Share the best baby advice you’ve been given with ASDA Little Angels for the chance to win a £300 voucher! NOW CLOSED

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Having your first child can be a daunting time, causing you to ask yourself ‘Am I doing this right?’ multiple times a day. And with the constant stream of parenting tips from all and sundry, it can be hard to know who and what to listen to. ASDA Little Angels would like to know what the one piece of baby advice someone gave you was that really cut through the noise and made a difference.

Here’s what ASDA Little Angels has to say: "We all know you can get great advice online from the likes of Mumsnet or our own Baby & Toddler Club; but sometimes that one thing that makes your life easier can come from the most unexpected source. We’d love to hear yours!"

Did someone show you a handy trick to make nappy changes hassle-free or tell you the must have essentials for your nappy bag? Maybe you were given golden advice on how to still feel like yourself whilst caring for baby? Or perhaps you were told tips on how to get your baby to sleep through the night?

Whether you were enlightened by the numerous uses for wet wipes or told a never-fail trick to soothe your baby, please share it below and you will be entered into the prize draw where one Mumsnetter will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

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We eventually learned that babies are quickly overstimulated. They don’t need toys in their face and constant interaction. When my ds cried I used to bounce, jiggle and sing to him to try to get him to stop. He would get passed around family and kept up late to see dh come home. We eventually realised he was knackered and just wanted to be asleep!

No matter the time, whether day or night, sleep whenever you get the chance in those first few exhausting months. Sleep deprivation is the biggest enemy new Mums face. When you are up and awake prioritise your time. Baby and hubby first. All other chores only do if absolutely necessary otherwise you will miss the chance to enjoy the baby you wanted so much. Remember time flies, babies grow up almost too quickly and sadly you can never get that time back

Don’t buy a secondhand car seat.

When a nappy's full, roll the baby's vest down not up to prevent a mess everywhere!

Leave lots of packs of baby wipes all over the house, you never know when there will be projectile vomiting down your back or the little darling needs to be changed. Also don't get too hung up on them looking too perfect all the time, we bought most of our DC's clothes from charity shops and discounters, so if they muck up their clothes, it doesn't matter too much!

Do not tiptoe around while the baby is sleeping. Go about your normal day, hoover, listen to music etc. If you don't your baby will likely be a light sleeper wakening at every sound.

A muslin square or wipe draped over his tinkle when you have removed the nappy and are getting the other one stops the inevitable golden arch spraying across your room and all over you.

You can roll the baby vest down the body!

Put a baby wipe over tinkle to prevent baby weeing everywhere during nappy change - thanks jayjay!

Whispering into your baby's ear always stops them crying! For a bit anyway.... I would whisper Old Macdonalds Farm into my daughter's ear when she had trouble getting to sleep - worked a treat!

Toy rotation works great to keep them distracted and fairly still. Just don't always have the same toys in the changing bag or around the changing table :)

Mother knows her baby best. Don't stress enjoy your learning time together

You can never have enough packs of baby wipes around the house - they are useful for EVERYTHING!!!

That it was okay for me to give up breast feeding when it really, really wasn't working out. That a happier Mummy would mean a happier baby!

If you travel by car have an extra bag with wipes/nappies/spare outfit/dummy. Saved me more times than I knew.

Also, This too shall pass. With a new baby everything seems so significant but time passes and the thing becomes less of a big deal.

Swimming tires them out for ages!

Also if you aren't breast feeding (and it's ok not to) buy a perfect prep. Don't question it. Just buy one.

best baby wipes trick I've ever found out - baby wipes can clean anything apart from face paint lol. Brilliant things, always got a good stock of them

I used to pop the clean nappy out underneath DD before whipping open and off the old to prevent accidents

Don't compare your baby to others and what age they walk and talk. All babies do these things at different ages.

Revelation after someone told me about taking the baby vests off down their body and not over their heads after poonami! amazing tip!
Also trust your own instincts you know your baby better than anyone! Oh for cradle cap...olive oil on at bedtime again in the morning and massage into head then wash and brush! works overtime!

I had to Have a cotton wool ball ready to ensure that I didn't get covered in wee whenever I changed my son - I only had to learn that lesson once!!

Goes against all instincts but is totally right: "put yourself first", told to me when I was strung out on no sleep, rubbish diet and depression. They were right, I was bloody useless until I prioritised eating properly, sleeping at every possible moment and getting out the house for a long walk on a daily basis.

I used to smother my little one in nappy cream (barrier cream) when they had nappy rash - nothing in moderation here. Then I was told that the excess cream was rubbing off onto the nappy and acting as a barrier to the wee entering the nappy making it less absorbent. The idea is to put a thin layer onto the baby, not enough to rub off onto the nappy. Less is more :) This made the nappies I was using much more effective and cleared nappy rashes quicker too.

Always trust your own instincts! :)

Always take turns getting up with the baby on the weekends, giving baths, and handling the fussy hour. This way one partner doesn't become resentful of the other :-)