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Nothing’s more exciting than finding out you’re pregnant with the newest addition to your little family. If you already have kids, though, this news can be more confusing than anything else. Introducing older siblings to their baby brother or sister should be a special moment that your family will cherish for years to come. However, among the excitement, it can also be difficult for young children to truly understand what it means to become an older sibling. Here are three tips to help prepare your family for a new baby.

No one likes unwarranted judgments--you sure didn’t in third grade, and we know you don’t now. As a new mom, you are subject to a brand new form of judgments, which the millennials among us have dubbed as “mom-shaming.” What does this newly coined cultural trope mean? We’re glad you asked! Mom-shaming, in the fewest words, is the cultural phenomenon of questioning, judging, or shaming a mother’s child-rearing choices.

Each day may seem busier than the last, and it’s totally normal to feel overwhelmed by your impending role is someone’s mommy. Don’t worry though––if you can survive the first month of motherhood, you can, in fact, survive anything. 

You deserve to wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed every day and so does your newborn, so try out these tips and tricks to make sure everyone gets a better nightly snooze.