{"id":1318,"date":"2019-11-29T12:03:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T02:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makingmamavillage.com.au\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2021-08-26T08:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T22:58:27","slug":"sanity-tips-for-mums-with-babies-and-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makingmama.stackedsite.com\/2019\/11\/29\/sanity-tips-for-mums-with-babies-and-toddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanity tips for mums with babies and toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s really common for mums to look for sanity tips after they have a baby. One of the things many mums tell me is how overwhelming they find it when they first come home with their baby. There\u2019s so much we just don\u2019t know before we have our baby, some of which we just don\u2019t learn because our village has been lost, and some of which because we need to simply experience it to understand it. Like sleep deprivation. Did you EVER know how hard that was going to be?! <\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is that with the loss of the village, and the loss of family in close proximity to many new mothers, new mums are often left feeling alone. Even for mums like me who knew quite well how to CARE for a newborn, I didn\u2019t know how it <\/span>felt<\/span><\/i> to be sleep deprived and I had never breastfed before. I had <\/span>never<\/span><\/i> cared for a baby whilst having severe abdominal pain from a ceasarean section, and I had <\/span>never<\/span><\/i> experienced severe nipple pain before whilst also caring for a baby. So I was in a new zone. Is that where you are?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top tips for motherhood<\/strong> <\/span><\/h2>\n