Happiness comes with a price tag and it is true in the case of new mothers. According to a latest survey, new mums confessed they missed their old life after childbirth.
Lying in bed, uninterrupted nights with their partner and dining out are what the new mothers miss the most, the U.K. study of 2,000 mums found. Being able to change plans at the nth moment and non-stop conversations with a friend were also in the list of the most-missed things by these mothers.
Over two-thirds of women admitted they were not ready for the stressful life after childbirth and 41 percent said the first six weeks after giving birth as "a whirling" whereas 47 percent said they were "happy but utterly exhausted."
"In the first few weeks after having your baby, you are mostly occupied with nothing else but your new born," said Kirstie Allsopp, ambassador for P&G's Everyday Effect campaign, who conducted the poll, according to Daily Mail. "But as you settle into a routine, it's easy to find yourself looking back to your life "pre-baby" and thinking about the things that have changed."
On average, the mothers needed minimum of 10 and a half weeks for their news job as moms to sink in, the study found. And just 15 percent of those surveyed said they were able to handle and organize the situation during initial weeks after delivery.
Around a fourth of the surveyed mothers said they were glad if any relative or friend offered them help in taking care of their newborn. Nearly 15 percent valued their partner's help in cooking a meal for the family and 14 percent were happy if their partners offered to clean the house so that they had time to take care of the babies.
Allsopp said that helping new mothers with their work was the most appreciated thing by them."It's the little things which can often make the biggest difference, so someone offering to look after your baby for an hour or two so you can just doze in bed for a while is invaluable for many new mums," she said.
