Pregnancy Diary

First of all there are three very honest realities about childbirth that your doctor, mother, grandmother, and maybe even your best friend will probably not tell you.Unless you have an exceptionally carefree attitude about life in general, you will be shocked if and when your water breaks.Unless you have an extraordinary ability to see into the future, you will be scared to death during the first hour or so of labor.Unless you have an extremely high tolerance for pain, you will feel excruciating, seemingly unending waves of pain.

But if you take the time to consider options to prepare yourself for that big day, you may benefit by being as ready as anyone can possibly be for the consequences of childbirth.The following recommendations valuable for reducing stress for you and your labor partner on the day you deliver your first baby.
Pack your bag to take to the hospital at least a month in advance. For Nobody can positively predict your exact due date and your baby is actually the person who decides when your delivery will occur.
Make a checklist for what you want to take: a mirror and your makeup bag, two or three nightgowns, a hair brush and hair dryer, an outfit to wear home from the hospital, Have a list of phone numbers of the people you can call anytime of the day or night for help.
Don’t worry about what other people will think about your dripping drawers when you get to the hospital. You’re about to deliver a baby -you’re not supposed to look calm, classy, elegant or graceful! Just concentrate on getting to the hospital safely. Do try to maintain your focus. Do try to preserve your precious energy (You will need it especially if you happen to be one of those poor souls whose pregnancy just won’t end and your labor lasts for longer than a day or two) Do listen to what your doctor and nurses tell you. Do listen to what your body is saying. Do listen to what your labor partner is commanding you to do. And finally trust your gut instincts, your doctor’s words of wisdom, your partner’s suggestions to soothe you and your ears when you hear the sound of your baby’s first cry announcing his official arrival into this world.

Believe your life will never be the same from this day on. Your new job as a mommy will be the most rewarding, most exhausting, and most challenging career of your life. Nothing in the universe can begin to compete with the passion, love, and wonder you’ll experience as you watch this tiny person grow and you feel like he’s really your own heart and soul with little arms and legs.