https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:19:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828498 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:11:36 +0000 Dandelion 828498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bring a baby home!</p> <p>Plan ahead better for snacks. Meals were ok, cause people brought them, but we didn't seem to have enough snacks around during that time, since I never went to the grocery store for like 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828458 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:18:03 +0000 StbHisMrs 828458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will try to prepare more freezer meals<br /> Take more pictures of all of us<br /> Not jump to every cry in the middle of the night and assume it's hunger. I now have an almost 20 month old who still wakes up 1-2 times a night<br /> I will put my foot down and stand my ground when my step-daughters Mother demands that I come pick the girls up for their Daddy weekend when he isn't even home. No, not happening again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828372 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:46:56 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 828372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take more pictures</p> <p>Will NOT keep a jar of Nutella beside and subsequently gain 10 pounds. </p> <p>Be more prepared with healthy</p> <p>Try to enjoy that time more </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828363 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:40:48 +0000 betsyboop 828363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: That is so interesting about the pain meds because I had the opposite experience! I felt like my nurses were pushing stronger meds on me but I was fine with Motrin! </p> <p>Next time around I will stress less about having a messy home. I chose to tidy up when LO was sleeping when I should have been sleeping too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828357 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:38:17 +0000 Weagle 828357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: Totallt agree about pictures! I wish we had more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828354 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:36:44 +0000 MrsScallop 828354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the freezer meals! I have lucked out though and DH took over the cooking after C was born. If he hadn't, we would have eaten horribly for a long time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-828320 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:13:51 +0000 Kemma 828320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take more photos of my new family! We have no photos of the three of us with LO and I very few of just me and Baby which makes me kinda sad :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827706 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:27:00 +0000 googly-eyes 827706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: same here!</p> <p>I will meet with an lc for a latch check if I bf,<br /> Try Dr browns bottles right away if I don't,<br /> &amp; Not worry so much in general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827647 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:01:39 +0000 singingbee 827647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: oh no!!! Will definitely be taking that advice!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827622 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:52:19 +0000 brownie 827622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennimac: my son was intolerant to both and he screamed for 12 to 15 hours a day as soon as we got home. It was horrible. I nursed and he cried and I nursed more and he cried. Never ever again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827618 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:50:17 +0000 Corduroy 827618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would take it easier physically. I look a couple walks that were too long (3 miles in the first week) and picked up my 22lb nephew too early. I worked out until my due date so I was used to doing things pregnant women weren't "supposed to" do and I thought it would be the same pp. It was not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827606 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:44:58 +0000 rachiecakes 827606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't stress nearly as much. I was always stressed out that he was sleeping too much, not eating enough. I charted everything out, diapers, feedings, which side when, etc. As soon as I let go of the guidelines, DS was happier and things just fell into place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827603 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:43:54 +0000 SugarplumsMom 827603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: good thinking! I totally forgot about that! My LO developed a milk protein intolerance later on, but I don't wanna risk it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827590 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:39:20 +0000 singingbee 827590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: why no soy or dairy in foods for pp? </p> <p>@TurtleDoves: thanks for this thread! I've already favorited it so I have it in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827571 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:30:42 +0000 matador84 827571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def more freezer meals and snacks! We had hardly any food when I came home from hospital and it was a bummer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827556 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:22:08 +0000 skibobrown 827556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: Oh good! I assumed that I would EBF, so I wouldn't need my pump until I was getting close to returning to work. I had no idea that my milk wouldn't come in and that I would need to pump to try to stimulate my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently/page/2#post-827536 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:14:18 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 827536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownie: bahahahahhaha OMG. YES!!! I am stopping dairy and soy a good 4 weeks before my due date just in case. Never again will I go through that....or put a baby through that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827529 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:12:33 +0000 blackbird 827529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only issue I had was not getting to bring her home for a week. Spending my first week postpartum on the hospital was painful and restless. I really just want to be home next time, with snacks and water and tv and my OWN bathroom!