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Tips to Take Care of Yourself and Your Family After Baby
Mommy Tips:
- Take breaks from caring for your baby when you can.
- When you take a break, do not feel guilty, you need this time for your health, and your partner may need alone time with the baby!
- Do not skip your meals.
- Eat fresh fruits and veggies.
- Use pre-prepared food to reduce time and energy spent on cooking.
- When someone offers help, take it!
- Allow family and friends to take over your chores
- Learn to sleep when the baby sleeps.
- Allow your partner to help, so they do not feel left out
- Talk with people who will help and support you, like your mother or a friend you trust.
- Join a local support group for new mothers; you will have more in common than you think.
Partner Tips:
- Give the baby a bath.
- Change the baby's diapers.
- Rock or cuddle the baby.
- If mom is breastfeeding, you can bring the baby to her.
- Help mom to position the baby for breastfeeding.
- Read to the baby.
- Try to rest whenever you can.
- Be patient with your partner and new baby.
- Hug your partner a lot and tell her she is doing great!
- Tell your partner she is beautiful.
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