- baby comes first (a given!)
- get your health back because having a baby beats you up
- don't set goals until after the baby is born (intentions yes but no "do by" dates)
- enjoy your wee one even if they never let you eat your dinner hot
- if you are nursing (breast is best!) it is intense
- and nursing is around the clock
- as a maker you already don't sleep much right? well, here's a new level of tired!
- my baby does sleep but due to the nursing it takes me 12 hours of nursing then sleeping to feel rested, so i have to go to bed at 8pm to be up and rested by 8am (that's with about 4 feedings if I'm lucky!)
- get some fresh air
- go for a walk and chit-chat with neighbors, people love to see new mama's making their way outside with the new baby and their smiles will mean more than you can imagine
- strap that baby onto you to help loose that baby belly quicker (that will work right?!)
- set a small goal each day to feel like yourself, today my goal is to draw!!!
- new mama's can and do shower
- try to clean your studio before the baby comes, you'll be so glad you did! ( i didn't, ugh!!!)
- make a clean spot for baby to nap or hang out while you work, infants want to be with you 24/7 and you'll want your mini me with you too
- it's ok to take time off
- although the craft world changes daily, you can jump back in when you are ready
- and people will be there to welcome you back (right?)
- anyhow, it's ok to take time off - to the mama makers out there, mostly remember that! Maybe even try to take a family vacation!
'tis all for now!
