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The Early days of motherhood - a beautiful, emotional, messy and indeed a loved up time! Sprinkled by the sweet and addictive aroma of your newborn angel. Amidst a lot of learning and navigating the blazing new world, you and your little angel have found yourselves in a whole lot of sweet struggle! You have a partner, parents, and most importantly yourself to take care of! New moms are usually nervous that they may end up with the baby blues! Need not worry, it's super-common!
We have compiled a list of 6 tips to make you a calm and collected mommy from a stressed out mom!
Accept Help
In the interest of normality, accepting help is perhaps the biggest bounty you can gift to yourself! Please say YES to the gentle offers of help from family and friends, don’t be a martyr hi hi hi! Whether they are offering to clean your house, cook a nourishing meal or rock your angel while you shower, just let them! When it comes to taking off the load from you, helping you breathe, they will be more than obliging.
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Set Boundaries
A newborn angel in the house? A plain exciting and happy-go moment for all. People will want to visit your baby every now and then! It takes a little while to settle a basic routine of your toddler and get to know your little one. This may get troublesome if you have the company of pals and relatives all around the clock! So don’t hesitate in making a plan out for your family and buddies to visit. Your well-wishers will definitely respect the boundaries!
Always Go Gentle on Yourself
Motherhood, we all know is a big adjustment! A tough gig, also describes it! Anyhow if you fail to stick through the expectations you eventuated during your pregnancy( just in case), give a break to yourself! It is all one husky learning curve. Just give your best and go gentle on yourself for not being a ‘ perfect mommy ‘, there is no such word, after-all! Your little angel adores you for being who you are, also you should too!
Go For a Non-Baby Feeding Plan
With all your attention to the infant feeding, don’t flow off the parent feeding! Draft a quick grocery list beforehand to make grocery shopping a cinch. If you don’t have grocery delivery services in your area, ask your well-wishers to help you in setting up a meal train where people willingly sign up to bring food for you amidst the hectic months!
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Fuel Your Body
Sustaining and nourishing the tiny bundle of yours does not stop once the cord is cut. Whether you are breastfeeding your angel or not, you definitely need to fuel your body with yummy yet nutritious foods that will help you in producing milk and stay energized throughout the day and nights of-course! Though its not difficult to forget, but do remember to eat meals at regular intervals, whole food meals as possible!
Seek Time For Solitude
Treat yourself mommy! It’s been a long long day & night. As much as you love the infinite snuggle time and cute responsibility of being ‘ needed ‘ constantly, it is important to take out some time to be alone, still and breathe! Quieting your mind, embracing solitude and focusing only on YOU for a while! It will definitely help you in hitting the reset button and thus increasing your ability to be more mindful and gift as a parent!
We know that you are all exhausted and overwhelmed at the same time! Also you rarely get a pause from this cute little burden! Overhead are the few self care rituals and practices that will help you in supporting you out through the initial days with your tiny bundle of happiness!
