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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kahuna Burger" data-source="post: 3682354" data-attributes="member: 8439">To expand on what lockridge said about breastfeeding - it is a hard, learned behavior. It is, imo totally worth it, but the first couple of weeks were very very difficult and intermittently painful. If your wife wants to breastfeed, do not let her become discouraged or convinced that she "can't breastfeed" until she has been coached in proper latch on (lower lip must be out!). Some women experience cramping when they nurse a newborn - while painful it's actually serving a purpose of contracting the uterus to it's normal size, and isn't a sign something is wrong. My sister coslept with all her kids and the older two have transitioned to their own rooms, largely as something they chose. Another couple I know tried a bedside cosleeper, but the mom was such a light sleeper she would fully wake up every time the baby made any sort of noise and was completely sleep deprived until they moved the baby to her own room. Every parent and every baby is different, so listen to other people's stories without assuming they will hold true for you.Finally, when comparing notes with other parents, remember that parents lie.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> When they say that their child was potty trained at 12 months, or slept through the night at 2 weeks, or said "I love Daddy" in utero, hey, maybe they did or maybe they didn't, but just smile and nod and do not internalize it as an expectation or competition. Alekeg beat me to the "never give your whole hand to a woman in labor" advice, I'd add try not to hold hands that both have rings.  :\ Spend some quality time lying down on the same surface as your new baby gazing with wonder and adoration.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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