After delivery, they experience sensations never experienced before. For 9 months you have harbored life within you. In pregnancy, a placenta was responsible for maintaining the hormones at bay. On the day of birth, that factory of hormones disappears and we get on a new attraction known as the postpartum or the puerperium.
With the arrival of the baby, the rhythm of daily life will be modified. This is something that you and your partner will have to get used to. The baby requires your full attention and is a new responsibility that must be taken in stride y asking for help whenever possible. There are few occasions in which mothers throw more the first weeks of this new responsibility. This can take its toll as we forget ourselves and it will hurt us in the long run. There are a number of things that you should not overlook in the puerperium:
feeding
Eat well and eat with consistency; this is not the time to go on a diet. Your baby has his needs met with your breast or the bottle. You can leave frozen meals for the first weeks after delivery. If you have a close relative who can get you a ration of food a day, it would be perfect.
In many places they prepare menus of the day to go or sell portions of homemade food. After childbirth they are good options to consider, since both mothers and fathers will feel tired. Women who are in the puerperium phase remember to eat fiber and maintain proper hydration.
Rest
Many times you have heard the phrase "take advantage of sleeping when the baby sleeps." After my personal experience the first weeks, I can attest that it is the ideal. The first days at home the baby will sleep fitfully after taking milk (many times you will fall asleep in your arms).
Take advantage of the time after your drink to rest next to him in bed. The house can be picked up by someone else but the baby needs you to cover its basic needs, and that is already a great job. Take a break these first 15 days of your newborn's life.
Visits
Whenever a baby is born, one of the issues that most concerns parents, especially to newly born mothers, is the visitation. Hospital rooms are often saturated with close relatives and not so close that they want to go meet the baby without following a few basic education guidelines when visiting the hospital.
At other times, the parents' house after the arrival of the hospital seems like an event in which the guests demand something to drink, something to eat and they do not stop commenting on the excessive time that the baby spends in their arms.
The moment you have to be aware of attending visits, you will stop being aware of your baby and yourself, so during pregnancy it would be interesting for both you and your partner to make clear the rules to follow in this matter. You set the date for them to see you and they have to know how to respect something as simple as that.
Physical exercise
Don't go jumping jacks or lifting weights at the gym. The best exercise you can do these days is walking quietly about 20 minutes a day. This will also help your mind clear and the baby gets the sun. This will prevent or reduce the effects of newborn jaundice (something that only in extreme cases requires medical treatment).
You can also do low intensity exercises as long as you look ready for it. Don't be in a rush for recover the figure; there are more important things to worry about now.
Do not demand more than the account and do not get carried away by the feeling of guilt. We have all experienced these cruel feelings towards ourselves. You're doing fine, mom. Every day is a test and a new learning. Stay with the good and lean on your partner, it is a good time to talk about everything you feel in this new stage as parents.