RN Insights
Pregnancy & Preparing For Baby
The Ultimate Guide to Safe Sleep for Babies
As parents, ensuring that our little ones sleep safely is one of our top priorities. With so much information out there, it can be overwhelming to know exactly what steps to take to create a safe sleep environment for your baby. We’ll break down the essentials to help you set up a sleep space that not only promotes restful nights but also keeps your baby safe and sound.
Baby's Second Night (dun, dun, dunnnn)
As a Mother/Baby (postpartum) Nurse working overnight in the hospital, I have had countless calls from parents of newborns during their second night of life thinking there is something wrong with their baby. Their baby who was content and slept all day yesterday is now awake all night, fussy, can't be put down and has been acting hungry all night. The reaction I get from first-time breastfeeding parents is usually concern that their baby is obviously hungry and they must not have any milk!
On this edition of "Things they don't tell you about birth and postpartum".... let's talk about postpartum pee...
After giving birth, more than likely you will quickly start to get a lot of questions and encouragement from nurses to use the toilet. Along with wearing diapers, it can start to feel like you are are being potty trained all over again! In some sense.. there can be some bladder re-training that needs to happen, but mostly, we just want to make sure everything is working properly and that it continues to work properly.