Go With The Flow-How To Survive
The First Year Of Motherhood
By:
Jill Sprouse
The First Year of Motherhood is a happy and
joyous time filled with exciting events you will always remember.
It can also however, be a stressful time filled with life altering
events. Having a new baby inevitably changes your life. If you
don't learn to go with the flow you may very well start to
question your sanity!
A person who is very organized and schedule
oriented will often become overwhelmed by the life changes that
take place after the birth of their new baby. Gone are the days of
perfect routines and smoothly running schedules. The first year of
motherhood is instead replaced by random feedings and diaper. This
is when you suddenly have to stop, breathe and learn to go with
the flow. It is the time to realize that things will get done when
they get done. If your baby is a fussy sleeper through the night,
and your starting to greatly resemble the walking dead, stop, slow
down and take a nap when your baby takes a nap-even if its 2:00 in
the afternoon.
Children will always require care, but
during your first year of motherhood you will devote almost all of
your time to constantly caring for them. If you don't learn to
roll with the punches, you will surely loose your mind! Do not let
yourself fret over that stack of dishes in the sink because your
baby is fussy and wants to be held. Those dishes aren't going
anywhere and will be there when you get to them. The easiest way
to go with the flow is to learn to maximize your time. Just do a
little bit here and there whenever you have the chance. Do not
overwhelm yourself with trying to get everything done at once.
Break your chores into small tasks. This will give you a sense of
accomplishment each time you complete a chore. You may not get all
of the laundry done in one day, but if you get just one load
washed and dried, well then, you've accomplished something! If you
can learn to get just a little bit at a time done, while the baby
is napping or playing, you will be able to get more accomplished
with a great deal less stress.
Learning how to go with the flow with your
daily schedule can take some adjusting but it can be done! Don't
set a concrete schedule. Instead, make your plans tentative.
Obviously there are some things, such as doctor's appointments,
that must be kept on time. However, many of the other tasks you
perform can easily be switched around. Once you start to realize
that life does not have to run on a die-hard schedule, you will
more easily be able to enjoy your time with your baby and save
yourself a great deal of stress.
The most important thing for new moms to
remember is that the first year of motherhood will only happen
once. The experiences that you have in the first year of
motherhood will be memories that you will cherish forever. Learn
to go with the flow so you can remember your first year of
motherhood with happy memories and not as stress overload!
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