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8 Things You’ll Miss When Your Baby Isn’t a Baby Anymore

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When you’re listening to your baby’s supersonic cries, changing diapers (so many diapers), or dealing with the uncanny way that they spit up the moment you finally wriggle them into their sweet baby clothes, you can’t wait until they transition to being a toddler. But you’ll find plenty of things that’ll make you shed a tear when you think back to the baby days. Try to totally cherish these eight things about your baby while they’re still your teeny little one.  1. The Smell: No, not the demon-esque diaper aroma that stealthily creeps out of your baby’s bottom. What you’ll want to remember is that powdery smell your freshly washed baby has. There’s nothing like it, and there’s no other time in her life that she’ll have that scent again. Seriously. It’s all apple juice, day-old tempera paint, and mud from now on. 2. Teeny, Tiny Hands : That first time your baby grips your pinky with her whole hand is absolutely heart-stopping. Okay, it might just be the palmer grasp reflex i
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7 Things You Should Never Say to a New Mom Erica Loop Mar 8, 2017

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Your BFF just brought a human being into the world. That’s right - she just spent three-quarters of a day (or more!) pushing out a baby or having a C-section, which is major surgery. Now that the little one has arrived, you’re ready to host your BFF and her new baby. Before you open your mouth and say something to her that causes a sudden look of sadness or (even worse) a storm of postpartum rage, check out what you should NOT say to the mom of a newborn. 1. Is the baby sleeping through the night? Most likely, the baby is not sleeping through the night. A new mama’s response will probably be somewhere between, “That won’t happen for a while” and, “Are you out of your mind, crazy?!” Mom is tired. Oh so tired. She doesn’t need someone else reminding her that there’s no hope for a good night of sleep in the near future. 2. Don’t worry, you’ll lose the baby weight . Oh, come on. She just had a baby. There’s no way she’s already on track to shed those pounds. Okay, so maybe she’s a
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