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Maximizing Your Postpartum Hospital Stay

Ok, so this post is something I've been thinking about for a little while.  I have done the postpartum hospital dance twice now and I'm still learning how to make each time better than the last.  Of course, I have some tips and I want to include what I actually carry in my diaper bag.  So it's like a little bonus!  Aren't you so glad you decided to read this particular post?  So, let's get started.   First off, it sort of matters if you are having a planned delivery (C-section) or if you going the vaginal route.  Either way you need to pack a bag, it just matters how much stuff you decide to bring with you.  So... 1. Pack Accordingly   If you are having a C-section, make sure and pack going home clothes that will not bother your incision.  So, think baggy and high waisted.  Really you only need the outfit you will go home in because it's just easier to wear the hospital issue gown they give you.  Doctors and nurses will w...

The Book Bit: July 2017 Ed.

  Well, well, well, this month certainly flew by in a blink!  Now, I had every intention of reading three books this month.  Even checked out three of them from the library, but let me offer a few excuses for you and you can decide which one to run with.  My four month old is going through sleep regression, I have had visitors on two separate occasions, my youngest is unsatisfied doing anything besides sitting in my lap and thinks that book pages are for consumption and I have been the worst kind of sick.  So.  There they are, believe what you will!  Now, let's take a look at what I did manage to read this month. "After Alice"- Gregory Maguire   This book took me forever to get through simply because it was not my favorite thing.  I would sit down to read it and literally fall asleep with it in my hands.  And I've read other works by Maguire and found it all very intriguing, so I couldn't figure out why I did not enjoy th...