babymoon

when we found out i was pregnant, chris gave me a book called first-time parent by lucy atkins. it's an honest guide to parenting.

in chapter three they talk about the top tips for the first few weeks. number 1: take a babymoon:

"your priority as a new mother should not be to slim yourself concave in the first four weeks. your body and mind need to adjust and recover. a significantly better way to embark on motherhood is to have a "babymoon". just snuggle up with your baby and do little else but eat, sleep and feed.

to have the ideal babymoon

• stay in your pyjamas for at least three days
• have lots of skin-to-skin contact with your baby
• stay in bed a lot. have all the things you need to change your baby's nappy and clothes in one place. have a large bottle of water and some snacks nearby. just chill out together"

and oh yes we did! the days went by with cuddling and watching pea. i could have continued doing this probably until now... but i am very glad we did take this time in the beginning and chris could take the first 1.5 weeks off work.

pea only wanted to sleep with something covering his head... :)