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827526 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:11:22 +0000 lovehoneybee 827526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-Definitely would have prepared more freezer meals (particularly ones I could just throw in the slow cooker) and stocked up on snacks. My diet the first few weeks was made up of a lot of pizza and Chinese.<br /> -Handed him off to my mom more. She was here, but is the sort that really needs to be ASKED for help. She ended up keeping me company more than anything, which was nice, but I could have used my hands a lot more. I was just to proud to admit I needed help until after she left.<br /> -Painkillers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827507 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:04:13 +0000 brownie 827507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would not have soy or dairy in any foods. I will have other foods prepped to eat. I would stash water bottles full of water through out the house even if they are disposable. I would co sleep earlier and I would enjoy myself and my baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827493 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:01:50 +0000 FarmWifeGina 827493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great thread!</p> <p>-Have healthy snacks and easy breakfast foods on hand, both for me and the other kids. Freezer meals for dinner just weren't enough- Deere Boy ate a loooooot of cereal in those first few weeks after Tractor Girl was born.<br /> -Have my placenta encapsulated and take it daily.<br /> -Ask for more help and not feel bad about it.<br /> -Also plan for a summer baby. Teehee, I was planning that for this pregnancy and then it happened about 6 months too soon. Oops. Now I'm due in November and a little skeered, which is why I'm already planning on encapsulating my placenta and finding some full-time help for the first few weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827466 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:51:15 +0000 Espion 827466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is an awesome thread! @skibobrown: inspired me to get my pump out, watch the DVD, and get everything sterilized. Why didn't I do this sooner?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827384 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:28:19 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 827384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lavender: this too! I would have started at least walking from day 1, honestly. I had the energy but it was winter and I wasn't prepared. If ever I have a winter baby again, I will get myself and the baby some warm gear and I will get my behind in shape! Also, I have a treadmill now so yeah....not waiting 3m like I did this time around.</p> <p>@Crumbs: If I have a girl, i'm extending my stay. If I have a boy, my stay will be extended because they make you stay an extra day for circumcision and monitoring. But, if I have a girl, I have to request to stay. </p> <p>@scg00387: same...no more being a hero. I am going to take it VERY easy.</p> <p>@highwire: baby to breast...me too. I honestly think that had a lot to do with supply and ultimately, supply loss.</p> <p>and another thing: I let visitors stay as long as they wanted and that is NOT happening next time. When they call to ask me if they can come, I will have dh tell them that we're only taking visitors in 30 min increments. People literally stayed like 1.5h. Wtf....I was exhausted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827342 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:16:17 +0000 T.H.O.U. 827342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I agree that having my mom stay with me was the best. She was such a big help, bringing me lunch, helping with laundry, driving me to the dr and lactation consultant etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827339 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:16:01 +0000 keiki_mama 827339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom stayed with us for 5 weeks after LO was born and I would have shortened that time period. She's very controlling and didn't make my transition into motherhood easy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827334 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:13:45 +0000 T.H.O.U. 827334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have loved to have more cut up fruit and snacks in the fridge and freezer. I didnt always want a "meal". </p> <p>I also would have loved to use my ergo from the start more to get more done while holding her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827327 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:12:05 +0000 Mrsbells 827327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would use my baby carrier more and just relax more. People kept making me think my newborn was spoilt because she wanted to be held. I will just enjoy that stage </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827316 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:07:28 +0000 Weagle 827316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have my parents stay longer, and tell my ILs to wait a little longer before coming. And this is out of my control, but I would love to not need a blood transfusion afterwards. I lost too much blood in delivery. I couldn't stand without passing out for a few days, and could only stand for 5 minutes or so for the week and a half after I got home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827232 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:40:51 +0000 immabeetoo 827232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: we've said the same thing - i HATED not being able to get outside when it was below zero all the time.</p> <p>I would go into the OB immediately when my pain worsened and not try to suck it up, and hopefully avoid emergency surgery. I would then go into the OB immediately.. again.. when my pain wasn't going away completely and hopefully avoid a third procedure.</p> <p>I would make even more freezer meals, and maybe hire a cleaner for the first few months.</p> <p>I'd lean on DH heavier and earlier instead of trying to be a martyr and making him force me to step back for my own good.</p> <p>I'd soak up more of the snuggles and not stress about creating bad habits! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-didwillwould-you-do-differently#post-827186 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:24:44 +0000 MamaMagpie 827186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: this is a great thread! Just nearing my 25th week, but I'm already getting great ideas to help prepare for pp! </p>