10 Excellent Ways To Feel Like Yourself Having A Baby

Hey mama! Life as a new mom may not be as easy as they make it seem in the movies. But you can thrive as a new mom!

It’s the small changes that you make that is going to make the biggest impact on your life for the better!

Here is a list of 10 excellent ways which would make you feel like yourself after giving birth to your tiny bundle of joy!

1. Take care of your body

Whether you gave birth vaginally or via c-section, it’s important for you to know what are the things you need to do for a faster and healthy postpartum healing.

2. Take care of your mind

Understand when you’re on the verge of being overwhelmed, tired, and not emotional. Ask for help if you need it. Accept help if it’s being offered and talk to your partner about your feelings. You are not alone!

3. Take a bath, every single day

Believe it or not, taking a bath every day can help you feel energized and so much better. Not only will you feel alive, you’re going to be refreshed and excited about your day.

4. Sleep is very important

Getting a good night’s sleep may be impossible when you have a newborn at home. But, taking naps is not impossible at all. Yes, you may want to get a few things done around the house, but it’s okay if one of those days you decide to take a nap instead.

5. Listen to music

Listen to music while you’re feeding your baby, while you’re cleaning or cooking. It’s definitely a mood changer for sure!

Music listening results in an expansion of the blood vessels and improves endothelial function, helping the body to produce and release nitric oxide and endorphins, reducing mental stress and tension, and increasing breast milk production.

If you want to dig deep into music and its effect on breastfeeding read more here.

6. Talk with your family and friends

Do you feel sad and not yourself after giving birth? Talking to your close family and friends is going to help you feel better. You are not going to feel alone at all.

7. Ask for help

Having people help you with food, cleaning your house, feeding your baby and more, it’s a blessing! Take it and run with it, mom! The less stressed and tired you are, the better you are going to feel!

8. Eat healthier

If you eat good you feel good! When you’re trying to recover from childbirth, it’s always good to have a healthy well-balanced diet.

9. Know your overwhelmed triggers

Write down what are the things that you do or don’t do that are making you feel more tired, more overwhelmed, and less happy. Catching it before it gets worst is going to help you understand and make the changes that you need in order to help you have an easier day with baby.

10. Take it one day at a time

Take it one day at a time mom. There’s no manual on motherhood and there’s no list that you need to follow in order to get into the perfect moms club.

And last, always remember – Things are not always going to be easy, but as long as you follow your heart and instinct, you are good!

Enjoy motherhood…