Want to hear one of my best tips for expecting mamas??
Expect the Unexpected, or rather don’t go into the birth thing with any expectations at all. Just see what happens and roll with it.
After two years of trying to conceive and dealing with a less than compassionate obgyn, I decided to enlist the care of midwives when we finally, FINALLY, were blessed with becoming pregnant. I had literally sat in my obgyn’s waiting room for hours at appointments and had witnessed the doctor “ducking out” to delivery a baby and pop right back in to continue on with his daily grind. That wasn’t exactly the care I wanted or needed now that I was finally on my way to parenthood and feeling a little fragile in the emotions department, as we desperately prayed that this one wouldn’t end in another miscarriage.
The midwives were warm and kind and patient, all the things we were looking for in our prenatal care and when our due date began closing in, it was time to form a plan. I had seen many a “birth plan” on the internet and couldn’t really get my head around it all. Did I want music? darkness? incense? lol I have no idea! Not having gone through this before, all I wanted was the baby out! Let’s do that!
So my complex birth plan was to meet the midwives at the hospital and go from there.
And see, why form any kind of plan at all because I couldn’t even get that one right! Contractions were quick to come and pushing started right away. Hey, let’s call that midwife shall we???
So baby arrived in our bedroom here at home and we never did get to see inside that hospital that we took the time to tour. Not ever actually, Baby Boy #2 came even quicker and by Baby Boy#3 we stopped planning on meeting at the hospital and our awesome midwife planned to come to the house no matter what!
I remember our midwife asking us where we kept the diapers early that morning when my oldest arrived. hmmm……had we bought diapers? wouldn’t the hospital have all that stuff? no wait! YES! We had a precious yellow pack of Pampers Swaddlers in the nursery! Saved!
In August, Walmart Canada and P&G began sponsoring a series of prenatal programs in hospitals and community centres countrywide by providing soon-to-be parents with special gift bags with Pampers product. The reusable Walmart gift bags include a package of Pampers Swaddlers, a sample of Pampers wipes and an educational pamphlet. This program will reach 55,000 new moms from coast to coast, providing helpful tips on everything from how to secure a car seat to birth plans.
To celebrate this awesome partnership to support new moms, I am giving away that same prenatal pack new moms receive from Pampers and Walmart Canada! (a $65 value)
- $50 gift card to Walmart Canada
- Pampers Swaddlers Newborn
- Sample of Pampers wipes
- Educational pamphlet courtesy of Pampers & Walmart
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- Reusable bag from Pampers & Walmart Canada
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Let the housework slide and just focus on the baby!
Take help from others!
Take a nap whenever you have a chance.
Relax! Enjoy it, because they change so fast!
Rest whenever you can. Accept help graciously and relax.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help and advice from others. Enjoy they don’t be little for long.
My advice, when baby sleeps, you try and sleep.
Get sleep when the baby sleeps! You can always use it, even if it’s just a rest, close your eyes.
Sleep when baby is sleeping.
My advice is to take advice with a grain of salt. Everyone has an opinion to offer but you’re the one who has to live with the choices you make.
I’d say, if someone offers their help in some way, whether doing laundry or making a meal, accept graciously. One less thing for you to have to get accomplished.
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one piece of advice for new moms.
My advice is Don’t be afraid to ask for help and advice from others.
Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!
Nobody knew it all with their first child. Or their second. Or their…..
Rest when you can.
If you are nursing, try nursing laying down. Such a life saver.
sleep when baby is sleeping!! the dishes and laundry can wait! best advice i ever got 🙂
take all the help that is offered
Make sure to rest, when the baby is resting.
suck up every single second ! it goes by too fast and soon you will miss it .
My advice is to sleep when the baby sleeps. The household chores can wait, you really need your sleep to function properly.
My advice is to accept help when it is offered.
In the weeks before baby is due, try to make some healthy meals and snacks that you can freeze. These will come in very handy when you are tired and don’t want to or can’t find the time to make a nice homemade meal.
Nap when the baby is napping!
Sleep when the baby sleeps
No one knows everything. So don’t believe someone who claims it.
If you need to, sleep when Baby is napping.
Don’t forget to eat, you need to stay nourished!
Be patient, and you do not have to be a perfect.
take help whenever it is offered – and start saving for education asap
buy diapers on sale and use coupons
Have someone come help you once a week
My advice is to sleep when baby is sleeping.
nap when the baby naps if you can and accept help.
Try to stay calm! Usually a calm mom means a calm baby. A stressed mom means a stressed, cranky baby.
Relax and take each day at a time.
Accept help and sleep.
Sleep when the baby naps!
