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Published: Nov. 2, 2014, 10:07 p.m.

I remember the transition into motherhood being a bit like a slap in the face (but with all the smooshy love feelings. . .of course).

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\u201cYou mean they are going to just let me walk out of the hospital with this baby? But I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m doing!\u201d

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And that quote came from someone (me) with a Master\u2019s Degree in 0-3 child development, a lifetime of babysitting experience and at least seven Cabbage Patch Kids.

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It\u2019s hard to go from only worrying about your needs (and your spouse\u2019s) to keeping a human being alive. . .24/7.

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This week God impressed upon my heart the need to encourage the new mom readers/listeners. He kept repeating himself.

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Then I got\xa0Victoria Wilson\u2018s email message about guest posting on my site from the perspective of a new mom. And I did the natural (crazy) thing and scheduled a time to interview/chat with her. . .and recorded our convo to publish for y\u2019all.

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If you know a new mom who needs encouragement that she\u2019s not alone in all-the-feelings, then pass this podcast along.

\n What we chat about:

• Importance of knowing you aren\u2019t alone in your mental struggles with this new role.
• The mom spectrum\u2013from not wanting to be a mom to always wanting to be a mom, but having a hard time with the reality.
• How your marriage is affected by a new baby\u2013the mom\u2019s center shifting towards the child and the husband being left out.
• How to not micromanage your husband\u2019s interaction with the baby.
• The appropriate use of technology to keep your marriage healthy.
• Remembering you have children in your home less time than you will be a mother to adult children.
• Coming to an agreement with your husband on parenting issues\u2013sleep training, etc.
• The benefit of husbands who aren\u2019t overly influenced by\xa0parenting trends. . . listening to his perspective before running them over with all-the-articles.
• When parenting resources conflict, what should parents do?
• Remembering God made you for your baby and trusting He gave you all you need to care for him/her.
• Physical strength from the Lord is a real thing.
• How motherhood takes you to your most broken, most reliant place.
• My husband\u2019s favorite advice for new parents.
• How to transition from no kids to kids, with your girl friendships.
• Ideas for connecting with other new moms.
• Tips for extroverts in getting social needs met.
• Importance of having a \u201cthing\u201d you pour yourself into outside of motherhood.
• Don\u2019t use every nap to clean up the house\u2013a permission slip to nap yourself and do your soul thing.
• Making time in your schedule for God\u2013figure out what time works best for you.

\n Connect with Victoria:

Blog\xa0::\xa0Twitter\xa0::\xa0Facebook\xa0::\xa0Instagram\xa0::\xa0Pinterest

\n Show Notes:

• \nwww.VictoriaEasterWilson.com/GodCentered\xa0\u2013Victoria\u2019s favorite new mom reads
• \n Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
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  \n \xa0by Marc Weissbluth (**Amazon affliate link)
• \u201cFor you created my inmost being;\xa0you knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb.\u201d (Psalm 139:13)
• \n Gone Girl\xa0(not \u201cGirl Gone\u201d like I labeled it on the podcast\u2026oi vey!) by Gillian Flynn**
• Victoria\u2019s new novel,\xa0\u201cRe\u2019and\u201d.
• \n Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds
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  \n \xa0by Jen Wilkin**

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\u201cHe tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart;\xa0he gently leads those that have young.\u201d Isaiah 40:11

\n He gently leads you. . . be gentle to yourself, sweet new mom.