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The Postpartum Tool Kit

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There are a few things that every woman with a new baby needs to better her chances of survival. CaffeineI don't care how you take it, just make sure you've got a couple doses in you during the day and you might just make it till bed time.Under-Eye ConcealerDays and nights morph into one … [Read more...]

Boozy Boobs

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I live in (Canada's version of) wine country here in the Okanagan. It's lovely! There are literally six wineries within walking distance of our house and in the summers we can go for tastings and then just log-roll down the hill to get back home instead of having to call a taxi.I am actually not … [Read more...]

Married…With Children

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"Maybe having a baby will bring my husband and me closer," daydreams the woman. She pictures his hand resting gently on her swollen abdomen as he whispers soft nothings to their unborn child. Visions of picnics at the park with a jolly toddler fill her mind, thoughts of snuggling  a lovely baby … [Read more...]

I’m So Pumped!

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So. Breastfeeding.It has gone exactly how it went with my first two attempts: kind of sucky (pun intended).These nipples of mine just weren't made for it (they are kind of flat and as soon as my milk comes in they get stretched taut like the skin of an orange and the baby kind of looks at them like, … [Read more...]

Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

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I am 98% certain my two year-old is trying to kill me.Of all the aspects of life with three kids, dealing with the challenges she's been tossing my way is by far the most difficult.This week she got into a tub of Sudocrem diaper cream and smeared it on every extremity.Then while my back was turned … [Read more...]

Name

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I love Brinley's name more with each passing day. This is how it ought to be.It suits her, we're all getting used to saying it, and it's already become a part of who she is. I never felt that with Karenna's original name (which was "Jolie" in case you missed that post) and it was an awful, sinking … [Read more...]

First Week

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We are one week into this whole "I have three kids!" deal and things have been going well. There's no way I'd be able to say that if it weren't for all the help and support we've been flooded with, however. Steve's mom took our older girls for many playdates and sleepovers in the first few days and … [Read more...]

One Hour

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I hobbled into bed on Sunday night, convinced that I was going to go down in history as the world's first woman to experience Eternal Pregnancy, since the baby seemed to be showing no signs of readying for her arrival. When I roused at two o'clock for my first pee of the night, I felt a painful … [Read more...]