{"id":8844,"date":"2023-03-30T06:17:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T06:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2023-03-30T06:17:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T06:17:30","slug":"help-im-new-at-this-mommy-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/2023\/03\/help-im-new-at-this-mommy-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Help! I&#8217;m New At This Mommy Business [How To Cope As a New Mom]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The awesome task of being a Mom can leave us drained for most of the time. In the first few weeks of your baby&#8217;s arrival, you may feel like your world has been turned&nbsp;upside down, everything seems to be happening all at once. Between trying to feed your baby, change diapers, giving the baby a bath, taking care of your husband&#8230; you may feel like you can&#8217;t take it for one more day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re in good company, moms who have older kids can tell you they\u2019ve been there and done that. And I am sure if a lot of us moms were to have another chance, we will let you know we would have done things a bit different. A lot of us felt we could handle a lot of things on our own. Sometimes help will only come to those who ask for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/indexvvv.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-823 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/indexvvv.jpg\" alt=\"indexvvv\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are told, as parents, that we need to teach our kids to ask when needed. When you see your child struggling, don&#8217;t be quick to jump to their rescue, let them learn to ask.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, you may associate asking for help or anything for that matter as sign of inadequacy on your part.<\/p>\n<p>Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, ask for help when you need it. In fact, ask for help ahead of the time you\u2019ll need it, so you can know those who\u2019ll be willing to help.<\/p>\n<p>Here a few tips on what you can do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a list of things you may require help for \u2013 Grocery shopping, running errands, doing laundry sometimes&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Make out a list of potential people you can ask for help, those you can trust to handle things the way you\u2019d like<\/li>\n<li>Call them up and see if they\u2019ll be willing to give you a rain check on these tasks, or if they\u2019ll require a notice of some sort. That way, you\u2019ll know who to call if there\u2019s an emergency<\/li>\n<li>Have a network of fellow moms you can swap babysitting times with, so you can get to step out sometimes too. Believe me, you\u2019ll need that breather<\/li>\n<li>Make the most of help that&#8217;s offered. You\u2019ll always find those who are always willing to lend a hand, gracefully accept their help.<\/li>\n<li>And if help isn\u2019t coming your way, and you feel extremely tired, turn it all off, put your feet up and just relax, rest, take a nap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these things can help, and to accept them isn&#8217;t a sign of weakness.<\/p>\n<p>All the best on your journey of motherhood, it\u2019s all worth it.<\/p>\n<h3>Oluseye Ashiru<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The awesome task of being a Mom can leave us drained for most of the time. In the first few weeks of your baby&#8217;s arrival, you may feel like your world has been turned&nbsp;upside down, everything seems to be happening all at once. 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