This weekend, I received a frantic late night phone call from a new mom I know. I was putting my son to bed at the time, so I couldn't pick up. She didn't leave a message, but I later found out that she had a question about the baby's laundry... How to do it?
Home from the hospital with a newborn daughter and fresh off the narcotics, she was coming to the shocking realization about how clueless she is about this whole "basic infant care" thing...
When she couldn't reach me, she fortunately found someone else to walk her through the gentle cycle, but I was rather pleased to be the first person she thought to call for help.
Maybe I'm not such a mommy hack after all... or am I???
At the very least, I have the air of someone in the know, because her next question to me was, "What's a changing pad and why can't I find it at Target?"Once I directed her to the exact aisle and section at our local Babies R'Us (because yes, I know exactly where they are), I also advised her to just put me and a few of our mutual mommy friends on SPEED DIAL and call us ANY TIME.
She needs all the help she can get... but then again, don't we all?
4 comments:
Way to be the baby hotline! With two toddlers in the house, who do I call? I still feel clueless;)
Way to be there for a friend! I have to admit, that was one thing I enjoyed about having kids before some other people I knew, I was like a fountain of information for them when their time came. LOL
I felt the same way when a friend called ME after having a baby. ME!! Because I'm a MOM! That still shocks me.
It's amazing how frantic one can get when faced with the reality of 'this child is mine and not going home to someone else!' It's also amazing how after just a few months you become the 'pro' to any mom who has a child younger than your own. So glad to see moms coming together and helping each other out....makes the world a more peaceful place! :)
~melody~
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