Things a new mom needs to know…
It seems that every mom-to-be is inundated with advice of all sorts from a staggering number of different sources. Strangers at the supermarket, grandmothers, mother-in-laws, friends, magazines, books, websites, and many more! What’s a mom to believe? I’ve heard all the advice and I have three kids, so here is what I think a new mom needs to know.
1. You will be sleep deprived. Sure you can “sleep when the baby sleeps”, that’s a good piece of advice, but babies have radar. They know the instant your head hits the pillow and the moment that you start to drift off. They use this super power to wake up and demand your attention, RIGHT NOW. The good news is you will also develop something that I affectionately refer to as Narcolepsy of Motherhood. I find that I’m able to fall asleep even before my head hits the pillow. This talent sometimes confuses the baby radar….ahhh, sweet sleep!
2. You will no longer have any privacy. Not only will you not be able to pee by yourself, you won’t be able to pee without someone touching you. My son , who is almost two and obsessed with all things potty, practically sticks his head in the toilet while I’m trying to pee. Fun!
3. Your boobs are no longer your own. Your child will claim them and hold on to them more fiercely than anyone could even prepare you for! They will swell to 16 times their original size. They will leak when your baby cries, when a baby at the restaurant cries, when a baby on TV cries, when you think about a baby crying, and pretty much any time you are in public and forgot your breast pads. Of course, you may not be breastfeeding (which is okay even if people make you feel like it’s not), but I hear that’s no picnic either.
4. Your house will not fall apart if you don’t do the laundry, clean, or cook an actual meal. Resist the urge…really.
5. You will feel like you have no idea what you are doing. That’s okay. Babies need instruction manuals, but they don’t come with them. You will figure out your child, so give it time. Also know that just about the time you figure them out, they change their MO. That’s just how they are 
6. This will be the hardest, but most wonderful and rewarding thing you ever do with your life. Take time and enjoy (when you can) because they grow up really, really fast.
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