FFFC

rockopera

...and go!

YankeePeach08

went to target yesterday and I.BOUGHT.NOTHING!  

ntdane

YankeePeach08 said:

went to target yesterday and I.BOUGHT.NOTHING!  

Wow.

tsmith312

YankeePeach08 said:

went to target yesterday and I.BOUGHT.NOTHING!  

I WENT AND BOUGHT ALL THE THINGS !!!!!!!

laurstarx

I called out of work today because Amelia was a bit cranky.. My mom
Could have handled her but
I'm oh so tired

PerkyErky

I am working from home today and there will be no pants worn. Or bra. Not a flame worthy confession but a regular confession.

rockopera

PerkyErky said:

I am working from home today and there will be no pants worn. Or bra. Not a flame worthy confession but a regular confession.

Almost the worst part of going back to work is the pants. And real shoes.

pepperedmoth

I don't like buying stuff for my baby. Kinda hate it, really. He will outgrow it so fast (clothes, toys, everything), most of it is cheap plastic crap, and he isn't old enough to appreciate most of it anyway.

This is our current toy set up. All of it. We have added a clothespin so we can vary the toy dangling and we have a RnP too, but nothing else. No sit-me-up! I'm a rebel! ;-)

(I do plan to turn the chairs around so he can't tip them---he isn't really grabbing yet though, just batting. Also I want to switch from yarn to elastic so when he grabs and lets go it will be exciting!)

nlane0723

I'm currently in the Dunkin Donuts drive through and I'm not sharing any of the dozen donuts I'm about to order. I'm hiding them and eating then ALL.

wildhoney4508

kirotea said:

I haven't done any work yet today. Been here for 2.5 hours. Whoops.

@kirotea‌ Im with you on this! Haha Once I go back to teaching in September, I always have 2 free periods first thing in the am, yet I do nothing. Well, I make coffee and my co-worker and I chat. The whole time. Should be grading, calling parents, etc....nah. I have intentions to work, but rarely it's hard to get started that early in the am. It's my adult time.

SurpriseAt39

YankeePeach08 said:

went to target yesterday and I.BOUGHT.NOTHING!  

Sadly, since my local Target is so poorly stocked...this is me every time I go.
Unless you count the Starbucks I buy.

SurpriseAt39

1. LO slept from 9pm to 5am, then again from 5:15-9am.
BUT...DS1 was awake until at least 4:30am. He was upset til 2am when I finally got him calmed down. (You can pity me for the last part)

2. Because LO slept so long (usually 4-5 hours max) I leaked everywhere. I changed my shirt 3 times and nursing pads 4 times.

3. I'm letting DS1 sleep as long as he goes today.

4. I put on a Baby Einstein YouTube video for DS1 at 4am then I went to bed.

BethRN1987

I get on Chris about him letting Sloan sleep on him- but the last two days I've let her take a morning nap on me

wildhoney4508

Not flameworthy, but a confession nevertheless:

Yesterday I spent $135 at Target. :-SS
or \:D/ ???

saisongbird

I'm over pumping.  I don't want to do it anymore but that would probably mean EFF and I don't want to do it either.  I went crazy with renting a hospital grade pump and the domperidome and all the herbal crap so I could NURSE my baby at points during the day and not have to bottle supplement those feeds.  I know I'm only 2.5 weeks into a 10 week med cycle, and that what I've been able to pump has gone from 5 oz to 12, so she's getting half of her bottles as breast milk, but it takes me 6 pumps to make those 4 bottles and I still have yet to have a feed where I don't have to supplement.  We do it for the morning feed and for weekend feeds so that DH makes the bottle while I feed her - the worst feeling in the world is having her scream because she's still hungry.

