Today’s guest blogger is Chelle from The Winey Mommy.
Chelle is an amazing blogger who writes “real” stories about her life as a wife and mom to two beautiful little girls.
She loves her camera and a nice glass of wine {or margarita!}–she’s my kinda lady!!
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After having two little girls, I have come up with a fabulous list of must haves for any new mom. Now, these aren’t your typical gift registry items–and I hardly doubt that my must haves are sitting on a shelf or hanging up on a rack at the local baby store. These are items that I sometimes wish I could have told people when someone asked me for the hundredth time, “What would you like for the baby? Is there anything you need?” And while I answered them with a reply of, “Oh, nothing really…I think we’re all set!”, I was compiling a little list of my own–you know, for me.
1) Hemorrhoid creme/Tucks pads. Okay, this one I’m not happy about having on the list, but hey, it happens to the best of us–some more than others. Awful, no fun and definitely not one of the happier points of postpartum recovery. Ahem. Moving on now…
2) Wine. A good beer. I’m not talking about a bottle of Boone’s or case of Nattie Light…I’m talking about your favorite adult beverage of choice. I know after the company was gone and I started to get into the routine of having a newborn that there were nights that I wanted nothing more than a glass of wine or an awesome beer. With a bag of candy corn. No judgment please.
3) A non-baby related magazine or book. This is to go with number two. A chick flick book. A trashy magazine. Just something that I could lose myself in for a few moments that would let me somewhat escape for just a little bit…
4) A gift card to a non-baby store. You know, to buy something that wasn’t maternity related or in a size NB for the new little munchkin. Postpartum shopping was miserable for me. I hated going shopping and shelling out money for clothes that I would most likely never want to wear again. Simply for the fact that the size that I bought was not a size that I was proud of or a size that I wanted to stick around…
5) And last, but certainly not least, how about we go and get a pedi together. Make a surprise appointment, come to my home and whisk me away for a little while. I know that once I started getting into that routine I was dying to go with a girlfriend to my toes did, have some girl talk, and sit in a massage chair.
There you have it. The non-baby wish list that I wish I was ballsy enough to actually tell someone to get for the new baby, er, mom. What are some of the things you wish you could have asked for that you probably never would ask for?
~ Chelle, The Winey Mommy
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You forgot to add SLEEEPPPPP!!!! I am 6 months postpartum…and all I want is sleep!! Or maybe a home cooked meal…one that I didnt make! Hmmmm I could go on! lol
Ahh, yes, the preparation h. I will never forget when I started pushing with my first child and the dr. was standing there with her arms crossed watching the progress when she said, “have you ever had hemmorroids before?” of course I said, “no” and she said, “you do now.”. Nice.
Fantastic list. I was so happy the first time I got to take a few minutes, grab a glass of wine and go take a bubble bath. It was heaven.
Great list and guest poster – Love Chelle!
She always tells it like it is! I like the addition of a home cooked meal – I got one of these with my 2nd child – seriously the best gift ever!
you could totally create a fun registry like this with an alternative gift registry service. could be a really fun thing to do for fellow moms, especially for 2nd or 3rd or 4th kids!
When I had the 3rd kid I told people upfront “you better have a meal in one hand and a broom in the other or you aren’t getting in the front door to see the baby”. The best gift you could give a mom is a helping hand! Don’t make her feel as if she has to entertain you when you come see the new bundle of joy.