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Published: Nov. 2, 2014, 10:07 p.m.

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I remember the transition into motherhood being a bit like a slap in the face (but with all the smooshy love feelings. . .of course).

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\\u201cYou mean they are going to just let me walk out of the hospital with this baby? But I don\\u2019t know what I\\u2019m doing!\\u201d

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And that quote came from someone (me) with a Master\\u2019s Degree in 0-3 child development, a lifetime of babysitting experience and at least seven Cabbage Patch Kids.

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It\\u2019s hard to go from only worrying about your needs (and your spouse\\u2019s) to keeping a human being alive. . .24/7.

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This week God impressed upon my heart the need to encourage the new mom readers/listeners. He kept repeating himself.

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Then I got\\xa0Victoria Wilson\\u2018s email message about guest posting on my site from the perspective of a new mom. And I did the natural (crazy) thing and scheduled a time to interview/chat with her. . .and recorded our convo to publish for y\\u2019all.

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If you know a new mom who needs encouragement that she\\u2019s not alone in all-the-feelings, then pass this podcast along.

\\n What we chat about:

• Importance of knowing you aren\\u2019t alone in your mental struggles with this new role.
• The mom spectrum\\u2013from not wanting to be a mom to always wanting to be a mom, but having a hard time with the reality.
• How your marriage is affected by a new baby\\u2013the mom\\u2019s center shifting towards the child and the husband being left out.
• How to not micromanage your husband\\u2019s interaction with the baby.
• The appropriate use of technology to keep your marriage healthy.
• Remembering you have children in your home less time than you will be a mother to adult children.
• Coming to an agreement with your husband on parenting issues\\u2013sleep training, etc.
• The benefit of husbands who aren\\u2019t overly influenced by\\xa0parenting trends. . . listening to his perspective before running them over with all-the-articles.
• When parenting resources conflict, what should parents do?
• Remembering God made you for your baby and trusting He gave you all you need to care for him/her.
• Physical strength from the Lord is a real thing.
• How motherhood takes you to your most broken, most reliant place.
• My husband\\u2019s favorite advice for new parents.
• How to transition from no kids to kids, with your girl friendships.
• Ideas for connecting with other new moms.
• Tips for extroverts in getting social needs met.
• Importance of having a \\u201cthing\\u201d you pour yourself into outside of motherhood.
• Don\\u2019t use every nap to clean up the house\\u2013a permission slip to nap yourself and do your soul thing.
• Making time in your schedule for God\\u2013figure out what time works best for you.

\\n Connect with Victoria:

Blog\\xa0::\\xa0Twitter\\xa0::\\xa0Facebook\\xa0::\\xa0Instagram\\xa0::\\xa0Pinterest

\\n Show Notes:

• \\nwww.VictoriaEasterWilson.com/GodCentered\\xa0\\u2013Victoria\\u2019s favorite new mom reads
• \\n Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
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  \\n \\xa0by Marc Weissbluth (**Amazon affliate link)
• \\u201cFor you created my inmost being;\\xa0you knit me together in my mother\\u2019s womb.\\u201d (Psalm 139:13)
• \\n Gone Girl\\xa0(not \\u201cGirl Gone\\u201d like I labeled it on the podcast\\u2026oi vey!) by Gillian Flynn**
• Victoria\\u2019s new novel,\\xa0\\u201cRe\\u2019and\\u201d.
• \\n Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds
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  \\n \\xa0by Jen Wilkin**

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\\u201cHe tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart;\\xa0he gently leads those that have young.\\u201d Isaiah 40:11

\\n He gently leads you. . . be gentle to yourself, sweet new mom.'