The New Mom's Guide to Living on Baby Time

They may be cute and cuddly--but babies can certainly derail your life!

Whether you got your enjoyment from a productive day at the office or from going to a movie any time you got the notion, as a new mom you are feeling the loss of that freedom. Now, your days consist of short naps, constant feedings, and continuous diaper changes.

You may be asking yourself, "Where did all my time go?" With insight borne from the authors’ experience, The New Mom’s Guide to Living on Baby Time will help you put things in perspective, make the most of your time with your little one, and show you how to juggle all of your new responsibilities. It’s not about being supermom and getting it all done without breaking a sweat. It’s about reprioritizing, recognizing your limits, and enjoying the journey.

You can do this!

Excerpt from The New Mom’s Guide to Living on Baby Time

My New Center:

I was standing at the kitchen counter, poised to attack the stacks of mail and bills and newspapers and dirty dishtowels surrounding me, and I hear it — my new baby’s cry.

No. Not yet. Not again. I haven’t gotten anything done. I haven’t even showered. The books said he should nap about two hours. I tried to will him back to sleep. I even muttered a prayer under my breath. Pleeeese, not yet. I need to do my stuff.

He wailed again.

I unclenched my fists and my eyes and made my way to my baby’s room.

I’d spent my son’s young life trying to deal with him — nourish him, situate him - so I could get back to my stuff. I thought that was a mom’s routine. But for some reason, on this day, a light bulb went on, as I felt defeated by the number of things on my to-do list. A voice inside said, He isn’t a thing. He is the thing, my “stuff,” my new center. And whatever else I thought was so important to do, that should move to the sidelines for now.