New mothers enter the world of parenting feeling much like Alice in Wonderland.-	Being a mother is one of the most rewarding jobs on earth and also one of the most challenging.-	Motherhood is a process. Learn to love the process.-	There is a tremendous amount of learning that takes place in the first year of your baby’s life; the baby learns a lot, too.-	It is sometimes difficult to reconcile the fantasy of what you thuoght motherhood would be like, and what you thought you would be like as a mother, with reality.-	Take care of yourself. If Mommy isn’t happy, no one else in the family is happy either.-	New mother generally need to lower their expectations.-	A good mother learns to love her child as he is and adjusts her mothering to suit her child.
Debra Gilbert Rosenberg
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