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10 Things A New Mother Needs Before Baby Arrives

When I found out I was pregnant, I just shut down. In my first trimester, I had constant nausea and fatigue. So I spent my days sleeping and threatening the foetus with boarding school if it made me throw up. Once I was past that and the fabled energy of the second trimester was upon me, I turned to the Internet because it was time to buy things. I ended up being annoyed at how the articles I read online were either sponsored or based on American/Western needs. I ended up buying many things because what if? Don't think about stuff. Just buy stuff. So, if like I was, you are pregnant and wondering what you'll need when baby gets here, read this list of the ten things (out of all the things I bought) that were super useful in the first few months after delivery. Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. I have received no compensation from any of the companies whose products are mentioned below. 1. Breast Pads The main question I had from all my internet resear...

Cloth or Disposable?

Pregnancy was among the most exciting times of my life. Not only was my body  doing the most amazing things  hacked, but suddenly, I was thinking about things I didn't know could be thought. While researching  and buying  things to get before baby arrives, I came across the various methods of diapering. All my life I assumed that babies use disposable diapers till they're old enough to be potty trained  I don't even want to think about how I'm going to get E to use the lavatory . But then a friend told me about how his sister used little muslin squares folded Furoshiki-style around her newborn's bum because this was better to prevent diaper rash. Plans altered, my mother procured the muslin squares and was learning how to fold them into diapers when I discovered the reinvented and reimagined cloth diaper. A diaper with options - unlike any other! *creepy mustachioed salesman does thumbs up* As soon as I read about these, I wanted to know if they were ...