@@jovanigarcia2131I think they just mean in the next stages when they start walking and crawling they start getting into stuff and you have to keep an eye on them because now theyre….unpredictable 😄and so on
@@jovanigarcia2131Prepare for couch climbing! And hitting you in the face and thinking it’s funny. Other such fun 😅 Also though, very cute and surprising “time to feed mommy back!” adventures. My little guy just fed me the last of his cheese cubes 😂
I still remember every push, their scent when they were born. Everything. And they are 30 and 24. Cherish every moment, time flies by so fast! All the best! ❤
hel get used to it he's probaly so used to all the noisey sounds and beeps etc from the NICU hel adjust to home and get used to it 😊 all the best with your baby
Looking for a comment like this my son never napped during the day and hardly slept at night, lucky if I managed 4 hours of sleep a night. He did his first full night at five when he started school 😂
Yes❤ Do not afraid baby get attached.. they're just a baby. Brace up your mind that you're a mother. You'll missed this moment when they're grown up and never wanted being cuddle and kissed by us❤
My son is going to be 9 months tomorrow it goes by soooooo fast! To be honest though I feel like the newborn stage was the easiest lol. It gets harder in my opinion. He’s my second and much more demanding than my daughter was, but even with her I thought it gets harder the older they get. Takes pics and videos though for the memories 😊😊😊😊😊
Last piece of advice is important. Grace for you, grace for your baby, grace for your husband, grace for other children. Grace is needed. Your trying to figure out that little new born, and that little new born is trying to figure out life.
My newborn is a week old and I’ve been watching video after video and reading up on how to take care of a newborn,Plus my mom has helped SO much! Thank you!!
Having help makes it a lot easier. Relax, and know that this stage will pass before you know it. They grow up so quickly, enjoy, and love ❤️ your baby 👶 . Don't forget to ask for help when you need it.
I'm in this stage right now and I am utterly exhausted. I love my baby boy. I appreciate all the other Moms giving the advice about enjoying this stage. I know I will miss it one day. I'm just trying to soak it all in.
Parents need support too in the intensity of the newborn stage. Do you have supportive friends or a postpartum doula to help some so you don’t feel the struggle as much? Just curious.
We joke with my baby brother that we got 2 weeks of the 16 hour sleep and then he wanted to be invited to the function 😂 he wanted to be up so much that he came a whole 2 months early
Ooh poor you may not be getting enough to eat put tsp ceral rice r oatmeal make formula thicker feel the belly up what i had to do with my son he wanted eat all time wouldnt sleep oly dozed here there
I love the newborn stage. I remember when my little brother was born, it was such a peaceful, bonding experience for us considering I was the last baby in the house for a while.
Pediatrician told us that baby has to be around 13 pounds in order to sleep through the night. And the first night this happens new parents will awaken in a panic wondering what is wrong.
Yep. I would lose sleep with my first just from checking on her lol the camera didn’t show me if she was breathing I had to check myself at least 2-3 times a night :p
My son weighed 9-4 at birth and didn’t sleep through the night until he was 18 months old. Who knows why. There is no set formula that applies to all babies. It’s a total crap shoot.
Live in a newborn' shoes if you think you are suffering. Newborns go through huge changes from birth. Just within seconds they are exposed to: Oxygen, bright lights, sharp sounds (never experienced before), Space, temperature changes (first time out of the cosy warm mum's belly). Then digestion. Good luck babies, mummies and dadies❤❤❤
Excuse me don't you know that babies don't live in belly's or are you to affaid to say the word womb.. It makes me feel ashamed that a grow woman is like belly ughhh
@@kimholland4822 Are you afraid* to spell properly, or perhaps to use proper punctuation? It makes me feel ashamed that a grown woman has less language acuity than my 9 year old child. Furthermore, “belly” is used to refer colloquially to any abdominopelvic organs, including the uterus. Are you afraid to use the proper medical term, “uterus”? Why must you use the layperson’s term “womb”, then? You need to become a lot more educated if you want to be condescending to others.
@@kimholland4822 The "belly" encompasses the whole abdominal area, including the womb, guts, other internal organs etc. You may be thinking of "tummy" which is a pet name for "stomach", and yeah babies don't live in the mother's stomach!
