Parenting Advice: 10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Having a Baby

 So you're gon na have a baby you're gon na have a baby you're gon na have a baby you're going to get a lot of advice, ignore 90 % of its it's worthless. Here'S some good advice same things. I wish I knew before I became pear number 10. Everything you're doing is probably the best to somebody and the worst thing that you can possibly do to somebody else. So just do what works for you and don't get on the internet, because you can google anything and everybody has an opinion. You'Ll know how to take care of them. Do not care one ounce. What other people think about you BAM. Yeah number nine J on the schedule get on the schedule. Get on a schedule. If you want to live schedule, is key to sleep schedule. Number eight everybody leaves this out, so parenting is hard. You can't sometimes you just can't handle it. Take just an hour. Go to Grandma's drop the baby off, go, get some ice cream. Take a 20-minute nap, make a date night once a week and don't skip it number seven. This is important instead of having to like mold them to what you want discover who they are and let them let them be number six be prepared for the unexpected, because it will have like maybe the possibility of having twins. There is a chance that your baby could go flying down a hill and then roll out of her car seat onto the road which may have happened. Number five you've got make room baby, crib, changing table car seat, stroller new strollers, actually bassinet, that went into our room, even though he had a crib in his own room and their toys. More crap has on a room, he's five pounds get its own room right. I have my own room number four you're going to look back and you're gon na say I wish those times will come back so keep them, don't give them all the way. The only wear it once but you'll keep it forever. Memory said they only think that you'll have left doctor all this said and done now. Watch me be grateful for your kids, be grateful. Things that you are prepared for can turn out to be good things in the end. Oh yeah worth it all. The poop and snot and screaming and crying and fighting worth it all of it totally worth it cherish every single minute. We would never have asked for the challenge that we were so grateful for what she taught us we're grateful every day for her life. The best thing that ever happened to us number - two don't be too hard on yourself - is gon na be okay, some days you're, just not gon na, have a lot of patience and that's okay. It really is all just spilled milk. The house can wait, all of the chores can wait. You have to remember that this is a massive change in your life and you're gon na feel every emotion. There is too feel those deep, deep, deep emotions on either side of the spectrum. Yeah number one, the one thing that you just you can't understand that you can't prepare for that. You'Re not going to know until you experiences all the love be prepared to love something more than you ever thought. You could because, because you haven't, you haven't yet, and it will be the best thing that you've ever done. If I wasn't a mom, I can't imagine it's been two wonderful, just relax, you're gon na be great, hopefully