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Emotional Well-being

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This section explains some of the emotional changes that we often experience during the postpartum adjustment period. Emotional reacions vary due to changes in hormones, lifestyle and personal experiences.

 

Emotional Well-being

This section explains some of the emotional changes that we often experience during the postpartum adjustment period.  Emotional reacions vary due to changes in hormones, lifestyle and personal experiences.  It is important to recognize these feelings and emotions and understand that there are support systems out there for you.

 

  • Post-partum depression
    Do you feel like crying for no reason? Are you sad when you feel you should be the happiest woman in the planet after having a baby? These feelings are normal. They are feelings of melancholy or sadness that overwhelm the mom after having a baby.
  • Separation anxiety
    Now that you have your baby in your arms, you may be asking yourself how you will be able to separate from her to go back to work or to go on a necessary trip. Many mothers experience this separation anxiety and there are some steps they can take to counteract it.
  • The nightmares of first-time moms
    If you had vivid dreams concerning your baby during your pregnancy, these dreams may be revisiting you now that you are a mom. The new emotions and responsibilities derived from having a baby may be showing up in your dreams or nightmares.
  • Stress-management in your daily life
    The way in which we live nowadays invites stress into our lives. From the moment when the alarm-clock goes off, many families start to race against the clock, that doesn’t stop until they close their eyes at night.
  • Manage your time
    It is possible to save more money, watch less television or go to the cinema more often, but stretching out time is impossible. The day has 24 hours and that is something that cannot be changed. However, it is possible to better manage our time.
  • Carve out time for you
    Many moms and dads have the feeling that the day races by, devoted to endless chores, without being able to carve out the least bit of time for them.
  • How to pamper yourself on a shoestring
    Investing time in yourself is one of the best things you can do for your own mental health, especially if you are a busy mom. If you have been able to carve out time for yourself in your daily activities, take advantage of that! Make those moments special … without going broke.
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