my new mommy encouragement

When I first had my son, everybody was quick to give advice and tell me how it was with their kids. This wasn't helpful. Yet, here I am offering advice, or rather encouragement because nobody told me just how hard the first few months would be.

1. It is temporary. Your baby will eventually sleep more, and so will you. He'll cry less, and smile more. You'll be able to put him down and actually clean your own dishes... just not right now and that's okay.

2. If you choose to breastfeed, keep at it! You can do it! Your nipples will heal, your baby will get the hang of it, and it really, truly, does get easier. 

3. GET. OFF. GOOGLE. It's inevitable, you'll find yourself googling things like "When should my baby.." and "How often should my baby..." and that's okay, but most importantly listen to your instinct and your baby, he'll tell you when something's wrong. You know him better than ANY mommy blog, baby center community post, pin, or even medical article. Trust yourself.

4. You are a great mom. You're the only mommy your little bug will ever have, and ever need. He loves you simply because you are you, and he'll forgive and, truly, forget every mistake you may make. You are doing great!