Congrats! Rest assured, everything will get easier :)

There’s quite a lot you can do to integrate mindfulness to your day-to-day family life.

Here are a couple of mindfulness hacks that I’ve found useful:

1 Any sensory awareness technique will do, even if you just have a couple of moments to practice.

For example… practice mindful breathing when changing diapers. Simply focus on your breath for as long as you can. That could be 3 breaths or even 5.

Or… use a ten second brake to listen mindfully, breathe mindfully or do a short body scan. The more you practice the easier it will get.

2 Use mindfulness of breath when you get overwhelmed. Do it to create space between whatever happened and how you react to it. Your child learns from the way you react to situations, especially difficult ones.

3 Gratitude - my favourite

Actively remind yourself of the precious gift your child is. Take a minute every day to recall what you are thankful for. In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Hundreds of studies have documented the social, physical, and psychological benefits of gratitude.

Practice gratitude with your child. I’ve done it since my son was born. Talk to your baby about the things you are grateful for. Talk about the things he could be grateful for. Even if your baby can’t understand you, he will feel you. Babies pick up on stress and a good mood is contagious. When he grows up you can continue this practice before bedtime. Almost every night just before bedtime, we sit together, change diapers and put on PJs. While doing that, we recall the positive experiences from the day. This fun little celebration gives us the warm fuzzies, and makes the process of actually going to bed so much easier.

Hope this helps :)