Essential Advice For First-Time Parents

Ha ha, he wants Quinn to be a musician. Quinn can be whatever she wants when she grows up. She really likes the spotlight. She doesn’t like to being ignored so who knows. Well that’s all babies. Yeah, that’s all babies. Life can be overwhelming. There are lots of curveballs. Things get complicated. But before you get too overwhelmed take a breath and listen. You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. A little guidance might just go a long way. When dealing with life’s biggest moments we could all use a little simple advice. I’m Rachael. Carson. And this is Quinn. Before I fell pregnant I was working as a fit model so basically trying on clothes for a living. And I primarily do music. Do score work for film, commercials. I’ve done a little studio work like banjo playing, stuff like that. But mostly score work. Quinn is our little girl. She is six months tomorrow. It’s hands on all day long. I’m one of five. I don’t know how my parents did it. Today we have new parents coming in. Not entirely sure what we’ll be talking about but I’m really excited to meet with them. Hi Guys, welcome! So tell me about what’s going on. We love being parents. It’s a privilege. But sometimes life can be overwhelming and we need to know where to start. I would recommend the first place to start would be to join a mommy group. Learn from the other moms, have like a little community. Sometimes parents come together and split the cost of a nanny so that it helps them with their budget. Yeah, we didn’t consider that. I guess it would come with the mommy group too. We’d probably meet other parents who’d be interested in splitting the cost of childcare. And I know a lot of the moms that I work with they tell me all the time that not only are they getting great tips but they’re also building connections with these other moms and parents. So a lot of the time I’m fighting to keep my eyes open. What can we do to get our energy levels up? I definitely think you need to sleep while she sleeps. Take a nap with her. Definitely sleep when she’s sleeping in the middle of the night. It gives you that time away to catch up on your own sleep and your own life. Excuse me one sec. She likes to pace a little bit. So it’s been a while since we’ve even had a date. How do we get out of the house? It’s starting to feel like a prison. Since you mentioned your families aren’t nearby, and you don’t have a nanny yet, it’s probably best just to take her out with you. She’s at that age where it’s not going to be too difficult. She’ll probably sleep in the stroller. You can do a museum date or just go eat at a restaurant nearby. Just something to get you out of the house even if it’s just for an hour. I like the idea because then I feel like at least I’m getting a little bit of exercise too. Yeah, two birds with one stone! But they sell you the tray with it. You need to understand that you don’t need to buy everything brand new.