{"id":4499,"date":"2014-03-03T15:25:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T21:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/?page_id=4499"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:32:02","slug":"new-mom-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/new-mom-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quintessential Survival Guide for New Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"meta-desc\">Inside: The pregnancy magazines make it look SO EASY. But this mommyhood gig has a way of mucking up plans. So here&rsquo;s a new mom survival guide for the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&rsquo;re pregnant, you get the nursery ready. You wash piles of itty bitty laundry. You look at the stack of books on your nightstand and smile, thinking of how you&rsquo;ll catch up on all that reading during your maternity leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then your sweet little bundle of joy is BORN! You&rsquo;re <strong>overjoyed and overwhelmed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except when you get home, you realize there&rsquo;s NO WAY you&rsquo;re leaving this tiny helpless thing all alone in a room halfway across the house from you every night. So that precious, color-coordinated nursery sits empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then comes a day when you blow through your carefully folded stack of clean onesies in less than 24 hours. You pull a onesie from the dirty laundry hamper and sniff it to see how bad the baby spit-up smell really is. Pretty bad. But you dress your baby in it <strong>anyway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that stack of books? Dusty.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_98dd76-c0 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-s-your-new-mom-survival-guide\">Here&rsquo;s Your New Mom Survival Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pregnancy magazines make it look <strong>so easy<\/strong>. Finish this checklist, and you&rsquo;ll be ready for your baby! Sleep when the baby sleeps, and you won&rsquo;t be tired! Do your Kegels everyday, and your pelvic floor will be magical!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a survival guide for <strong>the rest of us<\/strong>. Because this mommyhood gig has a way of mucking up plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The links in this guide are essential reading for new mommies. Some are from me, some from others. If you know of a blog post that was helpful to you as a new mommy, please <a title=\"Contact Me\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/contact\/\">let me know<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-baby-will-need\">What Baby Will Need<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/baby\/homepage?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1402131859555&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=idealmom-20&amp;linkId=8e33cf6328439149de7e8050d87456a1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Start your registry on Amazon<\/a><sup>&dagger;<\/sup>, add these essentials to it, and you&rsquo;ll be ready for your sweet little bundle to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"meta-desc\"><sup>&dagger;<\/sup> This site is reader-supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"7 Surprising Baby Essentials &ndash; From a Second-Time Mom Who&rsquo;s Starting Over\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/8-baby-essentials-from-a-second-time-mom\/\">7 Surprising Baby Essentials &ndash; From a Second-Time Mom Who&rsquo;s Starting Over<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"8 Must-Haves to Survive Your Newborn&rsquo;s First Month\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/8-newborn-must-haves\/\">8 Must-Haves to Survive Your Newborn&rsquo;s First Month<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"What to Do Before Your Baby Arrives &ndash; 7 Musts That Might Surprise You\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/7-musts-before-your-baby-arrives\/\">What to Do Before Your Baby Arrives &ndash; 7 Musts That Might Surprise You<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n       \tamzn_assoc_ad_type = \"banner\";\n\tamzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\n\tamzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\n\tamzn_assoc_placement = \"assoc_banner_placement_default\";\n\tamzn_assoc_campaigns = \"babyregistry\";\n\tamzn_assoc_banner_type = \"category\";\n\tamzn_assoc_p = \"12\";\n\tamzn_assoc_isresponsive = \"false\";\n\tamzn_assoc_banner_id = \"1FJVGQEQV0W0F4R33C82\";\n\tamzn_assoc_width = \"300\";\n\tamzn_assoc_height = \"250\";\n\tamzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"idealmom-20\";\n\tamzn_assoc_linkid = \"c3f1662b93a78701be971d6927466cec\";\n     <\/script><br>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;Operation=GetScript&amp;ID=OneJS&amp;WS=1\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After Baby&rsquo;s Born<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Visitors After the Baby - 10 Tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pregnantchicken.com\/pregnant-chicken-blog\/2012\/3\/28\/visitors-after-the-baby-10-tips.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visitors After the Baby &ndash; 10 Tips<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Enjoying Newborn Parenting\" href=\"http:\/\/mamasmiles.com\/enjoying-newborn-parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoying Newborn Parenting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before You Leave the House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"7 Fashion Tips for the Postpartum Mama\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/tips-for-postpartum-fashion\/\">7 Fashion Tips for the Postpartum Mama<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Baby Won&rsquo;t Sleep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"The Haggard Mother Sleep Training Method\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pregnantchicken.com\/pregnant-chicken-blog\/haggard-mother-sleep-training-method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Haggard Mother Sleep Training Method<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"Here Are Some Lies People Tell You About Infant Sleep\" href=\"http:\/\/sweetmadeleine.ca\/2013\/10\/14\/here-are-some-lies-people-tell-you-about-infant-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here Are Some Lies People Tell You About Infant Sleep<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If You Work Outside the Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"5 Creative Childcare Solutions You Will Totally Love\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/5-creative-childcare-solutions\/\">5 Creative Childcare Solutions You Will Totally Love<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"9 Secrets for a Successful Return to Work After Maternity Leave\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/work-after-maternity-leave\/\">9 Secrets for a Successful Return to Work After Maternity Leave<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"8 Ways to Say No at Work &ndash; Without Feeling Guilty\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/8-ways-to-say-no-at-work-without-feeling-guilty\/\">8 Ways to Say No at Work &ndash; Without Feeling Guilty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Entertain Baby<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"6 Surprising Songs to Soothe a Fussy Baby\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/how-to-calm-crying-baby\/\">6 Surprising Songs to Soothe a Fussy Baby<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a title=\"25 Surprising Toys Your Baby Will Totally Love\" href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/25-surprising-baby-toys\/\">25 Surprising Toys Your Baby Will Totally Love<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/9-great-baby-books\/\">The Best Baby Board Books That Will Delight Your Baby (And You)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Dads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"New Dad Survival Guide - 8 Essential Tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pregnantchicken.com\/2010\/6\/7\/new-dad-survival-guide-8-essential-tips.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Dad Survival Guide &ndash; 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