The Best Piece of Advice I Have for New Moms

If you are a new or expectant mom chances are you are getting advice from everyone and anyone.  You will have the opinion of your parents, in laws or significant others parents, probably even from strangers in the grocery store!  It can get pretty stressful when you have people pressuring you from every side. You will have one person telling you that you have to breast feed, another telling you to bottle feed.  One telling you how great cloth diapers are and another telling you they are a waste of your time. And on and on and on.....

When you have so much advice being thrown in your face you may start to question the choices you have already made or plan to make for your baby.  So my advice to you is to simply ignore everyone's advice (except this advice haha).  You need to do what works for you!  You cannot make your decisions based on what other people think. 

Another thing to remember is to be flexible with your plans.  You may plan on breast feeding and then realize it just is not working for you or baby.  You may plan on having baby sleep in the nursery right away and then decide you would rather keep baby in a bassinettet next to you for a while.  Whatever it is you will know what is right.  After all what is most important is you and your baby being happy.

So that is my main advice go with your gut and do whatever works.  Do not let peoples opinions get to you.  The only other big piece of advice I have for your is to enjoy every moment.  The time goes so fast.  Take as many photographs and write down as many memories as you can! Napping when my son naps has also been really helpful on nights when I get no sleep.  The dishes and laundry can wait.  It is more important that you be rested and happy so you can have the best time possible with baby. 

Natural Teething Solutions

If your baby has not started teething yet be happy. You will be faced with many sleepless nights and many cranky days. If you are breastfeeding you will have a baby who wants to use you as a teether. If your baby has started teething then you know how difficult it can be. When you see your baby in pain all you want to do is provide him with relief. No one wants to see their baby cranky and miserable. So the question is what can you do to provide relief?
There are of course teething toys. There are many different toys out there to provide relief to teething baby’s. There are many options including plastic toys, teething stuffed animals, teething blankets, and cool rings you can put in the fridge. Another option is putting a wet wash cloth in the fridge or freezer and then letting them chew that.
Sometimes the toys are just not enough! If the toys do not work one thing you can do is give your child infant acetaminophen ( check with your pediatrician )or baby oragel. But what if you want a more natural solution?
One thing that has worked great for my son are homeopathic teething tabs. We use either Hyland’s or Little Remedies brands. Both seem to work the same and they contain the same ingredients. I find that teething tabs are best at helping my son to fall asleep when he becomes restless from the pain.
What are some methods you use to provide teething relief?
Check out:
Hyland's Homeopathic Teething Tablets (250 Tablets)
Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether
Little Teethers Tablets-150 tablets
Little Teethers Oral Pain Relief Gel

My New Blog

Let me start with why I am starting this blog.  My best friend recently started an awesome blog, and it has inspired me to do the same.  This blog will be everything and anything that has to do with being a mom.  I am a new first time mom.  I have an amazing six month old son who is my world.  He is my everything.  I want this to be a place where other moms can share their comments about their own experiences.  I also want this to be a place for new or expecting moms to be able to provide each other with support.  This blog will contain great tips on everything from finding great deals, help deciding which products to buy, even making homemade baby food.