Weird Things All New Parents Do

By Padmapreetham Mahalingam

Birth of a baby is the birth of new parent. Being a parent is the toughest job you will ever love. Everything changes when you become a parent. As first time parents, mistakes are common. But there are some weird things all new parents do during the first phase. To make parenting enjoyable as possible there is lot of new things that we should start to get in to the track.

Parents do weird things only because of unawareness. Seeking advices is a good method that you can follow. But that too become weird if you follow them blindly without knowing your child. We always tend to follow our parent’s style more than we hear, read or know. The person who wants to be aware of these new things of baby is of course you.

Weird Things All New Parents Do

New parents in this age are educated and skilled. There are unexpected things that we can’t read it from books or through browsing. For that all we should have to maintain connection with other parents. This will help and remind you that you are not crazy and alone. That will let you feel better. There are of course weird things all new parents do in this time. Let us point out some weird things parents do.

Getting nervous on simple things: For new parents, it is very difficult to handle the situation with ease. Many reactions of parent such as spitting up, vomiting by babies makes them nervous. There arise so many doubts like whether they are getting enough milk, or did they sleep well and so on. This is a common weird thing all new parents do and doubt.

Searching for too much information: Too much information is of course weird thing on all new parents. It makes them in confusion what is right and what to believe. As there is answer for all the questions we tend to Google it every now and then. This may lead to a condition of doubt and fear. So, try to follow some simple things that your doctor said and don’t follow weird things parents do.

Comparing with same age baby: How much does your baby weigh? Did he eat food well? What all type of food he eat? This is the main conversation between two mothers who have babies with same age. You should take care of your babies wish rather than listening to others. Try out the things which your baby chose. The baby is too an individual with different tastes, behaviour and physique.

Unwanted shopping: Don’t waste too much money on shopping. Know you are excited and feel happy while shopping for your babies. But sometimes all things will be a mere waste. Of course, you can try out new things, but ask suggestions before doing it. Don’t buy everything at once. Budget before buying everything as this will be a waste and is weird things all new parent do.

Social media sharing: To be weird is easy during this selfie age. The weird things all new parents do are sharing photos every now and then. But limit it, as it is not essential for your baby. Care your child and spending time with your baby is not for social media happiness. It is for you and your baby and don’t be weird.

Story first published: Friday, October 24, 2014, 18:33 [IST]
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