"I'm one of the biggest offenders. Trying to get things "right". "Sleep training" "How to make baby sleep in crib" "Baby needs nap schedule" "Baby only sleeps on me"
I was talking to an older "been there done that" mama that I used to nanny for (& whom I love and adore) and I was stressing that my sweet baby girl only likes to nap on me and blah blah blah.
She reminded me to slow down. Breathe. Enjoy the cuddles. As a first time mom I don't realize how quickly this stage passes. How quickly our little ones turn into big ones and they don't want to nap on mom anymore, or when they're even older & want nothing to do with mom and dad.
I know not all of us get to be stay at home moms. I know a lot have other babies. We all have dishes and laundry piling and dirty bathrooms and spit up clothes. We don't have time for perfect hair and bodies. Maybe things around the house are neglected, maybe even ourselves, but our babies are not.
Were all doing a great job. Were all beautiful mothers doing what we can for our precious babies. Some of us hold our babies for naps. Some stick a binky back in little ones mouths all night long. Some of us are still up multiple times a night. Some of us bounce and sway and shhhhh until we think we cannot anymore. Whether we feel silly, or like were doing it "wrong", were doing what our babies need - whatever we can, and that makes us really good mommies.
This stage is going to pass so quickly, this is just a reminder. So next time I come to you seeking advice on how to get my sweet baby girl to nap in the crib, please remind me that my arms are just fine for now.
I was talking to an older "been there done that" mama that I used to nanny for (& whom I love and adore) and I was stressing that my sweet baby girl only likes to nap on me and blah blah blah.
She reminded me to slow down. Breathe. Enjoy the cuddles. As a first time mom I don't realize how quickly this stage passes. How quickly our little ones turn into big ones and they don't want to nap on mom anymore, or when they're even older & want nothing to do with mom and dad.
I know not all of us get to be stay at home moms. I know a lot have other babies. We all have dishes and laundry piling and dirty bathrooms and spit up clothes. We don't have time for perfect hair and bodies. Maybe things around the house are neglected, maybe even ourselves, but our babies are not.
Were all doing a great job. Were all beautiful mothers doing what we can for our precious babies. Some of us hold our babies for naps. Some stick a binky back in little ones mouths all night long. Some of us are still up multiple times a night. Some of us bounce and sway and shhhhh until we think we cannot anymore. Whether we feel silly, or like were doing it "wrong", were doing what our babies need - whatever we can, and that makes us really good mommies.
This stage is going to pass so quickly, this is just a reminder. So next time I come to you seeking advice on how to get my sweet baby girl to nap in the crib, please remind me that my arms are just fine for now.
