Focusing on immigration to Canada and life in Canada: According to a report by the Sing Tao Daily in Canada, although new mothers in Canada are prone to postpartum depression due to childbirth, some Chinese stay-at-home moms are proactively adapting by cultivating their children's independent sleeping habits. They have also organized a "moms' group" to share parenting experiences with friends and help their children learn how to make friends from a young age.
A migrant from Beijing, Yu Hui, gave birth to her daughter a year and a half ago. To free up more time to care for her child, Yu Hui chose to work as a translator and work from home. However, this was not easy for her as a first-time mother. She stated that her deepest feeling after the child was born was sleep deprivation.
She said, "If I don't sleep well, I can't work, and facing a crying newborn every day, it's easy to imagine how a mother feels." Therefore, she decided to start by cultivating her child's sleeping habits, and to her surprise, the results were significant.
Yu Hui said, "My husband and I started to establish a regular routine for our daughter when she was three months old, began sleep training at five months, and by six months, she was sleeping in her own room and could sleep through the night. This way, I could also rest well and have more energy to devote to parenting and work again."
Yu Hui also formed a moms' group with other new mothers to share their parenting experiences. She said, "Being able to communicate and share experiences with other moms is a great way for me to overcome my bad mood. The children also have the opportunity to play together and build friendships from a young age."