You at 34 Weeks Pregnant: Your Body and Mind
Postpartum hosting tips, plus pregnancy shoes we love.
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Let's talk: visitors
If you already have visitors lined up to visit your new baby, here are a few ways we recommend preparing for them in advance:
š” Your Space: If theyāll be staying overnight and you donāt have an extra bed, consider one of these highly rated folding mattresses.
ā° Their Expectations: We compiled answers to common questions for excited friends and family. (If they ask for lots of info, just send them the article.)
šāāļø Your New Familyās Needs: We also asked a postpartum mother-baby nurse for her top postpartum hosting tips, which include āresist the urge to entertainā and āset clear limits.ā
And with ~42 days until you're due, swelling might be on the rise, so stick around for our shoe recommendations below!
Your top questions, answered
š āāļø Boundaries: Whatās some advice if I donāt want to allow visitors right away? Learn moreā
š„¬ Body Talk: Is pregnancy constipation common? Learn moreā
ā¤ļø Relatable: Iām having trouble bonding with baby. Is this normal? Learn moreā
š§āāļø Deep Breaths: Whatās a good meditation for preparing for a C-section? Learn moreā
In her words
āYou never understand life until it grows inside of you.ā ā Sandra Chami Kassis
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