First-Time Mom
Getting Off on the Right Foot-From Birth to First Grade
Chapter One
Welcome Home
Good for you. You did it.
You're a parent! Maybe it happened through birth.
Perhaps it was through adoption. But the agony of waiting
through hours of labor or months of paperwork has finally
culminated in you getting to meet your special treasure
face-to-face. And now you're bringing that wonderful,
incredible child home with you!
Welcome Home
All sorts of emotions are flooding through you-a mixture
of joy, wonder, and if you're smart, most likely a little
healthy fear too. You wonder, What kind of parent will I be?
What will this child be like?
If you birthed this child, you went to Lamaze class, wearing
your sweats, carrying your pillows, and watching as your
classmates' bellies bloated to ever-increasing proportions and
then dropped with the weight of a bowling ball. You learned
how to breathe in different patterns during those week-day-evening
classes, while on the weekends you shopped in
baby stores for your first crib, changing table, and baby
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