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May 30th, 2014 8:17 am — "Michelle" writes: This is a fantastic list!! Someone actua[...]
May 30th, 2014 8:29 am — "Katie" writes: I am really enjoying your postpartum pos[...]
May 30th, 2014 8:32 am — "Carrie" writes: You may find the more kids you have, the[...]
May 30th, 2014 8:49 am — "Rachael" writes: Amazing! Honestly we had our first babe [...]
May 30th, 2014 8:51 am — "CJ" writes: Yes!!!! To all of the above! I am having[...]
May 30th, 2014 8:59 am — "Katie" writes: YES. I agree 100% with all of the above.[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:03 am — "Amanda" writes: I “get” most of this but I do think [...]
May 30th, 2014 9:03 am — "Ann" writes: TRUE & spot-on post!! Add in a C-SECTION[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:10 am — "lydia @ Five4FiveMeals" writes: Dinner is the price of admission to see [...]
May 30th, 2014 9:16 am — "Angela" writes: Ha! Totally loved this. My absolute favo[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:29 am — "susie" writes: I agree! But I am like you and recover q[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:32 am — "Tina M" writes: I would add that when you DO bring a mea[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:42 am — "Deb" writes: I think that the biggest thing to rememb[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:42 am — "Julie" writes: I would modify a couple of those don’t[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:47 am — "Rochelle" writes: I have one to add :). Don’t hold the b[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:48 am — "jaime" writes: I AM LAUGHING OUT LOUD AT WORK! This is [...]
May 30th, 2014 9:51 am — "Andrea" writes: wow — that DOES sound stressful! Thank[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:53 am — "Andrea" writes: yes, that’s a good one! I remember a f[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:56 am — "Andrea" writes: Julie, I would not consider that “out [...]
May 30th, 2014 9:58 am — "Andrea" writes: Yes, yes, yes! I can totally relate to f[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:59 am — "Andrea" writes: Amen Tina — that’s actually somethin[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:00 am — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Katie :) and yes, I get the “yo[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:01 am — "Erin" writes: This list is wonderful! I just had my fi[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:02 am — "Andrea" writes: Yes, I agree with this too. We had less [...]
May 30th, 2014 10:03 am — "Andrea" writes: Yes, I can actually see this being true [...]
May 30th, 2014 10:05 am — "Andrea" writes: oh my — 5 hours! That’s a lot! I’m[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:06 am — "Cathy" writes: I would add one for us mommies–don’t[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:09 am — "Julia" writes: No new baby here, but I am recovering fr[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:09 am — "Jen" writes: #19 made me laugh out loud. “No, he’[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:11 am — "Autumn" writes: Yeah, I like Andrea’s blog but if I kn[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:22 am — "Heidi" writes: We also had some family and friends who [...]
May 30th, 2014 10:23 am — "mb" writes: I get this list. I had two babies too. B[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:27 am — "Debbie" writes: Lots of good info here for friends of ne[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:30 am — "Mel" writes: Maybe I’m different, but the one thing[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:33 am — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Debbie — you put what I was thi[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:49 am — "Sarah" writes: Awesome list! I would add these two: 1) [...]
May 30th, 2014 10:56 am — "Elle" writes: Jennifer – YES – Bring food!! (witho[...]
May 30th, 2014 11:02 am — "MrsD" writes: Right on the money! People who I hadn’[...]
May 30th, 2014 11:08 am — "Jenn" writes: I love this site, but have to say, this [...]
May 30th, 2014 11:23 am — "Angela" writes: I completely agree with your comment. I [...]
May 30th, 2014 11:56 am — "Anna" writes: I was extraordinarily grateful for the h[...]
May 30th, 2014 12:01 pm — "Andrea" writes: Angela, As I clearly stated in the post,[...]
May 30th, 2014 12:02 pm — "Andrea" writes: Oh that’s sad — a ruined friendship [...]
May 30th, 2014 12:18 pm — "Melinda" writes: Man, I wish this post was out there 3 an[...]
