Are you a working mum and feeling guilty?
Here’s what you need to know about how to stop this guilt today!

Working mums have a hard time trying to prove themselves to everyone around them, not least with their children or work colleagues that they can fit everything in. It’s no wonder Mums stress levels rise particularly at the end of the day or week. There are however some simple strategies you could try to reduce those Mummy Meltdowns!
Last week a Mum told me about the, ‘Pant Wars’ I was a little bemused and had to ask her to explain what she was actually referring to? She explained she was having battles getting her 4 year old son dressed and get out of the house on time for an activity with his friends. After half an hour of pleading, threats and persuading, he still wasn’t dressed, tensions rose and Mummy ended up shouting! Boy did she feel bad about it for the rest of the day, although this needn’t have happened.

When her son came home, (fully clothed) he actually apologised to his Mum, then she did the same back to him and immediately all those bad thoughts and feelings melted magically away.
Here are some tips if you find yourself feeling guilty or becoming out of control, ask yourself,
1. How important is this to me or my child?

2. Can I let it go?

3. How can I handle this situation without it escalating?

4. Who’s the child and am I being reasonable?

Be kind to yourself but do remember to be firm but fair.
Is there anything your child does that really winds you up, we’d love to hear how you resolve matters?

5 PART Baby Sleep SERIES
How to cope with sleep for Infants- Part 1
Have you just arrived home with your new born baby and now beginning to realise your baby is not sleeping the same as they were in hospital? There are many reasons for this; if your baby is very sleepy and nods off at each feed don’t worry it’s quite normal. If you had drugs during the birth your baby is likely to be quite drowsy for a few days, however everything could change when they wear off.

Your baby will be feeding up to 12 times a day and in between this he or she will be having short naps because they only have small stomachs and will need to eat regularly. Breast fed babies will only be getting colostrum, which is a watery but highly nutritious first food for your baby and is less satisfying than breast milk. Around day five, your milk should come in and things will change again. Bottle fed babies will also feed very regularly too and take frequent sleeps and short naps. Watch out for part 2 on how to cope with sleep for infants next time.

Infant Yawning

I’d love to hear about your new pregnancies and how your coping with your new born infant.

Mums are all saying how tired they are, so do remember to look after yourself and get plenty of sleep and eat healthily too. Eating well and having a good variety of nutrients is essential for the healthy growth of your unborn baby as the foetus is rapidly evolving and growing in those early weeks of pregnancy. Look after yourself then you won’t end up feeling guilty and you’ll have a much happier child too.