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(whew...my auto correct changed mommies to ninnies! Glad I caught that)
Some tips I've heard:
-Get a portable crib with a built in changing table
-If you're going to breast feed buy nipple balm!
-if you delivery vaginally make sure to bring home the squirt bottle from the hospital!

I just packed my hospital bag and Baby's hospital bag and wanted to see if I missed anything. Here are my lists:

My hospital bag:
Underwear
Nursing pads
Pads
Comfortable pants
T shirts
Nursing bras
Button down shirts
Nursing tanks
Hair ties
Brush
Hair pick
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
Deodorant
Body splash
Q tips
Shampoo
Conditioner
Razor
Body wash
Cocoa butter lotion
Flip flops
Boppy pillow (for nursing baby)
Blanket (in case the hospital blankets aren't warm enough)
Camera
Plastic bags for dirty/wet things
Socks
Band aids (I cut my toe. Lol)
Wash cloth
Hair spray
Shaving cream
Makeup remover wipes
Lint roller
Phone charger
Makeup
Eye makeup remover
Hair dryer
Hair straightener

Baby's bag:
1 warm blanket
1 receiving blanket
2 binkies
Baby wipes
3 diapers
1 pair of mittens
2 pairs of socks
Take home outfit / sweater & jeans, and onesie and shoes
2 sleepers
1 extra onesie
1 extra pair of pants
Burp rag (cloth diaper)
Baby grooming kit (brush, in case she has hair, nose sucker, etc...)

Yes, I know some of it is unnecessary but if I have to stay for two (or 3 days if I end up with a c-section) I want some of my comforts from home...

So how long/often is your lo napping these days? And how many weeks is (s)he? Raj is 18 weeks. He only took two naps today. One was about 20 min and the other was 2hrs. The last one he woke up around 3:30 and stayed up until 9:45...bedtime is 10. He played the whole time up until then. As long as he keeps his bedtime schedule (10ish until 6:30 or 7) Im cool with it. Some days he takes up to 3 short ones . He's definitely more active now that's for sure!

Hey girls as most of you know I got bit by a rattlesnake yesterday as i posted on instagram. Here's the details because I know there were a lot of questions.

So yesterday I was home alone just me and the baby my Hubby was at work. I decided to go out and get some fresh air and water our trees in our back yard. I put Ellie in the moby and walked out on my back porch. As I did I noticed that the rug under the patio furniture had been blown back by the wind (again, this happens all the time). So I kicked it back over using my left foot (I was wearing flip flops). At that moment I realized that something bit me and at the same time I heard.....a rattle. I saw the snake attached to my left ankle and had to kick it off of me. I screamed which scared my baby and ran into the house. For a split second after I thought did that really just happen? As I get back in the house my foot starts to Hurt just a little. I put the baby down in a safe spot. Call my mom to watch the baby. Then proceeded to call 911.

While on the phone with 911 I grab my wallet for my insurance card and unlock my front door. The dispatcher was very nice talking me through everything. I started freaking out because my lips mouth tongue and throat started tingling. My speech started slurring. Although I'm a nurse I've never had to deal with a snake bite before and was imagining the worst. 20 min later the ambulance and fire Dept arrive and start hooking me up. I got transferred to loma Linda medical center which is the best hospital in so California for snake bites.

As soon as I received my first dose of antivenin the tingling which had gotten worse stopped. I'm still here at the hospital turns out I got bit by a very poisonous snake second to the Mohave green. It's called a southern pacific rattlesnake. ( the fireman managed to kill that sucker and bring him with me. That snake was still moving decapitated the whole time I was in triage. ) I have finished 3 doses of antivenin and will be needing another because the swelling has gone up past my knee now. The venom will stay in my bloodstream for 2 weeks which means I can't nurse. I'm scared to now even after the two weeks. I'm just pumping and dumping right now. I will be on crutches for a few days. And for two weeks, every 2 days they will need to draw my blood to montior how thin it is. The venom makes it super thin and can cause complications like bleeds and strokes according to my doc.

So long story short. Please be careful outside girls. Especially with these beautiful babies. I keep thinking what if I bent over and flipped the rug back over instead of kicking it and it could have bit my sweet Ellie. So scary. They are saying the snakes are huge this season because of the weather in so cal they have breeded up a storm. So please please be careful!

Thank you all for all the support and sweet words. My foot hurts like hell and that snake really pisses me off! Anyhow thanks for reading sorry so long!

Hey ladies. I just had a friend at work miscarry at 9 weeks. She's been trying for four years and this is her sixth miscarriage. I just don't know what to say. Especially since I have a beautiful baby girl myself. Anyone else been in this situation? How can I show support with seeming condescending?

So I've had 3 people in two days ask me if I'm pregnant. It's really freaking me out! I still haven't gotten my period and had my dd on Feb 15th. I was ebf but now I only pump two times a day ( since June) is anybody in the dame boat?