When you think of those first couple of days postpartum, you often picture quiet early morning cuddles with your newborn, long peaceful walks around the neighborhood and cute rustic-themed photoshoots of the newest addition to your family.
But the reality is that your 1st week postpartum can be the most grueling.
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Can I tell you a secret?
I nearly didn’t write this post because I totally forgot Mother’s Day is right around the corner!
Where is this year going to?
But Mother’s Day is nearly here – May 13 – and buying the perfect Mother’s Day gift is tough when most moms secretly just want a lie-in, breakfast in bed, or 5 minutes to drink a cup of coffee in peace!
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It’s been five years since I’ve been a stay-at-home mom.
I had a complicated pregnancy with my twins and at 23 weeks was put on bed rest.
I was ready to deliver my twins at 25 weeks.
Luckily, I made it to 37 weeks and 2 days and delivered healthy twins.
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Moms.
I have a confession to make.
Ever since I started blogging, my work area has slowly become disorganized. Multiple notebooks, post-it notes from my twins littering my desk and don’t get me started on pretty pens and highlighters!
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It’s usually not a mama’s first choice to deliver by cesarean section, but it happens.
With my twins, I wasn’t given much choice because it was such a complicated pregnancy.
I needed to be safe and knew that having a c-section was part of my pregnancy journey with twins in my belly.
Even though I ended up with a routine cesarian delivery, I ended up losing quite a lot of blood and was whisked away after I gave birth.
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Elna is a mom to twins who blogs and writes for a living. She loves all things mom. While she’s not blogging, you can find Elna meal planning, organizing and helping other moms in her Facebook group, Ready Set Blog for Traffic (From Mom to Mompreneur). →