May 30th, 2014 12:23 pm — "Marie" writes: I like posts like this because I’m not[...]
May 30th, 2014 12:33 pm — "Amanda" writes: I think this list is great. I frequently[...]
May 30th, 2014 12:45 pm — "Siobhan" writes: Great post! I can totally relate my son [...]
May 30th, 2014 1:28 pm — "Elizabeth" writes: This was a cathartic post for me to read[...]
May 30th, 2014 1:30 pm — "Rose" writes: I enjoy visiting your site every morning[...]
May 30th, 2014 2:04 pm — "Renee" writes: Amen sister!!! With a 7 week old in my a[...]
May 30th, 2014 3:36 pm — "Meg" writes: Wow!! This blows my mind! Why oh why wou[...]
May 30th, 2014 3:49 pm — "Meg" writes: Are you kidding me?? Our hospital limits[...]
May 30th, 2014 4:31 pm — "Julie" writes: A good friend of mine ( we were college [...]
May 30th, 2014 4:39 pm — "Andrea" writes: Yes exactly Julie — that’s why I men[...]
May 30th, 2014 4:41 pm — "ShellyL" writes: I love it. After having three c-sections[...]
May 30th, 2014 6:27 pm — "TM" writes: While this comment is kind of harsh, the[...]
May 30th, 2014 6:29 pm — "Nicole" writes: I will be delivering my 5th child (3rd C[...]
May 30th, 2014 6:54 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh good point — we don’t have pets s[...]
May 30th, 2014 6:55 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Shelly And I would say “wah” [...]
May 30th, 2014 7:42 pm — "Jenni/Life from the Roof" writes: Andrea, I wasn’t offended by this list[...]
May 30th, 2014 7:50 pm — "Andrea" writes: Hey Jenni — congrats on baby #4 coming[...]
May 30th, 2014 7:52 pm — "Stacey" writes: I completely agree. While I know caveats[...]
May 30th, 2014 8:54 pm — "Kimberly" writes: Well I’m sure I’ll get blasted for s[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:18 pm — "Andrea" writes: You won’t get “blasted” from me Ki[...]
May 30th, 2014 9:40 pm — "Liz" writes: Hi! I must say, I totally agree we shoul[...]
May 30th, 2014 10:16 pm — "Heather @ My Overflowing Cup" writes: I honestly cannot think of another thing[...]
May 30th, 2014 11:17 pm — "Kelly" writes: This list made me laugh out loud and say[...]
May 31st, 2014 12:47 am — "MA" writes: I understand that new moms have many dem[...]
May 31st, 2014 5:35 am — "Heidi" writes: While I do agree with some of your point[...]
May 31st, 2014 7:16 am — "Andrea" writes: Hi Mary, I’m wondering if you missed t[...]
May 31st, 2014 7:16 am — "Andrea" writes: haha — well at least someone got the h[...]
May 31st, 2014 7:19 am — "Andrea" writes: oh sad — sorry for your bad experience[...]
May 31st, 2014 7:23 am — "Andrea" writes: haha — sounds like you’ve never had [...]
May 31st, 2014 8:31 am — "Rachael" writes: Spot on. As a mum to 3 littlies I totall[...]
May 31st, 2014 9:10 am — "Dina" writes: There are some very good points in this [...]
May 31st, 2014 9:13 am — "VIctoria" writes: I just had my second in October. There w[...]
May 31st, 2014 9:31 am — "Kelly" writes: Jen, your quote made me laugh harder tha[...]
May 31st, 2014 10:20 am — "Andrea" writes: :) yes, I laughed when I read this comme[...]
May 31st, 2014 10:23 am — "Andrea" writes: yes, definitely — and that’s why I m[...]
May 31st, 2014 10:24 am — "Andrea" writes: oh yes, that website is great for meal p[...]
May 31st, 2014 12:37 pm — "Jenni" writes: A friend did something similar for me wh[...]
