The point of this blog is to be completely honest about my experience as a new mother. I know of no better place to start than with this photo:
You may think — like I did — that after your delivery you’ll shower off, put on some comfy sweats, and start cruising around with your baby, minus the inconvenient pregnant belly.
The reality of the first week home with a newborn is not long strolls in the park. Its not even all fluffy blankets and cuddles.
The reality is Sitz Baths, leaking breasts, jumbo pads that double as ice packs (who knew these even existed, but thank God they do). You’re going topless. You’re leaking from both ends and you’re honeslty wondering if you and your baby will make it through the night. Your bedroom is a scene from Wild kingdom.
Actually, the photo is misleading. The nurse will tell you you to use the Sitz bath twice a day for twenty minutes, but you’ll be lucky if you can get one five minute session on that thing in the first week. The Sitz is a luxury, and if you’re spending your 20 free minutes on the sitz instead of sleeping you’re making a grave mistake.
