Dear Pre-Baby Me: In my last letter, I gave you the goods on labor and birth, so it seems only fitting to follow it up with this next topic: prepare to hear the ugly truth about postpartum recovery. So, you’ll have just given birth — congratulations! — and you’ll be dying […]
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Dear Pre-Baby Me: Labor Expectations vs Reality
Dear Pre-Baby Me: Your prenatal class will spend a lot of time talking about birth plans. After weighing your options and talking to your midwife, you’ll confidently state that your birth plan is to give birth, and also try not to freak out about it too much. Late in your third trimester, though, someone will loan you […]
Dear Pre-Baby Me: Things You Swear You’ll Never Do as a Parent (But Totally Will)
Dear Pre-Baby Me, Here are a few things you swear you’ll never do as a parent: You will never co-sleep with your baby. You will never let your baby eat sugar or processed foods or anything that contains ingredients that sound like they might have come from a lab. You will […]