Being a first-time mum may be overwhelming, especially when it comes to shopping for you and your baby. More likely than not, you’ll end up needing more stuff than what online articles, your friends or family have told you to buy.  At the same time, it may also be tempting to purchase something you don’t need from a wide selection of baby equipment. 

Being a first-time mum may be overwhelming, especially when it comes to shopping for you and your baby. More likely than not, you’ll end up needing more stuff than what online articles, your friends or family have told you to buy.  At the same time, it may also be tempting to purchase something you don’t need from a wide selection of baby equipment. 

Your entire world changes the moment you hold your newborn baby in your arms. It is human nature to find babies cute and helpless, but this helplessness also affects mothers, who may find themselves constantly worrying about their new child and if they are doing this parenting thing right.
However, knowledge is power, and learning more about how babies work can help ease some of the worry when taking care of a newborn.

Sometimes known as the “love hormone”, Oxytocin is responsible for that warm, fuzzy feeling you get during a hug.

It influences our social relationships, and is a chemical building block of empathy, bonding, trust and love. Produced by the pituitary gland in the brain, Oxytocin helps us to relax, lower blood pressure, contract our muscles as well as lower our stress and anxiety levels. It is a particularly important hormone for women, as it helps with childbirth and breastfeeding.

More and more mums are raising their babies through breastfeeding and doing so for longer. A study by the research firm Nielsen in 2018 found that mothers in Singapore breastfed for an average of 8.1 months in 2018, an increase from the average 6.8 months in a similar study in 2016.
In another survey led by the Health Promotion Board, 79% of the respondents revealed that their awareness of the health benefits of breast milk pushed them to start breastfeeding their babies.

As if carrying a child in your womb for nine long months is not tiring enough, taking care of a newborn baby can be several times more daunting. While giving your child your full love and attention is essential for his or her development, it should not come at the cost of neglecting 
your needs. 
 
Self-care is a must no matter what season of life you are in.

Being a first-time mum may be overwhelming, especially when it comes to shopping for you and your baby. More likely than not, you’ll end up needing more stuff than what online articles, your friends or family have told you to buy.  At the same time, it may also be tempting to purchase something you don’t need from a wide selection of baby equipment.