Advice

Last night Raven tortured my baby keeping her awake so she would hopefully sleep longer after I fed her when I got home. Okay maybe not tortured but played with her and tickled her and talked to her. My favorite part is when I went upstairs and Raven was talking to Eyes. (Paraphrasing here) "Now that mommy has gone I can do unspeakable things to you!" Eyes response was to stick out her tongue and go "pbbbltt!" I found this out when I came back down with a tart. We did not get much sewing done but we did decide on some colour decisions and turned the flannel that I bought into receiving blankets.

But on another note as I was watching Raven torment Eyes I was also talking to Lady Mike (Yes this is very close to one of my knicknames but in this case it works for her as well) Lady Mike is talking about how she would like to get pregnant some day and I wish her well in that endeavor. Some of the things we talked about though was what a new mom should do with her newborn. I realized that I was doing one of the things on my list. Which was get out and do something to save your sanity. Woohoo!

So here's a short list...

1. Give the baby eye time. Meaning look at your baby for as long as s/he is willing to let you.
2. Tummy time. Every baby needs to work on their crawling and head control. Best to start early!
3. You time! This is just as important as giving your baby attention. If you do not relax and do something for yourself you will flip and do something stupid. This is why you hear most new moms go "Adult company! I need to talk to someone who can say more than 'gaga'" This usually happens around the three month mark. I should know I did that after my first two pregnancies. This one I am going swimming and getting out of the house at least twice every week. Since I know I am post partum depressive suspect I do not want to be inactive.

Still I could go on about things like sitz baths or singing to your child but you know what that would go under the best advice I can give any new mom. Of course I will admit I have been very good at offering it out to anyone who I think needs it! Trust your instincts! You will get so much advice (most of it conflicting) that it is simply best to listen, smile and throw away the ones you do not trust or know will work with your child. Believe me it makes the world of difference.