Facts about labor and delivery

Welcome to the birthing process. This is a big time for you. Here are some facts from my experience. All people are different and all labor and delivery are different.

• If you get induced be prepared for a long day. When i got induced it took 12 hrs for that to be over. Also its so much better if you go into labor yourself than being induced. (from what I heard).
• Wear your hair up. Put it in a ponytail or put a head band on. I didnt and my hair was all wet from sweat and it was gross.
• If you get an epidural eat a lot of ice chips. During it you'll be extremely thirsty and stiff. 
• There will be blood. Lots and lots of blood. 
• Just breath; it will hurt but it will all be worth it in the end. Hang in there.
• Watch for labor signs and make sure that they are real.
• Yes the epidural is scary. When I got it I didn't feel a thing and I felt sick during it but it really wasn't that bad. After I got it I felt like I was on a cloud. It was the best thing ever. I would sit there and be like "O look I'm having a contraction and I cant feel it". There are more options for pain relief if you choose not to do the epidural. If you do get one eat and drink a lot before cause you can't have any food or water till that baby is out of you. 
• You can do natural birth. But be prepared to be in extreme pain. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't get pain relief. You'll have pain in your back, stomach and down under. 
• Do the skin on skin if you can. Best thing I ever did was hold my baby right after he came into this world.
• If you need a c-section do it. I didn't get one so I don't know how it feels.
• It will exhaust you. Your body is doing a big thing and trying to help you know when to push.
• It might hurt. I had back labor and horrible hip pain even with the epidural in. 
• Some people push forever and are in labor forever. I was in labor for almost a whole day. I pushed for about 4 hours. Some people push for like 15 minutes. 
• The first baby is gonna be the hardest. Cause your body is trying to figure out how to make it and get it out of your body. But it depends on the person. 
• You'll probably get an episiotomy. An episiotomy is a surgical cut from the vagina to the anus to make the delivery go by faster.I didn't get one cause i tore the crap out of everything and got a lot of stitches. 
• You might have to get forceps or the vacuum assistance. I got the vacuum and it helped a lot. My baby got stuck in the birth canal. 
  
• When the baby comes out its gonna feel really weird. My baby came shooting out and my belly instantly shrunk. I had to catch my breath when he came out. That was the weirdest feeling I have ever had. 
• Before you go to the hospital make sure you have everything packed and ready to go. That includes the baby's coming home outfit and other important things.
• Make friends with the nurses. Trust me its worth it. but I really wish I would have brought some cookies or a treat for them. 
• Your gonna cry....a lot. I have never cried so hard in my life when I saw my baby for the first time. (well maybe from my hip pain too.)
• You might scream. Haha I did. I screamed like they did in the movies. Mainly cause of hip pain and I just wanted the baby out of me. 
• Don't be afraid to ask questions. I asked a ton of questions and my nurses didn't mind at all. 
• Don't have too many people in the delivery room. Its nice to have a couple of nurses, the doctor, and your husband. I had some nurses, the doctor, the anesthesiologist, my mom, and husband. So that wasn't too many people. 
• You are gonna be naked and spread eagle throughout the process so get use to it. You'll be in pain so you won't even care. 

There is more info about this subject on babycenter.com.

Easter egg wreath tutorial

This is so cute and so simple and cheap. Try it out. You can get the eggs for a bag of 40 at wal-mart for 1.97. All i needed was one bag. The wreath wire i got at wal-mart too for 2.47 i think i could be wrong about the price. o and i was doing my oil pulling while i made this.

What you need:

• Any kind of plastic eggs. I chose pastel cause they were cheap.
• Wreath shape
• grass
• glue gun
• anything you want to put in the middle

Now start at any place and start gluing the eggs on the wire.

Keep goin till you meet in the middle. You can do a second layer if you want. 

Do the same with the second layer.

Now add grass be careful not to burn yourself. I would bunch up some and put glue on it and stick it where i want it. Or put glue on the place you want the grass and stick it there....carefully. You can add as much grass as you want.

Trim some of the grass and ta da the finished product. I added the little bunny cause i thought it was cute. 

Hope you try it out..enjoy.

Coconut oil hair mask

With the oil pulling I have also been putting the oil in my hair. I know it sounds weird but I like it.
What I did I got my coconut oil i didn't really need to melt it cause it was already kinda melted. I went from root to tip and massaged it in my scalp while I was putting it in. It actually felt really nice kinda like a spa treatment for your hair. Brush your hair if you can with the oil in it to stimulate the scalp. I left in in for 20-30 min you can leave it in longer if you want. After, I took a shower and did my hair. The only thing i didn't like was that my hair was not soft at all it was just hard to run my fingers through it. When I woke up the next morning my hair was really wavy. I straightened my hair and put straightening gel in it too. I think it was because my hair is getting use to the texture. But like I said I liked it when it was in my hair
Now i heard that you can add essential oils to it. I haven't done that yet I don't really own any, well I do have lavender. Also if you want to deep condition your hair leave in the oil longer and put a shower cap on;)
So what the oil does it helps with growing your hair out, dandruff, dry scalp, keeps your hair clean, removes build up from products and elements, and split ends. So far I haven't noticed anything. Well I've only done it once so far. I'm gonna do it once a week and see what happens.
I keep y'all updated.
*Update*
So I went and got my hair colored and cut and my salon person said that my hair was soft and shiny and was wondering what I have been doing. Hehe I told her about the mask and oil pulling. She said she's gonna try it now. Anyway I heard to blow dry it when the time is up. Just till its a little dry then take a shower like normal. They said that it exfoliated the hair follicles like when you massage it. So I'm gonna try that to see if it works.
*Update*
I found out that the coconut oil makes hair color fade. I got my hair colored like a couple of weeks before I did my treatment and it faded bad just by the one treatment. So this is a warning if you spend a lot of money on your hair don't do the treatment.