I suspect this isn't the right place for this post but not to worry...
I was just looking for a bit of advice really..
First baby will be here any day now and I'm just feeling a bit anxious that I have no clue what to expect still. Never held a newborn baby without its fearful mother helpibg me or changed a nappy in my life :-/
When I ask family/ friends about what I should expect in the first week they will tend to pawn me off with some crap that their child has always slept well/ you'll instantly know what to do etc etc. just want to know an average 24hour routine/ or lack of for a newborn. Ie is there any logic behind why you'd choose to have a shower first etc. how often do you bath your baby? I know ill get into my own routine but just curious as to what you did.
Many thanks!
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Ilovecheeseandlovinglife · 02/04/2013 09:22
Another wee boy (Gregor), so a little brother for v proud ds1 who's 6 - it's a big enough age gap that I've forgotten quite a bit, like the feeling you've just closed your eyes and they wake up and need feeding again...
Don't worry if you have a wee emotional crash in the next couple of days if it's not happened already - totally normal. I wept coming home from hospital with ds1 because dh hadn't done his breakfast dishes and so I was bringing ds home to a dirty house 
. It's The Hormones.
I'm fully expecting to feel crappy some time around tomorrow (plus my milk's coming in so I will suddenly have two footballs stuck to my chest) and have stocked up on chocolate to combat it.
Congratulations new mummies! And Ilovecheese I was the same with my DD - felt like it was Christmas for weeks! It's a wonderful time despite the tiredness 
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