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HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE AND BE CAREFUL GETTING AROUND TODAY

so when we all get our bfps and then have our babies..how nervous are you..have u ever changed a diaper..burped a baby etc etc..for BTDT moms are u ready for round 2..potty training 3 am feedings etc etc



i think i am very lucky to have watched my sisters and brother with their kids..it has taught me so much ...i know its nothing when we have our own but dh and i have babysit my sisters 4 kids for the weekend and it was a challenge but yet so fun..they were good practice

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im the 6th oldest of my gmas 40 grandchildren... i was an aunt at 13... babies have been in my life pretty much always... ive done it all...

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I am so nervous about this stuff... I am an only child.

I don't/didn't have too many interactions with babies... but hey, people have been having children for 1,000s of years DH and I will work it out!

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Before I had my first child, I did NOTHING baby related. I was very nervous, but you get the hang of it. And doing all these thigns for a newborn is such a different concept that an older baby-- you are afraid to break them, afraid soemthing is wrong, they are sick, they are too cold, too hot... the list goes on... I wonder if it will be the same now that I have "experience".

As for a second DC-- I am not sleeping much as it is, so I am used to that. I remember the early days all too well, and I look at it as an end to a means if that makes sense.

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I have never changed a diaper

But I have asked DH and he knows how to so we'll be ok with that I'm nervous about how to deal with the hysterical crying fits. I'm one of those people who is easily influenced by the emotions of others. If a baby cries, I kind of get upset. I will have to get over that QUICK!

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i am terrified about how i will handle my already-stressful job and an infant. people do it, obviously, but i am always so tired as it is.
as far as the physical stuff, diapers, etc. i think i'm pretty good with that bc of nieces and nephews. DH however... not so much.

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When I had my first, I knew nothing. Yeah- I babysat as a teenager, but this was way different. We figured it out and did OK. DD is still young, so when #2 comes along we won't be too far into the toddler years.

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I haven't changed a diaper.. but I love babies. This is going be interesting!! I think my cat has been training me for the past few months with his cries to play and cuddle at 2 am

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if my MIL lets me, i guess i will learn along the way. i dont know anything

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Honestly, I have NO experience with babies. I'm even afraid to hold them.

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i have a niece and a nephew so i have helped change diapers, feed and burp them, etc. Obv helping out occasionally is not the same thing as when you are a mom doing it all the time, but at least i know the very basics

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I work with babies and toddlers professionally... so I'm good to go.

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Totally ready and b/c of this long road, will really appreciate everything...the good and bad!

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I have experience with my sister (she is 12 years younger than me), but am I afraid sometimes of holding other's kids when they are under 3 months. They seem so fragile.

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Well I have DS, but I am NOT ready for round 2 of the crazy sleep deprivation a NB brings!!

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I'm the oldest of four have two neices and nephews and baby sat my whole life so that stuff doesn't really worry me too much. Its the change in lifestyle that does.

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I've held a few babies, but thats really the extent of it. No diapers, bottles, burping....nothing. Fortunately I have DH who is amazing with babies and my Mom because I really don't have much experience.

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I have tons of experience so I feel ok.

My DH had zero experience. But he is WANTING to jump in there and do what he has to.

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I'm not really nervous at all, we have tons of nieces and nephews and have both cared for babies before.

The only thing I'm a little aprehensive about is lack of sleep, I need a lot of sleep to function and I'm terrified of what I'll be like with no sleep lol

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Ive been surrounded by babies/toddlers/kids for the past 6-7 yrs in my family.. Even though I am really comfortable around kids...Im STILL SUPER nervous about being a mom. Not about changing diapers, burping, or quieting a screaming baby, but just about being a good parent. I always think of how I would raise my children to act/behave, I also think a lot about how their relationship with me as their mother will be gorwing up. It's so important to have a strong parent/child bond.. I worry about that a lot.

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