Will My Daughter’s Nursery Be Pink or Blue?
The big news at NanaHood this week is that my daughter, Rachel, and her husband, Gabe, are having their first baby. And the second piece of big news is that we find out TODAY if it is a girl or a boy!
We just want a healthy baby and it doesn’t matter to us if it is a boy or a girl but Rachel has given me the okay for me to ask you for advice.
What’s Your Best Piece of Advice For a New Mom?
That’s right, she really wants to know! Leave her a comment and tell her what the one thing is every new mom should know and include a guess with your comment…is she having a girl or boy. Be sure and come back to NanaHood tonight and see if there is a picture of a blue nursery or a pink one!
I can hardly wait to know if I get to spoil a boy or a girl!
Ba.D. and I heard so much advice, inconsistent, irrelevant, scary or just overwhelming, that the best “advice” was from someone who told Ba.D. to ignore the advice about a hypothetical baby and trust that when he held that baby, it’d all feel so worth it. From that moment on, it’s fumbling, sure, but it’s lovely fumbling that’s so, so worth it. 🙂
Thanks, Michelle! I will make sure she reads this!
You don’t need half as much baby stuff as everyone says you do. But a jog stroller, once baby is big enough to ride in it safely, is the best piece of baby equipment EVER if you plan to do much walking. The wheels are so much easier to maneuver.
Congrats to all! I knew what sex all my children were before finding out – it was just a “feeling” I guess.
Let’s see advice – it’s her first baby…okay here goes.
*Trust your body. If you want to have your baby naturally you can. Yes, there will be pain but it isn’t called labor for nothing. Learn all you can about natural child birth and make your own decision. Don’t let c-section happy doctors or other moms’ negative birth experiences ruin YOUR birth experience. Watch The Business of Being Born (Netflix has it) – it is beautiful and empowering.
*Create a birth plan (if you need to see one let me know, I would be more than glad to give you a copy of how we formatted ours- we ended up not using it due to the fact I ended up having the baby in the car…)
*Breastfeeding does not hurt – if it does something is wrong. Take a breastfeeding class and/or talk to a Lactation consultant if you decide to take this route. If it doesn’t work out – you aren’t a failure!
*Nothing is as bad as you think it is. Take everything in stride. Sleep when you can. Remember to eat. Take time for you – even if it is something small. No one cares if you didn’t get to the dishes or the laundry etc…If you feel overwhelmed just call on friends and family waiting with baited breath to help out.
*Your mom is a wealth of information and sometimes you may not want to admit you need a hand but she will never judge you and guess what – she is usually right!
Hope all goes well. Keep us posted! 🙂
How exciting! My guess – for no apparent reason is – girl. Not sure why I think that, but I do. As for advice, I went into having a baby knowing absolutely nothing about babies. My advice is not to compare to other mothers, don’t forget to take care of yourself, and do the best you can. We all make mistakes, but it ends up okay. Make sure to update us on whether it is a boy or girl!
I am so excited for Rachael and Gabe!!!!!!
My advice is…….. Let Daddy (Gabe) do everything he wants to for and with the baby and LET him do it HIS way.
I am Teresas (aka Grandma) Flight Attendant friend, and I started leaving my boys, I have two, with their daddy at about 4 months old each one. I always let him feed, dress, change…..everything ……his way. I have friends that just had to have control over it all and in the end it will bite you in the butt :0) So share all the responsibilities, and don’t be so worried about what they are dressed in and what they eat, I promise you will all be much happier in the end. One friends son wanted to wear baseball pants EVERYDAY to preschool. When our boys graduated from college, she said to me, ” what would it have mattered now if I had just let him wear those pants everyday, I wish I had”.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy is all.