The first weeks. Recovery, the newborn haze, and the nights that feel like a different planet. Vaccine visits get a mention when they shape the week - full detail lives in Vaccinations.
Notes on the feeds nobody schedules, and what finally made them survivable.
Fluids, rest, wound checks, the stairs problem, and the UTI that nearly kept us in hospital.
Babies cry. The checklist I ran every time, and the gym ball that calmed him like nothing else.
Milia, Mongolian spots, stork bites, lanugo, vernix - all normal, all surprising.
Stomach size by week, latch technique, and the timing that kept me sane.
A walkthrough of claiming a pump through benefits, with a real example.
Once the fog lifts, this thread continues in Parenting.