13 Things No One Told You About Having a Baby

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Wish We'd Known: 13 Things No One Tells You About Having a Baby

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Gina Bazer on Jun 30, 2010 at 4:14PM

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13 Things No One Told You About Having a Baby

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a Gina Bazer on Jun 30, 2010 at 4:16PM

You’re pregnant. You’re totally excited—and totally freaked out. Vague images of pushing strollers and changing diapers fill your mind, but what will it really be like to be a mom?

Here are 13 things that your friends and all the other parents you know (including your own!) haven’t told you about having a baby.

Everything Around You Will Suddenly Seem Ridiculously Dangerous
The world has always been a not-so-safe place, but the moment your baby arrives, the threat level goes to DEF CON 5. You’ll fear second-hand smoke, exhaust from old cars, BPA-leaching baby bottles, lead in teething toys, rocket fuel in infant formula, and germs in the unsanitized wandering hands of everybody who finds your baby irresistible. How do you deal? At first, not very well. But eventually, you accept the fact that you can’t protect your child from everything, including chicken nuggets.