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

[EmmaMumsnet]

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).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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[Kannet]

The best I got was “you are the expert ion your child”. Helped me filter all the “advice” people offered

[MakeTeaNotWar]

That I can "love them there" or "shout them there"....but ultimately all babies get "there"

[glenka]

Always ask for help if you are finding it difficult never try and do it all yourself.

[03kelwil]

Baby wipes have so many uses always keep some in handbag and around the house.

[buckley1983]

I didn't know vests could be taken off from shoulders down!!
Oh how my LO could have avoided many accidents of unavoidably (or so I thought) getting poo on back of head when trying to remove soiled vest after a poonami! I wish I had known that!
Certainly when it's your first.. sleep when baby sleeps - simple, but true! Even if you aren't actually sleeping, just some down time - not trying to madly keep on top of the housework when there's a quiet moment - enjoy the silence!!

[Esmeralda78]

Swaddle me wraps were a godsend with my daughter. She was sleeping 12 hours a night within a month.

[littleme96]

White noise really helped my children sleep when nothing else would.

[happysouls]

I was given an ancient changing table, with storage space underneath. It was tatty but cleaned up nicely and it was absolutely brilliant for being able to stand upright and change nappies, with everything within easy reach! Plus great for buying loads of nappies, wipes, tissues etc when on special offers and having somewhere to keep them all!

[angiehoggett]

it can be overwhelming at times so make sure to accept help and to still have time to yourself

[glennamy]

Best advice I was given in regards to baby was listen to all that offer advice but do want you want to do... Also sleep when baby sleeps if he/she is a bad sleeper! :)

[Candyperfumegirl]

Trust your instincts.

[confused123456]

The best advice I was given is to do what I believe, well what my dh and I believe, is best and right for us. No two little ones are the same, equally no parents are the same. What works great for someone else may not work for you, and vice versa. Therefore, there is no real right or wrong ways, as such, just different ways. And as long as we do what we think is right for us, we are doing just fine.

[maryandbuzz1]

Our son never had nappy rash and I believe it was because we washed with Luke warm water and then wiped over with baby lotion ...then to finish off added a barrier cream.
He didn’t sleep throughout the night until 14 months but I believe a rigid bedtime routine which involved a warm bath, a bottle and a soothing story always helped getting off to sleep straight away.

[xcxcsophiexcxc]

Being told it's fine to leave him alone for a by when he cries If I felt I wasnt coping. A sanity saviour really in those first few weeks when he had screaming days for days on end. I'm a single mum so I had no one to pass him over to when I was feeling fragile x

[Spices001]

Always trust your instincts & ALWAYS have a pack of baby wipes with you

[vonniebab2]

My best advice is when your child is sleeping rest sleep or take a soak in the bath have a little me time

[badgermum]

I swear by putting babies to sleep in grobag type sleeping bags at night I never had them with DC1 OR DC2 but with DC3 sleeping was a breeze with them

[mrsRosaPimento]

The screaming and getting up every two hours seems like it’s lasting a lifetime but it won’t. To be fair the baby in question has higher functioning autism and was our first.
It’s the only bit of ‘advice’ my abusive mother gave me that was advice rather than criticism dressed up as ‘advice’. It makes me sad. Like a taste of a normal loving mother.

[Bella8]

Babies will eat when their hungry, sleep when their tired and develop at their own rate. Gently parent through the waves rather than fighting the sea monster!

[Bella8]

they're*

[sarah861421]

Two Things, one old lady once told me that whilst I had never been a mother before, my baby had never been a baby either and didnt know whether I was getting things right or wrong. The other thing was always a spare. Spare clothes, toys, food etc, this lasts for years and even when they were tweenies I would have an emergency bag in the car with all these things and you would be amazed how often a 14 yr old boy ( or one of his mates ) would need a spare shirt.

[ateapotandacake]

It sounds a bit dull but: keep a changing mat, nappies, wipes and cream under the sofa! It slides right out when you need it, means you don’t have to go upstairs or elsewhere and it slides neatly away once done. A fourth time mama showed me that, I was in awe.

[Triangularsquare]

Always put your shoes on before you put the baby in the sling.

[ameswright2906]

The best advice I was given is to sleep when your new baby sleeps, however I never listened and then when I had my 2nd and 3rd, I couldn't sleep because i had other babies to look after! I really wish I could go back and just sleep whenever my son slept and not worry about the housework or him!

[Catmadroo]

taking any offers of help and sleep when baby is asleep, if he is still asleep from car journey I would put him by bed in car seat and have a nap