From One Mother to Another – My Two Cents

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• Although your appetite doesn’t always seem to agree, you only need an extra 280 calories a day when you are expecting. That's about 5 and a quarter Oreos!  Yes, I did the math!
• Baby powder is great for removing small pieces of hair from skin after a haircut or granules of sand from feet when leaving the beach.
• To loosen earwax for easier removal, use a nose aspirator and gently squirt peroxide into the ear canal before a bath or shower.
• If you find that you are cold after you eat, it is because much of our blood is rushing to our stomachs to help with the digestion.
• My grandmother told me this long ago, which was confirmed in the hospital when my son was born but…URINE IS STERILE.
• It takes 21 to 30 days to break a bad habit. So it is safe to assume that it takes 21 to 30 days to develop a good one.
• Just when you are ready to throw in the towel because you feel like what you are saying is not getting through, your child will demonstrate that they understand.
• Boys who respect their mothers respect their wives.
• Mothers who demonstrate confidence and respect themselves raise daughters who are confident and respect themselves.
• 90% of what we worry about doesn’t happen.
• A baby is only considered a newborn for six weeks.
• A baby’s smile, giggle or gentle touch at the end of a hard day, makes any bad day seem far, far away.
• You can never, ever hold a baby too much or give him too much love.