This evening, I was thinking about some of the little discussed facts about life immediately after baby is born. Feel free to add to my list or just make fun of my whining. :-)
- During the last weeks of pregnancy you will likely long for the baby to be out -- and not just so you can meet her, but so you can have your body back. Reality: you don't really get your body back until well into baby's first year. And I'm not talking about your figure, here; I mean your BODY. That sweet baby will continue to be your little parasite long past delivery.
- Everyone will lecture you to rest while you're staying at the hospital. Reality: it's mighty difficult to actually rest there. The beds are uncomfortable, you'll likely be on an adrenaline high, and someone will be constantly popping into your room. Your nurse will regularly take your blood pressure, check your stitches, ask you if you've pooped yet, and keep you in meds. The baby's nurse and doctor will each visit repeatedly checking the baby's temperature, monitoring her eating and diaper dirtying, bathing her, and (ugh) sticking needles in your poor babe's heels. Add to that the hospital staffers who will bring birth certificate/SSN paperwork, perform a hearing screen, and of course take the requisite hospital newborn photo in which most babies look more like a bug on a windshield... The point is, a good support system that will allow you to rest when you get home is MUCH more important.
- You knew your ass was getting big when you were pregnant. Reality: you can't really appreciate just HOW big your ass got until after the baby's born and you lose that big round baby belly. Your ass grew proportionally to your belly, but it doesn't shrink nearly as quickly.
Allison
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