Share the best advice you received as a new parent for a chance to win a To Baby, With Love book bundle plus a £100 Mamas & Papas voucher

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Wishes for Baby is the perfect book for friends and family to write their hopes, dreams and messages of love for a new baby. This beautiful keepsake book, lovingly illustrated by Sarah Ward, is ideal for sharing with guests at a baby shower, christening or on that special first visit. With charming quotations and adorable art, this innovative record book will be treasured for years to come.

Wishes for Baby is one of four new books out in the To Baby, With Love series published by Little Tiger in February 2016.

Share the best advice you received as a new parent for a chance to win a copy of all four new titles in the To Baby, With Love series which includes Wishes For Baby, Peekaboo Baby (with mirror!), Hello Baby and Goodnight Baby, plus a £100 voucher for Mamas & Papas.

This discussion is sponsored by Little Tiger, and will end on 3 March.

go with your gut, let yourself breathe youll no what to do.its ok because you love that little being like nothing else and that a guide in itself

"You may not be the best mother/father ever, but YOU are the best mother/father for YOUR child."

Go with the flow and try not to worry about other baby's progress compared to yours, it's not a competition and they'll get there in their own good time!

Just spend all your time cuddling your baby- there will always be a kitchen to tidy but babies only need cuddling for such a short time.

Buckle up and enjoy the ride

learn to share baby caring responsibilities with your partner and accept help from friends and other relatives (new grannies and grandads!). they can take the baby out for a walk while you rest.

Ask people to bring food,particularly cake with them when they visit.
Oh and tell them where the kettle is!

Take lots of photos as it all goes by so quickly and you forget how tiny they were. Make every moment special as it is more precious than anything.xx

My lovely friend is about to have her first baby and she's desperate to get it all right - she's a bit of a perfectionist. She's constantly asking friends about different aspects of child birth and motherhood and is tying herself in knots. I've told her to listen to other Mums ... but that EVERY child is different and what works for one doesn't work for all. At least there's lots of people around her for guidance and support.

Trust your own instincts - you know what's best for you and your child. I couldn't quite believe this for my first baby, but, now on number 3, I truly know that I knew all along - wish I'd listened to myself more that first time!

Enjoy your precious little one to the max, of course! Just to add - once a day, as you're passing a mirror, take out your handy bright bright lippy, apply it and give your reflection a big smacking kiss 😘 Oh, and always have a bag of fun size choccies in the cupboard 😉

Every other parent is an expert but they have not parented your baby and so are not an expert on your baby

Do not bother too much about what other saying, just listen and follow your instinct.

Listen to advice and don't be afraid to ask for it but only accept the bits you feel are right for you. Your baby will love you whatever you do so just do your best and never feel a failure

Enjoy and cherish every moment with your kids (even the hard ones), because they grow so fast, and you'll miss their childhood. Also everyday, spend quality time with your kid to build strog relationship with whem.

Best piece of advice I received was not to count the things you haven't done in a day, but the things you have. So don't worry about the washing you didn't do, the dirty plates you didn't deal with or the play session you didn't make it to bit instead be proud that you fed your baby or went for that short walk or took a shower.

Oh and cake solves every problem haha!

As a new mum I was living in Iran with my husbands family and feeling so nervous as I didn't speak the language and didn't understand the culture. My new born daughter had an umbilical hernia and my mother-in-law suggested wrapping a coin in a piece of cloth, putting it against her tummy button and then tying a scarf around her tummy to hold it on. My husband and I thought this sounded very primitive and refused to do any such thing. On our return to England a few weeks later to visit my parents, I took Leila to our local GP, who said "Well, when I was working in Africa, I learned a trick that I have found to be very successful in helping an umbilical hernia to naturally right itself. Take a coin ......." He was right, my wonderful mother-in-law knew what she was talking about and I listened to every piece of advice that she gave me after that. Sadly, she passed away last year, we all miss her very much.

Only listen to the advice you like the sound of.

Just cuddle them. They can't be spoilt by cuddles and it goes too quick so make the most of it!

Don't be scared to let your baby cry if you need to walk away, have 5 minutes, a cup of tea ect.

To cherish the moments- while expecting my first so many people said how quick the time goes and to make the most of it,I didn't quite expect how quick the time flies. Now I have 3 children who are growing quick I constantly remind myself that time is precious.

Routine
Sounds boring but I like to sleep when it's my bed time and sleep through!
I went as far as writing out a timetable for the first few weeks so feeds happened at regular intervals.

It's a phase, this too shall pass. Good advice to get through any stage.

Pulling vests down, avoiding poo in hair!