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Pregnancy
Think Prevention for Good Mental and
Physical Health:
This is about strategizing in advance
about how to stay optimally healthy in
this period of time. It includes making
real choices.
- Who will actually be in your delivery
room.
- Be honest and clear and compassionate
to those you invite in or exclude
- If you choose not to have your
mother-in-law or mother-ask them to
make a tape with positive warm messages.
- Create a relaxation tape from your
favorite friends or psychologist
- Decide not to listen to negative stories;
ask people for positive helpful guidance
on what you can do.
- Create expectations of a healthy
delivery
- Reduce fear and regard pain in
labor as "transitional constructive
information"(Dr. Northrup, Mother
Daughter Wisdom) not
sickness.
- Find excellent sources of support
in books and the internet
- Get whatever help you need to quit
smoking, drinking, using medication,
beginning exercise or following improved
nutritional guidelines.
- Create Strategies for prevention
or recognition of Postpartum Mood Disorders
- It is important to figure out what
is a normal and temporary response
and that which has to be professionally
recognized and treated (through exercise,
cognitive behavioral therapy, stress
reduction training, and possibly medication.)
The symptoms include difficulty in
sleeping and appetite, feelings of
failure-guilt- and worthlessness,
difficulty making decisions, impatience
and irritability.
- Planning in advance that friends
will continually check in on you
- Get tangible services beforehand
with meals and housework
- Find internet chat addresses
- Be verbal about the signs and symptoms
of hypoglycemia to family, friends,
and the workplace: it takes a village...
choose to think of low blood sugars
as information and a positive consequence
of tight control
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