Pros and cons of maternity leave

Expectant mothers often fear the birth of a child because they do not know what they will face. Indeed, when a woman goes on maternity leave, her life changes. She stops walking on a robot, but acquires other responsibilities: take responsibility for the life of the baby, take care of his health, educate and love him.

Not everything is easy to cope with, but the strength is always given by a smile and a happy laugh of a child. This is what awaits a woman in whose life a child appears.



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1. Changing the daily routine, limiting freedom
   With the advent of a child, a woman begins to do not only what she needs, but also what the baby needs. And that limits her freedom. When a child wants to eat or sleep, there are no options, it is necessary to feed and stack, and not do other things. Daily care: you need to dress, bathe, walk not only yourself, but also the child.
   
   
   
   But psychologists say it's not to be feared: "The most common myth about maternity leave is the myth of lost time." He comes first. Because we live under a different myth. His name is "success." It has a hidden, unconscious duty to show the world the external indicators of our achievements. More money, higher position, cooler car. Deck of certificates of completion of various courses of study.”
   
   “And maternity leave is such sudden downshifting. Your speed is not fifth, but first. The worst part is that you can’t afford to change it. But maternity leave is a different value system. The key word here is “values,” they are, and there are many.
   
   That is, a woman makes a conscious choice: career or occupation as a child. And if she stops at the second, she will not have any depression.
   
   
   
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2. Routine daily activities
   Anyway, a woman on maternity leave every day performs the same actions as in a not very creative work. This routine is addictive, and you need to get rid of it. “When you are forced to repeat many monotonous actions in your external life every day, it is especially important for you to change internally, to give yourself growth as a person and as a person. If you are not full of energy and emotionally charged, how can you give your love and care to a child? ?
   
   
   
   
   
   You need to imbue yourself with positive emotions: communicate with friends, personal development: learn a new language (at least 10 words a day), sign up for cooking or landscape design courses. In self-development, a person develops internally. All this has a positive effect on self-esteem.
   
   
   
   
   
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3. A different understanding of your body
   A woman’s body changes physiologically. She feeds, so she feels a rush of milk. The first months after the birth of the child, she still has a postpartum abdomen. It's not scary and it goes away.
   
   
   
   But the sad thing is that amid all the changes, some women are no longer taking care of themselves. That's not right. While the child is asleep, you can put on a face mask for 15 minutes, make yourself a manicure, dress beautifully. There can be no time for such elementary things, there can be an unreasonable reluctance to deal with them.
   
   
   
   
   
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Family after childbirth It becomes more complete, it discovers new meanings. The birth of the first child of a young family experiences in a special way, the event becomes for parents a test of the strength of character and relationships, after passing it, they become even closer to each other.

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