This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review.
Reflecting Back…
Now that my youngest “baby” isn’t so much of a baby anymore as much as she is a toddler fast approaching the land of preschooler I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on my early days of motherhood. Way (way!) back in January of 2007 when my first child was born everything about motherhood seemed so overwhelming and BIG. Fast forward to now and almost 10 years and 3 more children later, what I didn’t know back then is that what I thought was stressful and overwhelming would become second nature. Things like diapers changes, feeding times and baths were monumentally stressful to me as a new mom to a pink, screaming newborn. Perhaps it was my sheer terror of being responsible for another living person that appeared to be so fragile; or perhaps it was just the fact that he seemed to scream all. the. time.
Mom Feet?
However, after what seemed like many trials and tribulations I eventually got my “mom feet” and I slowly became more confident. Activities such as diaper changes, bottle feedings and baths became less stressful over time. Well, that is until his first full diaper blow-out. Then everything went back to square one. Before I had children I had heard stories of diaper blow-outs, but trust me, until you experience one yourself you cannot judge. They are the nastiest!
The WaterWipes Moms were asked to each create a video talking about our first few memorable experiences as new moms. The collection of video clips came out beautifully.
All They Need – Is You
The biggest and most important lesson that I learned during the first few months of new motherhood was that above all else, my children need me the most. And that feeling is powerful. There isn’t anything else I would rather do than be a mom. I will never stop providing love and support to each of my four children.
MomHood Survival
What I learned quickly as a new mom was that having reliable, high quality products made all the difference. I learned that having a few essential items was the key to new momhood survival. I wish WaterWipes were around when my oldest was a newborn, they would have made diaper changes so much easier.
WaterWipes is a chemical free baby wipe that contains only two ingredients, 99.9% pure Irish water and 0.1% grapefruit seed extract. So there’s nothing coming between you and your baby. What I love the most about WaterWipes is how incredibly soft, moist and durable they are. Now that my children are no longer newborns, WaterWipes durable and effective construction without containing any of the harmful chemicals that may be found in other baby wipes, WaterWipes proves a safer, natural option for my four children.
