Rachael Bourke I was thinking the same thing as I watched! With her going into detail, I'm learning things i would have known! I'm 22, and not planning kids any time soon but I have learned so much from her videos!

When I was 18, I was much like you. Sitting on a plane to Sicily, the woman next to me randomly said to me, 'I had a baby at 18, and a baby at 30. The best advice I will ever give you is to wait. I am a better mom at 30, I know myself, I can give my child more than I ever could at 18.' I was confused, but the words stuck with me. It feels like that is far away, but I felt young at 25 and just as young now. I just had my first at 29, and I can tell you, waiting was the best thing I ever could have done for my baby girl! I was able to do my pregnancy and birth my way, despite everyone trying to sway me one direction or another. Also, I am raising her my way, completely, because I am financially stable, have had my own growth time to set what morals and lessons I want to teach my little girl, I have traveled and lived, and I have direction and confidence in my life which make it much easier to overcome the fears that being a new mom with a whole life in my hands naturally can bring on. I had a home birth, naturally with no medicine, although no one supported it except baby's father, but we did our research and it was wonderful. I healed well and I was able to take my time at home to heal. Shes 2 weeks old and perfect. I was able to keep her cord attached, something hospitals don't allow even though it's better for baby, and it fell off after 3 days and healed to a perfect belly button. We save money doing clothe diapers, something everyone told me was so difficult, but we love it and baby has no rashes and we made the investment easily instead of stressing over buying hundreds of dollars of diapers. As far as post partum weirdness. My goodness, the things to research. Are you letting baby cry? New research says letting newborns cry is pointless and tramatic. These are the things to look into. Are you going to breastfeed, how long? My baby feeds every 2 or 3 hours, sometimes for 5 minutes, sometimes for 40, sometimes in between long naps. I am lucky enough to not have to work currently so she gets my full attention. Healing myself has been time consuming. No one tells you. Even pooping after birth takes time and patience and a whole lot of confidence. My first week, pooping and peeing were not fun. It burns when you pee, so you lean forward or you use a bottle of warm water to dilute the pee amd you don't let it touch your vagina. You bleed a lot the first few days, this in combination with feeding and water loss, I was often pale and needed daddy to constantly make me food because getting up and moving around took effort as I healed. Week 2 had been better, much less uncomfortable. I celebrated my first poo that I actually had control over two days ago. Anyways, just think about it. A lot. There is still of course the next 18 years of her life. We are now parents. Our lives are not on hold all the way, but certainly we are not as free to just go and do. Baby is a constant thought. Single moms, I salute you. I could not do any of this without her father.

same here

Both my babies smiled by two weeks, its not that rare.

Saundra Fowler me too! I think It's so cute! The twins look just like their mama and hailey looks just like her dad!

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Ansley she said she is continuing them just not showing her postpartum belly all the time :)

Ahhh, thx

Megan Miller two week old babies cross their eyes all the time, but if you are concerned please speak with your baby's pediatrician. 💕

Natalie Bennett thank you for your quick response! 💕

Victoria Law yep:) a lot less if any gas and spit up with breast fed babies but you should still burp :)..plus their baby poo doesn't smell with breast milk until they start eating solids..TMI but hey

katrina crisel thanks I totally forgot what I did the first time and I don't remember doing it but my son was super gassy. I remember the poop being like yellow. I'm so excited go be able to breast feed longer this time.

Victoria Law Congratulations. I recommend learning about latching and positions. Finding local resources. Someone you can reach out to if you have complications.

Paiton Jones birth story next week. Name meaning some time after that :-) So many videos, so little time!!!

Natalie Bennett you are doing great for only being 2 weeks postpartum...you never took a break!!! have a happy mothers day weekend