I love teaching infant care education classes.  Prospective parents are always bright-eyed, eager, a little nervous and usually have a shaky confidence that I admire greatly.  As the class moves forward, I often see that shaky confidence get a little shakier and these prospective parents begin to look like deer in headlights.  “Newborns cry how much?”   “Newborns poop how much?”  “Newborns only sleep how long at a time?”  We all have a picture in our heads of a newborn sleeping peacefully on Mom or Dad's shoulder, with a pot of soup bubbling on the stove and a clean, neat house in the background.  

I have been a “baby person” my entire life (there are many pictures of me as a little girl holding baby cousins), but I will never forget the day my husband and I took our first baby home from the hospital (pictured above).  As our beautiful baby boy slept in my arms in the wheelchair, I felt panic setting in.  With no shame, I turned to the nurse pushing the wheelchair and begged her to get in the car with me.  You see, for even a “baby person”, the wonder, love and fear of parenting a baby are very real, very real indeed.

Happy Parenting,
Susan

My first attempt at blogging!  After an in depth discussion with my daughter and my sister, (both of whom have experience with blogs and both of whom worked hard to be non-condescending, thanks guys!), I have decided to take the plunge and begin sharing my experiences as an Infant/Fussy Baby/Sleep Specialist.  I’m sure you are wondering what that is, well more on that in a later blog.  The first thing you need to know is that I am lucky enough to be invited into the lives of Moms and Dads and babies every single day.  I am dedicating this first blog to these families.  I am grateful to these families for many things.  Here are just a few:

• Honesty and vulnerability in the midst of confusion and fear.
  
• Inviting me in to your homes and hearts, no matter how messy they are.
  
• Letting me share in your anxiety and joy.
  
• Giving me the opportunity to learn with you about your precious baby.
  
• Watching parents grow and develop right alongside their babies.
  
• Baby and parent tears and laughter.  I love it all.

I am so happy you found my blog and Nurturing Newborns, LLC.  Stay tuned for future posts that will support you as you navigate this new journey of parenting an infant!


Happy Parenting,
Susan