Being a parent is already hard enough. For new and single mothers, however, life can seem even harder. But with the right preparation and planning, you can easily adapt your life to parenthood and stress less about this pregnancy. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you out. 

Practice Self-Care During and After Pregnancy 

Women already tend to see self-care as selfish and that can be compounded by pregnancy. As a single mom or just a new mom, taking extra care of yourself is beneficial for you and your new baby. Stress during pregnancy can increase the risk for your child to experience mental health issues or problems with cognitive development later in life. So be sure to treat yourself to something special, like a prenatal massage, which can reduce physical pain and emotional worry. Yoga during pregnancy can also be helpful and you can continue to practice after as well. 
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I have always enjoyed working, but about 10 years ago I had multiple neck surgeries which caused me to have to quit working.  Although I am still unable to work, from home or outside the home, I did do a lot of research on ways to make money from home

In today’s society, it is so expensive for parents to work and have to pay for daycare.  Working from home is a great solution to expensive daycare. I can remember years ago, you couldn’t hardly find any work from home options.   That has changed drastically in the last 10 years. I actually had a business I ran from my home when my second child was 2 years old and my son was born.   I turned our bedroom into my office and we moved our bed in the living room. It was a little unorthodox when you walked in my house, but it worked for our family at the time.   
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