Don’t feel guilty if you feel worn out and wish that someone would take your baby off your hands for a couple of hours. Every mother feels like they need a break now and then. Let’s be real here, babies are a lot of work. They can and will take every bit of time and energy you’ll give them.
As a mother, especially the mother of a newborn, it can be hard to get that break. Your baby needs you there to feed it, hold it, change it’s diapers, and watch over it. The constant need for vigilance, in and of itself, can wear you out. But, if you don’t get a break, you can burn out. That isn’t good for you or for your baby.
Here’s a way of getting a break, without having to leave your baby behind. Actually, you don’t even need to leave your house in order to get this break. Ready? Okay, here’s the idea. Have your friends come over to visit. Hold on a minute! Before your mind starts going a hundred miles an hour, thinking of all the extra work that having friends over entails, hear me out.
I’m not talking about having your friends over as in entertaining them. You don’t need to clean the house, fix a meal, and make sure everything looks like you belong on a magazine cover. Your friends know you’ve had a baby. Many of them have, or have had babies, so they know how much it can wear you out. They know how much extra work you’re doing. They understand if the house doesn’t look like a magazine cover and you don’t look like a supermodel. They even understand how appetizing a bologna sandwich can be, just because it is easy to prepare.
What I’m trying to suggest is that you let your friends come over and help you out. If nothing else, having them hold the baby for a while gives you a break. You need a break, let them do what friends do and give you that break.
