Think about what it has been like for your baby on an ongoing basis.
Birth has been an abrupt change that has generated new experiences in him that have him baffled. It relieves him to be in your arms, feed at your breast, or simply listen to the beat of your heart. He also perceives multiple pleasant sensations. Knowing the world is attractive to him and little by little he will have more curiosity and interest in his surroundings.
The most important thing for his psychological development to occur properly is that you can accompany him in this process, and that you are fully available to him in the first days. When you lull him, talk to him, read him, and caress him, it produces pleasant sensations that will help him organize his world and stimulate his desire to live.
However, it is not only the baby who is experiencing endless new experiences: you too. The first few days after giving birth you may feel excited because you finally have your child in your arms. It is likely that being a mother makes you feel stronger and with more drive to do things, since you have one more reason to live. But it may also happen that the novelty is overwhelming, that you find yourself more emotionally sensitive, more fearful, more tired than normal and with less time for yourself.
Taking into account the number of changes that occur in the first days after childbirth, both for you and your baby, can help you manage this moment with greater awareness and peace of mind.
Here are some ideas that could make these first days with your newborn easier:
- Give yourself time. After giving birth, both need physical and mental space to be together, get to know each other and discover each other. That is why you need to have quality time. You need your main - and almost only - task to be to care for and attend to your baby. It is a stage to enjoy your baby, contemplate it without rushing and find the rhythm of both of you little by little.
- Ask for support and help. Having this time is possible if we have a support network. We often want to be self-sufficient, but it is important to allow ourselves to be helped or ask for help. Doing housework, such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, are tasks that are usually very difficult to carry out at first. Having the physical or emotional support of your partner or family can make these days more bearable for you and your baby.
- Take care of yourself. Your baby's well-being depends on yours. You are in charge of a defenseless being that needs you. That is why it is essential that you take care of yourself and try to eat well and rest while he sleeps.
- Allow yourself to express your feelings.Give yourself permission to express your feelings. The hormonal changes during the first days, added to the entire birth experience, generate an emotional revolution. Don't force yourself to always be in a good mood. Talk to your partner, your mother, your sister or a friend. To digest everything you have experienced in recent days and adapt to the changes, sometimes it is necessary to go through moments of reflection that can generate sadness or fear, feelings that are valid.
- Feel free. Being a mother is a construction process that occurs in doing. Having the freedom and confidence to make mistakes and try is of great help: it will allow you to find your particular and unique way of being a mother.
Olivia Szinetar is a psychologist and psychotherapist at Sens Psychological Care Center" target="_blank
The Best Building Block Sets for Creative Kids and Adult Collectors
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