Don't want to miss out on any mum panics

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I am really enjoying motherhood but it does seem to be a string of worries and panics fuelled by MN and I'd like to know what's next!!

E.g.
Eating the wrong thing while pregnant
Insufficient in utero bonding
Doing something to cause premature labour
Going post dates and causing stillbirth
Giving of formula over BF or causing nipple confusion
Bed sharing causing smothering
Not co-sleeping causing distress to baby
Not having a routine causing 'rod for own back' syndrome
Having too much routine causing distress to baby
Not sleep training
Sleep training
Choking
Using those plug socket protectors
Plonking in front of cartoons is bad
Play pens being evil bang goes my no cartoon strategy
Early gender stereotyping resulting from pink / blue babygros / toys
Big fruit vs bananas cut into tiny slices and quarters
Weaning too early
Weaning too late
looking at mumsnet instead of giving DC 100% attention 100% of the time

That gets me to 4 months! Have I missed any worries/panics and what's next to freak out about? I want to get this just right...

Are you worrying enough about yourself? I trust you are back in size 8 skinnies, are a total vamp again, sex life sorted and do enough art and theatre to be interesting company. You've had 4 months after all .

Pelvic floor!

Oh and if DC is only 4 months..... Could you recognise yourself, you know, DOWN THERE, in a line up? Get that hand mirror out!

(If you had a csection, the same, except with a full length mirror).

Oh god I hadn't thought about skiing/rugby/horse death!! That's a good un. Will focus on that at 3am.
hazeimcgee Certain hypnobirhing books had me feeling like if me and dc didn't have full psychic bond pre birth we'd defo end up with EC...

Are their shoes too big / small?
Have they been out in the sun too much/ little?
Temperature of their bedroom.
Escape route in case of fire.

Lol well our psychic bond was waking up at 3 am for weetabix. Told OH baby made me do it

trampolines - work of devil - broken bones
parents replying to party invites/not replying
friends at school- good and bad

Ooh play pens, jumperoos, walkers - work of the devil or heaven sent??

Poopernova!

Seriously, there isn't any way to parent that nobody will criticize you for. There doesn't seem to be any way to parent that guarantees a healthy and well-adjusted kid who has good eating and sleeping habits. A lot of people would like to blame the parents when kids are difficult, because that lets them think that they could prevent something similar from happening to them. It's the same logic that blames rape victims for how they dress or whatever.

Some things that people used to do with babies back in the day really were dangerous. Riding in cars without car seats, walkers that could fall down stairs, cribs with lead paint, that sort of thing. I'm sure we're doing things now that will seem just as horrifying in the future, but we have no way of knowing what those things will be, so I wouldn't worry too much.

It may be too late
What music have you played to her (both before and after birth)?

I'm so glad I had my kids in the 1970's....no car seats to worry about, no breast is best pressure, wean them as and when you think best, nappies washed and dried each day so, no running out of pampers, girls wore pink and boys wore blue...end of!

I have a 4 month old and the amount of times I have worried about 'opposite' things ie too much/too little poo, am I cuddling him too much/ not enough, wanting to give up breastfeeding/ feeling sad at the thought of the end of it.... DH thinks I am crazy. He is probably right. You definitely need more Lamaze toys on the pram though. DS was quite happily playing with/eating/drooling on his Freddie the Firefly the other day when I saw a parent with three attached. F**k me that child will be 3 times cleverer than mine...!

tappity oh no please tell me you can't have too many cuddles...that's what's keeping me going!
geekymommy I love Poopernova. Would have been a good word to have this morning. We have a new fave of these for farts... "Have you done a Donald Trump??"

How's your sign language coming along OP?

Things def bo such thing as too many cuddles!!

No

God, OP. How could you have forgotten? The great "return to work" panic. Should you go back to work? Part time or full time? How much will childcare cost - more o r less than your pay? How long is your commute? Will you ever see your child again if your go back? Will you fail to give them a work ethic for life if you stay at home?
Honestly, that panic alone will give you many sleepless nights for years to come😄😄. Good luck.