointed out he was 24hrs old and that routines rarely work)
I am trying to get a list together of Advice Gems mums have picked up, that they wished they had known before birth or in this case just after-
-A change in formula from say Cow and Gate to SMA can make a big difference to how the child feeds (i.e they just may not like the formula)
- Just trust your instincts
- if a boy stops crying while his nappy is being changed , he is going to wee (men cant multi task)
- look at the babies lips if they are discolored he still has wind
- dont be afraid to ask, there is no such thing as a stupid question and if you get a odd look blame it on baby brain
- if breastfeeding get Lanolin and use it
- you can never have enough sick bibs/muslin
- buy baby grows with built in scratch mittens that open down the front (not at the bottom)
What advice would you give?