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In my memory, I was standing in ‘sleep when you want to (rightly so) the front of my house, at about 3 a.m. I had the baby announce your little finally gotten the baby, our first, down to sleep newcomer to the world. after what had seemed like hours of (sore) sleeps’ Our roundup of perfect, breastfeeding. She was a couple of weeks old. easy and unique Pumped up on a roller coaster of hormones, seemed like baby announcements exhilaration and emotions, I could not get a fantasy, will inspire you (p. 13). myself back to sleep. That mantra “sleep when Of course we follow the baby sleeps” seemed like a fantasy, or or like a our new baby’s every maybe a cruel joke. Anxiety like I had never cruel joke. crawl, coo and reflex, before experienced (well, maybe except during trying to discern what college finals week when I knew I couldn’t each development get all my papers and studying done in time means. Our baby tracker will take you even if I refused to sleep) coursed through me. through the first six months (plus a full year When would the baby wake next? How much online) of key developments, with advice on sleep will I get in the next 24 hours? What if I what to watch for and how to engage your The editor with can’t do this day after night after day? little one’s new skills (p. 8). And we haven’t her second baby So there I was, next to my front door on forgotten how much kishy-cash (as my 9-year- a busy Seattle street, staring out the window old refers to money) it costs to add a baby to past the buildings and the city buses, at the early weeks eventually subsided, without the family. Find tips for sweet savings in this dark September sky. Watching the tiny lit-up morphing into a more serious depression or issue, too (p. 24). airplanes tracing their flight patterns, mood disorder that is, it turns out, common Having a baby is like no other experience. 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ALLI ARNOLD Find your favorite favors! Find your tribe Celebrating future parents is the focus of a baby shower, but the favors are a New parenthood can be isolating for sure. But chance to thank friends and family for joining in on prebaby celebrations. Show being home with a baby is more fun and relaxing your appreciation with small, thoughtful and personalized presents, from local once you have found your tribe. And the tribe honey, to inspired Mason jars and intentional tea lights. We’ve rounded up 11 is everywhere, from your local parents’ group sweet ideas: parentmap.com/babyfavors. to the movie theater that welcomes you and your crying baby into a matinee (really). Find Dinner the best hidden spots for new parents in the delivered north, south, east and west: parentmap.com/ Parenting a baby is hard babystopsaroundthesound. And get connected to work, and sometimes one of the dozens of parent groups and resources we need a little outside near you: parentmap.com/parentnetwork. support.