Comments on: Quick & Dirty Advice for those About to Pop

By: Why Babylune Exists

Why Babylune Exists — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:17:57 +0000

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By: Eight Passionate Posts

Eight Passionate Posts — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:12:25 +0000

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Babylune - Annoucing Celebrity Week at Babylune! — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:10:22 +0000

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By: Babylune - Packing for Birth

Babylune - Packing for Birth — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:27:12 +0000

[...] Remember, you are tough. You are designed for this, so don’t have one moment of embarrassment about what happens down there. Truth be told, there are some things you should know, that you would prefer not to. [...]

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:02:46 +0000

Ratphooey,

The toilet paper advice is priceless. I never would have even considered toilet paper.

By: ratphooey

ratphooey — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:42:53 +0000

I have some thoughts, having just done all this again.

The best advice I was given shortly before giving birth, by a friend who had recently done the same? Do not trust hospital toilet paper. It is not soft enough. Not be a mile. Take along a roll of the softest TP you can find. Do not let your spouse use any. This is just for you. You will need it. You will need more at home, but one roll should do for a typical 2-day hospital stay.

Also, when the nice nurse offers you a stool softener? Take it. And then keep taking one a day for at least a week, longer if you experienced any perineal tearing during delivery (tears elsewhere are not as painful where bowel movements are concerned). You can but this over the counter nowadays, no need for a prescription.

In addition to one’s uterus continuing to contract for a few days, the rest of your abdominal organs will start to relocate back to their original positions (having been displaced to varying degrees by the growing baby inside). This doesn’t hurt, but can be noisy. Like stomach rumbling to the nth degree, loud subterranean gurgles. Do not be alarmed.

By: Ealasaid

Ealasaid — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:55:14 +0000

Hiya! I’ve never been pregnant, but I’m currently dealing with weeks-at-a-go spotting courtesy of my shiny new IUD, and I thought I’d share what’s helping me survive: washable pads. I get mine fromLunaPads . They’re cotton fleece with a thin plastic lining, so they don’t chafe at ALL. And I chafe like crazy if I wear regular pads for more than a day or two. Washable pads have the added advantage of being cheaper than disposable ones, though you do have to wash ‘em.

By: Babylune » All the “Usual” Postpartum Stuff….

Babylune » All the “Usual” Postpartum Stuff…. — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:08:28 +0000

[...] Constipation – Few things make a new mother more nervous than the first number 2 after birth and yet, the sooner you get it out, the faster you’ll recover. Remember, if you can push out a 7-pound baby, you can push out a…well, you know. [...]

By: Babylune » What Adoption Usually Looks Like

Babylune » What Adoption Usually Looks Like — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:37:00 +0000

[...] Babylune is about the recovery of biological mothers from childbirth. That doesn’t mean that I think giving birth is the only way to become a mother. [...]