The biggest thing that helped me prepare for becoming a mom is someone told me “it’s not all or nothing”. It’s trial and error. You and baby are both going to learn together and adjust and adapt as you go. Nothing has to be perfect. Nothing has to be done in this exact minute. There isn’t a right or wrong way to motherhood.
This helped me tremendously when we brought baby home. I didn’t know her, what she liked or didn’t like. I didn’t know what her cries meant. She didn’t know me, she didn’t know the outside world. But it’s not all or nothing. We learned as a pair how to navigate this new life.
