ADJUSTMENT TO PARENTHOOD – FATHERS SUPPORT 2
Posted by adminFaced with the problems of learning how to mother the infant, often lacking sufficient confidence, and without support, the new mother may begin to feel that her baby’s demands are excessive and she is never going to be able to satisfy them.
She is woken at night, and becomes increasingly tired, so that even normal household duties become an effort. As most women are reared to believe that they can be housewives and mothers, she feels inadequate if she is unable to care for her child and keep the house as clean and tidy as she would wish.
She is also anxious that her relationship with her husband is deteriorating. Previously they could give a good deal of time to each other. Now the baby occupies much of her time.
As the mental tension, strain, and lack of sleep mount, the new mother may become depressed, irritable, have outbursts of anger, and break into floods of tears, for what would normally be a trivial reason.
Adjustment to parenthood is much more of a problem than has been realized, but the stress on the mother can be reduced if her husband is understanding and sympathetic and if the couple jointly care for their child.
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