1. When making up bottles, count the formula scoops on your fingers as you put them in. Don’t think you’ll be able to count to eight unaided. You won’t. Accept that early and you’ll save yourself a lot of discardred bottles.<\/p>\n
2. When your baby is born, you will think the date will be bugled in your mind by angels forever. You are wrong. Sleep deprivaton and inherent uselessness will wipe it from your mind in less than 8 weeks. But, if you set a monthly reoccuring reminder on your phone, you will be able to casually drop ‘amazing to think that X months ago today…’ into conversation. Triumph.<\/p>\n
3. Spend all the money you have on the good buggy.<\/p>\n
4. ‘Dreamfeed’ your baby while it sleeps at about 11pm. This has many advantages. It will be more likely to sleep through the night. You get a little moment alone with your baby lying beside you in the dark, with it completely content. Which is lovely. And, sometimes, you can have a pre-bed snooze.<\/p>\n
5. If things get overwhelming, go to the toilet and collect your thoughts.<\/p>\n
6. Relatedly, if you like reading magazines or periodicals printed on good paper, take the chance afforded by the solitude of the shower. When you’re finished just hang the publication over the radiator and it will return to wrinkly legibility in a few hours. Warning;<\/span> Newsprint turns to pulp and leaves you with an inky arm and a blocked plughole.<\/p>\n 7. Order Digital Television. Be it from Sky or ntl\/Chorus\/UPC, digital television is a must have accompaniment to child rearing. This is because you will have access to CBeebies, an ad-free channel from the BBC showing wholesome (and quite enjoyable) programmes. In particular, the magical properties of ‘In The Night Garden…’ to hold a baby enthralled can’t be over praised. Just be careful you don’t slip into a coma when watching it yourself- it is not aimed at your brain.<\/p>\n To be continued…
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