Does anyone have any advice on products that really help get through the first few weeks with baby? It can be for baby…

@justinakristine, go into it feeling positive and confident and remember this is what your body was made to do. Follow your bodies cues and trust yourself

That's good, hopefully my labor isn't to bad

@justinakristine, seriously it wasn’t so bad. Like yes it hurt but by the time I wanted pain meds it was time to push. And once they let me push I felt way better. I have a high pain tolerance, but I really think people talk about the bad parts of labor. I watched criminal minds to focus through my contractions, I got up and walked when I felt restless. I had a rocking chair and a birthing ball brought in my room so I could be comfortable.

@jhalsted1995 how was it being induced? Because i heard its horrible and way worse than going into labor on your own and I'm being induced next week so I'm nervous asf

@krisfreeman, me too. I couldn’t wait for them to start it. 😂

@jhalsted1995 wow ! I'd be livid too lol. I'm glad that Pitocin got things moving!

@krisfreeman, I was so mad. Stuck in a hospital. Random contractions. Hooked up to monitors. 18 hours of other women having babies. It was hard to wait but once Pitocin started I was only in labor for 2 hours.

@justinakristine you're good then momma! Try those depends though

@jhalsted1995 OMG ! I would've been an emotional wreck lol

I wanna do padsicles but i live in a house with multiple other people and Idk if they'd appreciate pads in the freezer

Yeah i have nipple cream already because pregnancy made my nips super dry. i got a double electric breast pump free through insurance. I got nursing pads at my baby shower and Breast milk storage bags so I'm all set on the nursing part.

@krisfreeman, my water broke and I still had to be induced. I swore I peed myself and didn’t want to go in. My doctor made me get checked out and I had to be monitored and get induced the next morning.

@jhalsted1995 OMG 🙊 I can't even imagine that ! My water has NEVER broke on its on 😕

@krisfreeman, luckily I had a mattress protector before baby because my water broke in bed 😂😂

@jhalsted1995 me too 😂😂😂 and I kid up not, when she cried... by boobs tingles and started dripping with milk! We had to get a mattress protector (like what you get for kids who wet the bed) LMBO

@krisfreeman, I had to sleep with breastpads and a towel on my bed because my daughter slept 4-6 hours at three weeks so I would wake up soaked!

@vintagegrl81, oh and anything that they offer at the hospital take as much as you can. Especially the ice packs!

yeeeees ! L A N O L I N if you plan to breastfeed. @justinakristine If You Don't Listen To anybody else, listen to @jhalsted1995 because this stuff works MIRACLES on cracked, painful nipples. Oh & breast pads because milk will leak everywhere. Especially when the baby cries 😂

@vintagegrl81 lol it's ok. The hospital gives you this thick and bulky padded ice pack to wear after delivery if you have a tear or just for comfort...A whole human being just came out your cooch 🤣🤣 you usually wear that and some netted/mesh underwear until you leave the hospital.

@krisfreeman, how do you wear an ice pack there too while your bleeding????? I’m sorry I’m a FTM and have no idea what to expect

Oh and cheap packs of underwear. I preferred high waisted they hurt way less.

Lanolin and a manual pump if you’re breastfeeding. Make padsicles. Preparation H. Coconut oil for your belly. A heating pad(when you breastfeed your uterus contracts, feels like labor all over again) for my baby I made sure to have clothes diapers wipes and extra blankets right next to my bed.

@justinakristine it didn't bleed through on me... the first couple days I was still wearing the ice pack so it caught most of the blood. After that, no I didn't wear a pad. It didn't go through or mess up my clothes. @vintagegrl81 to be safe though, because everyone's flow is different...wear a pad at least the first time & see if you need one from then on.

@krisfreeman, you didn’t wear a pad with it?

@krisfreeman it doesnt bleed through and get on your pants at all?

@vintagegrl81 either or... if you don't like the idea of "bloody underwear" then wear a pad with them but it's not necessary honestly. I didn't

@krisfreeman, do you still have to wear a pad too with these? Or can you just bleed into them and change them?

@krisfreeman, yay I bought these!

@justinakristine you're so welcome 😊

@krisfreeman thank youuu!!! I am so not looking forward to the bleeding and pads and stuff lol

You won't risk messing up good underwear and you can wear a thinner pad ((not the bulky ones from the hospital)) with these.

I recommend you get the depends ((don't judge)) but they're good for all that postpartum bleeding and they aren't all big & bulky. Imma show you a picture of the ones I had last year...