The Ultimate Self Care for First Time Mums

Before becoming a mum, which was literally 4 months ago, my ultimate self-care routine entailed plenty of time alone doing things that help me relax and reflect mostly around the happenings of my week.

Self-care days would be mostly on Saturday afternoons winding down into the evening unless I was working on a Saturday that week.

As I mentioned I would be alone, I find so much peace and clarity when in solitude.

It would start with a bath that involved a full body scrub and immediately I left the bathroom I would wear a sheet mask on my face.

Then sit on the coach with a cup of coffee and a slice of my favorite cake whilst catching up on all my favorite vloggers on YouTube, listen to a podcast or watch a binge worthy series on Starlife.

Sometimes if I wasn’t too exhausted a good read and a moment to myself to scribble on my journal would be so therapeutic. Writing all the things I am grateful for and reflecting on my life gave me time to just Woosah and prepare for the new week ahead!

If I can be honest, the only thing I have been able to do ever since becoming a mum from all the aforementioned things is just putting on a sheet mask which stayed on while I changed my sons’ diaper then bottle fed him.

Phew, thank God, I didn’t scare him away.

I would give anything to have at least 2 hours to myself to just do nothing let alone catching up on sleep.

I must say I really miss reading!

I thought I would go in a little on all the things I used to take for granted that I would be able to do or rather how self-care as a mum now looks and feels like:

1. I would use an extra hour of sleep!

2. I wish I had even 15min of uninterrupted time to enjoy a cup of coffee or my breakfast.

3. I wish I had an hour of uninterrupted time to pump milk every morning and evening.

4. Take away the shower phobia; the constant belief that you hear your child crying in the 26 seconds it takes to have a bath/shower.

5. A motherhood manual, really tired of winging it! The mom guilt is too much!

6. An hour of silence is golden!

7. I wish I didn’t have to pee when coughing or laughing or even sneezing!

8. My back not hurting when I have to bend at any one point in the day.

9. I wish the house, my son and I could look good all at the same time!

10. I wish there were no tears before bedtime, naptime and bath time!

11. I wish I could watch ‘Sacred Relationships’ on Star life without any interruptions! Watch #StarLife on #DSTV CH 167 | #GoTV CH 23 | #StarTimes DTTCH 500 DTHCH 550 | #AzamTV CH 163

Your turn now, what’s the one thing before becoming a mum you wish you could do again?