Words to the wise: Local moms share parenting tips from the frontline

If you think you’re doomed for sleep deprivation, spousal bickering and poverty once your precious arrival is here, well, you could be.Or, you could follow the hard-earned wisdom of tri-state parents to make the transition to parenthood a little — or a lot — easier.Stephanie Jack, 34, brand marketing director for the infant formula brand ByHeart, wants new NYC parents to know that the ride home from the hospital will be OK.“As a non-car person in the city, there was a lot of anxiety around how we will get the baby home.

Taxi? Rideshare? Walk? How does a car seat even work?” said Jack, who lives in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.Luckily, she said their family — which now includes daughter Adelaide born in February — were introduced to the Nuna Pipa URBN system (from $700.) It’s a car seat and stroller which makes getting in and out of a rideshare a dream.“No base installation required, and it hooked in [to the car] in less than one minute, which was fabulous considering the day we left the hospital it was pouring,” shared Jack.Jack’s second post-parenthood revelation? “Don’t underestimate the stroller walk to rock the baby to sleep.

In the early days of postpartum, getting fresh air is a lifesaver.”Shira Gelman Kolansky, 31, from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, welcomed her son Atlas in September 2024.While it’s certainly been joy and snuggles for the Magnetic Me senior director of marketing, she’s learned some parenting lessons the hard way.First: “The lack of sleep shocked me.

I’m not sure why — everyone warned me — but I didn’t fully grasp that, for the first two months, you’re up every two hours with a newborn,” said Gelman Kolansky.“What saved me was having help so I could nap — and venting to my friends,” she added.Secondly, Gelman Kolansky wished someone had told her to take more classes during maternity leave.

“The newborn stage can feel so isolating and never-ending, and I regret not going to more classes,” she said, ...