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Go with the Flow: How to Survive the First Year with Baby
The first year of your baby’s life is a happy and joyous time, filled with exciting events you will always
remember. It can also however, be a stressful time filled with life altering events. Having a new baby inevitably
changes your life, and lifestyle, and if you don't learn to go with the flow you may very well start to fear for
your sanity!
A person who is very organized and schedule oriented will often become overwhelmed by the life changes that take
place after the birth of their new baby. Gone are the days of perfect routines and smoothly running schedules. Your
days are instead replaced by random feedings and diaper changes and last minute trips to the store when you
suddenly realize you are out of diapers. This is when you suddenly have to stop, breath and learn to go with the
flow. It is the time to realize that things will get done, when they get done. If your baby is a fussy sleeper
through the night, and your starting to greatly resemble to walking dead, stop, slow down and take a nap with your
baby through the day. No on iss going to blame you for it, or think that you are a bad person.
Children will always require care, but during the first year of their life you will devote almost all of your time
to constantly caring for them. If you don't learn to roll with the punches, you will surely loose your mind! Do not
let yourself fret over that stack of dishes in the sink because your baby is fussy and wants to be held. Those
dishes aren't going anywhere and will be there when you get to them. The easiest way to go with the flow is to
learn to just maximize your time. Just do a little bit here and there whenever you have the chance.
Do not overwhelm yourself with trying to get everything done at once. By breaking your chores
up into smaller tasks, you will at least start to feel as though you are accomplishing something throughout
your day. You may not get all of the laundry done in one day, but if you get just one load washed and dried,
well then, you've accomplished something! If you can learn to get just a little bit at a time done, while the
baby is napping or playing, you will be able to get more accomplished with a great deal less stress.
Learning how to go with the flow with your daily schedule can take some adjusting as well, but it can be done!
Rather then setting a "must follow" schedule everyday, make your plans tentatively. While there are some things
such as doctor's appointments that must be kept on time, many of the other tasks you perform can easily be switched
around. No, you don't have to make it to the grocery store at exactly 2 p.m. if the baby has diarrhea. Once you
start to realize that life does not have to run on a die-hard schedule, you will more easily be able to enjoy your
time with your baby and save yourself a great deal of stress.
The most important thing for new moms to remember is that the first year of your baby’s life will only happen once.
The experiences you have now, you can never have again and they are experiences that you will cherish for many
years to come. By learning to go with the flow, you can ensure that the memories from that first year will be happy
ones to look back on, rather than stressful ones!
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