That epidurals can cause you to faint. With both births I passed out from the change in blood volume. Luckily the second time my husband was looking for it and was prepared. But man, that first time, he thought I was gone. It is something that is brought mentioned before they administer,…
Honestly, I was surprised I didn’t have that overwhelming “oh this amazing miracle is here, I love it so much” moment the second they came out. With either of my children that were planned and very much wanted. I was just so tired I was like “oh, okay, they’re here. Good. I’m gonna…
They say something about how traveling is good for the soul or what is best for you or more important than a job….. I don’t not travel because I’m lazy or unadventurous. I don’t travel because I DO need that job to pay for it, but also can’t take off from work to travel.
The absolute fear you feel constantly. Along with the immense love you feel for your children, there is intense fear for their well-being. Constantly. It seems irrational how often you think your baby has stopped breathing or a rare venomous spider has secretly bitten your child in…
Mine was actually with my dad instead of my husband. We had just bought a house, and I was the one who was home when the Terminix guy came. It just so happened, my dad was at my house when he was there. So, the Terminix guy spent the entire time only speaking to my father; regardless…
Exhausting. After 10 hours of quickly progressing labor, I pushed for three and a half hours. I was so tired that I was falling sleep for the 1-2 minutes between pushes. After he was out, I was elated for it to be done. I was thrilled to meet him and hold him, but honestly I just…
My lactation nurse taught me to cut the bottoms off the mesh undies and use it as a tank top to secure the baby in during skin-to-skin time, since I was so tired and scared I would drop him. Worked great!
On call milk machine. I LOVED breastfeeding, but some days I’d breakdown and sob that all I was good for was to make milk and not sleep. It was an absolute thankless job.
Now that’s he’s 2, I miss this sooooooo much.
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