How to keep up with everything: time management of a young mother

After the birth of a child, the new mother has many questions and problems related to housework and caring for the baby. As statistics show, for this reason, many women fall into postpartum depression. To prevent this from happening, you must remember that with the right organization of time, you can do everything! Let's talk about time management for new mothers.

How can a young mother have time for everything?

To do everything you need:

1. Do not blame all the responsibilities on yourself. The child needs a balanced and calm mother who can give him enough attention. Therefore, the child should always come first.
2. Ask for help. If there is an opportunity to ask for help with a child or household responsibilities of grandmothers, grandfathers, etc., this should be used at least from time to time. For example, it will not be difficult for them to walk with a sleeping child, but at this time the mother will be able to relax a little.
3. Dad is the best helper. You should not protect the newly-made dad from household chores. He, too, must take part in childcare and everyday problems.
4. Saving time. You should not spend 5 hours in the kitchen or rip out the entire apartment to shine at a time when the child needs attention. A few unwashed dishes won't change anything. Such things can be entrusted to the husband.
5. Order. All things must be put into place immediately after use. It is advisable to lay out everything you need to care for the baby near the changing table so that you do not have to run far and leave the baby alone.

How to allocate time correctly

To do everything, you need to apply time management skills. Although this word is new to many, there is nothing wrong with it. To begin with, you should analyze the whole day and draw conclusions.

1. It is very important to assign responsibilities correctly. A woman who tries to be a good mother, housewife and wife at the same time will sooner or later be exhausted. Therefore, it is worth delegating a few responsibilities to your husband. For example, he can take a walk with the child, and during this time the mother can cook dinner.
2. Mode. Over time, the child can establish a daily routine. After that, parents will be able to plan their affairs more easily. You can also buy a sling, which will enable the mother to do something around the house, while being with the child.
3. Planning. Time management is based on careful time planning. You need to write down all the important things in a notebook or notebook so as not to forget about them. For example, if you need to get a vaccination or visit a doctor, it is better to write down the time and date, planning the whole day for these tasks.
4. Elimination of "time eaters". Young mothers who care about their health should significantly reduce the time spent on communication in social networks or by phone. Better to spend your free minutes on vacation or family.
5. Combining affairs. If you organize the time correctly, you can simultaneously walk with your child and buy the necessary groceries and other goods, have lunch with your baby, play and teach him something new.

How to make good use of your time

Since young mothers have very little free time, every minute should be used with maximum benefit. For example, during walks on the street you can:

• chat by phone or in social networks;
• make purchases (most of the stores can be entered with strollers);
• relax mentally and read something useful;
• make a list of important things and allocate time for them;
• do handicrafts to distract yourself a little and relax;
• listen to music, audiobooks, learn a foreign language;
• exercise;
• meet and talk to other moms;
• with an adult child, you can do your favorite things together.

Most of these things can be done while breastfeeding.

When a child gets a little older, you need to communicate more... For example, while eating, you can count how many spoons of porridge he will eat. Although at first glance it seems that the child does not understand what the mother is talking about, when he learns to speak, he will tell a lot of what he heard earlier. Describing everything around, parents help the baby to learn about the world and, at the same time, teach him new things.