| New mothers get a ton of advice. Total strangers will | | | | advice is only good advice for you if you really feel |
| walk up to you and give you their opinions on how to | | | | comfortable using the technique on your baby. Every |
| get rid of that cradle cap. Your mother-in-law will look | | | | baby is different, and so is every Mom, so the advice |
| at you with disapproving eyes and tell you that she | | | | is not one size fits all. |
| had your husband sleeping through the night when he | | | | In addition to a Mom whom you trust, your pediatrician |
| was two weeks old. Your next door neighbor will have | | | | is a good person to ask for advice. When I was a first |
| an amusing anecdote about how a teaspoon of Jack | | | | time Mom, I called my pediatrician's office three times a |
| Daniels absolutely cured her kids' teething issues. | | | | week for some sort of help, and they never once |
| Don't despair. It won't last forever. And, there are days, | | | | acted like I was a pain in the neck, even though I'm |
| I'm sure, when you would welcome some good advice. | | | | quite certain that I must have been. They can help you |
| But how do you sort out the good advice from the, | | | | with all sorts of questions, and they can help reassure |
| well, crap? It's not easy, let me tell you. But, here are a | | | | you that everything is ok, which, sometimes is all you |
| couple of good places to go when you're in need of | | | | need. |
| help. | | | | Another good source of advice is baby care books |
| First of all, before you take advice from someone, | | | | and websites. Many of the most common questions |
| consider what kind of mother you think they are, or | | | | are answered in these formats, and they are available |
| were. If your girlfriend is the best mom you know, and | | | | whenever you need them. |
| she has considerably more experience than you, then | | | | Finally, trust your instincts. Even if you're a first time |
| her advice is probably going to be helpful. But, if your | | | | Mom, you probably know what's best for your baby, |
| neighbor's kids grew up to be alcoholics, her advice | | | | because you know your baby best. A little advice |
| about the Jack Daniels on the gums might be | | | | never hurt anybody, but a little faith in yourself works |
| circumspect. You see where I'm going with this. The | | | | wonders, too. |