Most Common Mistakes New Parents Make (Funny + Honest)

This might be more of a confessional than anything else 😂

Becoming a parent for the first time is a major life change. You have never been a mom or dad before which means there are a lot of firsts happening! First time navigating a carseat, a poop blow out, and a stroller mishap... it's a lot. As always I try to keep things light and fun while I talk through the very real and deep things of motherhood.

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[capslovesit]

My toddler rolled off the seat on an aeroplane when we had all fallen asleep. He was fine, he cried out but went right back to sleep but the passenger in front of us turned and said 'how dare you!'. So don't be that person when you see a mistake happen, you can bet the parents already feel bad enough!

[annarocha]

I haven't even watched yet but the thumbnail cracks me up. "sorry baby" 🤣

[lindseysaez]

We forgot to bring the diaper bag for the first pediatrician appointment and they had to give us a diaper sample... Thank you for the assurance about rolling off places, I felt so awful the first time it happened!

[thayerwilliams]

We're lucky because we were able to minimize most of the opportunities for these kinds of things, but stuff still happens. When he was a new born there were 2 separate occasions where I'd passed out while he was asleep with me, and he rolled over onto his face, off the surface we were on (couch and bed) and I slept through it. My partner found us both times, and because this was the first kid for both of us, promptly freaked out that our new born was asleep with his face smashed into the floor, and because he freaked out and that's how I woke up, I freaked out, and then we were both having panic driven over the top reactions while our child was completely fine and not bothered by either of his falls onto his face while being fully swaddled. ...I still have nightmares about them though.

Found out he's extremely allergic to yellow squash by feeding him a few bites of one of his dad's favorite meals. He's fine with literally every other kind of squash. Yellow squash is impossible for him. That was one of those wtf is happening moments. Followed by everyone, including his pediatrician AND his allergist saying they didn't see how that was even possible as a food allergy. Fun times. A second allergist figured out it's a cross reactivity issue. He's highly allergic to the entire weed family yellow squash is a part of. But that's the only part of that entire weed family that is normally eaten, which is why it took a year to find a person who could explain it.

I had him in my lap like I almost always did as a 1ish y old, playing with him and singing to him. He laughed so hard he lost he lost his balance, fell forward, and headbutted my eye socket with an astounding amount of force. Gave me a MASSIVE black eye that lasted over 2 months. Like my entire eye, top and bottom, full circle, solid black and dark dark purple for a MONTH before it started fading, with a month of the rest of the fading that involves all the other colors. 2 months for this insanely bad black eye to heal, right? Guess how many strangers gave my partner extremely dirty looks when we went to the grocery store or Dr's offices? I looked like the absolute classic movie perfect example of domestic abuse. We actually had to correct the couple of people who actually said something. That was a super uncomfortable situation. And the looks of disdain you get when people you don't know think you're being abused, and pretending the baby did it as your cover. Like how dare you blame the baby. At least have the common decency to say you ran into a door. And I had the damn thing so long by week 2 I forgot it was there until I looked in the mirror or saw strangers reactions. Fun.

We were renting a house and the owner was this horrible, extremely nitpicky woman. My child was only allowed to use markers or anything like that while in his high chair in the middle of the room so there was no chance he could mark on anything that we didn't own, like his high chair. I had just given him one of those bingo dot marker things that day, because I was having problems with him biting the tips off crayons and markers the second my back was turned, then swallowing them. I thought the dot markers are so close to being flat, there's no way he can bite them off and eat them, and maybe I can actually get some dishes done in peace while he's safely entertained, in a way that can't possibly leave any kind of marks on this house. He did in fact manage to bite the little marker pad, and PULL IT OUT OF THE MARKER. So of the ink inside this green marker pours out. All over him, all over his high chair and tray, and all over the floor under the chair. cleaned up completely, and easily, but the heart attack I had when I turned around at his laugh and saw everything covered in a mountain of liquid green ink....

