Getting a routine with baby at home- first few weeks

Coming home with a new baby is not easy the first few weeks.  You need to be prepared before you go  into hospital.  No amount of preparation will prepare you for the task ahead.  You soon realise being in the hospital was like staying in five star resort.  At home, it is you and the new arrival alone.

I find it easier to let the baby set the routine and pace of how it going to run. if you decide to have your routine enforce on this new arrival good luck with that, it will only lead to more stress and anxiety.

New born babies cry for a reason, it not true some babies just like to cry. With my second one i threw my routine out of the window and said to myself "okay baby you set the new routine for me" she cries i change her nappy, after nappy change she still cries i feed her. At some point you will find out why she is crying and it will stop.

Bath time is very important for babies who cannot settle, if you decide to wash baby once a day, and you do it in the mornings and night time baby is unsettle, it means baby need a bath too in the evening. How will you feel if you are told to go to bed every night without a wash. Warm bath in the evening and a feed after bath will do wonders for you and your baby.

Noise is good for babies from day one, see how many people comes in and out of your hospital room and your baby still slept through it. So why tell everyone near your baby shhhhhhhhhhhhh! when you come home and then baby gets used to the quietness and as soon as a pin drop baby wakes up and cry. Let the normal noise in your house continue when you come home with your baby. I am not saying noise like rave parties, but don't stop other kids from playing if you have older kids because baby is sleeping. You are only setting yourself up for extra stress, where you cannot even watch TV or vacuum the house if you need to.

If you do not have help around you and the house is dirty, try to clean in the evening for 30min when baby is sleeping. Think of the cleaning as your daily exercise to get back into shape.

I feel very tired tonight, so i am going to log off early tonight and get and some sleep. You all have a lovey evening xoxo berryblum