Raffle time: Words of advice from mom
Posted on October 14, 2009 under Moms' Advice, ParentingWhat words of advice did your mom pass along to you that you find you repeat or now truly believe since becoming a mom?
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Do not use wipes, wash baby’s butt – this way you will reduce the diaper rush and you will save money on the wipes / help ecology.
Trust your own judgment – don’t let other people tell you what is best for you and your baby – you’re the mom!
We all want our kids to be happy, but that doesn’t mean that we have to make sure our kids are happy 100% of the time. It’s okay for them to get upset, it helps to teach important coping skills.
Don’t ever wish away any stage, i.e. “I wish she walking already”, because it goes by so fast. Enjoy each and every stage, because before you know it, she will be doing all of those things.
Water washes everything!
If your baby is doing something now that is making you crazy/upset/anxious, just wait a week, it will change!
Follow your gut–sometimes you know better than the doctor!
Make use of all online delivery services (fresh direct, diapers.com, drugstore.com) to make your life easier!!!!
Oh, and buy the “piddle pads” by the case. Great for diaper changes on the fly when the bathrooms are gross, and if there is a blowout, they are just tossed in the trash when you are done! They are also good for lining the bed. Sometimes the washable waterproof pads make the baby sweat alot since they are rubber…
Enjoy every second – each stage goes by way too fast.
Before we left for school every day, my mom would tell us to “be nice to everyone and everyone will be nice to you”. I still try to follow this and hope my son will too
A new life starts when you have your baby, priorities will change and you will never be the same person you were before. Things once seem important will no longer be important.
When I was breastfeeding she kept on telling me that the pain would subside and it would get easier. I surely didn’t believe it at the time but if I hadn’t I probably would have quit immediately!
There is nothing wrong with Sesame Street as a babysitter if it gives you an hour or so of sanity!.
“I’ve never met an adult who only eats purees. Eventually he’ll grow out of it.” This can basically be applied to any stage that may frustrate us new moms.
“this is the best time of your life, cherish every moment” mom
I always wanted to stay home with my children and raise them myself, my mom told me that I would prefer to go back to work because being a stay home mom is a lot of work and it’s never appreciated, but i didn’t belive her… now I do! Another word of advice from her: “Children always have to be kept busy. If they’re upset or fussy, distract them from the problem and they’ll forget why they’re upset in the first place.”
Let kids be kids! It is ok if they make a mess but have fun in your life.
My daughter used to scream during bath time so my mom told me to dim the overhead lights a little, make the water warmer & deeper and put her towel in the dryer to warm it up. Worked perfectly and now my baby loves the bath.
There is nothing wrong with watching TV. Apparently both my brother and I watched endless amounts as babies and we turned out okay! She even said my brother would dance to the music from the TV and I shouldn’t deny my son’s opportunity to do the same! Haha.
“Do not worry so much!” Although I will admit that sometimes it is really hard to live by this as I am somewhat of a worry wart
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Make time for yourself every day. I hand my son off to my husband as soon as he walks in the door, so that I can have time to do things I want to do.
My mother – who told me that she really did not want to have children before she had me – also said that my brother and I were the best thing that ever happened to her. She just showed us lots of love and always spoke nicely to us, from when we were babies. She told me that while you need to modify your language for little ones, you should remember that they are still people and you can still have normal conversations with them about everything, even if they are one-way at the beginning – and now that we are grown up, my brother and I continue to have an open dialogue with our mother.
My mom has always told me to trust my instinct… God gave us instinct for a reason, especially motherly instinct. Its worked so far!