Things I wish I was I knew before baby one arrived

There is this thing about motherhood that somehow welcomes others to tell you what to do, what they did, what you have done wrong and how your children will be affected in years to come. Some of the advice I was given was simply absurd. As a welcome to my blog I would love to share the top five things I wish I knew/ did / didn't buy when Xavier was first born! ONE - Baby will have the ability to change your entire world.. Now I know this should be self explanatory but it really isn't! So many people, myself included think that their life will stay fairly the same once baby arrives. I was crazy to think so! My friendship circle has changed, my outlook on life, my daily to do list (scrub banana off the highchair... again!). Small things you wouldn't believe will happen, HAPPEN. TWO - The love you feel for your partner can fade.. No I don't mean you will automatically stop loving your partner. For me it was more a case of my world now revolving around something other than him. My partner and I have had a whirlwind romance, only meeting in later 2015 and now in late 2018 we have a one year old and a baby on the way. We went from the honeymoon phase to the full blown family life phase. I wouldn't have our love any other way. This will be explored more in one of my upcoming blogs! THREE - Other mums WILL shame you.. I never realised how brutal other mothers could be! So far in the year I have been a mumma I have been told I am doing things wrong, told I must hate my child for going back to work, told my formula feeding ways are going to damage my child.. However my personal favourite was that I must be a horrible mum because our guy likes to sleep through the night. Mums need to be more kind to one another... its crazy! FOUR - Wipe Warmers are pointless.. The baby will hate the wipe regardless.. if anything our warm wipes used to make my son wee mid change. FIVE - You will need to take time out for yourself.. Something I learnt early on is that you cant do it all yourself. I am what my partner labels as 'a major stresshead'. I struggled when my son was younger to balance mum duties/ work/ partner life and still treating myself to things as simple as taking a walk to clear my head. My unprofessional advice to all new mums, HAVE A BREAK. Stay tuned for the next blog which will be the big explanation of how our family got to where we are. Also included will be our review on the Nurofen FeverSmart system!