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3 selfcare tips for a mother to stay healthy and maintain your beauty

Selfcare tips for a mother with kids

Every mother dedicates everything they can for their kids to watch them grow up with proper development and monitor every step of their life. But that means you have to spend both all your energy and time for your little ones and thereby have little time to look after your own health, resulting in tiredness, your body appearing to be older than your age, and mood swing from stress which may trigger you to spread negativity towards everyone else.

This is a challenge every mother has to manage. You may start with creating daily routine for your kids such as time for breakfast, outdoor walk, afternoon nap, and shower so that you can be aware of what to do at a certain time. Then, allocate some time to look after yourself with selfcare tips in 3Es ways that suit supermom lifestyle.


Selfcare tips for supermom

1. E. Eating – your own food is as important as your kid’s

  • Dedication to your kids doesn’t mean you have to skip your meal. Every morning can get so busy that you forget to have your breakfast which will cause you to feel tired and moody. This results in a delay in functions of your metabolism, causing you to feel hungry all the time which leads to overconsumption on the next meal, unnecessary snacking, and tendency to consume food high in calories, resulting in unconscious weight gain. So, a mother should eat complete 3 meals on time with healthy menus which are low in fat, easily digestible, and provide energy. Healthy breakfast should include whole grain and nutrition from all 5 food groups, for example, wholegrain breakfast cereal with low fat milk and banana, chicken breast and egg on wholewheat sandwich bread served with salad and banana, or seafood fried rice served with radish soup and apple.
  • Bare face confidence with skin nourishing nutrition. You may not get to wear makeup and follow your skincare routine quite often since you have to spend your whole day taking care of your kids, resulting in dry and rough skin, looking older than you should. Here are some healthy eating tips to help slow down aging.

    - Fruits rich in vitamin C, vitamin E , and vitamin A such as guava, apple, dragon fruit, avocado, papaya, and etc. They are high in antioxidants to help protect cells from free radicals, and they are also high in fiber to help stimulate daily bowel movement. This will help brighten up your skin, and reduce acne and premature wrinkles. Check out 4 immunity-boosting snacks here.
    - Fish, a source of good protein and fat such as sardine, salmon, and tuna which are high in Omega 3 that helps repair cells, slow down cell degeneration, and boost immunity for you to have glowing skin from inside out and younger looking.

  • Remind yourself to keep drinking water: With busy schedule and never-ending issues of the kid, a mother may forget to drink clean water to help freshen up yourself and rehydrate your skin. You should set a timer to remind yourself to drink a glass of water every hour to meet daily goal of 8-10 glasses, and especially if you are a nursing mother, drinking water helps increase supply and quality of breast milk. Simply choose clean water or low-sugar beverages that come with Healthier Choice nutritional logo on the packaging.
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2. E- Exercise for a mother to stay in shape: Many mothers may think they do not have time for exercise because they have to spend most of their time looking after their kids. But incorporating exercise into your childcare routine is simple enough with your lifestyle so that you can take a good care of yourself regularly. With at least a 30-minute workout a day, 3 time a week, a mother can control your weight, firm up your body, and build body confidence, resulting in healthy emotion. The exercises you may incorporate include Burn more calories to stay healthy in a mother’s style to control your weight by simply playing with your kids and adjusting the ways you look after your kids to burn more calories.

  • Squatting with your baby: A mother with newborn must be familiar with holding your baby while walking them around, or holding them for burping. Try making things a little more complicated with squatting where you contract your stomach and thigh to help firm up your muscle and build body fitness.
  • Get your kids to work out with you: Before taking shower, just get your kids to join you in a workout at home like aerobic dancing, yoga, rope jumping, swimming, and etc.
  • Walking with your kid to burn excess fat: Get your kids to enjoy walking with you. You may begin with walking around your home, climbing stairs, walking your kids to a tutoring school in a walkable distance, or you may park your car a little bit further from the school to increase walking distances.
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3. E-Emotion. Maintain healthy emotion by giving yourself some personal time. A mother who has to take care and handle issues of your child may feel discouraged and anxious. The cumulation of such emotions may have negative impact on yourself and family members. Our advice is for you to find some relaxing activities to help calm your mind so that you can promote happiness in the family. A mother can take care of her mental health with following examples:

  • Sleep and wake up earlier to give yourself some personal time: Set an alarm clock 20-30 minutes earlier every day to spend this time, when everyone is asleep, reprocessing your thoughts to help calm your mind and get ready for the upcoming issues you may have to face.
  • Golden hour for a mother is when you kids are asleep. During kids’ afternoon napping or after putting them to bed at night, you may enjoy a book or tv series for about 30-45 minutes to help relax yourself from the stress of parenting duty.
     
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The pride of motherhood comes with voluntary physical and mental sacrifice to watch your kids grow up to have a good quality of life. Behavioral adjustment to suit your lifestyle and incorporation of selfcare tips with 3Es- E-Eating, E-Exercise, and E-Emotion will help improve physical and mental health of a mother and her children. Whatever your lifestyle is, you can do 3Es in your own way.

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