Bag Balm!
My son is a little pisser! Really. Like, 15+ diapers a day. Needless to say he got a horrible rash. He had two angry red parenthesis of pain where his little butt cheeks connected.
As soon as he started showing the slightest bit of red we started slathering on the Desitin. Yeah, didn't work. Rash got worse.
Then we did baby powder and larger diapers. That helped a little, but not much.
Finally tried good ole Vaseline. That seemed to do the best, but the rash was still quite angry and really bothering him.
Then my mom saw my can of Bag Balm that I keep around for general itchy, dry skin. Works like a charm! His rash was almost gone the next day and while I've been keeping his bottom Balmed, he's not had any more problems. I highly recommend this little green tin of magic!
http://bagbalm.com/
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Labor. It's not that bad.
My son is now almost four weeks old.
I've got to say, if I had given birth without the aid of modern medicine, it might have been a very different experience. As it was, it was kind of easy.
First, I was in labor for 23 hours before an emergency C-section came in and the doctor was worried about both of us needing him at the same time, so he sped up my labor. (First!) My son was not in the correct position so he had to be suction-cupped out of there and his cord was wrapped around his neck. Twice. Also, I apparently have a small vagina full of thick muscles, and ripped once really badly and needed an episotomy.
And it was all okay. I didn't even really feel anything, but was still able to push and even poop a little. Yes, you will poop. You really don't care at the time. I didn't vomit, which was nice. Apparently that happens a lot.
The epidural went in easily (and no, it doesn't hurt any more than a routine shot) and I spent the next 19 hours trying to catch a nap. The annoying thing is that with an epidural you need to have your blood pressure monitored, so every 15 minutes the damn cuff would inflate and wake me up. Yes, I was attempting to sleep though labor.
All the screaming and theatrics from the movies just didn't happen. You really don't feel any pain, the staff is all on hand to help you out, and the doctors know what they're doing. Now there's no way in hell I would opt for a natural birth. I delivered a healthy boy with little discomfort and was mostly recovered in two weeks, and almost fully back to myself in four. (Sex in six! tee-he.)
That first week sucks balls though. They give you good drugs though. However, be weary of said drugs because they have such wonderful side effects. My friend, hydrocodone, took away the pain but made me constipated as hell, loopy, way more emotional than I should have been, and vaguely urpy. The 800 mg ibuprofen tabs that I took after stopping the narcotic upset my stomach and made me vaguely dizzy. Just try to get off the meds as soon as you can.
If you are in a good hospital and get the drugs, it really isn't anything to be scared of. Promise.
I've got to say, if I had given birth without the aid of modern medicine, it might have been a very different experience. As it was, it was kind of easy.
First, I was in labor for 23 hours before an emergency C-section came in and the doctor was worried about both of us needing him at the same time, so he sped up my labor. (First!) My son was not in the correct position so he had to be suction-cupped out of there and his cord was wrapped around his neck. Twice. Also, I apparently have a small vagina full of thick muscles, and ripped once really badly and needed an episotomy.
And it was all okay. I didn't even really feel anything, but was still able to push and even poop a little. Yes, you will poop. You really don't care at the time. I didn't vomit, which was nice. Apparently that happens a lot.
The epidural went in easily (and no, it doesn't hurt any more than a routine shot) and I spent the next 19 hours trying to catch a nap. The annoying thing is that with an epidural you need to have your blood pressure monitored, so every 15 minutes the damn cuff would inflate and wake me up. Yes, I was attempting to sleep though labor.
All the screaming and theatrics from the movies just didn't happen. You really don't feel any pain, the staff is all on hand to help you out, and the doctors know what they're doing. Now there's no way in hell I would opt for a natural birth. I delivered a healthy boy with little discomfort and was mostly recovered in two weeks, and almost fully back to myself in four. (Sex in six! tee-he.)
That first week sucks balls though. They give you good drugs though. However, be weary of said drugs because they have such wonderful side effects. My friend, hydrocodone, took away the pain but made me constipated as hell, loopy, way more emotional than I should have been, and vaguely urpy. The 800 mg ibuprofen tabs that I took after stopping the narcotic upset my stomach and made me vaguely dizzy. Just try to get off the meds as soon as you can.
If you are in a good hospital and get the drugs, it really isn't anything to be scared of. Promise.
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