Archive for the 'Care For Yourself' Category
Coping with a new schedule
There will be days when you bring the new baby home that you think you’ll never get to sleep again. In the meantime, try to get some rest and sleep whenever you can. The baby won’t be sleeping through the night for several weeks, perhaps months. While she’s adjusting to the schedule of night and […]
Read More..>>Coping with Stress
Congratulations! You may be pregnant or maybe you just had a baby (and lucky you if actually have time to read this)! There’s no feeling more incredible than when you’ve just had a baby. So why don’t you feel wonderful all the time?
Well, even the best events in life have stress attached to them. […]
Don’t allow yourself to slump around
You already know that raising a baby in the first year is tough and at times can border on torturous.
The benefits to being a mom certainly outweigh all the tough times you will have, but when you are tired, grumpy, and a little overwhelmed, your first instinct may be to fall into a pattern of […]
Get Your Body Back!
Take it easy on the exercise initially. You may be really gung-ho to get your pre-pregnancy body shape back, but in the beginning you need to recognize that you are still recovering from having your baby. If you overdo it, you might wind up stifling your recovery or really hurting yourself.
You should plan your exercise […]