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Classes for Pregnancy & Postpartum That I Swear By
Pregnancy, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, and babies come with a lot of information that isn’t always common sense. For example, did you know that different mothers can produce different kinds of milk (like skim vs whole milk)? I didn’t! I was so stressed about becoming a mom and I had no idea where to even start. How do I prepare to give birth? How do I know when my water breaks? How do I know if my baby is okay? How on earth do I breastfeed? I had so many questions, like every first time mom does, so I found some classes to help me feel more at peace. There…
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5 Pregnancy Freebies You Can’t Miss Out On
When I was pregnant, I was always looking for free baby stuff. Baby products are expensive, so take advantage of the free things that you can get! Here are 5 that I found that were worth getting! 1. Target Registry Welcome Gift Target has the cutest little bag to give you for free when you sign up with their baby registry. I did this and went and picked up my bag (you have to show them a bar code that you get from your registry) and it had a handful of really useful items including a changing pad, a onesie, some diapers/wipes and baby product samples. 2. Walmart Registry Gift…
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My Birth Story
What my birth plan was… Getting pregnant is exciting on so many levels, but it can also be scary when you realize that your baby has to come out at some point. During my pregnancy, I had created my birth plan and was so set on the fact that I wanted to have a natural birth. I did a lot of research on natural births vs medicated births and I loved the pros that came with a natural birth. I wanted to recover faster, and I wanted to do what my body was meant to do naturally. My pregnancy had been going great, and I was really healthy, so my…
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How to Tell Your Family You’re Expecting
We found out that we were pregnant right around Thanksgiving, but wanted to wait until Christmas to tell our families. We were SO excited and it was SUCH a hard secret to keep, but seeing their reactions on Christmas day was definitely worth the wait! I brainstormed so many ideas on how to tell them, and finally decided what I wanted to do. Our baby would be the first grandchild on both sides, so we had the advantage of being able to tell our parents and siblings that they were going to be grandparents and aunts/uncles for the first time. We didn’t want our family to be suspicious, so we…
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How to Make a Nursing Basket
Having all of your breastfeeding/nursing necessities in one place is a lifesaver when your arms are full with a tiny human! I prepared two nursing baskets, one for my bedroom and one for the living room (I spend the most time in those two places). I made the baskets exactly the same, so I just ordered two of everything on Amazon! 10 Things to Include in Your Nursing Basket 1. Nursing Pads You will want to put these on after each time you nurse, otherwise your clothes and bras will be covered in leaky breast milk, and nobody wants that. You can purchase reusable/washable pads, but I like these because…
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8 Things to Put in Your Postpartum Kit
Preparing your postpartum kit while you are still pregnant is the BEST thing to do. It will make life so much easier when you are trying to adjust to a new baby, a new body, and breastfeeding (if you choose to breastfeed, check out my post about preparing a nursing basket). Here is a list, with links, of the necessities you will need in your postpartum basket! I tried to find things as cheap as possible, and if you are smart, your postpartum kit can cost you under $100! 1. Giant Pads Huge pads are a MUST for postpartum recovery. Here are some pads that you can easily get delivered…
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10 Things Nobody Tells You About Pregnancy
There are plenty of strange things that start happening to your body when you are pregnant, but during my pregnancy, there were some startling things that I hadn’t heard or read about prior to experiencing them. Everyone talks about how much you have to pee, or how sick you feel, but here are 10 things that nobody talks about! Obviously not all of these things happen to every pregnant woman, because every pregnancy is different, but here’s what could happen to you! 1. Clipping and Painting Your Toenails is a WORKOUT! Everyone talks about how hard it is to shave your legs when you start getting that big belly, but…
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Drive-By Baby Shower
COVID-19 really messed up my dreams of having a fun, safari-themed baby shower for my little boy, but I was still able to improvise and do a drive-by baby shower! Nobody wants to miss out on their baby shower because of the Coronavirus! Drive-by activities started trending, and I even saw some drive-by baby showers, so I came up with a few activities and ideas, and had a successful drive-by baby shower! Because some of the restrictions have been lifted in my area, I was able to plan activities where people could get out of their cars if they wanted. Activities included late night diapers, advice for the mommy and…
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How I Announced My Pregnancy
I love baby announcements! Long before I got pregnant, I was always looking for creative ideas to announce a pregnancy. I had saved so many ideas that by the time I actually got pregnant, I had THE HARDEST time deciding how to announce it. I was so excited for people to find out, but I wanted to make sure it was cute. It was the end of January when we decided to announce our pregnancy, so finding a decent place to take a cute picture was kind of hard. It was dead winter and the day that we went out to take pictures, it was SO cold and windy! We…
