Support For New Moms On Their Parenthood Journey
The post highlights how family and friends can support new moms with little effort and ease them out. So let us find out how one can provide support for new moms on their parenthood journey.
The internet is a hub of information, with a large portion dedicated to helping women have healthy pregnancies and healthy children (thanks to TheSunshineMoms!). However, there has also been a lot of media attention lately around the fact that many moms have only one postnatal doctor appointment to check on them regarding physical and mental health.
Why is that? A mom is born every time a child is born, and we are navigating this new job of being a mom alongside baby learning about the world. While changing the medical care given to new moms is a much larger project to tackle, let’s discuss what you can do during the day.
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Even if you have a strong family network nearby to lean on, many aspects of parenting, such as sleep deprivation, have a significant impact on how you function on day to day basis. Add to that the other little stressors that crop up during the sunshine hours, and many new moms feel mentally and emotionally drained by bedtime. What I can offer are practical, actionable ways for moms to reduce their day-to-day stress.
One area you may be wondering about involves meals and cooking once the baby arrives. Most friends and family realize that this is an area all families appreciate help in and will prepare freezer meals before baby’s arrival or drop off dinner in the early weeks following. However, how do you tackle cooking at home in the months following? From easing your mealtime prep, reducing how much you are spending on food, to the time you spend preparing it, adjusting to cooking at home again is one of fifteen topics I discuss in my book “15 Ways For New Moms to Manage Stress & Stay Sane”.
Besides, support for new moms comes in many forms, including finding local friends with children close in age to yours. Being able to see one another in person occasionally and exchange info on local activities or resources is helpful. And few others will want to discuss all of the baby’s firsts in the same level of detail and enthusiasm as this group will. Learn about different ways to meet and form this core group of friends in my book.
Forming relationships with moms with children older than yours is also beneficial and can provide support to the new moms you may not have thought about. They are great for borrowing baby and child items. Most moms will jump at the chance for an item to get more use if they don’t need it right then. I have also been given items because the moms don’t want to deal with storing them or figuring out how they want to get rid of them (sell, donate, other). Know that most moms will want to have a personal connection with the recipient – even if it’s only living in the same neighbourhood.
You’ll have better luck with people who are acquaintances rather than asking strangers on the internet through Facebook, Craigslist, and so forth. The great thing about this is one day, you will be in the position to return the favour to new parents you meet!
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Empower yourself with practical, easy-to-implement strategies that focus on mom, manage stress, and stay sane in the early years.
Written by a mom who had three kids under age three for over a year. Edited and influenced by first-time moms who are past the first year. Made for moms who want to:
· Learn about ways to organize their day and manage their expectations.
· Discover how to tap into their local community, family, and friends for support.
· Minimize stress caused by four main money concerns by implementing provided strategies.
· Maximize their mommy/baby bond with four parenting frameworks.
Whether you are a new mom, a mom-to-be, or know someone who is, it’s the perfect gift to support new parents on their parenthood journey.
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Also Read:
A Complete Preparation Guide Before The Arrival Of The Baby
IUGR Baby And Mommy’s Instinct An Amazing Story
My Childbirth Story The Day You Made Me ‘MOM’
10 Easy Ways To Potty Train a Baby
How To Be Successful with Picky Eater Kids
Urgent Things To Do When Your Kid Eats Poop
Such great advice! It can get so overwhelming as a new parent, I know I was lol!
Especially if you’ve never spent time around babies before!
Although all my 3 daughters are adult young ladies now, I can relate to many of the things you wrote about. I was very grateful to have a ‘Mother’s Group’ in our local community plus… of course, my wonderful sister to help out! Well done!
Thank you! Local friends and family make such a difference! Just knowing you have the support if you need it calms us mentally.
Wonderful Advice dear..loved reading it..hope I get this blog before..thanks. Keep posting.
This is great advice. I believe that the approach of reaching out to friends that have children close in age or slightly older and have ‘been there’ is a great approach, as they understand the unique struggles that come from parenting at that age. That’s why there are so many different support groups for health concerns, major life changes, etc – No one understands quite like someone who has ‘been there’ and walked down that road.
So true. And I feel making those connections in person helps tremendously as well. I try not to assume new moms want my advice/insight (there are hundreds of articles about THAT when pregnant, haha), but I love sharing what worked for me when asked for!
Expecting or new moms often feel alone and overwhelmed. These area great tips to ensure that they take care of themselves in order to (in turn) take care of their babies.
I’m glad you liked the tips shared Mira. I find it much easier to care for my children when my needs have also been met!