Putting together any sort of a schedule or a chance to go out is nearly impossible between her naps and feeds and my pumps, since my pumps are every 3 hours and 15 minutes, assuming she lets me, from 5:30am until 10 at night.  I wish I could either BF her successfully or get over this crazy mental need to either BF her or give her breastmilk so that I could have some sort of a life again.

angelsnight

I scheduled a vacation day for today so I can clean the house and get ready for LOs baptism reception on Sunday.  We just hired Molly Maids, but to my surprise they were available to start this week already and are coming today, but I still took today off.  I have errands to run, but really I just wanted a day off.

kstar83

I have 2:

1. I work from home and only part time, but we have a part time nanny. I just need to be able to focus on work for a few hours a day. Otherwise I would get sucked into snuggles and never get anything done. I am lucky they let me work from home already and don't want to take advantage of my job.

2. This morning when Izzy woke up and saw Nanny looking at her, she gave Nanny the BIGGEST smile I have seen from her yet. I both wanted to hug and cut my nanny. She rarely smiles like that for me, and almost never for her dad. We've had this nanny for a week....

amdecker1016

kstar83 said:

2. This morning when Izzy woke up and saw Nanny looking at her, she gave Nanny the BIGGEST smile I have seen from her yet. I both wanted to hug and cut my nanny. She rarely smiles like that for me, and almost never for her dad. We've had this nanny for a week....

I'm so sorry.
My LO gives my H huge smiles i never get.

LittlePigeon

I joined a new fitness place that is $50/month (it is called 9Round if anyone has heard of it). I am sort of a workout whore and get obsessive about it. Went for a trial and it was the best workout I have had in years, including a year of personal training. I didn't tell DH the price and just put it on my credit card so he won't know. We can afford it, but I know he would want me to join the $10/month Planet Fitness near us instead. I just know I can realistically only get to the gym 2x a week and I want my workouts to be worth it.

Hey... He won't be complaining when I start seeing results, right?

lalaith50

My confession for which I will probably get flamed- I judge people (yup, on this board,) who put their LOs (three months old!!!) in front of a tv.

bumpuser10054788

saisongbird said:

I'm over pumping.  I don't want to do it anymore but that would probably mean EFF and I don't want to do it either.  I went crazy with renting a hospital grade pump and the domperidome and all the herbal crap so I could NURSE my baby at points during the day and not have to bottle supplement those feeds.  I know I'm only 2.5 weeks into a 10 week med cycle, and that what I've been able to pump has gone from 5 oz to 12, so she's getting half of her bottles as breast milk, but it takes me 6 pumps to make those 4 bottles and I still have yet to have a feed where I don't have to supplement.  We do it for the morning feed and for weekend feeds so that DH makes the bottle while I feed her - the worst feeling in the world is having her scream because she's still hungry.

Putting together any sort of a schedule or a chance to go out is nearly impossible between her naps and feeds and my pumps, since my pumps are every 3 hours and 15 minutes, assuming she lets me, from 5:30am until 10 at night.  I wish I could either BF her successfully or get over this crazy mental need to either BF her or give her breastmilk so that I could have some sort of a life again.

I know this is OT for this thread, but I've been meaning to say for a while now...

I want to give you all the kudos in the world for how hard you've worked to get this far. You went through so much, and have gone through so much to be able to BF. I went through a few similar things myself (unwanted-but-needed C-section, health complications after the C-section, complications leading to BFing issues, depression over everything, and strong DH urging to switch to FF), so while I'll never completely understand your experience, I know a little bit how it feels. In the end I did end up giving up BFing, and although I'm a lot better emotionally than I was earlier (I was a bit of a wreck when I first gave it up until I got over the hurdle), I still struggle sometimes wondering if I could have done something different to make it work.

Whatever you decide to do, be proud of yourself for how far you've gone. You're an incredibly strong person.

ProudMommy030614

Colton watches the price is right everyday with me. I look at it as an early economic class with bright lights and music to dance to.

lalaith50

mndynitetragdy said:

My confession for which I will probably get flamed- I judge people (yup, on this board,) who put their LOs (three months old!!!) in front of a tv.

