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Pregnancy & Preparing For Baby
Traveling With a Newborn
Whether it’s your first trip as a new parent or you’re traveling home from the hospital after surrogacy or adoption, boarding a plane with a newborn can feel daunting, even for the most organized traveler.
Tiny humans may not need their own suitcase, but they come with their own kind of luggage: feedings, diapers, emotions, and love. The truth? You can fly with a newborn and even enjoy the journey with a little prep and the right mindset.
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.