Big Brother!

This little guy is a big brother now!

"Mompreneur"

Look at the publicity we are getting!
Check out:
http://raisingarizonakids.com/index.php?page=article_view&ar_id=898


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p.s. Ashley had the baby and we are waiting on some pictures to update the blog!

2 months already?!

It has been a little over 2 months since my labor and delivery experience but it still feels so very fresh in my mind. It is one of those life changing events that will never fade.

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Well...the intensity and pain of the contractions does fade a little... but I do remember it like it was yesterday.

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So now we are looking forward to the arrival of my new niece. Her "due date" (we all know how accurate that date is!) is wednesday, July 8th and we are all getting anxious.

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I will have a first hand account from Ashley on how well the laborlooks gown does with an epidural, right??

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LOVE YOU and sending POSITIVE ENERGY towards a HEALTHY, FAST, POWERFUL, BLISSFUL BIRTH!

Finally

I finally got to wear my own laborlooks gown for the big day! I got to experience the action first hand! I wanted to test it the whole way so I wore it for labor/delivery/post partum.

Here are my thoughts on the gown during the three stages:

Labor- It was roomy enough to move around, get in and out of bed, and to rock on the birthing ball. I had a natural childbirth so I didn't have an IV or an epidural- so I can't speak to how well it worked with those aspects.

Delivery- I did consciously make sure the gown was untied and lifted up from underneath my bottom so I didn't have any messes on the gown. I did bring an extra one with me to the hospital- just in case- but it kept very clean. I did take if off after the birth when the midwife lifted her up to my chest- for skin to skin and breastfeeding time.

PostPartum- Easiest time to use the gown I think. I had snapped and unsnapped the gown at the shoulders a couple times before I wore it because the snaps can be a little stiff in the beginning and this could have made undoing the gown a little hard for breastfeeding- but I seriously had no problems. After showering I threw on a hospital breastfeeding gown and the slits were always showing a boob or too much tummy so I quickly switched back to my laborlooks gown. I also got lots of compliments and people asking me where I got my gown. It was such a fun and neat experience.

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Maybe another day I will share the birth story with you!

Welcome Word

This Mama had a successful VBAC in a laborlooks gown!

Reese Butterfly

Kristen Said...

"it was so much fun to have one of your hospital gowns after my c-section. Every single nurse and person who walked into my room complimented the gown and asked where I got it from. I had a PUPPS rash with my first baby so my pictures were horrible and I tried not to show them to anyone. I love showing off the newborn pictures with this baby, not only because I don't have a rash, but because the gown makes everything so much nicer!"

-Kristen K

Mother of 2 and first time laborlooks gown user

Gilbert, AZ

Kylee Powder

Such a joy for little baby boy Simon to have his mommy all dressed in the powder blue gown. Congratulations!