1. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M S
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green
drlorigoregreen.org

2. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
M Y T H # 1
Y O U ’ L L FA L L I N L O V E W I T H Y O U R B A B Y I M M E D I AT E LY.

3. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
FA C T # 1
Y O U ’ L L FA L L I N L O V E W I T H Y O U R B A B Y … E V E N T U A L LY.

4. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
M Y T H # 2
Y O U W I L L I N T U I T I V E LY K N O W W H AT Y O U R B A B Y I S S AY I N G W I T H
E A C H C RY.

5. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
FA C T # 2
Y O U M I G H T K N O W T H E D I F F E R E N C E B E T W E E N A C RY F O R
H U N G E R A N D A C RY F O R A N G E R , B U T Y O U P R O B A B LY W O N ’ T.
I N S T E A D , Y O U W I L L R U N T H R O U G H A M E N TA L C H E C K L I S T F O R
P O T E N T I A L S O U R C E S F O R Y O U R I N FA N T ’ S S Q U E A L .

6. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
M Y T H # 3
A LWAY S G O W I T H Y O U R “ M O T H E R LY ” I N S T I N C T S .

7. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
FA C T # 3
U N L E S S Y O U G R E W U P A R O U N D A L O T O F C H I L D R E N A N D H A D
T H E O P P O RT U N I T Y T O F U L LY O B S E R V E A N D A B S O R B T H E “ T R I C K S
O F T H E T R A D E ” W H E N I T C O M E S T O C H I L D - R E A R I N G , TA L K T O
Y O U R P E D I AT R I C I A N , D O Y O U R R E S E A R C H , A N D F I N D
T R U S T W O RT H Y S O U R C E S F O R A D V I C E A N D U S E F U L
I N F O R M AT I O N .

8. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
M Y T H # 4
A B A B Y F O R C E S C O U P L E S T O B E C O M E E V E N C L O S E R .

9. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
FA C T # 4
W H I L E T H I S M AY B E T H E C A S E F O R S O M E C O U P L E S , C H A N C E S
A R E T H O S E C O U P L E S W E R E A L R E A D Y C L O S E T O B E G I N W I T H .
U S I N G A B A B Y A S A B A N D - A I D F O R A F L O U N D E R I N G
R E L AT I O N S H I P I S A R E C I P E F O R D I S A S T E R . A N Y I S S U E S T H AT
E X I S T E D P R I O R T O A B A B Y A R E L I K E LY T O C O M E T O A H E A D
U N D E R T H E S T R E S S O F A D D I N G A B A B Y T O S I T U AT I O N . I F Y O U R
PA RT N E R S H I P I S S U F F E R I N G O R Y O U F E E L D I S TA N T F R O M E A C H
O T H E R , S E E K C O U N S E L I N G .

10. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
M Y T H # 5
A N Y M I S TA K E S Y O U M A K E W I L L P E R M A N E N T LY S C A R Y O U R C H I L D .

11. M Y T H B U S T I N G F O R N E W M O M ST H E L I E S W E A R E T O L D :
by Dr. Lori Gore-Green, drlorigoregreen.org
FA C T # 5
A LT H O U G H T H E R E A R E B L ATA N T WAY S O F D O I N G PA R E N T I N G
W R O N G ( I E N E G L E C T A N D A B U S E ) , T H E R E A R E M A N Y D I F F E R E N T
WAY S T O D O I T R I G H T, N O T J U S T O N E . D O N ’ T H O L D Y O U R S E L F
T O A N I M P O S S I B L E S TA N D A R D O F P E R F E C T I O N . I N S T E A D , F O C U S
O N B E I N G FA I R , C L E A R , L O V I N G A N D S E T B O U N D A R I E S T O K E E P
T H E M S A F E . T RY T O B E E V E N T E M P E R E D A N D C O N S I S T E N T W I T H
Y O U R C H I L D R E N .

12. F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N V I S I T:
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