Cope with new schedule

You might be thinking that you lost your freedom to rest, upon bringing home the new born-and this is right to some extent if you lack proper planning. The basic advice to a mother of new baby is to try taking some rest and sleep whenever she can. The baby won’t be sleeping through out the night for several weeks, or even months. The baby’s adjustments with the schedule of night and day wont let you sleep through the night until the baby does so.

The recommended time for this period for a mom is to try to sleep when the baby sleeps during the night. Many new mothers try to do everything at once, and start cleaning or doing the laundry once the baby goes down for a nap. And by doing this, you would end up with a dead tiring hour and you can not help that out as this thing would reoccur again; so plan and synchronize things accordingly.

If you are offered for any help in those first weeks with the cleaning and laundry, do not be uncertain to it and accept it happily. If you can have a friend or relative in to watch the baby for an afternoon while you catch some much-needed sleep, try to take advantage to the maximum; if you can.

When you’ve been so busy all day with the baby’s activities and as well as other things to maintain a household, it can be hard to rest through out the day. Try to develop a routine that helps you to unwind yourself at nights. Take a warm bath – with Luke warm water – listening to some relaxing music. Even if you do not breast feed, avoid taking caffeine throughout the day and especially at night; instead drink water or decaffeinated herbal tea. If foods that have a lot of preservatives or sodium can make you jumpy, try to avoid those as much as possible. Try eating natural foods, such as salads, green vegetables, fruits, and warm healthy soups.

As soon as you find yourself able, try to get out and walk for a little bit each day. The fresh air and moderate exercise will make you and your baby relaxed and can help you both in getting a relaxing nap at night.