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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Moms: advice?
With 35 days to go I am just curious if any of you moms have some words of advice. We've got the nursery done and all of the major baby items we need. I haven't packed a bag yet or done baby laundry, but they will get done soon.
Any words of wisdom for an almost-mom-to-be?
Re: Moms: advice?
As trying as it is having a newborn, enjoy your baby as a newborn...they grow so fast - I miss the days that Austin would fall asleep on me and stay there for hours. Also, the sleepless nights do get better...when you are in the thick of things there seems to be no end in sight...and waking at night magnifies everything, but it really does get better....and never tell yourself you are a bad mom - you will be trying to figure your baby out and your baby will be trying to figure out life outside of the womb...and if you need to cry, CRY! I did that a lot
Sometimes I still do 
Everybody else has said these two things already but I'll say them again to reiterate just because it's very important! Once that baby is here, these will be two things that you will NOT be able to do for awhile.
REST REST REST
Enjoy the last alone time that you will have with your husband for awhile!
Enjoy each day! Try to embrace it even when you're thinking to yourself "I don't want to be pregnant one more day!"
And enjoy sleep- even when you're up in the middle of the night with a bathroom run or heartburn! Remember that you AND your husband will be on a roller coaster of emotion once the baby is here- and that it's normal. If there's anything that you two disagree on (breastfeeding, when you want visitors, etc), discuss it now- a united front is much easier going into it than setting it up after baby's arrival.
As far as your hospital bag, here's my list of what I actually used: robe, hairties, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, camera, shampoo. For me, I didn't "labor" in terms of walking around or anything like that, so that cuts out a bunch of items. And with nightgowns/nursing bras, I found it easier to try to learn what I was doing without distractions
haha. (Do go buy some pads to have at home (breast pads, too), so you don't have to go out looking later!)
The whole motherhood journey (well my month so far) is quite a ride. Be prepared to go with the flow as much as you can
And come on here and ask for help/advice with even silly little things!!!
PS- One other thing that I didn't realize, the belly button might have a tiny bit of blood (I knew it turned black and fell off, but didnt know it would have a little speck of blood!)