10 useful tips for a new mom

When you become a mom for the first time, you can suddenly find out that your life is before - it turns out! - was extremely simple. And now you are increasingly thinking about where to get an extra pair of hands, eyes on the back of the head, an upgrade in the form of a pair of gigabytes of memory for the brain and a wonderful ability to keep cheerfulness for two days in a row. You also probably do not have enough time (to catch everything) and places (after all, children's things take him, and how!)

Fortunately, you are not the first woman in the universe to face all these problems. And life in the XXI century gave us a lot of convenient devices and technologies, which our predecessors simply did not have. In any case, to take advantage of the experience of other mothers who have already passed through the difficulties of adapting to a new role, will never hurt. So here you are useful lifhaki for young parents.

1. Once and for all, decide where you have those or other accessories for caring for the baby. It is clear that far from each of us at home there is an ideal order, and with the baby in his arms to support it becomes even more difficult. But the experience of a huge number of experienced moms shows that you just spend a lot of time and effort on one-time guidance of the full order in things and its subsequent maintenance than on the constant search for lost objects. Which, with the advent of the child, by the way, becomes much more! And while he is quite tiny and sleeps most of the day, you will have the opportunity to think over the most convenient system of storage of things. Yes, and it's not about any complete cleaning of the house by KonMari. It is enough to deal with children's things, especially those in which there is an emergency need from time to time. Diapers, spare nipples, wet wipes ... Even half asleep at three o'clock in the morning you should know exactly where to find the right object.

2. When placing things, do not proceed from the fact that they were easy to take, but from the fact that it was convenient to put them back. At least, mostly. Wherever a thing lay or stood, you will in any case take it there. But where you put it after use is a big question. If the return of the object to the place is associated with even the slightest inconvenience, it will most likely settle somewhere before the best times come. This is how disorder is born, and with it - the problems of a long search for the right things under conditions when time is already short.

3. Using a dressing table as a commode with a folding board, do not store children's things in the top drawer. Otherwise, you can not get anything after you put the baby on the table. It seems to be obvious, but many still come across this. And in general, place things where they will always be at hand. It is better to "unaesthetically" put on the floor a basket with all the necessary things than to run after him to another room.

4. If your baby constantly wakes up, when you put him in bed after rocking your hands, try pre-heating the sheet with a warmer. So he does not feel a sharp temperature drop. And many more kids sleep much better on the tummy than on the back, because so they do not wake themselves up with sharp movements of handles and legs.

5. Get a separate "walking" bag. Let it always have everything you need: diapers, spare nipple, bottle, wet wipes. So you will not forget anything even in a hurry.

6. Be sure to purchase a sling or a kangaroo backpack. Both of them allow you to do business and at the same time to be so close to the child that there is nowhere nearer. Constantly feeling my mother's warmth and hearing the sound of her heart, the kid behaves much calmer. Thanks to these adaptations, some mothers manage not only to succeed in home affairs, but also to lead a very active life.

7. Do not try to provide the baby with as many impressions as possible in the hope that he will get tired and fall asleep. It is so easy to achieve the completely opposite effect. And the overexcited kid will not only fall asleep for a long time, but he will not let you rest.

8. If you breastfeed, lying on your side, then you can read a book and watch a movie. The main thing - make sure that not only you, but also the child is comfortable, and also that he correctly grasped the nipple.

9. In order not to forget anything important, use the capabilities of modern technology. Many special applications can be installed on your smartphone or iPhone, allowing you to note the change in the weight of the baby, the hours of feeding, walking and sleeping, the reaction to the introduction of various complementary foods (or your meals if you are breastfeeding), and much more. By the way, in such programs you can often find built-in directories with important information and useful tips.

10. Immediately warn friends and acquaintances that you should not call in order to just chat in the coming months. The reason for the call can only be a really urgent matter (especially when it comes to a home phone, which usually does not put on a silent mode). Do not expect that everyone will guess this themselves. For people who have not yet had time to acquire their own children, the degree of your employment can be a revelation. Soon you will see for yourself: calls in the apartment of young parents are very often given out very nevovremya. And it's scary to not pick up the phone - what if something really important? Explain to people how they can leave a message with a guarantee that you will read it as soon as possible. It is better to choose one platform: it's not at all a fact that you will be able to check social networks, vibe, and skype.