Read supportive books and publications. Have a good friend with whom you can share a concern, a laugh or advice. Set daily, weekly or monthly goals for yourself. Unrealistic, inappropriate, or out-dated expectations can be a source of stress. Set personal and family priorities carefully.
Flexibility is key.
Learn to break chores or projects into pieces that can be completed in the little bits of time available to you. Make good use of concentrated blocks of time, such as when baby is napping, to do something that you are unable to do when your child is present. Good, bad, or indifferent, but solidly, predictably there. There is a continuity that has built trust among us. I'm not cooking gourmet health-food meals, the house is not spotless and we don't do enrichment activities eight hours a day.