Holly just turned one when she had her first, I wouldn't bother checking her bits you'll soon notice the odd tiny drip or smudge on the sofa! I wouldn't go over the top about it as you could be wiping her bits for months
with Holly I noticed looking at her from behind her bits didn't look normal...slightly swollen a few days before she had any bleeding!
was surprised I even noticed as I didn't realize I knew what her bits looked like that in-depth
We didn't take Holly out atall while she was bleeding and two weeks after just incase some off lead dog fancied a sniff
she wasn't atall bothered
Ps, enjoy your break with hubby