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Tips, tricks, and unsolicited advice

nhermienhermie member
in April 2014 Moms
Ladies! My little sister just found out she's prego! I have her for Christmas exchange this year and wanted to put together a booklet of tips, tricks and unsolicited advice, to be both helpful and humorous, so let's have them! Anything from the second trimester through the birthing process to raising an infant! TIA
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Re: Tips, tricks, and unsolicited advice

  • HolljadeHolljade member
    one of those wine glasses that fits a whole bottle of wine, for the raising an infant part.

    I would also give a huge pack of overnight pads, does she like candy? I would include some sort of treat/snack, inkpad kit for footprints when the baby is born (or if she is like me when the baby is 8 months, oops) hmmm what else....

    actually just realized you said booklet and not actual products

    I would advise her to buy all of the things I listed lol.


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  • Jodash24Jodash24 member
    Plan EVERYTHING in advance, clothes, meals, weekly schedules, and write everything down, baby brain makes you forget most things
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  • Dixon813Dixon813 member
    edited December 2014
    Sleep when the baby sleeps. Ha!

    Enjoy a clean house while you can. Find some comfy sweat/yoga pants to LIVE in.

    If breastfeeding, have breastshells (not shields, the soft shells) and lanolin ready!

    Eta - congrats to your sister and family!
    ~ Leah, Rachel and Gabriel were born on May 27, 2013 (23 weeks) ~ Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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  • lcr23lcr23 member
    Have lots of breast pads and different kinds of nipple cream. I made the mistake of only having lanolin and hated it.
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  • erinh2005erinh2005 member
    Take all of the mesh panties from the hospital you can carry! Not to mention everything else they have for you and baby!
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  • csmily51csmily51 member
    Find some good shows on Netflix...nursing sessions are long, and plentiful.

    Everything is worth it once LO is here, the morning sickness, back pain, constipation, tearing, sore nipples...all of it.

    Meal prep...I didn't do this...I thought April, grilling season, just meat and veggies.. yeah more like Chipotle, pizza and Chinese cause this bitch didn't wanna cook or go to the store. DH was exhausted too. If I had stuff in the freezer, I would have just popped it in the oven or crockpot.

    Buy a good waterbottle...you need to stay hydrated nursing, and it's super easy to for get to eat/take care of yourself.

    Shower daily...it's rough but it will seriously make you feel a little better about life.

    Laundry...it gets washed, whether or not it get put away...ehh

    Yoga pants, leggings and comfy shirts (I bought a ton at VS pink and yoga tees.

    Buy comfy nursing bras, they make nursing easier.

    And lastly, I have tons more, but don't stay in your house for a month, get outaide, go to Target, or Starbucks baby will survive and you'll remain sane. (Just time it right with nursing, etc)
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  • Abcollins57Abcollins57 member
    As long as it's going in one end, and coming out the other, you're doing it right.
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  • Tferr02Tferr02 member
    The first few weeks of breastfeeding, when the baby latches on slowly count to 10. It's going to hurt, but by the time you get to 10 it should be better. I read that on this board and it's the reason I could breastfeed DS2. DS1 the pain felt like it was lasting forever, DS2 I knew I just had to get to 10.
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