Good morning, Motherhood!

I’ve got some pretty elegant shoes to fill here at Inside Motherhood. I’m honored to be here!

When I left the hospital with my son, in my right hand, I had a three ring binder full of instructions on how to take care of myself after the birth. In my left hand, I held a single sheet of paper with a few sparse words on how to deal with my newborn–and half of that paper was concerned with caring for the umbilical cord site as it healed.

Somehow, that struck me as powerfully unfair. Where was the little bundle of joy’s instruction manual?

Well, everyone kind of makes it up as they go along. I hope to have a few good ideas for those of you who find yourselves a little stuck from time to time.

–Christina

Image by: Abigail at flickr