1. I was not loving BLW so I've started introducing puréed foods.
2. I'm not making the purées either.
3. When M falls asleep in the car seat while out and about, I put the car seat in her room, and let her nap in it.
4. As much as I love date nights out, I hate paying a babysitter.
5. We have made it 7 months exclusively breastfeeding. At this point it's just as much for me as her. Like, I'm just really amazed at what my body can do. And damnit, I want my golden boobies.
Haha @LDSJM123 I do the same with the car seat naps. It buys me so much time to hurry and get stuff done when I get home!
1. Baths are like a special occasion. I probably give him one once a month.... He gets wiped down with wipes whenever he gets dirty from something, and never smells, so I just don't really think about it.
2. We watch a lot of TV. I tend to have it on in the background most of the day, either for noise or to buy me a few minutes to get work done. I'm sure that will need to change once he's more aware, but for now it's a matter of getting through the day!
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@LDSJM123 same here with naps. If he's asleep, I let him be.
I also cracked up at your 1 & 2.
And at 7.5 months EBF, I truly love it and am starting to grieve weaning him at 1 year. I know I don't HAVE to and the night feeding might stick around a bit longer, but we are following APA guidelines.
My FFC: I'm only doing minimal baby-proofing. Stairs, outlets, and hazards materials. If he opens the cabinet and pulls out the pots and pans, then he gets to have fun with his drums, then learn how to put them away.
1. I get very annoyed when people try and take DS to hold him without me asking "hey, would you like to hold him?". So I'll steal him back and say he's hungry.
2. I also dread weaning DS. We EBF as well and I absolutely love it. There is nothing like the bond I feel with him while he's eating.
3. I'm slowly transitioning DS into his PNP at night. It's been a week and I already miss him in bed with me but he and I are both sleeping much better.
1. I can't remember the last time I vacuumed or dusted E's room. I always do my chores when she's sleeping and then forget to clean her room when she's awake. Sorry, baby!!
2. I'm not doing any baby proofing! Huge safety hazards like mounting furniture and hiding cords were done before she was born. My cleaning supplies are all drinkable (not that you should!). I would much rather just train her.
3. I still cry sometimes about how I lost my milk supply.
I have baby proofed either, but we're moving in two months so I don't see the point.
1. I don't trust my in-laws to watch J even if I am the shower in the same house.
2. Tv's always on in our house. And sometimes she watches it. I try to sit her away from it, but sometimes I just let it be.
3. I haven't let anyone feed baby J besides my husband a handful of times. I just feel like it's my main connection with her especially since she had to stop bf so early on.
1. I was so sad about having to go to formula at 6 months so Q could start gaining weight. BUT formula is amazing! I am so happy now that I'm not EBF! I now think I'm going to only go 6 months with my next kid too. I can't believe I was sad, this is the best thing for me for sure (and obviously for Q since he went back up to 45th percentile in weight after falling to 8th)
2. I am secretly hoping I'm pregnant. I stopped nursing a while back and still haven't gotten my period. I am taking a test next week and will probably cry if it's not positive
3. Sometimes I pretend I have to poop so I can go have alone time and read while DH watches Q
I would never force L to do anything that didn't make her happy or comfortable but I really wish she were the baby that enjoyed being held by people other than my husband, grandma and I. We're practically jumping for joy if she lets people hold her longer than about 5 minutes.
@TiffRox81 Camille is the exact opposite. She has no stranger danger and will let anyone hold her. She also laughs and smiles at everyone.
My confession is Camille is still sleeping with me most nights and I pretend to be annoyed by it but I love it! Mike has to sleep on the couch and I don't have to worry about having The Sex.
I sometimes feel like the complete opposite of everyone I know.
