21 Tips Advice From Experienced Moms For New Moms

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“Stick to a routine, not a strict schedule. The amount of advice I got saying I needed to stick to a strict sleep schedule/feeding schedule honestly ruined my daughter’s sleep. When my daughter was about four months old she stopped taking hours-long naps and started sleeping in 30-minute increments. I began to worry a lot and looked to the internet and family for advice (all of which said to put her on a strict sleep schedule and that she had to sleep in a cave). I followed this advice, and my daughter went from an amazing sleeper to having increased night wakings. I felt exhausted because she didn’t want to follow MY sleep schedule.”

“When your child is that little, all they need is sleep, love, and food. They know when they’re hungry, and they’ll tell you. They know when they’re sleepy because they’ll end up falling asleep. 

Unless it’s affecting your child’s health, don’t mess with something that doesn’t need to be fixed. Go with the flow and don’t take every piece of advice you see online.”

—Anonymous