Relax- you will learn what the baby needs 🙂
Relax while the baby is sleeping.
Don’t overthink things. Just relax and trust in your instincts.
Sleep when the baby sleeps!
Accept any help that is offered I thought I was superman with my first child and didn’t want any help I was exhausted by the time the 2nd one came along I accepted as many offers as possible to help out
Boogers and puke wipe away…don’t sweat it.
Haha! Love this!
My advice is to get a good baby carrier. You can get so much done while wearing the baby and it’s a great way to bond and calm a fussy baby.
dont stress, it’s a learning curve for everyone
My #1 tip is don’t compare yourself to other Moms
trust your instincts!
One thing that helped me a lot was to sleep when baby slept. It is probably the only reason I got any sleep at all 🙂
Do what works for you! Even if its not what your mom, the ‘experts’ or whomever say you should/shouldn’t do. Its hard enough being a mom and more so when they are so tiny.
My best advice is to take help when it is offered. Being a new parent can be overwhelming and the help can help you keep your sanity
Accept help (don’t try to be a hero) and rest whenever you can.
Get lots of sleep, and take all the help you can from family members!
Enjoy this time with your baby and sleep when they sleep!
Nap when you get a chance and always take time for cuddles.
Enjoy every moment … it goes by in a blink of an eye
Everyone want to give you advice. It’s not always right or might not work for you. Just go with your newly acquired mothers instinct. It won’t let you down!
sleep when the baby sleeps
Sleep when baby is sleeping or you will wear yourself out before you know it !
Relax. You are doing a good job!
Make your own baby food, best way to know exactly what’s in his food.
Don’t be afraid to ask for HELP if your struggling
be patient, you will loose your temper a lot, your world will be upside down but if take these challenges as part of your life and just see the face of your baby at any point you will forget all the stress.
Don’t do rubber nipples once they have teeth, not past a year. Soothers aren’t necessary – they become a crutch for parents to make their kids shut up. A little patience, and together, you can help your baby learn to be soothed without jamming something in their mouth because it is inevitable that they will have to learn to go without one!
Enjoy every moment you have with your child.
Thanks for the giveaway! =)
Make sure you take care of yourself, eat well and try to excersise with baby when you can!
Don’t be afraid to let someone else watch the baby so you get some “me” time. You will feel refreshed and ready again.
Ask for help! People sometimes just needed to be told what they can do to help out.
Get plenty of sleep while you can!
sleepy and all enjoy every single second…the first year especially moves so quickly
Have your family around, they can provide great advice and give u little breaks…
sleep when baby sleeps
My advice is to trust your gut instinct and to not be afraid to ask for help!
Dont be afraid to ask for her
Nap when you can
Sleep when the baby sleeps . Best advice ever.
My advice to new mom is rest whenever you can and get others to help you out when you are really tired
new moms there is no perfect bedtime routine, no keeping up with all the chores, just let some things go, don’t drive yourself crazy!
Sleep whenever you have a chance, even if you think you aren’t that tired!
Don’t sweat the small stuff. I have five children ranging in age from 11 years to 1 month old. I remember with my oldest I stressed out about everything. i worried over milestones and what was the “best” way to do things. Over timeI have evolved and become so much more relaxed. I now enjoy the journey so much more because of that. Enjoy your baby because they don’t stay little for long.
There will be sleepless nights that will take getting used to for the first year
When people offer help, accept it! If they don’t suggest something specific, give them a small job suggestion. You will be overworked, overtired, and miserable if you try to do it all on your own.
Don’t stress, get plenty of sleep and don’t be afraid to ask for help!
Sleep when the baby sleeps. It will be much easier on you.
Sleep when baby sleeps!!!
Ask for help when u need it
Don’t be so hard on yourself, there is definitely a learning curve. Just have their best interest at heart and you will be fine.
don’t worry about keeping house clean, laundry, it will get done eventually. focus on u and baby. also, take a nice hot shower everynight to relax
Sleep when the baby sleeps, accept help when offered
Take all the advice with a grain of salt. People are going to give you their opinions loudly, endlessly, and they’re going to all be different, at times opposing. Go with your gut and remember that you’re that baby’s mum, and you know best.
sleep when the baby sleeps…have patience and never be afraid to ask for help 🙂
You can never have enough diapers or wipes. When you think you have enough, bring more and then bring a bit more than that!
Sleep when the baby sleeps and don’t stress out that you aren’t doing enough. Let other people help you when they offer.
Sleep when the baby sleeps
Trust your instincts, you know best.
Take lots of photos of baby – they change so fast.
Cheers.
Don’t try to be super Mommy, take the help that is offered for sure.
Request help when you need it, don’t be too proud to say yes, I need help!
