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<blockquote data-quote="Simplicity" data-source="post: 3684815" data-attributes="member: 1496">Congrats!&nbsp; Biggest piece of advice is that other parents have lots of advice, which they will dispense without warning.&nbsp; Learn to ignore it.Swaddling is REALLY important to learn.&nbsp; A newborn doesn't sleep like a big person.&nbsp; You lay them down, and they will flail and kick and hit themselves in the head.&nbsp; And then they'll get upset because hey, something is hitting them in the head!&nbsp; Aggggh!!! And I was trying to sleep and waaaaaa! It keeps hitting me!! And now it's hitting me even harder!!!!!!!So, you burrito wrap them *tightly* to keep their arms securely against their sides.&nbsp; Yes, it sounds like a sick thing to do to a kid.... but it really really helps them calm down and sleep.&nbsp;&nbsp; There's a whole set of things which also help (rocking, shushing, dim lights, etc.).Advice #3 (if you're counting): If it's a boy...&nbsp; when you change the diaper, aim it downward before you put the new diaper on.&nbsp; IYKWIMAITYD.Advice #4: Burping.&nbsp; Get lots of burp cloths.&nbsp; And don't just pat.&nbsp; Little pats do nothing.&nbsp; If you're burping well, you gotta smack dat baby (not wail on them, but harder than you'd expect really).&nbsp; You should be able to hear the pats across a small room.Now that your child is properly cleaned, restrained, and beaten on, you can get on with being a good parent.&nbsp; And stuff.&nbsp;&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Simplicity, post: 3684815, member: 1496"] Congrats! Biggest piece of advice is that other parents have lots of advice, which they will dispense without warning. Learn to ignore it. Swaddling is REALLY important to learn. A newborn doesn't sleep like a big person. You lay them down, and they will flail and kick and hit themselves in the head. And then they'll get upset because hey, something is hitting them in the head! Aggggh!!! And I was trying to sleep and waaaaaa! It keeps hitting me!! And now it's hitting me even harder!!!!!!! So, you burrito wrap them *tightly* to keep their arms securely against their sides. Yes, it sounds like a sick thing to do to a kid.... but it really really helps them calm down and sleep. There's a whole set of things which also help (rocking, shushing, dim lights, etc.). Advice #3 (if you're counting): If it's a boy... when you change the diaper, aim it downward before you put the new diaper on. IYKWIMAITYD. Advice #4: Burping. Get lots of burp cloths. And don't just pat. Little pats do nothing. If you're burping well, you gotta smack dat baby (not wail on them, but harder than you'd expect really). You should be able to hear the pats across a small room. Now that your child is properly cleaned, restrained, and beaten on, you can get on with being a good parent. And stuff. :) [/QUOTE]

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