Leather Jacket, All Saints | Dress, Zara, similar| Boots, Reserved | Sunglasses, Na-kd
So, my last post was titled What to wear to your baby shower, I can now confirm we’ve had the baby. I can spare you the gory details, unless you want to know (comment below).
We had a baby boy, I’ve plastered him on Instagram stories a few times but I’m not sure how I feel about anything a bit more static yet. It’s been over three weeks since his birth and I can honestly say having him in our lives is amazing. Yes, there is loads of sleep deprivation, but based on some of the ‘babies who cry’ horror stories I’ve heard- he’s a pretty good kid.
We’re taking the time to get to know him and Mr has been off work so that’s been fab. Though I will say in the U.K. daddies only get a crappy two week stint of paid maternity leave by law, m something is better than nothing I guess. It’s great having a partner who actively wants to be equally involved, night feeds and nappy changes included.
I started posting on Instagram again and whilst some will consider it a bit soon, it’s so important for me to maintain my identity and continue to do the things I love.
I thought I’d lay out some tips to maintain your identity when life changes drastically:
Know who you are in the first place
Soul searching is highly recommended. If you don’t have a decent grasp of who you are in the first place, it will be difficult to maintain a sense of self when life throws you curve balls. What do you like to do? If you only had 6 months to live what would you do?
Maintain your hobbies
Just because you have a baby, or any other life event doesn’t mean you have to give up on the things that bring you joy. It may simply take a bit more planning and organising.
Check your support network
It doesn’t have to be a wide circle, sometimes one person is enough, just have someone you can talk to, or someone to check in to make sure you’re alright.
Get some sleep
Perhaps extra relevant to my current postpartum situation, but sage advice for all really. It goes hand in hand with maintaining general health. If you’re knackered it will be difficult to keep on top of things and therefore difficult to find time to do the things you love.
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