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N E W D A D A D V I C E (FROM MY HUSBAND)
Just had a great conversation with my husband Matt on what advice he would give dad’s preparing to welcome their first child. Had to share! ✨😆 .
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1️⃣ Even though you know your wife better than anyone, the nurses/midwives are still 1000 x better at coaching than you’ll ever be.

2️⃣Hire a doula. Just. Hire. A. Doula. .

3️⃣It’s normal to feel helpless and overwhelmed. Just try to BE there during labour and birth. It’s not about you. .

4️⃣The anxiety of the unknown is real. So many scenarios play out in your head. Typically the “What If’s” are negative scenarios. Like what if we are stuck in rush traffic and the baby is delivered in the car? What if my phone dies and I miss the call she’s in labour etc. This is normal. .

5️⃣ First seeing your baby is such a surreal & overwhelming moment. You’re like oh wow, that just came from nowhere. Shit just got real! .

6️⃣You’re not a lactation consultant. You don’t know crap about breastfeeding. Focus on the things you CAN do to be helpful once baby arrives. Pharmacy runs, making snacks, making sure mom has water, cleaning - trying to maintain order around the house is one of the best ways to be helpful. .

7️⃣Try not to take it personally if your partner who just gave birth snaps at you or cries hysterically for no apparent reason while watching a commercial on TV. In that moment, realize it’s likely not about you. .

8️⃣ Say “you’re doing a great job” at least 5 x a day. Trust me guys. .

You guys feeling this? I was!
Tag & share with any Mamas & Papas who might need this reminder 😉

#parenthood #newdad #pregnancyjourney

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3 r d T R I M E S T E R
Not sure if it’s just mental, but starting my third trimester this week has me feeling like shit just got real!
I have gained 19 pounds so far.
Last pregnancy I gained 45 total (I outweighed my 6 ft husband. I’m 5 ft 6). Good times!
Current update... 💫
1) Carrying my 28 lb toddler up the stairs is starting to feel like an Olympic sport.

2) How the heck am I going to manage 2 tiny humans? How do people manage with twins? Or handle 3 or 4 kids? They are clearly super humans. #madrespect 🤯

3) It already feels like there no more room in this belly. Do I really have three months left?! 😂

4) Getting to that point where even maternity jeans feel too tight #leggingsforlife 👊

5) I’ll get “wow you’re so big” atleast once a day. Then I’ll hear “oh you’re tiny!” Learning to just smile in response. 🤷🏼‍♀️ .

6) Feeling some anxiety over the sleep deprivation in my future. I think I’ve blocked out the memory from last time. 😳

7) Reading the book “Siblings without Rivalry” has been truly eye opening. It was recommended to me, and it’s helping me feel (slightly) more prepared to introduce a second baby to the household! 🙏

8) Have just booked a lactation consultant to come to the hospital in May after delivery in the hopes of reducing the excruciating pain I had with Gabrielle when she latched. 🙏

Tips on baby # 2? I’m all ears!
#3rdtrimester #babyontheway #secondpregnancy

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D E A R N E W M A M A,

Don’t be fooled - this picture perfect image of new motherhood isn’t reality. It’s from our very staged newborn photo shoot in a tidy master bedroom, with styled makeup and hair and a blissfully sleeping infant.
I’m beyond grateful we have these photos, but the second slide is more accurate in terms of my postpartum journey - pumping 24/7 including every night at 3 am to maintain milk supply. This went on for 10 months.
So to the new mama reading this, please please remember the difference between highlight reel photos and reality. 🙏

Postpartum is messy. Showers don’t happen every day. Mesh granny underwear and greasy hair are the norm. Breastfeeding can be r e a l l y hard for a lot of us. Feeling like a zombie? Normal. Feeling a bit disconnected to your new post baby body! Normal. Living in maternity leggings because nothing else fits properly? Also normal.
You are NOT failing mama. You are actually doing a bang up job. 🙌
So when you’re scrolling the gram late at night seeing someone’s highlight reel pics, sitting in your messy living room with dazed exhausted eyes, please remember the truth.
You are in good company. 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Tag a mama who needs this reminder ❤️❤️❤️ .
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#motherhoodunplugged #dearnewmom #newmom

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F E R T I L I T Y J O U R N E Y
I took this right before my 20 week ultrasound, 6 weeks ago. It was the last ultrasound we did at the fertility clinic before transferring to regular prenatal care.
It’s surreal to think that those years of daily blood draws, hormone injections, excruciating sonohystograms and invasive ultrasounds before work are behind me.
Inhabiting the world of infertility feels like a parallel universe. When you’re in it, it quickly consumes your life. And if and when you are lucky enough to exit the world of infertility and become just “a regular pregnant woman”, you look back on those days like a nightmare you’re so glad is over.
But I know many of my fellow #ttcsisters are still struggling in their own nightmare. Their strength and faith and resilience is indescribable.
So I’m saying a prayer that anyone reading this struggling gets their miracle baby. 🙏

And above all, I’m choosing to be grateful for the loose skin, the constipation, the hemorrhoids, the nausea and the weird postpartum hair loss.
Infertility has changed me forever, and I’ll never ever forget how lucky I am.
#infertilityawareness #ivfsuccess

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