It does NOT matter how you birth your baby: naturally, emergency caesarean, elective caesarean, epidural, no pain relief, all the pain relief available, if you were induced or spontaneously went into labour, water birthed, home birthed, public or private care. It does NOT matter how you feed your baby: breastfeeding or bottle feeding, expressing or a bit of everything. It does NOT matter where your baby sleeps: in your room, in its own room, in a cot or bassinet. It does NOT matter if you swaddle or do not swaddle, demand feed or are trying to get your baby into a routine. What DOES matter is that you have all BIRTHED beautiful babys and love them to bits. You all love, care for and cuddle your babys and do what works for them AND your family. It does NOT matter if you return to work within a month, 6 months or never. What DOES matter is that you ask for help if and when you need it. Parenting is the most amazing experience and yet, in the same breath, it can also be one of the hardest roles you may ever experience. We should NEVER judge each other on our choices. Support each other and congratulate each other on what amazing jobs you are all doing for your beautiful babys. It breaks my heart when I see the pressures my parents put on themselves for what they believe should have happened or what they should be doing. Parenting is one of the hardest jobs you will ever have, we all make mistakes and we all learn from them. What worked for your mum, sister, best friend, neighbour or even for professionals … may not work for you. I have found that parents need to trust their own instincts. When they do …. The family thrives. When parents are too busy trying to do everything ‘right’ they don’t enjoy their babies. STOP, BREATH and enjoy your baby. This time is precious. It doesn’t matter if your baby has been in the same clothes they slept in, it doesn’t matter that you decided it was all too hard you too stayed in your PJ’s all day, play with your baby, sleep when the baby sleeps. Resist the urge to do the dishes and other household chores. I know, this is easier said than done. Although resting might feel like a waste of time when there is so much that needs to be done, it will keep you refreshed and if breastfeeding will do wonders for your milk supply. …. What matters is that you enjoy your baby.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 03:59:01 +0000
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