{"id":211613,"date":"2016-05-24T12:01:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T04:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/tips-for-first-time-mums-211613.html"},"modified":"2016-05-24T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T04:01:38","slug":"tips-for-first-time-mums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/parenting\/advice-for-mums\/tips-for-first-time-mums-211613.html","title":{"rendered":"Parenting 101: 10 Tips for first-time mothers"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>If you're pregnant for the first time, or even if you've just given birth, you must have gone on one heck of an emotional roller coaster. Your overwhelming joy after seeing those two tell-tale red lines on the pregnancy test kit was probably taken over by some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/notre-date-de-naissance-influerait-vraiment-sur-notre-temperament-49265.html\" target=\"_blank\">temperamental mood swings<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/revealed-food-cravings-say-95485.html\" target=\"_blank\">serious food cravings<\/a>, then perhaps you were engulfed with feelings of hope and excitement as you imagine what life with a baby would be like, and possibly worry, when you realise you know nothing about parenting. Oh no!<\/p> <p>Now, now, don't fret. We've predicted your concerns, and, in a bid to help ease your anxiety, we've gathered the best pieces of advice we think will help you very much in your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/get-the-look\/celeb-inspiration\/style-inspiration-from-8-celebrity-mums-166249.html\" target=\"_blank\">journey of being a mom<\/a>. Simply scroll through our gallery, and you'll be one step closer in maintaining control over the household.<\/p> <p><em>Dione Chen<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read more:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/enfant-faut-il-manger-des-pizzas-pour-avoir-un-garcon-141084.html\" target=\"_blank\">Should you eat pizza to conceive a boy?<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/fathers-day-10-celebrity-dads-love-105158.html\" target=\"_blank\">Father\u2019s Day: 10 Celebrity dads we love<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parenting can be stressful, especially for the first time, but not when you know exactly what to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":565,"featured_media":211625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Pregnant for the first time? 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