Have you given all you can? Is everything crashing down around you? Been there Mama! Truth is, life can just be dang hard! Not every mom goes through the same thing, but I’m sure we all get to our breaking point!
How To Fix Mom Burnout
I am blessed with two wonderful children, but in my situation, I am their only parent. My daughter’s dad passed, and although my son’s father is now in his life, he wasn’t right away, and he doesn’t see him all that often. So that leaves… me!
To say I’m tired, is an understatement! I feel like I’m on constant auto pilot. Let’s face it, if I don’t get things done, whose gonna? I’ve always been a very independent person, and although I don’t mind being alone, I do wish I had some extra help. When you’re all alone with your children, who is there to tell you it’s okay? To say “hey, you’re doing a good job, take a breath, go take a walk I’ve got this!” Not all of us are fortunate enough to have that.
The most stressful time in my life would probably be when my son was about a month old. His dad had already walked out of his life, I was already a single parent to my daughter, and then he developed colic. If you don’t exactly know what that is, it is basically nasty acid reflux. So I would nurse him, he would be full, then his acid reflux would start, and to soothe it, he’d want to nurse again, and all the time in between, he spent screaming. This went on for about 3 days. I called the doctor and they got him in right away. But let me tell you, I was crying right along with him. I had to just set him in his bassinet and walk away. As guilty as I felt while he was crying, he was safe. Then I walked away so I could calm down. When parents are this frustrated and not sure why this little tiny human is not happy, we can get to our breaking points. This is when we need to put them down in a safe spot and just take a step back and breathe!
At the time I didn’t have a partner to hand him off to, but I did have my best friend on the other line telling me to breathe and walk away. I am forever grateful I had that support! Once I got him into the doctor and medicine figured out, he was back to normal! Don’t wait until mom is burned out! Always try to find a way to cope or let out a good cry just to keep yourself in check! It’s okay to not have it all together. Parenting is hard. It’s especially hard when you’re alone.
More ways to help you keep calm and regroup here!
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