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To be fair, some of us (me included) are about to be parents for the first time. I'll take all the good pointers I can get, obvious or not.

• xyzzyz 4y ago
  Don’t worry, this one will come up naturally. In general, I recommend taking all advice with a grain of salt: not because it is bad advice, but because no kids are the same, and what works with one will not necessarily work with another. Just take it easy and try to not worry too much. The unbroken chain of your ancestors have all figured it out, and so can you. And congratulations!
  • notinfuriated 4y ago
    And, what works on one kid one day, may not work the next!
• hattmall 4y ago
  Yeah as someone else said, you will figure this out. There's only so many things you can do with a crying baby. It's completely natural that you will walk and hold them and figure out a rhythm. I've figured out with my second that lighting levels are important. Timing the darkness works well, and I figured it out by walking around with her but the lighting is really variable in my house and going too light or too dark will startle her. Probably could do a study on hoe gradual shifting of lights effects baby.