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Pregnancy Tip Sheet

Pregnancy for Dummies Tip Sheet

Ten ways to get the best from your midwife or doctor:
  • Understand that time is money
  • Remember that knowledge is everything
  • Use communication as a key
  • Ask lots of questions
  • Keep in regular contact
  • Regard honesty as the best policy
  • Do your own research
  • Convey your appreciation
  • If in doubt get a second opinion


    Planning life after birth:
  • Accept al offers of meals and help. If someone asks you what they can do, give them a task
  • Limit the number of visitors you have. When they arrive let them help themselves
  • Have realistic expectations of yourself - don't try to be a super-mum
  • Plan to have some child-free-time on a regular basis, even just a short break of one or two hours. Enlist the help of a partner, family, friend or childcare professional
  • Get plenty of rest while baby is asleep - rest is more important than doing housework
  • Encourage your partner to participate in caring for the baby
  • Plan to participate regularly in an enjoyable adult activity, such as taking a long hot bath, watching a movie, reading or listening to music
  • Nurture your relationship with your partner - spend time each day together
  • Put your baby in a pouch or sling when you want to do things when the baby is awake
  • Prepare meals and freeze them in advance for after the birth. After the baby is born always cook double quantities and freeze half. That way, you always have emergency meals in the freezer
  • Complete important tasks early in the day - before the baby's unsettled period
  • Seek out other mothers with young babies - they can be a great support and they provide adult stimulation
  • Accept that, at times, you're likely to feel emotional, exhausted and ambivalent about being a mother - and these feelings are normal
  • Realise that adjusting to being a mother comes with time


    What to do if you feel you are being discriminated against at work:
  • Discuss your concerns with your manager
  • If this approach is unsatisfactory, take your concerns to upper management or human resources
  • If you continue to feel discriminated against you can approach: Anti-discrimination boards, The Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Community Legal Service, The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Workplace Unions.


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