Basic steps to get used to parenthood
Paternity or maternity changes your life completely, you will have to be warned to get used to it.
If you want to be a father or mother, congratulations! Having a child is the most wonderful thing you can experience in your entire life. A child brings you happiness and unconditional love that you have never known before. But you should also know that parenthood is not easy and that it requires sacrifice and above all, a lot of patience and unconditional love.
Being a parent is a magical moment in the life of any man or woman, and you will be happy to be, of course, but reality has nothing to do with the fairy tale that you have been led to believe to this day. Life was so much easier before you were parents, but that doesn’t mean it was more rewarding. Don’t miss a few simple steps to help you get used to parenting. So you will know what is really waiting for you!
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SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR FRIENDS (OR SEE YOU LATER …)
As you will become a father / mother you will have to reduce some things in your life that will cease to be a priority such as extra time with your friends. Now the extra time is for your children. Going out and spending time with friends will be the first thing you put aside. Yes, you can deny it right now and say that it will not happen to you, but when you are a parent, it will happen on its own without you planning it.
You will be too busy running doing a thousand important things like working, changing diapers or resting because you cannot sleep. Although of course, you can also think about keeping those friends who also have children, because they will understand you perfectly! But don’t worry that friends who really are will still be by your side.
YOU WILL SLEEP JUST AS BADLY AS A PERSON WITH SADNESS OF SLEEP
New parents sleep just as badly as people who have sleep distress. The first year of being a father or mother you will know what it is to not sleep and to continue your life with extreme fatigue. At first it seems that the world is ending, but then you get used to it and you realize that you can handle it. Especially if you have more children that you have to take care of during the day.
Your baby will demand your constant attention and will not care if it is day or night . Your baby does not sleep or sleep badly, the one who does it is you because you have no other choice. Even if you can take turns sleeping with your partner, this won’t guarantee a good night’s sleep either.
YOU WILL KNOW WHAT STRESS IS REALLY
Did you think that you already knew about stress due to the type of life or work you have? Sorry, that stress will become silly when you become a parent. A baby is the most demanding boss you have ever come across in life, what he wants, he needs it now without buts and without waiting. The children also tend to fall (it will stop the heart every time you pass), to bleed, to get lost, to get sick … And whatever happens you will make your heart race or stand.
As a parent you will have to think of your children before yourself and this does not work very well with your nerves and your anxiety levels.
STAINS WILL BE A NORMAL PART OF YOUR LIFE
If you can’t bear to see a stain and you have to run to wash it … That will be when you should get used to them. Stains will be part of your life (diapers, vomiting, food all over the clothes …). If you have a favorite shirt, you will need to save it until your children are at least 10 years old. No one will save you from children’s stains .
This is only the beginning … Being a father is wonderful, but you will discover that it has nothing to do with what you had been told, it is much better!
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.