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Old Jan 17, 2008, 03:10 PM
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Gracey Gracey is offline
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SOCKS!!!

My feet were freezing the whole time!! Get a friend to paint your toesies before hand!! Last time, we did a diff't color for each toe. . .

Clothes for you for sure. . .you will be smaller, but not like you were pre-pregnancy. Something comfy for sure!

Camera. . .you might not think (now) that you want anyone taking pictures while you're working at labor, but if you want some, and find yourself without a camera, that's a loss you'll never recover. Some of my favorite pictures are the ones the nurses took of me and baby immediately after birth, first kiss, counting their itty bitty toes, stuff like that.

Something you might consider. . .pregnancy is a bloddy mess. Literally. I don't know how tall/big you are, but I'm really petite, and those pads they brought me after birth were horrid. They were too wide, too long, and bunched all up and then didn't catch anything. Second baby. . .I went and bought some Poise pads (they're for bladder oopsies, but work great) and was MUCH happier and MUCH more comfortable. They didn't feel like someone trying to stuff a pillow up my butt!

Definitely music, whatever works for you. Some people like soothing. . .I used something really upbeat with first baby, classical for second baby. Use what you like.

Definitely bring the Teddy. . .if people look at you weird, tell them, "When I lay sideways with him, he supports my tum." We all know what it's like to have a zillion pounds on your front, so most women nurses won't even look twice.

Good luck, keep us posted.
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