Things I have found usefull to know or think of but only know cos i've had a baby B4.

[crumpet]

Another one from me.

Everyone kept asking me if i'd had my show? How was I to know!

Now that i think about it, the cervix is about 8 cm long and the whole thing is plugged with this mucus stuff.

When i did have my show there was about a handfull of a snot like substance. So i really knew about it.

god i wish my cervix was 8cm long! mine is only 2.5cm on a good day, thats a whole nother story!

but interesting about the show i didnt have one so i would have had no idea!

[MrsBexie]

Ice packs are AMAZING for your hoohaa after labour... I never thought I would be putting ice packs in my undies LOL.

DO NOT go on a 8.5hr car trip 2 days after birth... made my recovery from stitches sooooo much longer and more painful!!! Although, it was to go to my grandad's funeral so i would do it again, but unless it's something like that, DON'T DO IT!!! LOL

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Pack LOTS of change of pants and undies!!! Thankfully i did otherwise i would have sent DP home to get me more. I was leaking my waters my whole labour and changed twice and by the third time realised i should just let it do its thing. then after the birth when they said you bled alot i didnt realise it was ALOT i went through another 2 pairs of pants and about 7 pairs of undies

Nurofen and panadol are a MUST i had 2 of each every 4 hours and it helped with the pain of my stitches.

Oh yes Breast pads are definitely another MUST my milk came in 3 days after the birth and i wasnt BF and i went through about 10 a day and during the night i soaked through my tops and even our bed...

I also stole about 5 packs of the hospital pads and jammed about 4 of them in my undies as well as a maternity pad otherwise i leaked EVERYWHERE!!!

Totally stuff NO ONE tells you beforehand.