One thing that was suggested to me (and my little dude started daycare at 4 months) that I found extremely helpful was to go and spend a couple of hours there with
your son during that first week.
They were willing to provide meals so that I could have my full attention on
my son during that first week.
Not exact matches
My daughter was just 3 1/2 when I began completing the EC process with my 17 month old
son and my daughter helped get her brother to the potty a couple times within the
first week of being diaper free
during the day.
The responsibilities that I have now (which including food shopping, cooking, and cleaning), will need to be passed on to my husband
during the
first few critical
weeks after the delivery of my
son.
During my pregnancy with my
first son, we didn't tell friends until after the 20th
week ultrasound.
I too lost my
first son Sebastian full term (40
weeks 4 days to be exact) just like you, no complications
during pregnancy, nothing and just one day, my
son's heart stopped beating and he was gone!
During the
first few
weeks, I used to set the alarm for every three hours, then take my Moses Basket filled with pillows, blankets, my safety pin (to remind me where I had nursed last), and the notebook where I wrote down every detail of how long my
son nursed for.
I, personally, re-experienced my abuse every time my
son breastfed
during the
first few
weeks of his life.
During my new
son's
first six
weeks of life, I found myself going to The Nursing Mother's Companion numerous times to read and reread the survival guide sections for the
first week and the
first two months.
My
son and I were the
first to write of our discoveries
during our
first week at the beach.