Dolce Designs | For Labor and Delivery

I went in for my annual woman’s checkup yesterday and while waiting in the waiting room I saw a  flyer for Dolce Designs.  I thought they were so cute and creative I just had to share.  When in labor and delivering, women don’t necessarily feel their sexiest or most beauiful, especially in those Plain-Jane hospital gowns.  Dolce Designs gives you a great alternative to look and feel more fashionable while maintaining comfort at all times.  We always seem to feel better in something that’s ours anyway.  These hospital gowns would be a fabulous baby shower gift for the next mom-to-be in your life!  Enjoy!

Food Face

What a fantastic way to get your little ones to eat their veggies!  Neat O Rama has these Food Face plates for sale on their site.  They remind me of those magnetic boards with the magnet pencil where you can make a beard or uni-brow on the bald guy, ha ha ha.  Enjoy!

Fairy Floss…

I wish I would have know about these for our Wedding Favors!  I’m so jealous!  It’s Persian Cotton Candy (or Fairy Floss), also known as “Pashmak.”  What a sweet and elegant way to display thanks to all of your guests on your special day.  Eat Drink Chic shares more info on these fabulous little treats as well as the Free download-able templates for the envelope and labels. The favors are from Pariya and they come in a variety of gourmet flavors to choose from. These would be great for a baby shower too!  Enjoy!

Breastfeeding Tips

Breastfeeding is so important and offers healthy benefits to your newborn.  It can be scary and/or difficult, but it’s worth it for your child.  It’s very important to place your baby at your breast as soon as possible after delivery.  Talk with your doctor about your plan before hand, so they are aware of what you want and can help you.  While at the hospital, you can request to speak with a Lactation Specialist to observe your technique and to give guidance before you leave the hospital.  It is important that you achieve the Proper Latch, so ask your Lactation Specialist to assist you with that as well.  This will make things a lot smoother for you when you return home and have to do things on your own.  If you find that things are difficult in the beginning, limit visitors for a bit just so you and your newborn can connect and get on a schedule.  Naturally, mother’s and their babies will form a sleep and eat schedule, so listen to each other and it will happen.  Also, try to avoid pacifiers in the beginning, unless told otherwise by your doctor.  You don’t want your newborn to get used to the pacifier before he is used to your breast.

Babies prefer a rapid flow over a low flow, so they might take to the bottle of breast milk over your actual breast.  Try not to get discouraged by this.  It is still very important for your baby to breastfeed.  You will build a bond and it will help your flow increase.  If your baby starts to cry or scream before breastfeeding, calm him down by rocking or soothing him.  Once he stops, you can begin to breastfeed.  If you need to, you can try to use your fingers to start his sucking and then move him to your breast.  It’s important that you bring baby to your nipple height to avoid back and shoulder pain for you.  There are a variety of positions to try, so take some time to see what works best for you and stick with that.  If you feel pain, gently detach, rest for a second, and then try again.  Most of all, enjoy this special time with your baby!

This information was gathered from PregnancyInfo.net.