Rooming-in ensures that you can feed the baby as soon as he or she is hungry. Other ways you can prepare yourselves for the responsibility of a new life would be to learn infant CPR and child safety, including the proper way to install a car seat, and to join a parent advocacy organization like Partners in Parenting or North Shore Parents Network. Such organizations offer many of the classes mentioned above as well as seminars on child development and new parent support groups. These organizations offer opportunities to meet other parents, form play groups, and swap ideas. The Newborn Having said that it would greatly benefit your awareness of parenthood to prepare for your newborn's arrival, nothing can truly prepare you for that mystical moment of birth.
Birth is a perfect metaphor for all of life.
It is difficult and messy, euphoric and magical, both simple and awe-inspiring. As in the rest of life, we largely forget the difficult and messy parts, remembering only the power the moment held over us. If we are conscious of the beauty of the life we have co-created with the Divine, then it cannot be a hard task to be mindful of the sacredness of our children as we strive to parent them. Remembering that we are blessed with instincts, listening to them assures us that we are on the right path. This principle seems rather simple, but it is surprising how often we are advised to ignore our instincts, especially in the areas of sleep, crying, and feeding of tiny infants.