1. I didn't breastfeed and I'm so glad I didn't because they were so allergic to dairy and soy it wouldn't have worked anyways and I would have felt like a failure. 2. I have never let either twin sleep with me in bed, they've been in their cribs since day one with the exception of a night in a rock and play once in awhile for reflux. 3. I don't feel like I'm missing out on any bond with my babes by not doing either thing. My perinatologist told me when I was pregnant that you just have to do whatever works and love your baby, and everything else will fall into place. And I truly believe that. 4. I do sometimes mourn the thought of having only one baby. I love both of mine so fiercely, and can't imagine it any other way, but I had so many PLANS. You know, all the FTM plans. Breastfeed, cosleep, cloth diaper, BLW. With two, you just have to survive.
@Heathereaddy I'm so jealous!! Seriously. She's had such stranger danger from day one. We have learned since food has come into the picture, she can be bribed. She'll take food from just about anyone, hahaha!
@shanparadise I can only imagine. My husband and I were pretty overwhelmed with all the unexpected the first three months with ONE! Two has got to be such a game changer. Survival is right!! Your babes always look so happy. I'm certain there's a lot of things you're doing perfectly right!
I too will definitely use the TV as a distraction tool...when I shower, if I need to be in the kitchen for a few mins & not long enough to put her in the highchair...I don't plop her infront of it like a baby sitter, but have no shame turning on some color crew every once in a while...plus...i love me some tv. I was slightly openly excited when she laughed as Seinfeld...
As far as baby proofing, i put plug protectors in and that is about it.
One of my friends came over this weekend and brought her 4 year old...he has no boundaries. I felt like i just cleaned up after him the entire time they were over and had to tell him to not throw or punch S' toys...I definitely am starting to think that when S gets a little older and more impressionable we won't be spending much time around them...
1. I was not loving BLW so I've started introducing puréed foods.
2. I'm not making the purées either.
3. When M falls asleep in the car seat while out and about, I put the car seat in her room, and let her nap in it.
4. As much as I love date nights out, I hate paying a babysitter.
5. We have made it 7 months exclusively breastfeeding. At this point it's just as much for me as her. Like, I'm just really amazed at what my body can do. And damnit, I want my golden boobies.
I was just thinking about how much I love breastfeeding, even though we have to now supplement with formula since my supply has stubbornly stayed the same amount since she was 4 months old (mastitis, clogged ducts, milk blisters, damn pumping, I hate that darn thing so much, if only C can hang out with me at work). I realize now that I was way too hard on myself with breastfeeding, everyone should do what is right for their baby, it would have better for my sanity or for my family to introduce formula before 6 months.
And yes to paying a babysitter, the going rate for ours is 15 dollars, 15 DOLLARS an hour!!!! What the damn hell!
Yes I send my kid to a daycare center, yes it is not the best neighborhood, but it is safe and she loves her teachers, and IDGAF about how you love the one on one attention of a nanny.
My house is like a crisis center, when it looks like a landmine went off or me and DH get tired of digging through bins for our clothes, then we clean, if you don't like it, don't come over.
As for baby proofing, DH is a police officer so we need to get in the habit of storing weapons in the safe, not laid out on the counter or in the unlocked closet. As for gates for the stairs, DH has tripped over and knocked the gate over 3 times in the first hour of putting of it in.
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2. I'm not making the purées either.
3. When M falls asleep in the car seat while out and about, I put the car seat in her room, and let her nap in it.
4. As much as I love date nights out, I hate paying a babysitter.
5. We have made it 7 months exclusively breastfeeding. At this point it's just as much for me as her. Like, I'm just really amazed at what my body can do. And damnit, I want my golden boobies.
1. Baths are like a special occasion. I probably give him one once a month....
He gets wiped down with wipes whenever he gets dirty from something, and never smells, so I just don't really think about it.
2. We watch a lot of TV. I tend to have it on in the background most of the day, either for noise or to buy me a few minutes to get work done. I'm sure that will need to change once he's more aware, but for now it's a matter of getting through the day!
I also cracked up at your 1 & 2.
And at 7.5 months EBF, I truly love it and am starting to grieve weaning him at 1 year. I know I don't HAVE to and the night feeding might stick around a bit longer, but we are following APA guidelines.
