People will tell you all sorts of unsolicited advice about becoming a parent. But hardly ever do you hear the hardest part of all. The hardest part about having a newborn Newborns are a lot of work. They seem to constantly need fed, changed, or just held. Then there are the growth spurts ...
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Baby’s first week {a formula for happiness}
As a new parent, many of us feel like we are completely dropped in on our heads. No amount of advice or books up until that point could have possibly prepared us for the all-encompassing experience we were about to have, and sometimes it feels impossible. But there are a few key things you can do ...
How to NOT get peed/pooped on by a newborn: A step-by-step guide
Anyone who has ever had a newborn knows how free they are with their–ahem–bodily urges... And, therefore, how easy it is for them to let loose at any given moment, especially mid-diaper change! Being a 5th-time mom at this point, I STILL have difficulty containing the chaos of newborn diaper ...