You know ur a first time mom when ...

amother

↑ Celeste ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 9:42 am

amother NeonGreen wrote:

If they sleep, let them. They will wake when they are hungry.

This is obviously only for healthy babies that are gaining adequate weight.

You shouldn’t be letting let them go past a few hours in the beginning this is inaccurate.

amother

Birch

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:04 am

lol!
The perfect mother is always the newest mother! I was too!
Then we have more kids and learn that there is no such thing as perfection!

My first baby ate beautifully, slept through the night without sleep training and literally never cried. As for the others..

amother

↑ NeonGreen ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:04 am

amother Celeste wrote:

You shouldn’t be letting let them go past a few hours in the beginning this is inaccurate.

You don't have to wake them every 2-3 hours. If they are sleeping 6+ hours thats another story. As long as they are gaining there is no need to wake them.

amother

↑ NeonGreen ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:05 am

amother Celeste wrote:

Experienced mom here. You should be waking up baby in the beginning months to eat at night.

Experienced mom and nurse here. No need to if they are gaining weight adequately.

amother

↑ Pearl

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:15 am

Middle ground people… don’t let a newborn sleep through the whole night, but no need to wake them every 2.5-3 hrs. If they’re still sleeping by 5-6 hrs then wake them up because they already missed a feeding. This is only when they’re really little. Once they’re 4,5,6 months and they’re gaining weight and eating well through the day you can stop waking them at all if they sleep through.

amother

↑ Celeste ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:26 am

amother NeonGreen wrote:

Experienced mom and nurse here. No need to if they are gaining weight adequately.

This is inaccurate, check the AAP guidelines. Blood sugar levels start to drop after a few hours and you want to avoid that.

amother

↑ Celeste

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:32 am

Baby Feeding Tip

During the first few weeks, if your baby does not wake up in the middle of the night to eat, you should wake them. The AAP recommends waking newborns to eat after four to five hours of sleep in the first few weeks after birth.

amother

↑ Dodgerblue

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:33 am

Ok guys chill this was meant to be an entertaining thread. Start a spin-off if you’d like.

amother

↑ NeonGreen

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:41 am

amother Celeste wrote:

I didn't mean don't ever wake them. You don't need to wake them every 2-3 hours like a lot of new mothers are told.
Im done talking about this.

Ruchel ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:43 am

amother Dodgerblue wrote:

You’re absolutely obsessed with your baby and take pictures non stop. As for the youngest kid…

I still do LOL
And I never did some of the stuff here

Adding mine

You're afraid of hurting the baby dressing the baby

↑ Ruchel ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:46 am

[quote="amother Hibiscus

Never had a bedtime for my baby cos I didnt need to.

Wherever we went she came with.

I remember someone saying why are they up so late.[/quote]

That's me. I love that with babies.

amother

Hosta ↓

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:48 am

amother Copper wrote:

You think it is totally due to your amazing parenting that your child walks/talks early and take credit for it at all time LOL

You attend every single PTA, mid morning 15 minute performances, get all school supplies at the beginning of the summer, always have a mitzva note prepped etc

And take endless photos Laugh

I do most of those and I am an experienced mother of many BH.

amother

↑ Hosta

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:51 am

You know you're a first time mom when you still think you have control over how your kids will turn out.

↑ Ruchel

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:57 am

I don't cry when they go to school but... Wait until it's yeshiva or sem time 😉
When the first graduates HS
When the first goes to yeshiva or sem
When the first gets talked about shidduch
♥
Kah

Gomama

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 11:22 am

amother Tanzanite wrote:

You cut your babys nails and she started bleeding so you panic and call the Dr

Too scared to cut the babies nails so let it fall off on its own.

GLUE

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 1:42 pm

When you go to the park you bring a stroller for baby and a wagon for all of babies supplies that you must have.

readreread

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 4:29 pm

You have weekly bump photos of your growing pregnancy.

Your child's outfits always match perfectly.

You spent $50 on a Hanna Andersson sweater because "it's just so cute!"

You refuse to use even a drop of formula, even when you're crying because your baby can't latch and he's losing weight. What about those 2 IQ points??

You make homemade baby food purees.

You exorcise all artifical fragrances from your house and only use the fancy baby-branded laundry detergents and soaps.

You sterilize your pump parts after every single use.

Your husband comes to every OB appointment with you.

You agonize over whether taking Tylenol while pregnant will give your baby autism.

amother

Lemonlime

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 5:53 pm

A teacher from sem said.

“I was the perfect parent until I became a parent”