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5 New Mom Secrets

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Thrust into this new lifestyle, some moms switch right into ‘on’ mode. And then there’s the majority of us: we stand, looking around what was once a well-organized nursery, wondering where our glasses went, why we didn’t think to buy stock in diapers and how long we can possibly function on this little sleep before we collapse.

We may have done all the reading before our babies were born. We might have been one of the last of our friends to have a baby, so we have the benefit of years of mom-watching. We might even have come into motherhood knowing it would be a challenge, but felt prepared to rise to it. And you’re confident that you still can, if you could only get a nap…

It’s a learning curve. You have to learn to reset your priorities. Not just the big ones, the major life stuff, but the little things, too. And it helps to have a few secrets tucked in your back pocket.

5 New Mom Secrets