How to practise self-care as a mother during a pandemic?

Being a new mother can be stressful :you must be sleep deprived, stressed out, hormonal and starving for adult conversations. 

Whether you are a stay-at-home or a working mother, you have household chores to complete, you look after you kids and your partner and you  sometimes might forget to take care of yourself, especially during this pandemic. 

Social distancing can make you feel even more isolated because you are stuck at home the whole day, without any visitors. 

Some moms even experience postpartum depression or experience the “baby blues” after giving birth. Getting more stressed out during this time can be detrimental to your mental health. 

So we have listed down some points below to help you take care of yourself during the pandemic: 

1- Parental Burnout

Parental burnout is real and can be stressful. 

As a parent, you have to take care of your baby, change their diaper, feed them, make sure they get proper naps in time, complete the laundry, cook food for other family members and complete your other household chores everyday. 

In the process of being the best parent and partner ever, you need to listen to your state of mind and the needs that your body demands. 

Take a break whenever your mind can not take it anymore. 

2- Check in with your emotions 

Be honest about how you are feeling and check in with your emotions.

Talk it out with your partner, mother or sister whoever can help you out during these stressful times and try to come up with creative solutions to these problems.

Ask your partner to take care of the dishes or the load of laundry so the household work is equally divided in the house and you feel more at ease slowly. 

3- Connect 

Staying self-isolated at home might make you feel disconnected from other family members so try to re-connect with your loved ones using video calls or phone calls to feel their love for you and your baby. 

4- Local support

As a new mother, you might be struggling to get everything right in your life so it’s helpful to connect with other new or experienced mothers living in your locality. 

You can find these mom groups online where you can chat and voice out your concerns and other experienced mothers can help you out. You can even call them and bond with them virtually and make new friends. 

5- Professional help

If you still feel helpless no matter the help your family members give you, then reach out to a doctor or a mental health professional to discuss your problems further.

6- Self-care

Practise doing self-care activities that you have always loved doing, like, taking hot showers, putting on a face mask, listening to your favourite music or having an impromptu dance session alone then just do it. 

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Conclusion 

It’s important to remember that if you are not feeling good with yourself, then it can be taxing to take care of someone else and you can reach a breaking point eventually.

When you prioritise your needs, you are filling yourself up with love and goodness, emotionally and physically, and you can take care of your kids and family much better.

We hope this article helps you become better at practising self-care as a mother during this pandemic. 

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