First month was a little tiresome 😢 but then we really started to understand his needs and moods, when he was tired, cranky, hungry, happy, silly, and just happy to be in the moment 😊 and then the joyous moment of developing a happy, consistent sleep routine!!! We all slept better in our house! We all slept and we’re a much less stressed household ❤❤❤ We really worked with developing a sleep routine that helped him sleep more restfully 😊 I put a vibrating paddle under his mattress, a calming white noise machine in his room and a wedge pillow to help with any reflux or spit up while sleeping 😴 it was the magic combination. It put him into a deep slumber 😊😊😊
Well done, congratulations. Learn all you can, I didn't know that there are little in-built signs they give out. Enjoy every minute now and as they grow up. Before you know it, they're 21, 30, 40! OMG, where did the time go. Best wishes to your future ❤️
The newborn stage was extremely hard for me. For the first several weeks, i thought i regretted having my son. I went from sleeping 7 to 10 hours a day to 4 to 6 hours a day. My son is going to be 1 soon and i couldn't be more grateful for the toddler stage. I can finally sleep for 6 hours uninterrupted.
Sad to see so many parents who lack sleep. My mom told me that when I was born, I didn't cry. Never cried to get anything. They had to check on me to see if I was alright because of how silent I was... saddly, they don't serve me anymore, at 20 I'm the one doing the cleaning😹
My wife and I are going into our 3rd week with our 1st newborn. I miss sleeping!! 😂 I’m lucky enough to have 3 months off with her. Our baby literally feeds every two hours! No need for an alarm clock she will let us know! Patience is key and try to plan and prep ahead if you can. It makes the small things a bit easier 👍🏽
I wish my newborn would eat every 2 hours! Even after a good feed, she wakes up after 20 minutes! Literally and just cries so loudly and wants more food. I feel so hopeless what to do. She does this 24 hours.
@@erilivia every child is definitely different but just keep in mind that it won’t last forever. She will eventually eat more and sleep a bit longer. 👍🏽👍🏽
Kaiser told me to wake up my baby every two hours to feed, even though was not lacking healthy weight. I think the doctor just didn't listen to me about what I was explaining about breastfeeding issues. I had unique problems due to my breasts and because I listened to the doctor my baby wasn't helped, I couldn't pump efficiently and yet my breasts were excruciatingly full of milk. I was so tired and depressed I didn't reach out to anyone for a second opinion. Always get a second opinion if you don't get help the first time. Also parental intuition is very underrated.
@BRITTANYFREI If you ever need help with breastfeeding contact the La Leche League. They're a breastfeeding organization that's been around for almost one hundred years. I read their book when I was in the hospital with my first baby at 18. I went onto successfully breastfeed all eight of my babies until they were two, including my twins
Yes! My parents need to hear the 1st one. It's like they forgot. They keep telling me to put my baby on a schedule and I'm like he's too young! I gotta work with his schedule
You're perants are from a different generation. And believe it or not a young baby can be put on a sleep schedule. You just need to work out when they are most likely to sleep and slowly change them the way you want them to sleep. Feed 5 minutes after thay wake up. For a week then if you want them to go the other way wake them up 2 minutes this takes longer but as babies don't sleep very long at first then it will work. Just work at it and be patient
So excited for this stage! Currently expecting my 2nd baby & I remember it being so difficult but now that my oldest is 4 I long for the nights where all is quiet & it’s just you & baby. The phase goes by the quickest. It’s tough but so is trying to please a toddler 😂 every stage has its peaks & pits no doubt
And surround yourself with people that only bring positivity. This time is hard enough without negative energy, or people around you. Regardless, regardless of who it is, whether it be mother-in-law, sister-in-law, or even your spouse, don’t let the negative energy in. Focus on your baby And heal ❤
@@aishaahmed2429 Sometimes it's helpful when someone agrees that it's tough and gives you "permission" to feel tired and overwhelmed, rather than telling you it's a magical time you should be enjoying, which can just make you feel guilty or inferior if you're struggling. 😕
My son is 2 weeks old. He weighs 5 lbs and is a little snuggle bug. Let me tell you, I'm exhausted beyond words. Some nights have been long and difficult but I know I'm going to miss these days. I cherish every day with him. 💙
Not for me. The newborn stage sucks. The toddler stage is so much more fun. Sure they follow you around and get into everything. Their laughs, smiles, and run when they find out their in trouble is so adorable.
