What part of having a baby will you find the worst?

You love fun, excitement, and/or intellectual stimulation. Babies bring a lot of monotony and repetitive work, as the feed-change-sleep cycle can feel endless. You miss getting out of the house, your fast paced life, and the freedom to go on interesting adventures.

Try scheduling engaging activities into every week, such as joining a book club or seeing a matinee movie designed for moms with babes in arms. Consider working with a postpartum doula to create an awesome postpartum plan that will keep your days interesting.

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You have awesome friends and a reputation for being a social butterfly. Spending time with friends and family energizes you and makes you feel grounded, but the baby's sleeping and eating schedule has you home by yourself more than you expected. You miss having someone to talk to and the company of others.

Try building people time into your weekly routine, such as joining a parenting group or establishing a weekly potluck dinner at your place. Consider working with a postpartum doula to create an awesome postpartum plan that will meet your extrovert needs.

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You love to unwind, practice self care, and enjoy to yourself. You dislike being overly busy and strive to maintain work/life balance to ensure you don’t become too depleted. Babies are a lot of work, and you find the endless demands and sleep deprivation more difficult than you expected. You miss the freedom to relax and long for more predicable breaks in your day.

Try leveraging your friends and family for assistance with baby care or household maintenance, such as laundry or meal preparation. Consider hiring postpartum doula to give you a scheduled break, as well as offer information and emotional support.

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You have a reputation for getting things done. You love to be productive, crossing things off your to do list, and joke about having a Type A personality. Life with a baby makes it difficult to maintain routine and structure, and you find the chaos of new parenthood leaves you feeling frustrated and unaccomplished. You miss the control, order, and organization of your life before baby.

Try creating a Wish List of helping things friends and family members can do when they are visiting you, such as throwing in a load of laundry or washing the dishes. Consider hiring postpartum doula to support you with the workload and provide you a scheduled break.

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You had a particular vision or plan for what life with your baby would be like. You may have worked hard to become a parent with fertility support or surrogacy, done substantial research about pregnancy and infancy, and put a lot of thought into what kind of parent you would be. When the baby was born, things didn’t go according to plan and you find parenthood more difficult than you had envisioned. Although it is difficult to admit, you secretly feel frustrated and disappointment that life with baby isn’t meeting your expectations, and you are anxious that you aren’t doing a good job.

While it may be hard to talk about, being vulnerable with friends and family about what you are feeling can help you make peace with the realities of new parenthood. Consider hiring a counselor that specializes in postpartum adjustment or find a support group for new parents. You will find that you are not alone and that many other new parents are going through a similar experience.

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