Mom and baby

Have you ever heard the saying, in order to gain something, you have to give up something? In most cases it's true, even when your gain is a new bundle of joy. With a new baby comes a wave of emotio
excitement, anxiety, love, adoration, and exhaustion. New parents often sacrifice much needed sleep in order to tend to their little one and keep up the routine schedule prior to baby. While this is a great plan, it's not altogether feasible or healthy, at least in the beginning.In most new families today, the mom stays home for the first few weeks after the baby is born, unless they are fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom. However, since the implementation of the family leave act, it has become more common for dads to stay home and care for the baby. In some situations, the dad becomes a stay-at-home dad. This article particularly addresses "moms" getting more sleep, but know that it's not intentionally dissing dads. It is merely keeping with the tradition of moms caring for their infants. A new baby can sleep anywhere for an hour to three hours at a time throughout the day. This means feeding, changing and playing every hour or so, which is a pretty hectic schedule for a new mom and dad. This schedule alone can leave a new mom weary and exhausted, not to mention that most new moms feel that while the baby is asleep they must catch up on housework, yard work, laundry, bill paying, etc.Please know that there will be plenty of time to play supermom and superdad, as most babies begin sleeping through the night by the time they're six months old. Until then, new moms can use the following tips to help get that much needed sleep.