Write the Reverend Fister's advice in LARGE LETTERS
and keep it where you can see it.

Routine is the secret - and babies do tend to fall into a natural one anyway. They (like small children and many adults) like routine - it gives them boundaries and a sense of security.

Newborns often cry a great deal because they've spent the last few months in a restricted dark environment. So tuck them up - the old fashioned swaddling - it works. And don't let them get over-stimulated with lots of bright lights, visitors and entertainment - quiet calmness is great for everyone.

I'd love to say 'enjoy it!' but the baby stage will seem to last a lifetime while you're in it and be over in a flash before you know it.

Good luck.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 22 Apr 2008, 22:32, Reply)