After Ellen was born, I had a hard time figuring out what my days should look like. How much time do I spend entertaining Ellen? When can I take care of myself? Am I doing this right? Is that supposed to happen? I am a creature of habit, and I love structure, but having a baby turned my world upside down. I consulted my BFF, the Internet, and found these articles and links to be super helpful and calming:
When I wasn’t enjoying every.single.moment “because they grow up so fast!”
When I was done giving birth and wishing someone sent me this
When I needed a game plan to make me feel like I was becoming the mom I wanted to be
When I was done giving birth and wishing someone sent me this
When I needed a game plan to make me feel like I was becoming the mom I wanted to be
I still visit these articles often. They have made me feel normal. They have helped me be more confident. They have given me permission to be the mom I am and to stop trying to be the mom I think I should be.
What advice or resource helped you as a parent? Tell me in the comment section below.
Those were great! As a ftm, super helpful to know I am not a weirdo! Especially the playing alone thing. I always feel abusive when my 9 month old plays by himself while I check the computer, but he is always happy and my eye is always on him. Good to know I am not the only one:)
I’m glad to know these articles were helpful :) Thanks for reading!
Other mommy blogs and Baby center were a huge help. And the Baby Whisperer boards…wow I frequented those a lot. Mostly it was just great to know I wasn’t a horrible mom for not knowing what I was doing.
Thanks for sharing! I’m so glad my post could help you! We’re all moms and should go through this together!
I totally agree! Thank you for writing something so helpful :)