Comparing My Baby To Others Her Age Is The Worst Part Of Being A New Mom

As a first-time mom, I tried to go into parenting with the mindset that my child is her own kid — she will do things in her own time, including meeting milestones like crawling and eating solid food. I wasn’t going to stress about it; logically, I knew that not all babies do the same things at the same time. It’s not a competition, right?Â