Three days til surgery - well, even less than that. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with the logistics. Having all the laundry in the house done, the house picked up (so our wonderful cleaning lady can come while we're gone!), the boys' clothes packed for five days and four nights, getting lodging set up for my husband, squeezing in an oil change, paying bills, having enough groceries in the house so we don't need to make a trip when we get home but not so much that it'll go bad when we're gone, getting to the gym, kids to and from school, a special Mother's Day celebration at school....All the little things that if I took them one at a time, it wouldn't be so bad, but thinking of it all at once just seems like a lot.
Getting my hospital bag packed - for potential donors that may be reading, here's my list so far:
face wipes
pillow
robe
magazines
computer
camera & cord
phone & charger
pads (yeah - good timing.)
big soft towel
sweats/yoga pants
sports bras
tanks (to wear under the belly binder - see below)
tshirts
loose undies
socks
shower stuff
belly binder (I have a lot of friends and clients that find belly binders useful during the postpartum period, especially after a cesarean - They help support the abdomen, decrease gas pain, and just 'hold your insides' nicely.)
envelope for keeping all our receipts handy (for reimbursement)
Beginning 7am Wednesday I'm on a clear-liquids-only diet, so I've stocked up on stuff for that, and I am expecting to be hungry and grumpy Wednesday evening. Sorry, hubby.
Things for home:
body pillow (still need to buy or borrow one)
placenta pills (hey, they worked great postpartum, and I have all the extras in my deep freeze!)
castor oil for incision/scar care
lots of great friends and family to help!
Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning I head to the hospital for some labwork and a pre-op meeting with my coordinator, during which we'll go over everything to expect from the moment I check in Thursday until I am discharged. Also a short meeting with the surgeon. Not really looking forward to the two-hour-each-way drive, but oh well.
Wednesday the kids will go with my sister and my husband and I will head out of town, stay at a hotel, and check in at the hospital at 5am Thursday.
Getting my hospital bag packed - for potential donors that may be reading, here's my list so far:
face wipes
pillow
robe
magazines
computer
camera & cord
phone & charger
pads (yeah - good timing.)
big soft towel
sweats/yoga pants
sports bras
tanks (to wear under the belly binder - see below)
tshirts
loose undies
socks
shower stuff
belly binder (I have a lot of friends and clients that find belly binders useful during the postpartum period, especially after a cesarean - They help support the abdomen, decrease gas pain, and just 'hold your insides' nicely.)
envelope for keeping all our receipts handy (for reimbursement)
Beginning 7am Wednesday I'm on a clear-liquids-only diet, so I've stocked up on stuff for that, and I am expecting to be hungry and grumpy Wednesday evening. Sorry, hubby.
Things for home:
body pillow (still need to buy or borrow one)
placenta pills (hey, they worked great postpartum, and I have all the extras in my deep freeze!)
castor oil for incision/scar care
lots of great friends and family to help!
Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning I head to the hospital for some labwork and a pre-op meeting with my coordinator, during which we'll go over everything to expect from the moment I check in Thursday until I am discharged. Also a short meeting with the surgeon. Not really looking forward to the two-hour-each-way drive, but oh well.
Wednesday the kids will go with my sister and my husband and I will head out of town, stay at a hotel, and check in at the hospital at 5am Thursday.
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