When we talk with folks in the new-baby days, they often reflect that they wish they’d spent less time obsessing about the birth and find the “right” stuff – and more time on how to actually cope/survive/thrive in the newborn days.
You’ve likely heard of birth affirmations, but we asked our IG crew (do you follow us on Instagram? – we love our IG Stories, it’s one of our favorite places to be) what affirmations they used in the newbie days and we thought we’d share…
New-Baby Affirmations
Ask for help. (And takeout!)
This is temporary. They will be so different in a week.
Rest is not lazy. It is critical for healing.
There is no steeper learning curve than life with a new babe. Remember to breathe.
You are safe and you are loved. (Both for her and for me!)
There is no normal.
Everything is temporary.
Breathing reminder: slowly deeply.
You have support, use it.
Focus on the positives, embrace the mess and exhaustion.
I can do hard things.
This is not forever.
It will be something different soon – enjoy it when it’s good and trust when it’s bad it’ll end.
Don’t forget to have a good time.
Everything will change.
At least I’m not in labor!
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What affirmations worked for you in the new-baby haze? We truly want to hear!!
We created a PDF if it’d be helpful to have it in a form easier to save and/or print. Drop your email here and we’ll get it over to you in a jiffy!
