Reasons New Mums You Should Take A Break and Meditate

As a new mom, you wish your infant can just stop crying and sleep for only a short while to allow yourself some time to sleep. However, the truth is that even after the baby finally falls soundly asleep you may not find it possible to sleep. Your sleep may be interrupted by an imaginary wailing only to wake up and find that your baby is still soundly asleep. In short, those wonderful nights of peaceful sleep before your baby came into your life are now a dream.

The result is that you find yourself spent out and exhausted from lack of sleep, postnatal anxiety, not to mention having your hormones wreaking havoc in your body system. Unfortunately, the physical demands may not be all you will be required to handle. 

Some mothers end up experiencing mental exhaustion during confinement and mild memory loss after they have given birth. You may walk to a parking lot and try to locate your car keys, search through your handbag, only to realize that you are already holding the key. These are some of the things you are likely to encounter in your new journey as a mother. However, taking some time off your schedule to meditate will be an excellent idea and will help you to get rid of postpartum blues.

Here are the top benefits why you should take some time off and meditate:

Rejuvenate

Soon you realize that after all, you are no super woman. All the strength you thought you had seems to be leaving you every new day. The attention you had to detail is no longer there, and you can hardly follow a movie series you once enjoyed. Keeping your house neat and being in charge of everything is now a dream and you are just wondering what is happening. Relax, this is nothing out of the ordinary, and you are just passing through a phase. However, there is a risk of falling into postpartum depression in the process if you do not find new sources of strength and motivation to keep you going. Mediation is a powerful way of finding yourself and will help you manage your new lifestyle. You will feel rejuvenated and renewed after the meditation.

Manage Your Emotions

During meditation, you declutter your mind and focus on your well-being. It is a time to de-clutter your brain from all those self-doubting thoughts and be more aware of your feelings and the state of your body. Stress and anxiety may be overwhelming you due to your new lifestyle. Through meditation, your stress and anxiety levels will reduce, and you have a clearer mind to handle your duties as a mom.

Improve Your Overall Health

If you have a cluttered mind, your body is likely to be affected because the body and mind are connected. When you take some time off to meditate, you allow your mind to let go all the negative feelings and piled anxiety that may have built up over time. Once your mind is free from such ill feelings and emotions, you attain mental health which connects to your physical well being.

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Take Charge of Your Life

When you are stressed and bogged by life pressures, you become difficult to please or live with. All the people around you seem to have a different outlook on life. You can not agree on small issues, and you feel they are the problem! You may find yourself shouting at your kids for no apparent reason and snapping at your confinement nanny at any given opportunity. These are signs of stress and lack of emotional control. Taking the time to meditate will help clear your mind and take charge of your life. After meditation, you will think twice before snapping or shouting at people. You will be in greater control of your life and not just let it drift away.

Improve Milk Production

The relaxed feeling after meditation puts your system in an excellent condition and you feel happier and calmer. The brain will release a type of hormone called oxytocin that makes you feel good and prolactin hormone which is responsible for milk production since you are at your best. The result is an increased level of milk production for your baby.

There you have it. Schedule to visit a confinement centre in Singapore and to get some basic training or knowledge on how to go you can practice post natal mediation as well as understand what other forms of help you can receive for confinement. The trainer will take you through the different forms of meditation that will suit you and help you become a better person. You will also manage your feelings better and put your life in order.