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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Babies can thrive in all sorts of family.  What they need is love, and someone who listens to their cues and takes the time to figure them out.

If you wanted to go back to work, then you'd figure out how to make that work, and your baby would thrive with a nanny, but they wouldn't do better or worse than with you.  You'll figure it out, and the baby will thrive with you. [/quote]

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