first experience

When giving birth to your first child, never let anyone else influence the way you do things.....................
At the time I gave birth to my first son I had one girlfriend who had had a child just before me, and she had a very idealistic, wholesome way of making parenting decisions. I thought it all sounded wonderful, until I found myself with a colicky baby.
She decided "not to use a pacifier" because this was an artificial means of keeping her baby happy. She decided "not to give her baby suplemental bottles" because this too was an artificial means of feeding her child.
I decided I would copy her "style" because it sounded so romantic, but it ended up being a disaster. My baby screamed non-stop, and because I hadn't introduced the pacifier or bottle from birth, he completely rejected them, which left me nursing all day and all night long.
The best thing about colic is that it ends..................eventually. It also teaches patience, which comes in very handy throughout the parenting years!