New Parent Tips on How to Reduce Stress After Having a Baby

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A true pioneer in an emerging industry, Melissa Moog is one of America’s original baby planners as founder of Itsabelly, a national baby planning service guiding new and expectant parents through the process of parenthood. Melissa is also the leading authority and voice for baby planning with an eco-twist, and THE first baby planning business to secure Green America’s seal of approval. She also reviews baby products and shares parenting tips on her Itsabelly blog.

Becoming a new parent as you bring a baby into the world is incredibly overwhelming and hard work. It will challenge you in ways you’ve never been challenged before. Taking care of a new baby can be so all-encompassing that you have very little time to take care of yourself. Even simple tasks like eating and showering can get neglected; simple errands seem difficult to complete, and getting out on a date with your partner may seem an insurmountable challenge. Additionally, sleep deprivation makes everything harder: your problem-solving ability plummets, your memory fails you, your emotions see-saw all over the place, and patience is a rare commodity. In sharing this article we hope Itsabelly’s new parent tips on reducing stress after having a baby will help you navigate through the challenges ahead.

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January 11, 2012
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