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[quote=Anonymous]I am on parental leave now and love spending time with my baby. But I also feel like I have no idea what I’m doing. I read a ton of books during pregnancy on the early years and infant care and it feels like it all flew out of my head once I had the baby- I literally don’t remember almost anything I read. I love and care for this baby but find myself wondering if someone more experienced with childcare would do a better job. Examples- during the first couple of week, I didn’t burp baby because I thought breastfed babies didn’t need to be burped. I also assumed babies would nap once they felt tired so instead of setting up the right environment, I just waited for baby to sleep which resulted in him not sleeping for 10 whole hours on one day. And we cosleep with a 9pm bedtime because I never figured out how to get baby to sleep alone. I planned to take extended leave for a year post baby but am now wondering if I am just failing baby and if hiring someone with more experience to care for him would be better for him. I would much rather do it myself so this isn’t about me being tired. I just wonder if it is best for baby.[/quote]

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