tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13708528.post1127570107398878013..comments2023-08-10T02:57:40.416+12:00Comments on ny2nz: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952530588377705730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13708528.post-70965913781070694042008-01-31T14:55:00.000+13:002008-01-31T14:55:00.000+13:00Make sure there are ice chips for Celeste during l...Make sure there are ice chips for Celeste during labor - they saved me. I also loved sweet/sour drinks after, like cranberry juice. <BR/><BR/>Stay in the hospital as long as you can! I wanted Ashley to take me back the first night we were home. It's an INSANE adjustment, that first night at home with your little one.<BR/><BR/>Make use of lactation consultants if you are lucky enough to have access to them - breast feeding (if that's what you guys have decided to do) can be a little overwhelming at first. I'm full of information on the subject if you ever have questions!<BR/><BR/>Oh - and write down Liam's birth story ASAP, while it's still vivid and clear in your head.<BR/><BR/>And, yes! Come stay with us!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823843285955277635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13708528.post-37284298198172924712008-01-28T11:14:00.000+13:002008-01-28T11:14:00.000+13:00Do for and get/ allow anything Celeste needs durin...Do for and get/ allow anything Celeste needs during labor, including capitulating on any previously held notions of 'no drugs during labor' and remove all notions of self/ego from the equation. Once labor starts you must be a strong, dedicated, sensitive servant.<BR/><BR/>Post-labor, utilize your nurses to the full extent for advice and help, and when you get home, don't panic, you'll be fine. As long as Liam is warm, has a clean diaper and gets to eat, he'll be OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13708528.post-17307064116393521722008-01-28T07:05:00.000+13:002008-01-28T07:05:00.000+13:00Oh so much! Well, we would love for you to use som...Oh so much! Well, we would love for you to use some of our room when you're in Portland (are you really coming here)! Though our little apartment hasn't much space, maybe we'll have more then...<BR/><BR/>First few days of parenthood? Put any personal agenda items out of your mind (but still find sometime to relax or go outside) and hold the baby whenever you can, take care of mom (she needs to get everything she needs/wants), don't turn down any assistance or offers of food or cleaning help. And remember that no matter how odd it all seems, over the next couple of months it will all become second nature.<BR/><BR/>And what hideous accident happened to the computer?penguindevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341615828182683314noreply@blogger.com