Blogging About Baby is Good for Mom
If you’ve just had a new baby, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is writing a blog. As you are discovering, caring for a newborn is a lot more work than it looked like. Diapers need constant changing; if the baby isn’t sleeping, he’s eating; and the rest of the time it seems he’s spitting up. How can there possibly be any time left to blog?
In spite of this, the number of new moms starting their own blogs is growing. New moms can benefit a great deal from blogging everything from helping them get through a rough night with the baby to updating relatives on the family news.
Blogging is a great idea for a new mom to blow off a little steam when the day to day hassles of life with a baby get a little overwhelming. It is also a great way to share those exciting events like baby’s first smile. Every parent soon learns that baby doesn’t always sleep according to plan, leaving them with hours to kill in the middle of the night, rocking the baby. Some moms turn on the television, but let’s face it, there usually isn’t much on in the wee hours, is there? The Internet has become an alternative for those late night hours, surfing, reading and blogging. What was a depressing time can turn into a time of affirmation and productive activity.
Some moms find blogging to fill a need is because it provides community. By commenting on others’ blogs and receiving comments on their own, they find a circle of others who have also been where they are. Real life social commitments can be difficult with a new baby, and these online relationships can help fill the void with humor, support and camaraderie. Many of these blogging moms chat together on a regular basis. It helps overcome the isolation that new moms often feel in our society.
Blogs also give new moms a place to brag about their adorable new babies. A blog fosters the contemplation of the experience of birth and motherhood, and how wonderful it is to share the milestones of their baby’s development. The ability to share these milestones and revelations with others can make them even more pleasurable and special. Blogs can be used to update family and friends with pictures and family accomplishments. Videos can also be added to a blog, so family that live far away can still share in baby’s first steps and other special events. Blogging is a great way to include these distant relations in the special moments they would otherwise miss.