5 things every mother after birth should hear
The hormones, recovery from childbirth and the new role as a mother will require quite a bit from you.
What is important to remember in all this clutter?
Here are 5 things that are very important for you to know
Daniel Sarantsky, in collaboration with JAMA
27/03/2022
Sunday, 27 March 2022, 07:52
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Right now, there are some things that are important for you to pay attention to.
Mother kissing baby (Photo: ShutterStock)
If you are a new mother (congratulations!) You probably already know - these days that you are experiencing now are busy, practical and emotional, require a lot of strength from you, exciting and confused at the same time and require you and the baby to adjust to your new life.
Hagar Danon Zehavi
, a veteran Pilates instructor and postpartum women's group facilitator, wants to remind you that there are some things that are important to pay attention to, right now, between diapers and the laundry pile with trout eyes begging for continuous sleep:
You
are in labor. The time to rest.
It may sound a little absurd to rest when caring for a new baby is particularly demanding, but you owe it to yourself.
Enlist the immediate environment to help you with laundry, food preparation, house cleaning and take unnecessary tasks off of yourself.
Do this even if you feel it is small on you.
Your body will thank you later.
The spouse also needs treatment
This may sound strange, and who has the power to maintain another relationship when the baby at home then draws all the energy, but it is important.
The relationship between you and your partner is now undergoing a fundamental change.
Look for the good and encourage positive reinforcements during this time, it sounds a little, but it's a lot.
Tell him out loud that you appreciate him, thank him where needed.
If you show appreciation, love and gratitude - you will most likely get all of these back from a real place and not "because you have to", and these days you really need it.
Define for your family and immediate environment what you want (and do not want)
Give only what you can give to convey to the extended family and friends the message that they are involved and loved.
If it's hard for you to host and receive home visits - you do not have to.
If you do not feel comfortable with others holding the baby - you do not have to.
Friday meals?
You can give up until you feel comfortable.
What should not be given up?
On truth and transparency.
Be honest about your needs and feelings, yet try to understand the desire of loved ones to take part and look for ways to signal to them that they are not out of the picture.
For example, instead of visits or recent phone calls in notifications about your situation and the baby's situation, or initiate a future date for a family reunion yourself (whenever it is convenient for you).
Good communication is based on honesty, so you should say "I do not feel comfortable at the moment but it is not because of you, I need some more time".
Anchor inventory for control during the day
The routine changes every moment with New Born, but you should locate anchors during the day to feel that you are in some control of the situation.
Set half an hour or a quarter of an hour in the morning just for you, go for a walk during the day with the stroller during daylight hours when it is pleasant outside, sit down for a tidy lunch and do not eat standing up, get ready for the baby shower in the early evening, etc.
Each one will have different anchors so it is important that you do only what you have identified as suitable for you and your baby.
Meet only those who do you good
Get out of the house and meet people who know how to contain you and do you good.
It could be someone you know right now who is also a new mother, a friend with whom you will refresh yourself in the evening when you are without your baby or mother - the main thing is that you choose people who are comfortable with you during this sensitive period.
Even if you go out for a vaccination or a routine test with a drop of milk and you do not feel like being alone, you can take care of company, to sweeten the event.
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