this is the stuff that no one talks about.
do not seek counsel in what to expect when you're expecting------unless what you're expecting is a head injury that leaves you a total boob who finds tips like "don't do drugs while pregnant" insightful. with 279 one-star reviews on amazon, i know i am not alone.....
i don't remember reading in this the most popular pregnancy book that if you have a really long pushing session during your birth (mine was 3.5 hours unmedicated), you can expect to be nearly crapping your pants within a week unless you're the kegel champion of the world. and did i miss the part in the pushing chapter about how your bladder can nearly fall out of your vagina a couple of weeks after birth unless you get physical therapy (don't worry moms-to-be, this is repairable)? granted not everyone pushes as long as i did, but what about the chapter on your baby taking 30 minute naps every 2 hours----that's 5 naps a day, folks----for 4 months of his infancy? once my baby was born, i was certain i'd be getting everything done during his 2 hour naps that he would definitely be taking twice a day....yeah, no. never happened. hey, and why isn't he sleeping through the night?
why are we parents not talking about this stuff? do we forget these several months following childbirth due to hazy sleep deprivation? do we feel inadequate when our baby doesn't sleep through the night, or when we mothers meltdown on a weekly (ok, daily at first) basis? do we not want to bum out parents-to-be with stories of breast infections and newborns that want to nurse for what seems like 7 hours at a time?
motherhood has been the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me....all of the cliches are 150% true. there is nothing more in life that i want now than to have my 9-month-old son grow into a happy, well-adjusted, compassionate human being. he gives me profound fulfillment on an hourly basis. during this amazing journey this last year or so, i have met incredible parents, babies, pregnant couples, doctors, doulas, midwives, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and more. and i have logged countless hours on researching everything from homebirth to cloth diapers---to all of the inevitable, and yet totally unexpected, physical and psychological components of becoming a parent. what i have never come across was a forum for parents or parents-to-be with unique current information on all things baby--with a focus on what happens immediately after the baby comes. i would like to attempt that here at baby manual. please email with stories, photos, and questions galore....let's build a community together.
this is my first post, so here we gooooooooooo!!!!!!
do not seek counsel in what to expect when you're expecting------unless what you're expecting is a head injury that leaves you a total boob who finds tips like "don't do drugs while pregnant" insightful. with 279 one-star reviews on amazon, i know i am not alone.....
i don't remember reading in this the most popular pregnancy book that if you have a really long pushing session during your birth (mine was 3.5 hours unmedicated), you can expect to be nearly crapping your pants within a week unless you're the kegel champion of the world. and did i miss the part in the pushing chapter about how your bladder can nearly fall out of your vagina a couple of weeks after birth unless you get physical therapy (don't worry moms-to-be, this is repairable)? granted not everyone pushes as long as i did, but what about the chapter on your baby taking 30 minute naps every 2 hours----that's 5 naps a day, folks----for 4 months of his infancy? once my baby was born, i was certain i'd be getting everything done during his 2 hour naps that he would definitely be taking twice a day....yeah, no. never happened. hey, and why isn't he sleeping through the night?
why are we parents not talking about this stuff? do we forget these several months following childbirth due to hazy sleep deprivation? do we feel inadequate when our baby doesn't sleep through the night, or when we mothers meltdown on a weekly (ok, daily at first) basis? do we not want to bum out parents-to-be with stories of breast infections and newborns that want to nurse for what seems like 7 hours at a time?
motherhood has been the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me....all of the cliches are 150% true. there is nothing more in life that i want now than to have my 9-month-old son grow into a happy, well-adjusted, compassionate human being. he gives me profound fulfillment on an hourly basis. during this amazing journey this last year or so, i have met incredible parents, babies, pregnant couples, doctors, doulas, midwives, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and more. and i have logged countless hours on researching everything from homebirth to cloth diapers---to all of the inevitable, and yet totally unexpected, physical and psychological components of becoming a parent. what i have never come across was a forum for parents or parents-to-be with unique current information on all things baby--with a focus on what happens immediately after the baby comes. i would like to attempt that here at baby manual. please email with stories, photos, and questions galore....let's build a community together.
this is my first post, so here we gooooooooooo!!!!!!
this is what a homebirth looks like....
and this....
and this....
and this....
and finally....
instant amnesia....pure bliss....
and i will definitely do it again if i am so blessed....new baby poop all over me and all....
sepia photos by anna verwaal www.fromwombtoworld.com
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