Female autistic parents

Any other female autistic new mums? How did you cope with the changes to routine as the baby changes, my baby is 7 months and I’m finding the rapid changes quite intense as it shifts my routine. What have been your most difficult obstacles and how have you managed to overcome them?

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Hey, same here with a 6.5 month old! I'm finding putting in headphones and listening to podcasts while doing jobs or babycaring as a way of mentally spacing out when I'm overwhelmed. Also noise cancelling headphones. And I now have an evening routine and regular morning wake up time. The day is more haphazard, but I get my morning tea, at some point i take a breather when she naps. So I don't necessarily have a schedule anymore, but I have some specific things I do within certain time frames

It’s hard. Even 21 months in, it’s hard. I’m autistic & I have bpd, change & especially seeing regression from anywhere (myself or others or seemingly life) trigger me a lot. It’s a lot of just regulating. I use headphones a lot. The days where I end up not using them their too dead to use I am deeply reminded that I should always charge them. Journaling or therapy is genuinely helpful too 🫶🏼🫂 I also recently invested in fidget & stim toys for myself. It’s been immensely helpful.

My husband is autistic and we have a 4 month old😀

At first I just dove deep into learning infant hood. All the developments my son was going through what my expectations should be & if I was doing things well. (: helped remind me that he’ll only be this many months old once. Also helped me remember his formative memories don’t begin to form until 3 years old. I have time to figure it out. 🫶🏼🫂🥲