Or, meeting with other mothers you respect and asking for their positive input on your parenting choices or coping strategies can help you recognize your effectiveness as a mother. In quest of a stronger social network, some general rules apply. Naturally, you will prefer contact with others who are supportive, can calm you down, celebrate your minor achievements, participate in diversions, affirm your beliefs regarding parenting choices, or encourage your determination to succeed. Seek companions who show respect for the difficulties you face, who resist labeling these circumstances as a catastrophe or, alternatively, resist minimizing them. Your urge for ties should also acknowledge the special value of social support from people who are not kin.
New mothers benefit greatly from meeting regularly with others whose experiences are similar.
For example, a breast feeding mom will enjoy and learn from groups such as Le Leche League. A mother experiencing postpartum emotional adjustment problems will realize she is not alone by attending a local postpartum support group. The necessity for support may be long lasting. For example, recovery from birth, especially a c-section, takes longer than commonly appreciated. AND adjusting to motherhood does not happen overnight.