MommyJoyCorner

My first self-realization happened two weeks after delivery at my daughters very first pediatrician appointment. My husband drove us to the hospital and as it was a busy hour, he had to park our car quite far from pediatrician's building. We started walking towards our doctors building with my husband carrying our daughter in her car seat. But as he started speeding to avoid the sun from falling on my little one's face, I found myself trying real hard to catch up with him! As I saw people walking past me wondering why I was walking so far away from my husband and baby, I felt a weakness I had never felt before! It was that I had any kind of body ache but just physically incapable to move any faster. Obviously that got me feeling low and I was visibly upset after catching up with my waiting husband at the hospital entrance. To top that, we had an old lady walk up to my husband asking 'Is your wife upset because she is already pregnant with second baby?'. Yep, I still h...

As you get closer to your due date, you will have to prepare your hospital bag. I would suggest having it ready by week 38 at the latest if you are a FTM and sooner if otherwise. Most of the hospitals in Northern California lets you stay at the hospital for 1-2 days for a normal delivery and 2-3 days for a cesarean delivery unless your doctor recommends a longer stay. Hospitals mostly provide all the essential things for mommy and baby but there may be a few things you want to carry in addition to be more comfortable. If daddy or anyone else is staying overnight with you at the hospital, you will need to carry a few essentials for them as well. You will come across many blogs and articles listing a whole range of items to carry in your hospital bag. Mommy will most likely be in the gowns given at the hospital unless you brought in your own gown or are expecting visitors. Based on my experience, it is good to carry just the essentials unless you are very particular about thing...