Well Done Mama!
New moms like to hear "well done",
it brings her joy to know that you can observe that she is working hard to take
care of their baby, nurse him/her in great health. Sometime's they get random
comments/emails that "oh Junior looks so healthy, well done",
"you're doing such a great job"! They always feel like such a
"DoroMegaSuperStar O".
You Look Good:
Please don't stop with the compliments. Someone told me
in that -"for someone who just had a baby 3 months ago you look
great". I don't care if the man was telling lies but I took that
compliment on board and i'm sure I floated while walking a bit. Find something
to compliment.
Compliment My Handsome/Beautiful Baby:
New moms don't need validation from anywhere to know their
babies are cute, handsome, beautiful, adorable. It's just really nice to hear
it from total stranger or even friends and family, just the way they like to
receive compliments that they are fine. they would like to know that they did
the world a favour by producing a good-looking human.
Let Me Help You:
Yes please! help me carry him, if you like help me change his
diaper-I won't complain. But wash your hands first or sanitize. LOL. Babies
seem to want attend 24/7 so if you offer to help in any little way she will not
mind. This goes to daddies, aunts and uncles, cousins, friends, in laws,
siblings. Everyone pitch in! Shebi dem say it takes a whole village to raise a
child-epp me!
Ask how they are doing:
As a new mommy she can
form tell you that she`s not okay most of the time. she sometimes stressed out,
tired, sleep deprived, hungry, sad...these are some of the feelings they have.
It feels nice to know that someone wants to know how you are doing, how you are
coping and if everything is okay. Ask me once in a while. she might say I'm
okay or might burst into tears-depends on what kind of day they have had.
LOL.
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Encourage Me:
Don't tell her that her baby's cries are the
loudest you've heard. Don't tell her that his poo stinks the most. Don't
frighten her with horrible baby stories, i.e "just wait till he
starts crawling, your life will be over then."...nah don't do that. Share
your own experiences with me positively, maybe something like "if I can
handle it, you can too"
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