Having A Baby? Think Again!

Baby

oi-Staff

By Staff

Thursday, August 27, 2009, 16:16

Vishal and Saya recently had a baby, this new addition to their family certainly brought much happiness and joy into their lives. However, a month down the line, both seem to have a tough time taking care of the new born, while both are experiencing high stress level, more fights and no sex at all.

Vishal, on one hand, finds it difficult to stay awake in the office after a sleepless night as the baby keeps him awake, whereas Saya keeps complaining that dirty diapers and a mountain of laundry has become a routine is killing her.

According to a research conducted by Aviva insurance company , it was found that first-time parents feel stressed, isolated and confused during the rearing stages of a baby.

The study notes that the newly parents daily on an average go through the tedious task of changing the nappies 2,007 times, 1,789 feeds, 280 loads of washing and a lack of sleep in the first 12 months looking after their offspring.

Along with this they also are faced with peer pressure and conflicting advice on childcare, the research stated. While about 66 per cent of the newly father and mother were worried that they were not looking after their baby properly , there were another 82 per cent, who said conflicting advice from family members, books and websites was adding to their woes.

The study also revealed that some 56 per cent of the newly mommy's were suffering from lack of confidence and were worried of not appearing as confident as other parents. An additional 45 per cent feared their partners did not think they were coping.

While adding to this nerving-wrecking chaos was pressure from the mother-in-laws, with 60 percent of new parents struggling when they were corrected by them.

This baby-onboard-stress also took a toll on the new parent's relationships, with many couples confessing of getting into more arguments and less sex than before their baby was born.

The research also showed at least 70 per cent of new mothers saying they felt isolated at home and around 35 per cent complained that people were only visiting them to see the new baby.

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