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Having a baby is a beautiful feeling, but many mothers do not feel this at the beginning of the birth. "Baby Blues" also known as postpartum blues or postpartum distress syndrome, this is the emotional feeling that mothers feel after childbirth.
If mother had just given birth and felt easy to cry, irritability, and slightly depressed, the mother was likely to experience "Baby Blues" syndrome.
How to prevent baby blues after childbirth
1. Talk about your worries
Talk to your doctor for any worries and sadness you feel today. That is, always the promise of your prenatal consultation. Often, a healthcare professional can detect signs of depression that you may never be aware of. That way, they can help you control the symptoms before overflowing out of control.
The discussion is also from the heart-to-heart with your husband about anything that worries you as it will soon become a new parent. You can devote all your worries about the future. Whether it's a time of duing with a reduced husband, or just a concern for solving the baby's breastfeeding problem.
2. Release Stress
The new mothers who spend at least 15 minutes each day to release stress tend to be more able to cope with household pressures than those who do not try a little relax. It was described by Diane Sanford, Ph.D., author of the Postpartum Survival Guide, on the Parents page.
So, in order for you not to experience baby blues, set aside time for yourself regularly during pregnancy or after childbirth. You can do "me time" with a variety of positive activities. Call it meditation, deep breathing exercises, beautify yourself at the salon, or just have a coffee to meet and swap stories with aspiring Mom's and other mothers about your sweat.
That way, you can find a little relief of heart knowing that you are not alone, and that being a parent is a unique experience for every mother.
3. Ask for help and receive help
The mother is not only to take care of babies. There are many homework that are often abandoned if there is nothing to take care of. Ask for help from your family or household assistant to help you.
4. Set the Temperament
Think about how you face when angry emotions come. Get to know if you need to be alone or to channel energy by socializing with others. Tell people around whatever it is needed.
5. Sleep when your baby sleeps
Everyone has heard this classical counsel, "Sleep when the baby sleeps". Unfortunately, too many mothers fail to actually carry them out. Yes, most mothers often use baby-free time to be well-sorted by home or shopping for baby equipment before the loothe. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with both. However, you should not miss the golden opportunity to steal your resting time.
According to a study by Michael O'hara, Ph.D., from the University of Iowa, a new mother who is able to redeem a loss of sleep time tends to feel more relaxed and immune to pressure.
6. To strengthen Omega-3 intake
A number of studies have proved that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) can suppress the risk of premature birth and prevent baby blues in new mothers. Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid that cannot be produced naturally by the body, and therefore must be obtained from the food. Women who eat enough fish Beromega-3 high during pregnancy or high quality fish oil supplements tend to be more immune to postpartum depression.
In addition, inadequate intake of omega-3 mothers has also been associated with the risk factors of type 1 diabetes in children as well as the verbal developmental delay during its growth. Studies show that the supply of omega-3 to the fetus is specifically transported directly from the mother's personal supplies during pregnancy, especially from the mother's brain, toward the developing fetus's placenta.
7. Create a Self-care Bag
Use a bag to hold items that can cope with stress, such as books, chocolates, favorite music CDS, books, puzzles, and so on, then take a baby blues attack.
8. Connect with communication
During and after pregnancy, communication between the wife and husband must be well established. Intense communication makes the wife do not hesitate to ask for help, when it goes through the adaptation of motherhood.
9. Save the Sport
A study found that mothers who diligently exercise before and after childbirth tend to feel better emotionally and younger socializing than those who do not exercise.
However, do not force yourself to do heavy sports. A lightweight, light-weight workout, focus on improving your blood flow rather than burning hundreds of calories or tightening your abdominal muscles.
"You can walk in the city park, get fresh air, and enjoy nature can refresh your way of view," said Karen Rosenthal, Ph.D., a psychologist in Westport, Connecticut.