My mom.
I was the first of my friends/co-workers/peers to have any kids and we didn't have family in town.
I called my mom.
She was better about giving me sanity than advice. Her thing was to just give me encouragement and tell me thigns were normal and I was doing a good job, and I think that helped more than anything.
Then I BECAME the person everyone called for advice (because I had all the kids...) I try to just remember to tell people, "You'll figure it out," and "It gets easier, I promise."
Newborns are weird. Not a lot of consistency from one to the next, you know. I really think it is all about figuring out what works for you and for them.
There was nobody to turn to for advice with my oldest came home. She was adopted Internationally at 17 months old and it's very similar to having a newborn, but it's not...<---very hard to explain unless you've gone through this adjustment period with a toddler that has just started sitting on their own, just started walking, still bottle fed exclusively, can't talk, etc...does not understand English...
By the time our youngest came a long a year later, it was old hat for me even though I'd never had a newborn. Our issues were due to having a medically fragile infant and a toddler that was like an infant in many ways.
Claire
" I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
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