Hi Lovelies,
If you are reading this now, I want to believe that you have gone through or are still going through the same dilemma I went through as well with my 3 girls… #whewwww!!!
After a hectic and stressful 9 month journey, you deliver your bundle of joy and fast forward to a few days later, you come back home expecting to have a ‘happily ever after’ ending. LOL! It’ s to be expected but don’t jump aboard the bandwagon so fast just yet.Things may not turn out exactly the way you want them to. YEAH RIGHT! You are faced with a helpless, screaming, totally dependent baby who can’t relay her needs to you verbally. You just have to figure it out yourself. I know it can be overwhelming but the thought of a good night rest keeps you going… And then, you remember that you can’t even have your beauty sleep after all. It has already been taken by someone else…hubby, most likely. LOL
Well lemme share a few tips that saw me through after the omugwo stage was over.
Mum has simply been ‘God sent’. Wouldn’t have made it through those stages without her consistent warm love and tremendous help.
-Accept help when and where necessary. Let them do the house chores : cooking, cleaning, laundry and so on. Take the time to get to know your new baby, bond and take good care.
-I know we have all heard the sleep when baby is sleeping advice. Please adhere to that advice. Am not sure I did though
. Hubby was always on my neck for that
. Even short naps can go a long way. You would be surprised at how long.
-Birth is a huge transition for a baby. From a warm dark environment where all there needs are met, muffled sound and mum’s heart beat lulls them To sleep, they are suddenly delivered into a cold, loud, bright world where they experience uneasiness for the first time.
You can help your LO cope with this transition by keeping the lights a bit dimmer, sounds a bit more muted and oleer siblings at bay.
-Try co-sleeping. It sure does work like magic.
-There is also the baby- daddy bond. Although, that is only when they are not having that beauty sleep intended for you Too.
-Medical experts agree that you can’t spoil a baby. So be sure to attend to her needs promptly. DON’t make her cry it out. She just won’t understand.
All these tips will help to reduce baby’s stress as she acclimates to her new environment. Good luck to you all.
XOXO!!!!
Nikimandi
