Having a new baby is exhausting, even for those with an extensive support system. Raising a baby alone comes with added pressure and a whole new level of fatigue. The more tired you are, the more difficult it can be to handle the ups and downs that naturally come with parenthood.
Life in a single parent household—though common—can be quite stressful for the adult and the children. The single parent may feel overwhelmed by the responsibilities of juggling caring for the children, maintaining a job, and keeping up with the bills and household chores.
It is a normal experience that many people share! However, it's not normal to remain like that long-term. Keep reading to learn how to create connection when you feel distant from your husband after baby comes.
The days are long and spent without much human interaction besides time with the baby. While they may be surrounded by people during the day, any free time they have is spent caring for the baby, checking on the baby, pumping for the baby (if they are breastfeeding), and thinking about the baby's needs.
Forget the terrible twos and prepare for the hateful eights ‒ parents have named age 8 as the most difficult age to parent, according to new research.
Coping with the demands of a new baby and everything else that's going on around you can be stressful. You can spend a whole day trying to get one job done. Just as you start something, your baby wakes up, a nappy needs changing, or they need a bit of attention.
An only child is just as happy as everyone else. In fact, as kids, they are probably happier. But throughout life, they have just as many close friends. They even enjoy more career success.
In terms of happiness, a compelling argument for having an only child comes from science that strongly indicates that mothers with one child are happiest.
A study published in the Journal of Happiness confirmed exactly what it is that I have been feeling, stating that single parents are just as happy as their married counterparts in spite of the fact that they have more challenging circumstances.
As your baby passes through the milestones of learning to self-soothe, outgrowing colic, and sleeping through the night, parenting your newborn will get easier. While it'll get easier with each passing day, you can expect caring for your newborn will be much easier by the time they're about 3 months old.
At 4 months, a baby typically can hold his/her head steady without support, and at 6 months, he/she begins to sit with a little help. At 9 months he/she sits well without support, and gets in and out of a sitting position but may require help. At 12 months, he/she gets into the sitting position without help.
And most importantly, don't expect motherhood to always be hard—because it truly doesn't have to be. You may not have your old life back, and that's okay. You just might find yourself enjoying motherhood too much to want it back anyway.
The newborn stage is difficult for most parents, whether you're a first-time or seasoned mom. The abrupt change to your lifestyle, the sleep deprivation, and the demands of a baby make these weeks and months one of the hardest for any parent.
For one thing, as parenting gets easier in some ways, it gets harder in others. The earliest years of parenting are most demanding of time and energy, most likely to cause “role overload,” and most disruptive to one's sleep, work, and marriage.
Most people find the first six to eight weeks to be the hardest with a new baby, and whilst people may not openly discuss many of the challenges in these early weeks of parenthood (if at all), there are a number of common hurdles you may face at this time.
Emotionally absent or cold mothers can be unresponsive to their children's needs. They may act distracted and uninterested during interactions, or they could actively reject any attempts of the child to get close. They may continue acting this way with adult children.
Middle School. A study of nearly 2,000 mothers conducted by Suniya Luthar and Lucia Ciciolla at Arizona State University found that middle school is actually the most difficult stage of parenting.
What you might not know is that one in four moms cry at least once a week, and new moms are no exception. A recent study by care.com shows that 80 percent of moms stress about getting everything done, and 79 percent feel they are falling behind.