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What Mistakes Did You Make During Your First Year As A Parent?

They really don't come with an instruction manual.

The age-old cliché about parenting — that it's the hardest job you'll every love — is absolutely true.

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But as anyone who's been through it knows, that first year is HARD.

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And any new parent is bound to make some mistakes along the way.

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So what do you wish you had known or done differently during that precious first year of parenthood?

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Maybe you could have taken more time for yourself.

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Perhaps you wouldn't have freaked out that your friend from high school's baby started crawling two months before yours did.

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Maybe you wouldn't have spent a small fortune on things that promised to magically soothe your teething baby, but really didn't help at all.

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Or maybe you accidentally gave your baby something their tummy had a bad reaction to, resulting in a pukefest, and then beat yourself up about it.

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Whatever it is that you would have done differently or wish you had known before making that mistake — we want to hear it! From the diaper disasters to the emergency room panic, share your stories in the dropbox below. The best responses will be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post or video!