Greetings Beloveds,
Motherhood is joyful, wonderful, life enhancing and it is also time-consuming, life-changing and unpredictable which makes it beautiful! Naturally you're glowing if you're pregnant or basking in joy after giving birth so have your outside beauty match your inner contentment.
Of all of the pregnancy related books, classes, or workshops I've attended, I've rarely seen anyone encouraging the mommy to have "mommy beauty time." If you're like me, this is the last thing that may be on your mind, however I learned I have to make this aspect a priority, here's why.
Whether you're an Oscar winning actress, stay at home house wife, executive, all women have one career in common-being a woman. Unfortunately, society still judges women on their outward appearance. Invest the the time to always look your best. Hearing comments from co-workers or a spouse/partner "she let herself go," being passed over for an acting gig or interview because you look disheveled or glancing in the mirror and not recognizing yourself can cause stress. And whether the baby is in your womb or in your arms., any type of stress isn't good for your baby.
Here are some benefits of having a beauty routine:
*Some women avoid taking pictures if they're having a "bad hair day" but this is a happy time so take as many pictures as you can with your bump or baby. Trust me children love to see pictures of themselves but they will prefer you in those pictures.
*You will be on your A-game at work and at home. Redefine "Hot Mama" and let them know you still got it!
*If you master a beauty routine it will save you time, precious time you could be spending with your child.
*If your baby/child see you combing your hair, filing your nails, they may be more inclined to let you comb their hair. Which makes life easier!
*You will feel refreshed instead of stress. And that's one of our goals here at Natural Crowning to empower you to be refreshed...naturally. The happier you are, the more peaceful the home will be for your child.
After I gave birth I was so focused on being a supermom I still exercised (stay tune or a future exercise blog) but I didn't stick to my beauty routine. I started skipping deep conditioning my hair. As a result, one Saturday evening it took me about 2-3 hours longer to do my hair. Every thirty minutes or so, I took breaks to breastfeed Empress and I sensed she could tell I was tired. So I had to quickly regroup. Later I changed my beauty routine to deep conditioning my hair overnight so it's nice and soft the morning of hair wash day. Problem solved!
Also I had to schedule time for DYI manicures. My nails are long bu if I don't keep nail polish on them, they break. Just take a look at the picture below. Amongst breastfeeding, changing diapers, reading stories, painting my nails just wasn't a priority. But I learned, it saves me time to manicure my nails. This isn't vanity, it's a safety measure too. Your hangnails or unfiled nails can be harmful to your baby.
And a baby's sharp nails can be harmful to them as well as you.For the first six months, I had to place mittens on baby Empress hands because she kept scratching herself. On occasions I would lay her down to sleep anSo create, master or stick to a beauty routine today!
With Love & Light,
Regena
Yikes!
After cutting and filing my nails...and filing Empress nails too!. (the only way she would keep her hands still for the photo was during storytime, lol)