@@AVKryshtalagreed. Newborn stage sucks. No sleep but I still need to wake up for work, work all day, come home late, take care of baby etc and it’s night time and the cycle restarts with a baby crying every 2 hours max
My newborn is 5 days old and if anything it’s hard to get her awake for tummy time! Haha 😂 it’s definitely super hard, but a precious time. Thank you for #4 I need to remember to give myself grace during this time 😪
As a first time parent our pediatrician told us to wake NB every 2 hours for feeding ….. I was beyond exhausted and I hear people say just let them sleep 🙁
Let sleeping babies sleep. They will wake when they are hungry. By waking them up your changing their sleep pattern. And they won't feed properly. As long as they aren't sleeping for to long. 3 hours in the day and 4 half at night. Sleep when they sleep. Do as little as possible house work as long as the place is cleanish. Then who cares 😊
You can and you should put them on a sleep and feeding schedule. They might fall out of sync a little bit but it's important they have some type of routine for your own sanity.
My baby Isaac is turning one month old this Saturday ❤🎉 Honestly it's been really tiring but he's aware since day one he moved his head and looked all over the place I was amazed tbh he's so alert and he moves a lot 😂 He also recognizes my mom's voice 😮 My memory card is full of him ❤ I miss my sleep 😴
I dont have my own Baby, though I Love babies AND children s I am so blessed that I am assigned in NICU/NURSERY and PICU as well. Just Love what I am doing as a nurse.
My baby is easy ❤😊 he's gonna have a lot of attitude when he gets older, I can already tell! He's hitting 3mo milestones at 3 weeks 😅 he slept through the night last night... I woke up first, in a panic, to feed him. Usually he wakes me up after 3-5hrs (I sleep on the couch next to his bassinet) but this time I woke up-- after over 6 hours! I felt so guilty but he's a happy little camper today 😊 he's napping in the wrap right now
I was blessed! Both of my babies where so nice to me. It was exhausting for the first 3-4 weeks but after that I was getting good nights rest. I had to schedule alarm to wake up my second baby to feed him, he would sleep long stretches at night.
Mine is almost 2 now but all of these are absolutely facts! Mama's, take all those pictures, fill your camera roll. I miss whwn he couldn't destroy a room in .5seconds😂 Also.. new mamas... those dishes will be there later. Take. A. Nap! Take yourself some downtime. You're doing the hardest job❤ (and you're absolutely doing a wonderful job! I dont care what the 3am thoughts say❤)
My new born is 4 days old, hes my first and we just brought him home and I agree, it is tough...he had us up all night the last 2 nights and decides to sleep during the day. We burp him, feed him and try to put him in his rocker but nothing works until that sun is up.
With my first child I used to bribe myself to make it through hard nights. I would promise myself that when the sun comes up I’m going out for coffee. I needed something to look forward to when the night felt endless. There was also a store I used to go to where he would fall asleep consistently. I went there all the time! An employee noticed I was there a lot and mentioned it one day. I told her, “This is the only place my baby sleeps!” And she laughed. She was an older lady and I think she remembered what it was like with a newborn.
You can start a routine as soon as soon as you take your baby home IF that is what will make you a more relaxed parent. I did it with both and it saved my sanity and helped me connect and understand both my babies.
Owh the memories🥰🙏🏼🥰 My youngest is 3 and my oldest is 17!!! 🥰🥰🥰 This is definitely the easiest baby stage!!!! Take all the pics and vids!! Time zooms!!! 🚀🚀🚀
My boy is 7 months and I miss him being teeny tiny!! But it is also awesome to have him be older at the same time. Newborn stage is dang hard, but I loved it.
My baby is 5 weeks today!!!! He is getting so strong and makes eye contact now. He really is a strong boy bc when he kicks his feet, he almost jumps out of my arms. 😅 Keeps me on my toes!