My FFC: I'm only doing minimal baby-proofing. Stairs, outlets, and hazards materials. If he opens the cabinet and pulls out the pots and pans, then he gets to have fun with his drums, then learn how to put them away.
2. I also dread weaning DS. We EBF as well and I absolutely love it. There is nothing like the bond I feel with him while he's eating.
3. I'm slowly transitioning DS into his PNP at night. It's been a week and I already miss him in bed with me but he and I are both sleeping much better.
2. I'm not doing any baby proofing! Huge safety hazards like mounting furniture and hiding cords were done before she was born. My cleaning supplies are all drinkable (not that you should!). I would much rather just train her.
3. I still cry sometimes about how I lost my milk supply.
1. I don't trust my in-laws to watch J even if I am the shower in the same house.
2. Tv's always on in our house. And sometimes she watches it. I try to sit her away from it, but sometimes I just let it be.
3. I haven't let anyone feed baby J besides my husband a handful of times. I just feel like it's my main connection with her especially since she had to stop bf so early on.
It's a good month if we've given him one bath a week.
My bf goal is until he wants to stop -- I get some flame from my family on this when I said I'll nurse until he's 3 if he wants.
I always trust my own family more than in laws to watch the baby. Not sure why, I just trust them to do things the way I would.
2. I am secretly hoping I'm pregnant. I stopped nursing a while back and still haven't gotten my period. I am taking a test next week and will probably cry if it's not positive
3. Sometimes I pretend I have to poop so I can go have alone time and read while DH watches Q
My confession is Camille is still sleeping with me most nights and I pretend to be annoyed by it but I love it! Mike has to sleep on the couch and I don't have to worry about having The Sex.
1. I didn't breastfeed and I'm so glad I didn't because they were so allergic to dairy and soy it wouldn't have worked anyways and I would have felt like a failure.
2. I have never let either twin sleep with me in bed, they've been in their cribs since day one with the exception of a night in a rock and play once in awhile for reflux.
3. I don't feel like I'm missing out on any bond with my babes by not doing either thing. My perinatologist told me when I was pregnant that you just have to do whatever works and love your baby, and everything else will fall into place. And I truly believe that.
4. I do sometimes mourn the thought of having only one baby. I love both of mine so fiercely, and can't imagine it any other way, but I had so many PLANS. You know, all the FTM plans. Breastfeed, cosleep, cloth diaper, BLW. With two, you just have to survive.
@shanparadise I can only imagine. My husband and I were pretty overwhelmed with all the unexpected the first three months with ONE! Two has got to be such a game changer. Survival is right!! Your babes always look so happy. I'm certain there's a lot of things you're doing perfectly right!
I too will definitely use the TV as a distraction tool...when I shower, if I need to be in the kitchen for a few mins & not long enough to put her in the highchair...I don't plop her infront of it like a baby sitter, but have no shame turning on some color crew every once in a while...plus...i love me some tv. I was slightly openly excited when she laughed as Seinfeld...
As far as baby proofing, i put plug protectors in and that is about it.
One of my friends came over this weekend and brought her 4 year old...he has no boundaries. I felt like i just cleaned up after him the entire time they were over and had to tell him to not throw or punch S' toys...I definitely am starting to think that when S gets a little older and more impressionable we won't be spending much time around them...
And yes to paying a babysitter, the going rate for ours is 15 dollars, 15 DOLLARS an hour!!!! What the damn hell!
Yes I send my kid to a daycare center, yes it is not the best neighborhood, but it is safe and she loves her teachers, and IDGAF about how you love the one on one attention of a nanny.
My house is like a crisis center, when it looks like a landmine went off or me and DH get tired of digging through bins for our clothes, then we clean, if you don't like it, don't come over.
As for baby proofing, DH is a police officer so we need to get in the habit of storing weapons in the safe, not laid out on the counter or in the unlocked closet. As for gates for the stairs, DH has tripped over and knocked the gate over 3 times in the first hour of putting of it in.