“Things I’ve learned so far as a mother with a third child” or alternatively “Things I wish I had know with my first two children:”
Babies really DO like to be swaddled.
Babies using a pacifier is fine. They love to suck (and not always the breast).
Letting a baby sleep in a swing (swaddled and w/ pacifier) is brilliant!
Minimal crying in the car seat while on a five minute trip to the grocery store is fine and isn’t going to ruin the parent-child bond.
Babies aren’t too picky; they will let anyone hold them (and again, doing this won’t ruin the parent-child bond and your arms will get a break).
Let your other children kiss, hug, hold, nuzzle and touch the baby as much as they want; even when you just want them to “leave her alone already!”
