Parenting: The First Week Home with Your Baby

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The First Week Home with Your Baby    
by Anne Cavicchi 
The first week of your baby's life brings big adjustments for both of you. You are adjusting to being a mother and caring for your baby and your baby is adjusting to life outside the womb. It is a time of great joy -- and possibly immense fear! Although you've been preparing for the birth of your baby for months, now he is here and depending on you for everything which can seem overwhelming. Don't expect too much of yourself during these first days! If anyone offers you help -- take it! 
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Edited by diaperpin-jen - 21 Jun 2008 at 5:13pm

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diaperpin-jen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Pincorporated Member Rating(5) P'insane Perennial Pinner 13 years 7 days instant payday loan Joined: 15 May 2000 Points: 19347	Post Options Post Reply Quote diaperpin-jen Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Parenting: The First Week Home with Your Baby Posted: 12 Jun 2008 at 2:51am
	The First Week Home with Your Baby by Anne Cavicchi The first week of your baby's life brings big adjustments for both of you. You are adjusting to being a mother and caring for your baby and your baby is adjusting to life outside the womb. It is a time of great joy -- and possibly immense fear! Although you've been preparing for the birth of your baby for months, now he is here and depending on you for everything which can seem overwhelming. Don't expect too much of yourself during these first days! If anyone offers you help -- take it! Read more... Edited by diaperpin-jen - 21 Jun 2008 at 5:13pm
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mgarel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'invisible Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Location: Austin TX Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote mgarel Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Sep 2009 at 6:56pm
	Thanks for posting this, very helpful to those of us who are starting to read the board before giving birth

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	Even though I am due with #2 in early September, many of the concerns and anxieties are the same, and some are heightened because I'mconcerned about caring for both a newborn and a toddler-good to remember to be patient with myself and everyone around me, big and little!
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	Thank you for this post