When you're pregnant people feel the need to say random things to you and give you tips. So instead of doing the same thing I thought I'd write down what I learned. I'm sure I'll continue to add to this list but here's the start.
Pregnancy Tips in no particular order
- get a belly band (this allowed me to wear some of the larger maternity pants before I got huge, but it was to the point i couldn't wear my normal clothes. I think i wore it every day)
- After you deliver your baby you bleed...alot. so know this. (i did not and told Dave to get the nurse b/c it looked like a crime scene in the bathroom)
- Wait until your +2/+3 to push if you can (this made pushing a lot quicker)
- buy maternity clothes on ebay and craigslist. I found a few local girls selling their stuff for super cheap. (brand new stuff is WAY expensive)
- There is nothing wrong with pitocin IF you are full term (i was scared of it, but it got my contractions rolling and allowed me to delivery vaginally; my water had already broke)
- ignore all the nah-sayers (people tell you how tired you'll be, how your life is over, how everything changes...blah blah blah. what they don't tel you is how much you're going to love this little person and that even when you don't get a lot of sleep it doesn't matter. so when people go there, just smile and nod and feel sorry for them)
- toughen up your nipples. pull on them, pinch them, do whatever to make they a bit more durable. (this will help greatly when it comes to a little person sucking at full speed on them)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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so true no one tells you afterward how you bleed! i had a different experience with pitocin. you had a good experience b/c your water already broke and you were full term, but some doctors push it on patients whose bodies are not fully ready yet and it often leads to a csection. that was my experience unfortunately :(
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