The famous line from the airplane safety message is to "secure your own (oxygen) mask before assisting others."
I've noticed a lot of parents are so busy taking care of their LOs that they don't always take the time to eat and sleep!
Do you take good care of yourself... i.e. do you eat and sleep as much as you should?
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
No. I don't have a LO yet, but I know that I don't. I let TTC and other stuff get to me a lot. Post-MC I stopped managing my diabetes as closely as I ought to because I was depressed, and it started a rotten cycle. I've gotten better about taking care of my diabetes, but I still have days where I get depressed and don't tend to myself as often as I ought to. Hubs and I both realize that I need to do better, and I am working on it .
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I think I do now that my LO is older but all bets are off when the LO gets sick. Then you really don't take care of yourself. I think the last time she was really sick I lost 10 lbs in a week.....which I was happy about though. Ha!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I didn't take very good care of myself during the first couple of months of LO's life. I barely had time to eat, shower, brush my teeth...
Once I got the hang of things I took better care of myself. Eating healthy organic foods, exercising, showering 
brushing my teeth. lol.
coconut / 8305 posts
YES! I'm selfish as all get out. lol jk
Really though, I really did my best to keep myself rested and fed and even a bath (with DS in his carrier/bouncer in the bathroom) or even while he slept.
Just b/c I knew that I didn't have really any help from his dad and if I didn't want to get stressed/frustrated I NEEDED time.
Now that DS is older and I have an awesome DH I'm sure that we'll both get the "me" time AND "us" time needed when lo gets here... as soon as we get the routine down. =)
kiwi / 678 posts
No, I'm terrible about it. But I've always worried about others' happiness over my own. It's just my nature. I mean, I'm not falling apart, but I haven't worked out since my kid was born two years ago, and it's one of my favorite activities. I usually eat healthy food for the most part, but don't do nice things just for me. I could definitely use a "treat yo'self!" day. 
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