Advice Swap during Mommy Events
I attended my best friend’s firstborn’s baptismal and most of the people there are new moms! I’m telling you, if I had a dollar for each mom advice I received and gave out, i’d be rich! Dads also shared some home building advice for new dads, like where to place the tv stands and how to install child proofing devices.
The best advices I heard were associated with resting and sleeping. Having a newborn at home means you don’t sleep much and dads are forced to take the dawn shift. My personal advice is this: sleep when you can, and don’t try to do everything on your own. Get help. Remember that your family will suffer more if you get sick because of sleeplessness.
Sleep deprivation can also be attributed to mommy worry. New moms will always feel that something will go wrong if they’re not there to fix it. Visitors will also be pouring and you will need all the energy you can muster to accommodate all the well wishers.
Some Mommy advice won’t apply to you, but always be gracious to anyone who offers advice. You will get mostly unsolicited advice, even from strangers. Bear in mind that people do things differently, so you have to stick to what you believe in. If someone offers superstitious advice, simply nod and listen, but you don’t have to follow if you think it’s not something you’d feel comfortable doing.
If you are a new mom and I met you somewhere, it won’t be too difficult to guess what’s bothering you right now. Just stand there, let me consider your hair, your make up and the way you walk. In fact, some new moms are so obviously ‘new moms’ that they smell like their babies. Ah, the wonders of new motherhood! So, let me practice my psychic powers on you, ok?