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Numb finger

Since I had my second c-section (which was planned and will be documented in a future post), I've had a numb pinkie.  It makes it incredibly difficult to type, but other than that it's a nuisance.  I can't figure out where it has come from.  My OB brushed it off as post-partum carpal tunnel, but I can pinpoint the moment it went numb (hello spinal block) so that seems a little off to me.  I reached out to a friend about back exercises, and although I've been doing those, haven't felt much improvement in the numbness. I'm curious what other little fun physical difficulties you were left with after your pregnancy, other than the ones that are well known.  For example, on The Longest Shortest Time, a woman's voice deepened (supposedly, won't spoil it for you).

Maternity, part deux

I started this blog when I was at home with my first LO - THREE YEARS AGO!  And I'm resurrecting it for my sanity, to give myself something to do at nap times other than watch office re-runs and eat cookies. The blog has been a sanity saver on this, day one of maternity leave on my own.  Today I cried hearing my husband's voice on the phone from his office, wishing we had a paternity policy in this country that would at least give me a partner in crime until my 6 week wellness check up at the OB.  Because being at home is lonely for an extrovert.  My second baby (so far) is the sweetest thing - a far cry from the devil baby I had three years ago - and he is an entirely wanted gift from god.  But to say he's not enough makes me a bad mom, right? But I haven't gotten the timing down for taking a walk, and he sleeps so well and frequently inside that I've been tethered to the couch all day.  If not nursing, then non-nutritive nursing (and this kid does not have nip