You don’t need the visual appearance of dry skin to remind you that you
are tired and dehydrated. Moisturizing your hands will keep them soft
and smooth, all the better for caressing your baby. (We highly
recommend all natural L’Occitane shea balm lotion and lip gloss, found
at L’Occitane in The Galleria.) Keep your lips supple with lip-gloss as
well. If you do nothing for yourself all day, do this one thing at
night. Put something hydrating on your lips before you go to bed. This
way when you awake in the middle of the night your lips will feel plump
and moist This will possibly ensure you have a good day the next day. I
remember vividly being so tired and dry and not realizing it until I
had plunked down in my sons (third child’s) nursery to feed him. But
instead of bonding with my baby during our precious alone time, I sat
and peeled threads of dry skin off of my lips. Consequently, the next
morning my lips stung whenever I drank water, so I didn’t drink very
much, which lead to me not producing enough milk, which made for a
long, fussy day for my baby. Had I put lip moisturizer on that ‘bad’
day could have been avoided. Hydrating your skin and lips allows you to
take care of yourself and make you feel gorgeous.