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Hold, hug, touch and love your baby lots. Recognize your baby’s brain connections are growing at phenomenal rates these first few years. Stimulate by providing lots of opportunities to see, hear, touch, smell and feel. Read lots of books about parenting. Give Dad lots of opportunities to bond with and care for baby. Stay home with your baby. If you must get child-care, be extraordinarily careful who you allow to care for your baby in these important first years.
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For mommy: pick up the book "What To Expect When You’re Expecting", and "What To Expect In The First Year" For daddy: Pick up the book "What To Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding" This is a must for all expecting fathers. WARNING – daddy, if you plan on constantly quoting selected passages from any of these books, wear head protection. Good luck Rob – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > : What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. > : This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions? > Oh, new parents are concerned about tons of things. The best thing you > can do for yourself and for your baby is take each day as it comes. You > will learn what things work and what don’t. There isn’t such a thing as a > perfect parent and we all makes mistakes. I guess one of the biggest > things to remember is babies are not these fragile human beings. They > loved to be cuddled, held and talked to. Your child and you will get used > to a routine on most things and you will do just fine. Don’t be afraid to > ask questions as everyone else was there at one time too. > Congrats and best wishes! > Debbie
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Congratulations! >The first thing to ‘worry about’ is to not worry so much! My first turned >out to be twins and I didn’t enjoy it as much because I worried too much! > Babies have survived for thousands of years and in thousands of >conditions (from caves to palaces!) When you are expecting, suddenly >everyone you know, from strangers to your mother-in-law becomes an >arm-chair obstetrician or pediatrician. > My best advice is to read alot ("what to expect when your’e expecting" & >"what to expect the first year" are great!) and to just love your baby and >enjoy those sweet, quickly passing moments!
Yes Yes. Read. Read. Read. Nyoka
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My advice is don’t let anyone else tell you how to do things, it’s your baby use your judgement and go with it and bollocks to the rest of the world. The only other thing is when having a new first baby if you want everything for your baby and feel you are letting it down if you don’t get it,before you buy take a step back and think if you really need it and how long will it last for. It’s amazing what you will never use and what you can save money on. At last they have found something capable of doing the work of 5 men. ONE WOMAN !!!! http://homepages.enterprise.net/odonn
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: What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. : This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions? Oh, new parents are concerned about tons of things. The best thing you can do for yourself and for your baby is take each day as it comes. You will learn what things work and what don’t. There isn’t such a thing as a perfect parent and we all makes mistakes. I guess one of the biggest things to remember is babies are not these fragile human beings. They loved to be cuddled, held and talked to. Your child and you will get used to a routine on most things and you will do just fine. Don’t be afraid to ask questions as everyone else was there at one time too. Congrats and best wishes! Debbie
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> What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. > This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions?Don’t be afraid to ask all the questions you come up with! Ask anyone
whose opinion you trust – especially your pediatrician. During my pregnancy and early in my son’s first year I found it helpful to carry a little notebook around. I used this to write down questions as they came up and carried it with me to the doctor’s office whenever I went. The doctor was never irritated by it, and I don’t believe any good doctor would be. Also, once your baby is born, remain calm. Never assume the worst. I created many heartaches for myself by imagining what might be wrong only to find out it was nothing major. Good Luck! Pam Mother to Will (11/95)
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> What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. > This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions?
#1: The child is the most important aspect of your lives. BAR NONE! This innocent being that has been brought into this world is totally dependant on the parents for its survival, growth, and development. NEVER FORGET THAT! #2: Any other questions? … Refer to #1 — Edward Crist Counselor/Education Specialist Penn State University Talent Search Program http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/e/x/exc15/
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Congratulations! The first thing to ‘worry about’ is to not worry so much! My first turned out to be twins and I didn’t enjoy it as much because I worried too much! Babies have survived for thousands of years and in thousands of conditions (from caves to palaces!) When you are expecting, suddenly everyone you know, from strangers to your mother-in-law becomes an arm-chair obstetrician or pediatrician. My best advice is to read alot ("what to expect when your’e expecting" & "what to expect the first year" are great!) and to just love your baby and enjoy those sweet, quickly passing moments!
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>What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. >This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions?
don’t let anybody push you around about how you take care of your baby. follow your heart and take the advice that feels good to you and discard the rest!
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Develop a plan on how to deal with unwanted advice and suggestions. I personally like saying, "Now there’s a suggestion", because the advice giver feels like I’ve acknowledged them and I never really said that I was going to follow the advice. I also enjoyed pefacing with, "Our pediatrician recommends…" This will also be a test of your relationship with your parents and in-laws. Keep in mind that eventhough they can be REALLLLLY annoying, they do mean well, try to keep a sense of humor. This is probably not the first time you’ve been told this, but I found alot of helpful information as well as comfort and support in the book, "What to Expect When You’re Expecting" This book has become the fashionable" pregnancy book, but I was given several different books and that is the one that I liked the best (I even bought "What to Expect the First Year" and WTE the Toddler Years".) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. > This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions?
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What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions?
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<<What are some of the things new parents to be should be concerned about. This is the first baby. Any hints or suggestions?>> Don’t let anyone smoke around your baby. Make everyone wash their hands with antibacterial soap before touching the baby during his first winter. Don’t let the baby touch the toys in the ped’s office during the first winter, since this is how many viruses are spread which can be dangerous in otherwise healthy newborns.
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