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As soon as a woman announces she is pregnant, the baby tips start pouring in. From the grandparents-to-be to the Fed-Ex delivery person, everyone has baby tips--whether the advice- giver has had children or not.
Countless books and articles have been written by experts of pediatrics solely for the purpose of soliciting baby tips for first time mothers. Every year, and another slew of "new and improved" books chock full of baby tips are published. Here the four most important baby tips that every new mother (and father) need to hear.
Pre-baby tip #1: Oldwives tales are just that: Old. Wives. Tales. Anything that happens during the pregnancy to predict the birth is mere coincidence.
OWT: Mother has a lot of heartburnBaby will be born with a headful of hair.
Truth: There is an exceptional chance that Mother will have heartburn. There are a lot of hormones, strange cravings, and a myriad of other pregnancy related things going on. She is more likely to HAVE heartburn than not. As far as Baby's hair? There is a 50% he or she will have some upon birth.
OWT: Carrying all in the front, it is a boy; Carrying low and wide, it is a girl.
Truth: The way that a woman carries a baby has more to do with her physical capacity than with the gender of the baby. The pregnant body knows no difference.
OWT: Crystal Drano will predict the Baby's gender when added to Mother's urine.
Truth: Only time will tell the gender. Drano only has a 50% chance of accuracy, and then it should be referred to as "happenstance."
There is nothing wrong with hearing about Old Wives Tales when it comes to pregnancy. It should all be taken in fun rather than science, however.
Pre-baby tip #2: The memory fades with time. There is a reason.
Women that have had prior births will have all manner of horror stories. Labors that went on for days on end, episiotomies so severe that it could only be repaired by a plastic surgeon, breaking of bones, and cursing at husbands are only a tiny chip of the baby tips ice burg. In reality, there may have been some rough births. There have been births that went by without so much as a Tylenol. But the mind does funny things to different people. It is a coping mechanism. Just think, if giving birth was that horrendous, who would keep having babies? Having said that, there will ALWAYS be the one person whose birth story could qualify for Ripley's.
Baby tip #3: Mommy and Daddy are in-charge.
Whether it is the well-intentioned mother-in-law, an aunt, or a co-worker, the parents of the baby are ultimately in-charge. Instinct is the best indicator of what baby needs or wants. Following instinct will insure that there will be no regrets or resentment to follow.
Baby tip #4 Enjoy the time.
Even after that precious bundle of joy is born, a new mother may be wishing to fast- forward to a time of full-night sleep or maybe lack of diapers. But suffering through those sleepless nights and enjoying each cry, bottle, and dirty diaper will be well-worth it. In the blink of an eye, that baby will be talking, walking, going to school.do not rush the time. Remember the saying, "Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."
As the baby tips continue to pour in, well beyond the infant years, nodding and smiling is the best defense. Mentally file the tips that are liked and discard the bad tips. Having a baby is a wonderful time. No doubt there will countless hours of kisses, hugs, and cuddles. There will be millions of baby tips. Try not to let the intentions of loved ones take away from this special gift.
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