Don’t fret if your home isn’t picture perfect like it was before the baby. Take shortcuts and spend time with your baby. You and your baby’s health are the most important and eventually when you settle in with the baby you will get back to your old routine or at least the things that matter.
always sleep when the baby sleeps,, take it easy… its ok to ask for help when your feeling overwhelmed.. it DOES NOT mean your a bad mom it means you ARE an awesome mom!
accept help- others want to help with baby,even the changing
Take all offers of help!
Accept help when it is offered!
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Don’t be afraid of those ‘new’ feelings… no matter how abnormal they may feel, they really aren’t! Don’t be afraid to talk to ‘older’ moms… confide in them, we’ve been there, we understand.
I will be a new mom in Nov so no advice I can offer, but I appreciate reading through the comments!
accept help – if its frozen dinners or someone who can watch baby even for an hour so you can take a bath or go to the store alone. Do it.
Sleep whenever you can!
Nap when the baby is sleeping
accept help from others
let the grandparents help out
Always get as much sleep as you can, whenever you can!
Sleep whenever you can and take all the help that is offered!
sleep when the baby is sleeping
Enjoy every minute good and bad because before you know it they are all grown up.
Get some sleep when the baby is sleeping, leave the housework for later.
its ok to let people help so u can have a break or nap
Take help when offered and get some sleep
relax, and don’t be afraid to ask for help
Do what feels right for you! Every baby and every family is different. What worked for your Mom or best friend or well-meaning older neighbour might not work for you.
Breastfeeding is hard! But so so worth it….don’t give up!!
Cuddle as much as you can! They grow up so fast!
Don’t buy too many size newborn they grow so fast
Try and take time to enjoy motherhood. My daughter is now 25 and I wish I could go back sometimes and not stress about things that simply didn’t matter.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it.
Stock up the freezer with pre-made meals before you give birth!
Get your child used to noise from an early age.
When your baby is in his/her own room, do not use a night light and keep the door closed when they are sleeping. They will learn to sleep in the dark and will be less fearful of the dark when they grow up. I did this with our Son and he was never afraid of the dark when he went to bed. Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. Keep up the exceptional blogging!
Don’t ALWAYS listen to everyone else’s story or tales, each baby is different and as a mom, you know.
say yes to everyone who offers you help
Sleep when they do!
I’m not a mom myself, but I heard that you should get as much sleep as you can
My advice woulld be to savor every moment , I know that can be hard when you are in the thick of it and so tired but it all goes by so fast
Take time for yourself!
Accept help-there is no medal for trying to do it all yourself
sleep , sleep , sleep as much as you can or you will feel exhausted and over whelmed
It will get easier with time.
Don’t let a single moment go by, when people tell you times flies, they really mean it! I wish my son was a wee one again, oh how I loved cuddling his tiny body, he’s 6 now! They grow up WAY too fast!!
Relax, trust your instincts, and enjoy the time because it goes way too fast.
Don’t let others pressure you into doing things their way.
Don’t use pacifiers if you are breastfeeding
Try to get enough sleep so you can be a calmer, more focused new mom. 🙂 Thank you.
trust your instincts – you know your baby better than anyone else. thanks
Take a nap when baby is napping.
If someone offers help, take it.
Take advantage of very quite time that comes your way and relax.
enjoy every monment (even if it doesnt seem that enjoyable)
Sleep any chance you get
Try to take a rest whenever you can, those sleepless nights can be brutal! The housework can wait.
sleep when the baby does.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Thanks for the contest.
My advice to new moms: You know your baby best. Be her/his advocate!
Get al the rest you can.
Sleep when you can
rest when you can… and never fall asleep with your baby in bed etc to many deaths .
sleep whenever you can
Don’t buy tons of small baby clothes. Have the crib always ready to put the baby to bed.
sleep when you can!
try not to take it too seriously..laugh when things don’t go to plan.
Don’t waste your money on adorable little outfits for newborns, they out grow them so quickly…newborns live in sleepers (get the ones with zippers-much easier then fumbling with snaps when your eyes are soooo tiered.) Also baby shoes are such a waste of money as well. Spend your money on diapers…you will need LOTS! And if there is any money left- start saving for collage.
Sleep when the baby sleeps, forget the housework…no one cares!
Remember to BREATH, and they grow up SO fast, enjoy each and every moment.
Talk to your baby all the time, and it’s never too early to read books to them. It’s wonderful for language development.
Don’t listen to other advice 🙂
Enjoy the moments while you can !
If your family wants to help you with cooking or cleaning or even taking the baby while you get some rest then accept the offer.
sleep when the baby sleeps, u need it.