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You Have to Walk Before You Can Run

Avoid the five most common mistakes parents make with newborns

By Sophie Goldstein,  Newser User

Posted Sep 12, 2007 10:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – Babies don't come with manuals, so it's hard to get everything right. CNN asked pediatricians to spill: What are the most common mistakes new parents make? Their responses:

  1. Letting your newborn sleep through the night.

  1. Locking your baby's feeding time to a schedule.
  2. Taking your baby to crowded places.
  3. Staying cooped up inside.
  4. Not trusting your instincts.

Paul Frank's Small Paul infant apparel. (PRNewsFoto/Paul Frank Industries)
Paul Frank's Small Paul infant apparel. (PRNewsFoto/Paul Frank Industries)   (Associated Press)
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Our little "magoo" - (ella really)   ((c) r3wind)
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A woman holds her baby as she fills out her vote at a polling...   (Getty Images)
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A baby is sleeps in an incubator at the primary care unit of...   (Getty Images)
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