I miss that stage 😢 it difficult as sleep hormones learning to manage everything yes but oh boy teens well late teens sooo much harder well for me anyway 😅 to any new mummy/daddy u got this!!! ❤
My newborn stage was really easy she got herself into a routine I found the teething stage really hard she had 14 teeth by her 1st birthday literally had 4 molars cutting at the same time that was the hard stage for me and my husband and of course our baby girl bless her x
Not bragging but I had my son after I was told I was infertal !😮😢. I had him at 42. He was absolutely put on schedule and was a dream! Schedule is a must
The newborn stage was the easiest stage with my first, she was such a calm and quiet baby.. I’m due September 29th with my second kiddo and I’m hoping for an easy newborn stage shin but I am ready to embrace the chaos as well! 🩷
I loved carrying all mine in a papoose snuggled up against me it was almost like they was still in my womb. And I'm sure that it not only helped them sleep but we have a closer bond a better understanding of each other. Now they are grown. They was very advanced for their age to. Hand eye coordination recognition of thing's walking talking
Id give another tip: know your limits! When your patients is running low know when its time to ask your spouse/partner to take over for you. Your baby will cry and cry a lot it is normal but it is hard for us adults to handle bc we cant figure out why so we get frustrated, especially at 2am. Its not weakness to hand the baby off, its safety. Better to hand your little one off than risk possibly doing something you will regret
My first baby cried, but my other seven including a set of twins, never cried unless they were hungry. The trick is to do "baby calisthenics" every time you change their diaper. Knee to opposite elbow on each side, then lift their legs up to their tummy and gently push. This releases trapped gas in their tummies and makes for much happier baby
My 4 year old was best his 1st year. Now he's an angel in disguise. He's great around other people but just way too much to handle when it's just him and I. He's asleep by 9p and up at 4a then doesn't nap all day and he lies down at 8p. It's 1030p now and he's telling me how he don't need sleep and that he has better things to do. Sometimes I don't care if he stays up till midnight on weekends because he'll be up at 5a or 6a anyways. His mom says he's asleep at 830p when she has him but I don't think he really is.
Me and my wife just had our baby girl less than a day ago and I can’t sleep with the idea of her choking from spitting up the amniotic fluid! It scares me every time, I rush up and pick her up and start suctioning it away from her mouth 😩
I set an alarm to make sure my babies didn't sleep too long without food. My second child woke every 2 hours screaming for food so it wasn't necessary 😂
I’m taking care of my newborn sister for my mom for a bit and she wouldn’t stop crying, so I tried to give her her bunny plush and lay her down in her rocking swing and she fell asleep sonfast
Most importantly, lack of sleep can mess with your head! It doesn’t make you weak, it makes you a normal tired human. If you are feeling overwhelmed set your baby in a safe place like the crib and give yourself 5-10 minutes to go to the bathroom, shower, eat, walk outside, etc. Repeat these little breaks as needed. You cannot neglect your own basic needs. Your baby might cry in this time but he or she is OKAY. Remind yourself, “My baby is annoyed with me for stepping away; but safe.” And then go handle your basic needs without guilt.
Those tiny little people depend on us. I was tired too and yes it was worth it. I carried them EVERYWHERE! I held them every chance I got. My mother told me not to, but I couldn't help it. Now I have extra shadows. Nosy, bossy, unpredictable, little shadows🤣
They can sleep a lot more than 16h in The beginning. Both mine slept over 20h in The First few weeks. Now that My youngest is 6,5 weeks old he sleeps about 18-20hours at least
Rule #5 don’t believe all the horror stories. My sweet baby boy wanted to sleep for long stretches, over 6 hours. The midwives were angry with me but he was fine. Now at 5 weeks he sleeps trough the night with one feeding. He’s put on 2,2 kilos so almost 5 lbs. My milk is fatty and he is content 😅 my firstborn was very fussy so I appreciate this.
I was very lucky during the newborn stage with my girl..... She woke up at roughly the same times to feed and would burp easily and go back to sleep after feeding and diaper change. After i hit the 6 week mark i would spend all day out of the house and she was around 4 months she started sleeping the entire night and she didn't regress in her sleep patterns. Shes 1.5 now and the only thing that changed is she is an acrobat while sleeping 😂
