Everyone is always talking about the things needed to bring baby home, but never what is needed for mom. Many times people just think mom pops the baby out, stays in the hospital for a few hours to a couple days and then goes back home and jumps right into the mommy role.

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What type of delivery did mom have? If mom had a regular birth with no tears it may not be as uncomfortable going home. Mom may want to still take it easy though since it does make you slightly off-balanced once you’ve delivered a baby and no longer have that extra weight. Find out from “MOM” what she wants and how she feels.

If mom tore during delivery she may be a bit sore, especially if she had to get stitches. You would not believe the pain down there after giving birth and ripping open. The stitches sometimes get snagged on the clothing and it makes it very hard to use the restroom. Mom might need the following items:

- tucks (these will relieve the pain and help for hemorroids)
-  lots of rest and NO jumping around, you’ll pull those stitches)

If mom had a c-section there is an entire list of at home care, most of the time the doctor will give it to you before leaving the hospital. Make sure to follow it to the “t.”

Finally, make sure mom gets enough sleep and nutrition. Even if mom says she isn’t hungry she just gave birth and carried a child for 9-10 months in her body, she needs food. Also make sure mom has plenty of water and isn’t stressed. If mom says she would prefer no visitors for the first week, let her have the time alone. She may be trying to adjust or not want to stress over cleaning the house.

I hope this helps those that have a mom coming home from the hospital, she needs care too.

Walgreens:
B1G1 ½ off: Comfort Smooth $2.99
B1G1 ½% off: Pediatric Electrolyte $3.99
B1G1 ½ off: Jumbo pk diapers/training pants (Walgreens) $8.99
Target:
10/$9 Gerber baby food (2pks)
$21.49  23.2oz Similac
You can get a $5 Gift Card when you purchase 2 Luvs big pk diapers.
$16.99 Luvs big pk diapers
$8.99 jumbo pk Huggies/Pampers Cruisers
Kmart:
Gerber clothing is on sale and when you $15 you get $5 GC or spend $25 and get a $10 GC.
$19.99 Huggies big pk
CVS:
Huggies/Pull-ups  jumbos $8.97
Not as many deals as I was hoping for, however if you go to your favorite brand diapers website you are sure to find some coupons there. I know …read more

This past week a baby boy was born in mid-air while his mother was flying SouthWest Airlines. It is being reported that the baby was born a month premature. 
Whether he was premature or right on time one thing is for certain and that’s the fact that he was definitely not stopping, even though the plane was headed to Salt Lake City, they had to do a detour to Denver instead.
The Examiner reports:
A passenger who was eight months pregnant was seated in the row in front of Dr. John Saran, an internal medicine specialist working at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. The …read more

The winners of the IKEA Soft Toys Giveaway, you know the one with the very cute BARNSLIG KROKODIL and the GOSIG Bulldog. I think it sounds like  lot of people had fun with the dancing IKEA pets. But as I know ya’ll are waiting to hear who won one of these cute little stuffed animls. Here re the winners:

Vicky you won won the Gosig Bulldog:  the kids and I loved the mouse. She was to cute. 

Susan Ledet you won the Krokodil: I like the cute Gosig Spaniel and love Barnslig Krokodil. They all look so hugable.
Congratulations!!  I’ll be contacting the winners this …read more

This is one of those things every couple must decide on when it comes time to see what sex the baby is.  It is understandable to get the surprise of finding out the sex at the day the baby is born, however some like to know so they can prepare the nursery, clothing, etc.
So is it wrong to keep the sex a secret?
It depends on whom you are keeping the secret from. If a couple is pregnant it should be up to both, if the father wants to know the sex of his baby he should be able to. …read more

I won a book called, “Baby Signs” by Kyle Olmon and Jacqueline Rogers and wanted to review it. Now I didn’t get it to review but I think it’s a cute pop-up book that may interest some of you parents out there.
The book isn’t that big, but it is a pop-up with 6 full pages. The pictures are very colorful and they pop right up. Little A loves thumbing through the pages and popping up the pages, especially the baby in the bathtub. But I’ve also noticed that he tries doing the signs that are shown right off to the …read more

This year we put up our Christmas Tree a tad bit early but only because I knew I’d have to take down the old lights. We got a tree the previous year that had the lights attached, getting them off was no easy task.
Finally, when it was all done I strung up the new lights. A few days later we made Reindeer Candy Canes with the kids and had them hang them on the tree.
Today he found the rest of the candy canes that had not been used in the arts and crafts session. What did he do with it? …read more

In the gossip rags this past month has been a lot of talk about how Katie Holmes’ little girl, Suri has been spotted many times wearing high heels. While some will spot her and just think how adorable or grown up she looks, other notice that this is just a little girl that is 3 years old. What do you think? When did you let your baby jump into high heels?
I don’t know about you but my girls have yet to wear high heels and they are 6 and 9. I know as an adult that it is easy to …read more

Have you ever noticed how a baby thinks he/she is the only one you’ve ever had in your life? I’ve noticed that whenever we look at old photo albums of Little A’s big brother, (when Big Bro was a baby) he points at each one and says, “Me.” Even when I correct him he gets very serious and argues it.
This has made me wonder if babies don’t have some type of thing where they think they are the only ones. I mean obviously they learn there are others out there, but NOT others in your home. Any picture of a younger child …read more

My son has been showing quite a number of signs that he is ready to be potty trained, course every time I try to make him learn it never works. So I’ve decided to tell you a little about his day and some other experiences we’ve had that showed he was ready, feel free to leave your stories here and your advice.
Earlier today I was uploading “Elf” into the DVD for Little A, he had grabbed a diaper and was playing with this sisters’ toys. I thought nothing of it and went about loading his movie, that is until I …read more