How do you relax with children

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mramirez10
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How do you relax with children

Post by mramirez10 » Wed May 04, 2011 9:36 pm

Any ideas on how to fit in 3 relaxation sessions with small children and a baby? It causes me stress just thinking of trying to fit it in. Do you think it's o.k. to hold the baby while doing it?

tbabystroup
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Re: How do you relax with children

Post by tbabystroup » Mon May 09, 2011 2:35 pm

before i had children of my own i would have said to do it while they nap and at bedtime... hahahaha like i said that was before i had kids! i actually set an alarm to get me up 40 minutes before my earliest riser so i can practice the relaxation... and i have found that if i bust out a special toy (playdough) for my 4 yr old she will play quietly in her room while her brother is sleeping (not always the full 30 minutes, but enough to get some me time!)... i rarely find the energy once i get them to sleep to practice though because i am so tired that i either crawl into bed and sleep, or fall alseep listening to the practice cd!! :) as for holding the baby... i say give it a shot!! my child was so attached to me that everyone started calling him booby-boy because that was the only place he wanted to be (nursing or just cuddled there)... and i'm pretty sure if i had been practicing my relaxing back then he would have contentedly cuddled inside his baby sling for the duration without so much as a peep! (( If you don't have a baby sling i highly recommend one, they allow your baby to be held as much as they want and for you to still be able to have 2 hands to do whatever you want to do. https://www.mayawrap.com/ they range from $20-90 depending on the site you go to))
a final thought... even though the program says 3 times a day... if i get in 1 full 30 minutes a day i tell myself what a good job i'm doing and keep plugging along with the program!!! Good Luck !!!
~theresa~
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TemperAnxietyStress
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Re: How do you relax with children

Post by TemperAnxietyStress » Mon May 09, 2011 9:25 pm

Just adding to tbabystroup's comment, I started out on one relaxation CD time per day and am actually trying to work my way up! :lol: My daughter does have an hour in her room (whether she's napping or not, she has to stay there for an hour) and so I get my workbook and sessions done as well as the video so I usually take the relaxation CD time right before bed. And yeah, I almost fell asleep listening to the cd last night. :) I say,if you can get it in once a day, pat yourself on the back. If you can get it in more than once, cool but don't let the idea of getting relaxation cd done three times a day stress you out. :lol:

mramirez10
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Re: How do you relax with children

Post by mramirez10 » Wed May 11, 2011 1:34 pm

Thank You for the thoughts. I will not beat my self up anymore if I don't get 3 sessions in. Which is almost never. I too fall asleep with the relaxation cd. I figure that's what it's supposed to help me do too.

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