After Amanda’s post on When Motherhood Isn’t What You Expected, I wanted to come up with some helpful, actionable tips for combatting “mommy blues.” You know what I’m talking about…when there’s no particular reason for you to feel down, and yet you do. When you’re feeling a little stir crazy from caring for your mini-me.
Head to the bottom of the post to download a super cute printable of this list (it’s two pages and divided into sections depending on what you need in that moment!). Please share this with other mamas!
I also wanted to share some other blogs and resources if you think you may be battling postpartum depression:
Evidence Based Mommy’s Help for Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
Prefacing Motherhood’s Baby Blues vs Postpartum Depression
Beauty Through Imperfection’s Words of Hope from Moms Who Have Already Overcome PPD
1. Go outside
2. Hug your child
3. Kiss your child
4. Tell your child that you love them
5. List ten things you’re thankful for
6. Go for a walk
7. Do a light yoga routine
8. Take a shower
9. Listen to a sermon
10. Buy yourself flowers
11. Pray through a psalm
12. Listen to your favorite worship music. Here’s a “painful days” playlist on Spotify:
13. Call a friend
14. Have a girls night
15. Go on a date with your husband. Don’t talk about the kids!
16. Take a nap
17. Eat one of your favorite meals
18. Tell your husband how you’re feeling
19. Outsource: find someone to clean your house or babysit (perhaps a high school or college student who could use a little extra cash)
20. Schedule a play date
21. Write out some of your favorite Bible verses and post them around the house. Check out my free printables for a printable memory verse template with some scriptures about anxiety.
22. Take a minute and just watch your child: look at his hands, feet, eyes, nose, etc.
23. Color or paint
24. Listen to a podcast
25. Do a craft (with or without your child!)
26. Find another family to serve: bring them a meal or meet a specific need of theirs
28. Pray for someone else outside of your family
29. Pick a room and declutter it
30. Watch an old movie
31. Eat ice cream
32. Turn off your phone
33. Make a healthy meal
34. Text an old friend
35. Plan a dream vacation
36. Do some deep breathing
37. Surround yourself with scripture.
38. Light a candle and take a bath
39. Write your own psalm
40. Go on a date with God
41. Tell someone how you came to Christ (AKA your conversion story)
42. Write out 5 answered prayers
43. Write out your child’s birth story
44. Write how you met your spouse and fell in love with them
45. Write something funny about your child (something they did or said that made you laugh)
46. Write a detailed description of your child
47. Write a favorite memory
48. Donate clothes/toys
49. Tell a stranger about your relationship with God
50. Write a card for someone
51. Hug someone who need it
52. Buy someone flowers
53. Share this post with someone who might need it!
54. Download this printable checklist here, when you need to fight off the mommy blues:
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