When you become a mom, everything changes. While you may never feel ready for motherhood, there are ways to fight the anxiety and feel confident again! Here are 10 great tips to up your parent game to the next level.
Organize Your Finances
You’ll want to take a hard look at your finances before the baby comes. Now that you’ll have a dependent, you should have a will and life insurance. You’ll also want to carefully budget what you’ll need for the baby. Chronic illness could put you out of work, so set up disability insurance or have a plan for how you’ll continue to care for your entire family in case of an emergency.
Join a Community
Joining an online community like Truly Mama will help you connect with other mothers. You can commiserate together on your lack of sleep and get answers to questions you might have about diapers or feeding. A social community like this will help you feel supported and understood, which will keep you happy and confident.
Find a Pediatrician You Trust
Your child’s pediatrician is an extremely important person in his or her life. Find a great family medical doctor for your baby. Infants make office visits to their family physician frequently, so make sure he or she is a person you trust. You want to be able to ask questions and learn everything you can during your baby’s medical care.
Capture Every Moment
While you don’t want to be one of those moms always on your phone taking pictures, you do want to capture as many of these memories as possible. Babies experience huge milestones during their first year of life, so capture as much of it as possible. Then make a scrapbook or photo album so you can remember your little one’s earlier days forever.
Sleep When You Can
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