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What I Actually Used From My Hospital Bag
As I was headed into the hospital to have my baby, I had to go through the COVID screening just outside the doors. There were 3 people sitting outside and asked me what I was there for (as if it wasn’t obvious enough with my huge belly). When I told them that I was there to have a baby, they looked down at my suitcase and said “first time mom?” while laughing. I didn’t think much of it at the moment because there were 8,000 other things running through my brain. Looking back though, I totally understand why they were laughing at me! I WAY overpacked! I looked up EVERYTHING…
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Postpartum
When I was pregnant, I did ALL the research on giving birth and how to best prepare for the postpartum recovery. I bought all of the products that I read great reviews on, and had little baskets put together in the bathrooms. I had comfy clothes to wear and lots of water and snacks prepared as well. After giving birth, I noticed that I really wasn’t quite as prepared as I thought I was. I was ready for the excessive bleeding and soreness, but nothing else. One thing I learned very quickly, was that the postpartum phase includes a lot of other things besides just the recovery from giving birth.…
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Pros and Cons of Sharing Baby’s Name Before Birth
There are several questions that you will get asked during your pregnancy on a regular basis (how far along you are, what the gender is, when the due date is, etc). One of the biggest questions that you will get asked during your pregnancy is about your baby’s name. This is always a fun question, but it can be a tricky one to work around sometimes. During my pregnancy, my husband and I shared our top name choices with anyone who asked, but now looking back, we wish we would’ve just kept it a secret between the two of us. We wanted to wait to completely decide the name until…
