by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Parenting

By Coleen Smith
We?ve all been there -- mommy crisis mode. Whether it?s postpartum depression, sleep-deprived delirium, or entering the trenches of toddler tantrums, temporarily losing our minds is a reality of motherhood. Once you?ve been there, you know that getting to the other side without support can be really hard. So, what can you do when you see a fellow mom struggling" Do something. Show moms love. Here?s how.
HOW TO HELP A MOM IN CRISIS

Take action. Don?t wait for her to ask -- just DO something. I read a great article that said when someone is struggling, never ask ?Is there anything I can do to help"? That?s because when someone is in crisis mode, they are paralyzed by circumstance and if they knew what would help, they would probably ask for it. Instead, just take action. Bring a meal. Steal her away for a kid-free outing. Send her flowers. Just show her you care. Remind her it?s temporary. Sometimes the hardest part of being in the throes of crisis is remembering that this too shall pass. When my 2-year-old son suddenly refused to sleep for two months when I had a new baby, I almost lost my mind. My friends with older kids reminded me that with any difficult stage, just when you get to the point that you can?t take it anymore, it?s over. I totally didn't believe them, but guess what" They were right.

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