What was the best advice you were given about....?

Breastfeeding?


And getting your newborn into a routine?


Dealing with post natal depression?


Dealing with ';enexpected visitors'; in the first weeks?What was the best advice you were given about....?
Breastfeeding? Feed on demand when your baby is hungry. Don't get frustrated and give up when you're tired. It takes a while to learn how to breastfeed. Work with the lactation consultant at the hospital the day you give birth.





Routine? THere won't be one at first. Feed your baby when he/she is hungry, and put them down to sleep when they are tired, usually less than two hours after they wake up.





Postnatal Depression? Expect to feel moody and hormonal and cry. Sleep when your baby sleeps. Forget about doing housework and cooking at first. Let someone else handle that.





Unexpected Visitors? Put hubby in charge of them. If you don't feel up to it, then have hubby tell them to come back at a later time and give them a time to come. Your baby and your needs come first.





Congratulations!What was the best advice you were given about....?
Breastfeeding- stick with it, because it is going to hurt at first and have plenty of lansinoh cream....(I really didn't need the cream for more than a week, my son was a natural at latching on, yeah it hurt at first but not that badly)





Getting him into a routine- Good luck, the best advice really was to sleep when your baby sleeps. They don't know their days from nights, makes for a lot of sleepless nights!





Dealing with post natal depression- I didn't really have that. Only when I brought him home from the hospital I cried every day for about 3 days about everything that could happen to him, and all the bad in the world that I would have to protect him from. Its very overwhelming. My mom used to tell me that I would feel that way, and you never really know until you are actually a mother. Its nuts!





Unexpected Visitors-Thats so rude for people to just show up, just tell them you aren't up for it right now. It's your choice, let them not like it, you make the calls. I hate it when people just show up unexpectedly. There were a couple times where my friends would be like ';Im right up the road and I'm coming to see the baby!'; and I would just tell them, I'm not having any visitors and I'm waiting until he's a bit older. I mean, what can they say??
i found that with breast feeding, it was best to make sure you had a good latch


i also heard that if u roll your nipples in your fingers for about twenty min a day for about a month before the baby, it toughens up your nipples and make feeding hurt less.


have plenty of lanolin cream.





getting into a routine takes time


i would say dont bother until the first 6 weeks are over with. those are the hardest weeks





and always sleep when baby does. he/she will most likely want to get most of their sleep during the day.





with depression, have a good line of communication with someone, and see a proffesion if it gets bad.





and unexpected visitors are going to happen


and maybe have them stay for a little but when you start feeling that you or baby need a break, politely ask them to leave
1) none in the mid 70's hardly anyone breastfed


2) relax- it will take time


3) its normal and will pass in a few weeks


4) dont answer the door- put a sign on the door saying Mommy and __ are taking time to get to know each other , we'll be ready to greet family and friends on _____ (fill in the date)