Читать книгу The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting your high-need child from birth to five - Martha Sears - Страница 31

High-need babies extract every bit of energy from tired parents – and then want more. Though parents use the term “draining”, it’s not an apt description. What you give your baby doesn’t go down the drain. Perhaps “siphoning” is a more accurate term, because what you are really doing is transferring much of your energy into your baby’s tank to help her thrive. You will need to muster up as positive an attitude as you can; try to think of these draining days as giving days. This will help get you through those high-maintenance early months.

Babies take the fuel they need from you without considering whether they leave anything behind in mother’s gas tank. The seemingly constant holding, feeding, and comforting leave little energy for your needs. Experienced mothers learn to operate in what one woman calls “the mother zone” (like the Twilight Zone); you feel a bit fuzzy, somewhat sleep-deprived; you simply function in low gear for a stretch of time. It’s a season that passes; and while you’re in it, try not to fight it or resent it.