You must have a unicorn baby

actually not in the slightest. The first 2.5 months he cried basically constantly if I wasn't carrying him and walking around and entertaining him. Only in the past couple weeks has he been able to play by himself for more than 5 minutes without my near-constant attention.

wildhoney4508

mndynitetragdy said:

I dont just plop LO down in front of a tv, nor did I do it when my other two were this little. I dont judge people that do. But I watch tv and so if she wants to stare at it while she's on my lap or while DD and DS are watching something, so be it. At this age, she is just fascinated by the movement and lights, which I dont find much different then her looking at a baby/kids toy with lights. Also, as they get older, I have no qualms with them watching pre-k programs. When DD was about 18months-2 years, DH and I would go over numbers, the abc's and colors with her until we were blue in the face. But she would act like it's not sinking in and refuse to recite it back to us. After a couple episides of PBS kids shows, she was saying them no problem. So the combination of us working with her and her seeing it from something she finds entertaining worked for her.

Exactly us! =D>

pepperedmoth

We don't have a TV and somehow I still manage to put LO down and get things done. I don't judge the choice at all as I think it's harmless, but I also don't buy the argument that it's the oooooooonly way shit can happen, either.

I just wish people would own their choices. I don't think folks are harming their kids by screen time and I don't want to hear a whole defensive song and dance justifying it. So you do screen time and I don't. Cool. Own your choice.

SmittyPants

I yelled at my three month old today. He threw up on me for the fourth time in the space of two hours so for the fourth time I had to go upstairs and rummage through my laundry to find something that didn't smell like I had slept in it for a month. Then I noticed it was all over my hair and I just lost it. I looked at him, yelled, "STOP THROWING UP ON ME!" 

And what did the little bastard do? He laughed. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he was trolling me. 

SmittyPants

mndynitetragdy said:

I dont just plop LO down in front of a tv, nor did I do it when my other two were this little. I dont judge people that do. But I watch tv and so if she wants to stare at it while she's on my lap or while DD and DS are watching something, so be it. At this age, she is just fascinated by the movement and lights, which I dont find much different then her looking at a baby/kids toy with lights. Also, as they get older, I have no qualms with them watching pre-k programs. When DD was about 18months-2 years, DH and I would go over numbers, the abc's and colors with her until we were blue in the face. But she would act like it's not sinking in and refuse to recite it back to us. After a couple episides of PBS kids shows, she was saying them no problem. So the combination of us working with her and her seeing it from something she finds entertaining worked for her.

SO much this. Shameless brag- my DD can identify shapes (circles, triangles, hexagons, cubes, etc), a million colors, all the letters, can count to twenty, and uses words like "fascinating" and "pollinate". 

I wish I could claim it is due to my superior parenting skills, but it's all because of Sesame Street. 

SmittyPants

pepperedmoth said:

We don't have a TV and somehow I still manage to put LO down and get things done. I don't judge the choice at all as I think it's harmless, but I also don't buy the argument that it's the oooooooonly way shit can happen, either. I just wish people would own their choices. I don't think folks are harming their kids by screen time and I don't want to hear a whole defensive song and dance justifying it. So you do screen time and I don't. Cool. Own your choice.

There's a big difference though between putting a baby down to get stuff done and putting a toddler down to get stuff done. Sometimes, it really IS the only way to get shit done with any modicum of peace and quiet. 

amdecker1016

Mia watches PLL's with me, i find that it is teaching her what guys not to date and what girls not to hang around with, not to date a teacher...

You know the important lessons in life.





Kidding kidding.

SmittyPants

FFwifey said:

A simple google search will give you plenty of reasons why you shouldn't let your baby watch TV. it will also explain why no tv under two is the current recommendation by American and Canadian pediatric societies. All I have to do is look at my nephews to know that I will limit screen time. They are addicted to video games and rarely interact with us anymore at ages 8 and 5. It's sad.

I think that's more to do with the parents than it is with watching television. After all, the kids can't go out and buy video games themselves. 

amdecker1016

Yes, but i don't think an hour a day watching a stupid tv show with her dad is going to make her into a tv-holic not wanting to go play outside.

They are three freakin months old.


Now my 16yo BiL is addicted to video games. Yes, they need to be limited.

pepperedmoth

SmittyPants said:

pepperedmoth said:

We don't have a TV and somehow I still manage to put LO down and get things done. I don't judge the choice at all as I think it's harmless, but I also don't buy the argument that it's the oooooooonly way shit can happen, either.

