When I was pregnant I read a bunch of books and spoke to a lot of my girlfriends who had babies. Here are some postnatal things that no one told me:
(1) That my nose was going to get huge - really really huge - and would take weeks before it went back down to normal. Needless to say, there are very few pictures of me with the baby in his first few weeks.
(2) That I would retain fluid and my feet were going to swell up so large that not even my flip-flops would fit. I had elephant feet - I never saw anything like that ever before!
(3) That my belly button would be loose. I knew my body wasn't going to be the same, but I wasn't expecting that one!
(4) How seriously important it is to do your Kegels. Okay, people did tell me, and I did read about it, but I just didn't take it seriously enough. Whoa is me...
(5) Breastfeeding is hard and you need to have patience.
(6) Most importantly - not all babies latch on right away in the beginning - AND THAT'S OKAY.
(7) The right Lactation Consultant can be a godsend and don't listen to anything anyone else tells you - LC's are the true experts and know what's best!!!
