The birth of your baby is something you will likely remember for the rest of your life.  But there are a few things you can do to help remember it more clearly.  Having keepsakes from your time at the hospital or birth center will help bring back specific memories vividly years later. 

The easiest keepsakes are pictures.  Take photos of the hospital or birth center entrance, the entrance to the Labor and Delivery ward, the room you deliver in and your recovery room, take pictures of the clock—when you were admitted and when the baby was born (HINT: you can take these photos at the same time of day the next day if you forget to in the moment!), and pictures of the baby station with your baby’s weight on it.  These are the basic pictures you can take; there are many others you can take to capture the moment including photos of you in labor with your partner supporting you.  Make sure you talk with your partner or doula about which photos are important to you, so they can be sure to capture them…