I just wish people would own their choices. I don't think folks are harming their kids by screen time and I don't want to hear a whole defensive song and dance justifying it. So you do screen time and I don't. Cool. Own your choice.

There's a big difference though between putting a baby down to get stuff done and putting a toddler down to get stuff done. Sometimes, it really IS the only way to get shit done with any modicum of peace and quiet. 

------quote fail------

I don't have a toddler yet so I don't really know, but I find this hard to believe. Obviously people had toddlers long before there was TV and shit still got done. Shit gets done all around the world in households without TV.

I totally believe you when you say that that's what's best for you and your family, and that is cool with me, but it's clearly not the only way.

SmittyPants

pepperedmoth said:

 I don't have a toddler yet so I don't really know, but I find this hard to believe. Obviously people had toddlers long before there was TV and shit still got done. Shit gets done all around the world in households without TV. I totally believe you when you say that that's what's best for you and your family, and that is cool with me, but it's clearly not the only way.

True, and I can't argue otherwise, but I imagine those people all over the world who don't have televisions would really, really appreciate having one at 6PM when dinner needs to get made and a whiny toddler is being a giant pain in the ass, pulling at your legs, and begging you for juice, to color, to get that toy from the very high shelf that they haven't played with in MONTHS; to jump in circles with a panda on your head, to juggle flaming battons, to turn yourself inside out and sideways... TV isn't the best solution, but quite often it is the simplest.  ;-)

pepperedmoth

Haha @SmittyPants‌ not going to argue with that! We may be running out to buy one in a year or two....

lalaith50

FFwifey said:

Also, I don't agree that it's not serious when it is affecting an entire generation of children and it will affect your child. It's maybe not the most serious in terms of immediate safety, but it is more serious than people give it credit for. It affects so many aspects of who your child will become. Ok sorry, but I am passionate about this as an OT who studied psych and child development.

this, exactly. Einstein probably never actually said this, but I think it gets the point across- I think overuse if technology (replacing human interaction) is a huge deal. I think when I dangle a toy in front of LO it is MUCH different than if he watched something jumping around on tv. (Not sure if the link will work.)

https://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/2a/49/45/2a494559970c40fa9621ad444cab1fce.jpg

lalaith50

(As I sit in front of my iPad ignoring LO...)

KariB509

mndynitetragdy said:

lalaith50 said:

My confession for which I will probably get flamed- I judge people (yup, on this board,) who put their LOs (three months old!!!) in front of a tv.

You must have a unicorn baby

You must also be a FTM.

lalaith50

dotgirl2 said:

KariB509 said:

My confession for which I will probably get flamed- I judge people (yup, on this board,) who put their LOs (three months old!!!) in front of a tv.

You must have a unicorn baby

You must also be a FTM.

Of an infant.

obviously.

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babylimas

I'm glad my kid is 4 and I can let her watch tv without breaking any recommendations. And that my other kid is already developmentally delayed so I can always blame it on something else.

But in all honesty I never allowed tv or flashy toys until she was older. I just never understood electronic toys for an infant. I am admittedly crazy.

mfarmer0811

I am a huge Kate Gosselin fan! Yes, she is a control freak, yes she can be a bi**h, but she is a great mom! I think with 8 kids you have to be controlling and hard core!! When it comes down to it though, she loves her kids, and at the end of the day that is all that matters! I'm currently watching the TLC special Kate Plus 8: Sextuplets turn 10! I have followed this family from the very beginning,and I can't believe how big these kids are now! 

I want to be friends with her, and hang out with her kids! 

I also watch all the trash reality TV! The Bachelorette, All The Housewives, Millionaire Matchmaker, True Tori...the list goes on! 

ETA: My MIL and I were talking about kids/babies and being over stimulated. She was telling me about some a lady she knew that had to foster her niece because the mom sat the kid in front of the tv so much watching Teletubbies that the kid developed a French accent; they weren't French! Obviously this is an EXTREME case, but the mom eventually had the kid removed by CPS. 
I really think there is a healthy balance when it comes to things that stimulate a baby.