May 31st, 2014 3:13 pm — "JM" writes: I am subscribed to this blog and read th[...]
May 31st, 2014 5:00 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks for the feedback! I’m honestly [...]
May 31st, 2014 5:00 pm — "Andrea" writes: wow — now that’s a great friend!
May 31st, 2014 6:23 pm — "MrsD" writes: Ha ha…the funny thing is…she was a n[...]
May 31st, 2014 8:06 pm — "allison achinapura" writes: Andrea – This is your blog – say wha[...]
May 31st, 2014 9:40 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh the chair! nora loves that chair — [...]
May 31st, 2014 9:50 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Rose — I think you’ll enjoy M[...]
May 31st, 2014 9:54 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Siobhan! That is a really great t[...]
May 31st, 2014 9:57 pm — "Andrea" writes: ha — funny you mentioned cleaning your[...]
May 31st, 2014 10:01 pm — "Andrea" writes: hmmm… sounds like you are similar to m[...]
May 31st, 2014 10:02 pm — "Andrea" writes: I agree with you Cathy — but unfortuna[...]
May 31st, 2014 10:47 pm — "Deirdre Westerhoff" writes: Andrea, Bravo on saying what needs to be[...]
May 31st, 2014 11:07 pm — "Susan" writes: I love your list and every one of them h[...]
May 31st, 2014 11:31 pm — "Andrea" writes: wow Deirdre — I can’t even imagine! [...]
Jun 1st, 2014 2:11 am — "Leah" writes: I’m pretty sure I’ve warned all my m[...]
Jun 1st, 2014 8:57 am — "Nora" writes: Loved your list. Although, I would have [...]
Jun 1st, 2014 9:45 am — "Andrea" writes: Hey Nora (love the name!) It’s funny y[...]
Jun 1st, 2014 9:46 am — "Andrea" writes: Oh boy, sounds like you’re speaking fr[...]
Jun 1st, 2014 2:15 pm — "Leahs" writes: Everything but the throwing things at pe[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 3:32 am — "Aa." writes: I would love to implement such a thing i[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 8:59 am — "Ashley" writes: While I’m sure most folks would never [...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 11:14 am — "Elise" writes: So spot on! 7 would be so amazing, every[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 11:18 am — "Siobhan" writes: Lol, I hear ya! Ok thanks :)
Jun 2nd, 2014 12:29 pm — "Andrea" writes: oh boy — that is pretty bad! We’ve h[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 12:48 pm — "BJ" writes: Ok, I usually don’t like to “spew”[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 1:22 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks BJ — don’t worry, the negativ[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 3:18 pm — "April" writes: Andrea, Don’t worry about the negative[...]
Jun 2nd, 2014 4:52 pm — "Debby" writes: Good Job Andrea!!! I am pretty darn sure[...]
Jun 3rd, 2014 12:30 am — "Krystal" writes: For starters love love love your blog. I[...]
Jun 3rd, 2014 7:48 am — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Krystal — so glad you’ve enjo[...]
Jun 5th, 2014 12:18 pm — "SoCalMom" writes: This list is VERY needed! But – it’s[...]
Jun 25th, 2014 1:35 pm — "Melissa" writes: Could I add one more? 31. Please don’t[...]
Jun 26th, 2014 9:01 am — "Andrea" writes: ah yes — definitely one to add to the [...]
Jan 29th, 2015 2:42 pm — "Alicia" writes: Whew, just reading this list stressed me[...]
Jan 29th, 2015 3:35 pm — "Andrea" writes: Thanks Alicia, and yes, it’s just thos[...]
Jun 15th, 2015 10:01 am — "Hannah" writes: Hi Andrea, I loved the post and actually[...]
Nov 3rd, 2018 6:40 am — "Himalayan Pink Salt" writes: I wish there was a way to ensure it was [...]
Nov 3rd, 2018 3:05 pm — "Andrea" writes: haha –thanks!
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