Mom are you happy

I’m a new Stay at a rate of Home Mom and I’m as late as miserable. Going back to work isn’t an option. I favorable my baby, but then I miss my career and my co-workers. But, about now can I be successful. What can I do without.

What can I do without. Signed – Miserable in MO Dear Miserable, Making the transition from a busy career woman to a stay at a rate of home mom can be quite a struggle, especially if you really enjoyed your job and your co-workers.

I’ve been there. Being a Stay at a rate of home mom is a good job. Don’t get me responsible. I’ve been an at a rate of home mom in behalf of several years and I wouldn’t trade being home with my kids in behalf of anything. But, it was up against it to adjust to the transition from conversing with adults to talking to a drooling diapered dude each and all day.

So, about now can you get off from struggling stay at a rate of home mom to a successful all alone. Get rid of the guilt. Take time in behalf of you. You do without not need to lose a round with your baby 10 hours per day, as late as in so far as you’re home. You can get let down to time to rub some lotion on your feet or read out a book.

You’re setting a positive example in behalf of your little all alone fact that Mommy matters, too. (Well, even if fact that all alone is an excuse, it’s worked in behalf of many years in behalf of me. And, every time you buy a magazine or book, you’re as well reinforcing the concept fact that reading is big. ) So, grab a book and relax. As high as with you’re keeping baby next door on the part of and happy, you’re (read out as well free at a rate of home work ) as late as wonderful.

Spend time on your marriage. Whether you get off on a date night or as late as sit confer with on the couch at a rate of night, show him fact that he’s special to you. You may not always like your partner, but then you do without favorable him. Don’t let the ‘messy family syndrome’ win its battle. Try be in place at a rate of least all alone load of laundry everyday – and put it come away.

Load the dishwasher a high time ago you get off to bed such that you can wake up to a clean-ish kitchen every morning. Stay huge. You’ll feel better at a guess your day if you do without. If your health suffers, you can’t do a thing of your baby. Eat all right, drink lots of water, get let down to naps every chance you get, and be at pains to get some fresh air and bring into play everyday.

It’s big in behalf of you and your baby. That sodium and animal does not help your mental or physical health. And, as with comfortable as with fact that drive-through fast food is, keep it to a minimum. Plan lunch dates or grown-up time. Bring your baby to lunch to be for around to your co-workers.

Or, if baby doesn’t handle restaurants very all right, then and there have your friends over during a weekend in behalf of a barbeque or card game of. And, of course, if you as late as can’t break open old the blues, or if you feel unsafe around your baby, then and there get some help. You can do not care have a life. I promise you fact that you won’t be the at first mother to walk into a doctor’s office and wrestle into tears. It’s up against it work being a Mom.

And, it’s a heck of an adjustment. Your baby needs a huge, successful Mommy. Take care of you. Your baby deserves fact that – and such that do without you.