The absolute worst one though was significant, and more than made up for the others all being pretty mild. We'd just moved out of that house and into an apartment the night before. He wasn't happy about the move and had been crying all day about he wanted to go to his old home (that house) and not live here, in the new home (the apartment). While we were asleep that night, after days of no sleep he woke up, and decided if we weren't going to take him to his old home he'd take himself. And let himself out the front door. At 4am, in winter, in an apartment complex where we hadn't met anyone yet, without his pajama pants on, and then, we think, couldn't remember which door was his after walking away. We woke up to the police pounding on our door, because our neighbors called them after they woke up to him sobbing his little heart out, balled up and shivering on THEIR doorstep. They said they'd seen him with us while we were moving in, so they knew which place he belonged to, but didn't want to be the ones knocking on our door, in case they were wrong. So then we had to explain he why he was out there, in 40° degree weather with no pants at 430 in the morning. They had to check him over for bruising or other signs of abuse, and check the apartment for signs of an unsafe environment before they left him with us. I'm going to have nightmares about that night and what did happen and what could have happened until I die. We put the child doorknob proof thing on the door the minute the police left. He'd never shown any interest in the front door or in how to work the deadbolt before, so it wasn't on our radar. So we put it on the bathroom door because he loves Baths and we were concerned about him possibly trying to run his own bath without us realizing and he was young enough we never left him unattended in the bath at that time. The other one had been put on the door to the balcony, for obvious reasons. And we didnt have others yet, and had planned on getting more later that week, and that we'd be fine until then. The next day we bought enough for every door in the house.

He's 4 now. I hope he never tops that last one on our parenting mistakes/regrets list.

[kerrydavison]

These stories are so real. I took my 20 month son for a walk yesterday and put him in the stroller to cross over an uneven patch of ground. He was only going to be in the stroller for maybe 20 feet so I didn't bother to buckle him in... the wheel lodged in a pothole and my son was ejected from the stroller face first into a patch of grass. He was 100% okay but I was not. Lesson learned big time!!!

[sunshinegv]

I can't like this video enough. I think this is one of the bestest videos on parenting I've ever seen. Going out without a dieper is practically a guarantee that your baby will poop a whole bunch. 😂 But really, the part about allowing yourself to rest instead of trying to do it all, sent shivers down my spine, because it's so so true. We feel some need to prove that we can birth another person and still do everything else as if nothing happened and we are superhuman, but this is completely insane and we actually need that rest and any help we can get. We had very limited help due to the quaranteen in 2020 when my daughter was born and today I would 100% help a stranger in a similar situation, because it's just no brainer. New moms and dads need help. 💗

[tamara]

Not a mom yet but I love this video! I'm trying to prepare myself now so that when the time comes I can remember to not be so hard on myself and that everything will be okay.

[Daymickey]

That whole poop description was hilarious and accurate. 😂 I love your content so much. Thank you for normalizing normal parenting for us moms!

[randi.c]

me, 35 weeks pregnant with my first baby and HORMONAL, watching this.
Jess: “if you’re watching this, you have nothing to worry about, you’re amazing”
me: 😭😭😭😭😭

[emiliecouillard]

Love this video!
We feel so guilty doing those mistakes. We feel alone and awful when it happens. And knowing that it happens to almost everybody, really is helpful.

[carlissaneumann]

Thank you so much for this video 🫶 I am 31 weeks along with my first baby ever and am worried about so many things. Hearing you say that because I’m watching these types of videos I’m already a great parent brought me such relief and grounding to hear ❤ thank you

[ClosemyIs]

Thank you Jess! I appreciate that you are willingly taking on some critical comments or even shame in order to share this 💛

[molly]

I love your videos! I’m finally watching them while pregnant with my first baby❤. I started following you two years ago when I first started ttc

[laurenkatelamb]

This is actually laugh out loud funny! 😂 I never comment but omg this is gold 👌

[ursadoula]

thank you for the honesty!!!! poor baby 1 was my tester haha he rolled off an ottoman and i had to call poison control cuz he spilled a comet container .... good times.

[bisquit]

My baby rolled out of bed at 6/7 months old. I hated myself so much. Before that, when i heard of parents “letting” their baby fall out the bed/couch etc I though “HOW?!” But then I did it myself.

[kayoss]

My baby kicked his way off the sofa when he was about 8 weeks old. I underestimated how much he could move! I felt like the worst Mum ever, but all you can do is learn the lesson and move on.

[AlohaLowah]

"when suddenly, your baby, like a ninja".... Yep. Yep. Perfect description!

[justbeingkar]

I saw another parent use the button for handicapped people to open doors with a stroller and it's so helpful!

[ChristyZilka]

Bless you! I feel so less alone now and thank you! I truly appreciate and need your content :)