Survival Guide: Tips to keep you sane

On my last post I mention 3 tips on how you can keep yourself sane during the first year of having your child... So below are the rest of the steps that you can follow.

4. Competitive Parenting: Not Cool. Of course you already know that babies develop at their own pace. And of course you know there's more to your baby than when he hits milestones. But when it seems like every kid in the playgroup except yours is sitting up or saying "mama", it can take all your willpower to act like you just don't care.

It's totally understandable to compare. But for the sake of your sanity, it's worth trying to stop. If you cannot take the moms that brags about their kids all day, then stop hanging out with them. It can play a huge part in how caught up you will with comparing your baby to other babies... Believe me I been there.

If you're truly worried about your child being behind, bring it up with your pediatrician. She should be your go to expert-not the bragging -pitying other moms.

5. You and your baby don't have to be joined at the hip. Expert says: Being touched, held carried and cuddled is vital to a baby's development. Moms answer back: There's nothing more delicious than touching, holding, carrying and cuddling a baby-to a point. When it's clear that you or your baby need a break from each other, take it. This is specially true when your infants wailing or your pre-toddlers whining is about to push you over the edge. Hand her to Daddy or send out an SOS to a friend or relative.

If there's no one you can call on for help, you can put her/him crib for a while and sit yourself. She's/He's safe and sometimes she needs time away from you, too. It's okay. We all do it!

It's equally important to carve out time fro yourself regularly-not just when you're about to go off the deep end. "You have to take a few minutes for yourself here and there." It's essential to being a happy and healthy mom.

6. The best baby stage is the one that you're in. They grow up so fast. The reason you'll hear this from everyone because it's true. In reality, the days go by so fast that the next thing you know, your child is no longer a baby. So learned to cherish and enjoy the time you spend with your child. So take some time each day, real time to hold your baby and do nothing else but use your senses to connect with him/her. Smell his/her sweetness and look at those tiny fingers and toes and amazing little nose.

7. There's no one else like you. Only a handful baby care rules are written in store. Most everything else is up for interpretation. It's great to read up, solicit opinions and listen respectfully to advises, but you know yourself and your baby best. You'll know when the idea resonates.

You're going to be different than the next mom. Not better, not worse-because you do the best you can, and if at the end of the day your child has laughed, and is clean and fed, you can go to sleep knowing that you did what is expected of you. No matter how you did those things, exactly you can be proud that you're inventing your own special way of being a mom.

Source: Parenting magazine

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