More from CafeMom: Doctor Shares Genius Fix for the Car Seat Carrying Mistake We’re All Making I get that there is a lot of ground to cover in the average doctor’s appointment, but I have to say that the whole pregnancy / labor / delivery / postpartum period is also a TERRIBLE time for surprises. I was already freaking out over having a baby for the first time and what I really needed was to know exactly what was going to happen to me. Not only that, but having a “surprise” happen to me was really scary because I wasn’t sure if it was normal or not! Should I panic? Should I go to the hospital? Not to get too down on my doctor, but there are some things she should have told me!  More from CafeMom: The Real Heroes of the Maternity Wards Aren’t the Doctors, It’s the Nurses After talking to some other moms, I’m convinced that there are some things that our doctors are just not telling us. Consider this the list of all the things we really needed to know. 
Image via Alex James Bramwell/Shutterstock I had terrible anxiety for the first few months after my son was born, caused at least in part by my hormones after birth. I could barely leave the house. I thought I was crazy, a bad mother, you name it. When I finally mentioned something to my son’s pediatrician, he was the one who finally said, ‘Oh, yes, that is something real, that can happen.’ It helped to have someone say that." — Name withheld by request More from CafeMom: 10 Crazy Emergency Room & Doctor’s Office Stories from Parents I got a positive test and that felt crampy — I was terrified! A heads up would have been nice." — Melody W., Altoona, Iowa More from CafeMom: 16 Celebrities the Internet Mom-Shamed for Their Parenting I feel like part of pregnancy care should involve helping prepare us for life afterwards." — Leslie B., Mendota Heights, Minnesota Also, the nurses REALLY don’t care about your birth plan. Like, AT ALL." — Terrie J., Lexington, Kentucky More from CafeMom: 13 Mothers Share Their Mom-Shaming Stories — & How Bad It Hurts I gave birth at 33 weeks and I didn’t know that if you have a kid in the NICU, you end up with pretty terrible postpartum care in some ways. It is just really hard. And I didn’t feel prepared." — Lexi C., Des Moines, Iowa

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title: “11 Things Doctors Don T Tell Us About Pregnancy Delivery But Really Should” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-15” author: “Lance Wunder”

More from CafeMom: Doctor Shares Genius Fix for the Car Seat Carrying Mistake We’re All Making I get that there is a lot of ground to cover in the average doctor’s appointment, but I have to say that the whole pregnancy / labor / delivery / postpartum period is also a TERRIBLE time for surprises. I was already freaking out over having a baby for the first time and what I really needed was to know exactly what was going to happen to me. Not only that, but having a “surprise” happen to me was really scary because I wasn’t sure if it was normal or not! Should I panic? Should I go to the hospital? Not to get too down on my doctor, but there are some things she should have told me!  More from CafeMom: The Real Heroes of the Maternity Wards Aren’t the Doctors, It’s the Nurses After talking to some other moms, I’m convinced that there are some things that our doctors are just not telling us. Consider this the list of all the things we really needed to know. 
Image via Alex James Bramwell/Shutterstock I had terrible anxiety for the first few months after my son was born, caused at least in part by my hormones after birth. I could barely leave the house. I thought I was crazy, a bad mother, you name it. When I finally mentioned something to my son’s pediatrician, he was the one who finally said, ‘Oh, yes, that is something real, that can happen.’ It helped to have someone say that." — Name withheld by request More from CafeMom: 10 Crazy Emergency Room & Doctor’s Office Stories from Parents I got a positive test and that felt crampy — I was terrified! A heads up would have been nice." — Melody W., Altoona, Iowa More from CafeMom: 16 Celebrities the Internet Mom-Shamed for Their Parenting I feel like part of pregnancy care should involve helping prepare us for life afterwards." — Leslie B., Mendota Heights, Minnesota Also, the nurses REALLY don’t care about your birth plan. Like, AT ALL." — Terrie J., Lexington, Kentucky More from CafeMom: 13 Mothers Share Their Mom-Shaming Stories — & How Bad It Hurts I gave birth at 33 weeks and I didn’t know that if you have a kid in the NICU, you end up with pretty terrible postpartum care in some ways. It is just really hard. And I didn’t feel prepared." — Lexi C., Des Moines, Iowa

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title: “11 Things Doctors Don T Tell Us About Pregnancy Delivery But Really Should” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-05” author: “Cathy High”

More from CafeMom: Doctor Shares Genius Fix for the Car Seat Carrying Mistake We’re All Making I get that there is a lot of ground to cover in the average doctor’s appointment, but I have to say that the whole pregnancy / labor / delivery / postpartum period is also a TERRIBLE time for surprises. I was already freaking out over having a baby for the first time and what I really needed was to know exactly what was going to happen to me. Not only that, but having a “surprise” happen to me was really scary because I wasn’t sure if it was normal or not! Should I panic? Should I go to the hospital? Not to get too down on my doctor, but there are some things she should have told me!  More from CafeMom: The Real Heroes of the Maternity Wards Aren’t the Doctors, It’s the Nurses After talking to some other moms, I’m convinced that there are some things that our doctors are just not telling us. Consider this the list of all the things we really needed to know. 
Image via Alex James Bramwell/Shutterstock I had terrible anxiety for the first few months after my son was born, caused at least in part by my hormones after birth. I could barely leave the house. I thought I was crazy, a bad mother, you name it. When I finally mentioned something to my son’s pediatrician, he was the one who finally said, ‘Oh, yes, that is something real, that can happen.’ It helped to have someone say that." — Name withheld by request More from CafeMom: 10 Crazy Emergency Room & Doctor’s Office Stories from Parents I got a positive test and that felt crampy — I was terrified! A heads up would have been nice." — Melody W., Altoona, Iowa More from CafeMom: 16 Celebrities the Internet Mom-Shamed for Their Parenting I feel like part of pregnancy care should involve helping prepare us for life afterwards." — Leslie B., Mendota Heights, Minnesota Also, the nurses REALLY don’t care about your birth plan. Like, AT ALL." — Terrie J., Lexington, Kentucky More from CafeMom: 13 Mothers Share Their Mom-Shaming Stories — & How Bad It Hurts I gave birth at 33 weeks and I didn’t know that if you have a kid in the NICU, you end up with pretty terrible postpartum care in some ways. It is just really hard. And I didn’t feel prepared." — Lexi C., Des Moines, Iowa

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