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Parenting expert and author Lucy Atkins offers advice to future parents
Chapter 1 - Preparing to welcome home baby Chapter 2 - Hopes, worries and fearsChapter 3 - Preparing to bring baby homeNine months worth of various aches and pains, bizarre cravings, morning sickness and an ever expanding stomach have finally come to an end and a new member of the family has now finally arrived.
It's amazing to see, despite months of planning; how ill prepared some new parents are for the arrival of their little bundle of joy. Many aren't aware of the implications of having a little person join their family at all and have no real understanding of the basic do's and don'ts.
One person willing to share all her knowledge is Lucy Atkins, mother of 3 and author of 'First Time Parent'. Lucy has teamed up with the Fairy Godmothers, a panel of mothers and soon-to-be mothers who are offering advice and guidance into the first few months of motherhood.
In the first of 3 vodcasts Lucy and the Fairy Godmothers are discussing preparing to welcome baby home. This instalment offers advice on everything from essential clothes to preparing the perfect nursery environment.
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All the help i have had so far is from friend's and one book that has not been too helpful.
My partner is trying his best but is not really supportive and really doesn't want to be at the birth.
This book sounds like it is inspirational.
Expecting your new baby is very nice, it mapke you and your partner proud and feel your house with warmth and love. But you must know that to become a parent it is not easy that is why you will need to have a strong support systems like familly, friends, doctors, books and forums to assit oyou on Pareting you first born baby.
As a new mother I went through lot of challenges so far and I'm still seeking lot of advice and support.
Having books like this helps a lot becuase you always learns new ideas that will assist you in growing your child. These books they carry lot of information that calms parents "why" as a first time mother you get easily irritable with small things xthat your baby does becuase you are not used to nesting some one. Your baby cries can make you very irritable or when the baby does not sleep can also make you feel very bad.
I will use the exoerience that I have so far as the example:
After when my baby was born he used to cry a lot and not go to rest. Because I did not know what to do, i just cry and rejected my baby. I always felt like giving him away until I decided to go to the Baby shop and buy him a lULLABIES music CD which it helped al to. and there are so many challenges that I went trough and I could not bear them.
I then decieded to buy a book to read about parenting and also visiting a web site where I join the forums and also do the google search which helps a lot.
So people must consider different methods on growing thier babies whhich can help a lot.
hanks
I'm 17years old and in 5weeks I will be giving birth to a baby boy ... this is my first baby and from the bad experience of this pregnancy he may be my last, Im really excited to meet my son but scared as HELL