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"It Was Love at First Sight!"
A True Take on Motherhood
By Irina Rahman
Sure – if naptime means all the time! Why do we feel it's our duty to always state a reason why our baby is crying? Sometimes we have no clue, he's a baby, and babies cry. If we don't know exactly why, we feel somewhat less of a mother. His diaper is clean, he's just been fed, burped, held, rocked, sung to, etc. Then why is he crying? I guess this is where maternal instincts kick in, right? Well, sometimes they don't and that makes us feel even worse.
A new mother always believes she should know her baby better than anyone else, and when she doesn't, she feels a little frustrated. This frustration is a momentary lack of self-confidence. You really do know your baby best – and don't let his tantrums tell you any different. Truth be told, most of the time you're right on the money in predicting the reasons for his outbursts. Those times that you're not, it's all right, you're in good company.
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