Remember this: New mothers usually want to be with their babies. They are trying to figure it out! They often feel the impulse to be the one who is capable of soothing, holding, feeding, and getting to sleep even if they are struggling with these things. So when it comes to offering and being supportive, here are a few rules of thumb…

Repost from Spaces Therapy

It still baffles me that after literally millions of years, human infants have still not evolved to sleep throughout the night. If only parent(s)/caregiver(s) could get more sleep, they would be able to care for the needs of their baby in a more sustainable way. Yet here we are, all these years later, and parents are still exhausted, overwhelmed, and most of the time, held to way too high of standards.

Here is some wisdom & preparing for a baby plus a downloadable version at the end.

My friend Anna always says that if she just knew how long the hardest parts of having a new baby would last, she could endure them fine. Not sleeping well for 4.5 mo and 10 days, rough but doable. Not sleeping for…well, no one knows…that’s just misery.