FFFC anyone???

weddingcaketaster

Let's hear those confessions ladies!!!! and remember...no flames allowed (you know...for the most part )

 

 

heysupnatalie

My baby hasn't slept for more than 10-20 minute intervals all night.

Since 3am. It is now 11am. I am not mad at the baby but I want to shake the hell out of my FI because he has been sleeping the whole time AND STILL IS.
Fvcker.

EJensify

Sometimes I think my friend is a mean b!tch for making me be in her wedding this October.  The bridesmaid dress cost more than my wedding dress did, and I have to have the darn thing altered because my bust measures a size 14 and the rest of me measures a size 10.

I lost my Shred DVD and am kind of happy that it is missing today and yesterday.  It's a welcomed break. 

melandjudd

Last night during DDs fussy cluster feed period I gave dd a bottle of formula (she is ebf) and she was the happiest baby for the next 3 hours.  I even cooked dinner for the first time since before dd was born.  Not gonna give up ebf but its nice to know I can do something aqbout her being attached to my boob for 4 hours every night

kacelle

I just spent over an hour catching up on the drama on the 9-12 month board.  Those mamas are crazy.

melandjudd

I have another one just because I am so excited.  After being on TB for so many months I have finally taken the time to figure out how to add pictures and a sig.  Not really flame worthy actually it is kind of pathetic but it is the little things in life.

mizzmeg

Some nights I don't have the heart to wake Em up from her slumber to change her diaper when I hear her go. She gets changed at the next feeding. She wakes up and is all bushy tailed. Maybe this is selfish. 

kacelle

megbaby13:

Some nights I don't have the heart to wake Em up from her slumber to change her diaper when I hear her go. She gets changed at the next feeding. She wakes up and is all bushy tailed. Maybe this is selfish. 

I never wake Violet to change her.  We use cloth, so I try to use enough absorbency to keep her fairly dry until she wakes to eat. 

nickelbabi

A pp about unwritten thank you notes reminded me of this. I hope I do not get any more baby gifts, because I am so tired of writing thank you notes. All of mine are done and sent at the moment.  In the future, I am never going to give a baby gift right after the baby is born. I am too tired and busy to feel guilty about etiquette or creative enough to write a good one.

disneyfan0511

nickelbabi:

A pp about unwritten thank you notes reminded me of this. I hope I do not get any more baby gifts, because I am so tired of writing thank you notes. All of mine are done and sent at the moment.  In the future, I am never going to give a baby gift right after the baby is born. I am too tired and busy to feel guilty about etiquette or creative enough to write a good one.

For real. And if I ever make a meal for a friend after a baby I would NEVER give a dish that had to be returned. I love my friends and family and appreciate the food they cooked for me, but I don't have time to return dishes all over the neighborhood. Please put it in a dish you either don't care about or is made of foil.

tokenhoser

There is a certain Babywise poster on 0-3 that makes me want to shake her every time she posts. I just think she's full of sh*t. There is no way my baby will go back to sleep after 45 minutes of awake time all day, and there is no way I'm going to imprison myself to allow such a thing to happen every time in a quiet dark crib.

heikem87

DH left to go back to the States this morning so now it?s just my baby girl and me. We dont even know when we will see him again. I just dont see why they have to make it so hard for spouses with different nationalities to be with their family. My visa got denied so now we?re pretty much clueless. Seems like everything goes wrong.  The only good thing is that Emma is healthy and that she is the sweetest baby every sleeping up to six hours at night.

Lisa102304

After reading about some of the DHs on these boards, I do not understand why the women chose to breed with these men (this is not in reference to the PP in this thread, some other posts made me think of this). Seriously, I'd he was an immature jerk before - a baby is not going to make him step up.

Lisa102304

melandjudd:

I have another one just because I am so excited.  After being on TB for so many months I have finally taken the time to figure out how to add pictures and a sig.  Not really flame worthy actually it is kind of pathetic but it is the little things in life.

Hey, me too (kinda). I am more pathetic... I KNEW how to donot, but was too fricken lazy.

mizzmeg

tokenhoser:

There is a certain Babywise poster on 0-3 that makes me want to shake her every time she posts. I just think she's full of sh*t. There is no way my baby will go back to sleep after 45 minutes of awake time all day, and there is no way I'm going to imprison myself to allow such a thing to happen every time in a quiet dark crib.

I saw that. LO likes to be awake all day. As long as she is not screaming I don't care.  

MrsD1

nickelbabi:

A pp about unwritten thank you notes reminded me of this. I hope I do not get any more baby gifts, because I am so tired of writing thank you notes. All of mine are done and sent at the moment.  In the future, I am never going to give a baby gift right after the baby is born. I am too tired and busy to feel guilty about etiquette or creative enough to write a good one.

This!

I have stacks of gifts we received after Gabriella was born that I haven't even had the time to sort through (as I'm typing with one hand and DD in the other). While I appreciate all of the gifts and made time to send out thank-you cards, I will NEVER send someone a gift after their baby is born.

I'm dealing with an extremely fussy baby with reflux that has yet to sleep at night in days and is literally impossible to set down without her screaming at the top of her lungs and I have friends texting me asking me if the clothes they sent last week fit and when will they see a pic on FB of DD in them. Seriously?! I haven't even had time to sort through them and wash them!

The little time I do have to myself is for about an hour after DH gets home and you can bet I'm on the treadmill. And those days I'm eating dinner at 10:00 p.m.

 

ironmommy

I am very in love with my baby boy. He is so super mellow and so much easier than my daughter was as a baby. However, I have to admit that I've wondered more than once why I went and had a second child. My life was finally running smoothly and things were sort of at a sweet spot, and then we added a newborn to the mix and everything's all f-ed up again!

I mean that in the kindest way, of course. And of course I want my sweet August here with me. But man, it's hard to look down this long road of infancy -- as much as I love most of it -- and know we're going to do it all over again.

Oh, and I keep forgetting to take my vitamins.  

sparkymcgeee

I love my job! I forgot how much I loved this place.

I hate pumping at work. Since I'm not getting much I think I'm going to stop and just switch over  to formula. I don't feel all that guilty about it. The office has been great about letting me pump. They gave me an empty office and they let me take as much time as I need without clocking out but I still feel like I'm not getting much done. So I'm going to just move on and give Eliza formula. Besides, pumping HURTS! Way worse than nursing.

ironmommy

MrsSparklebottom:

Mine: I can't stop buying cloth diapers. Especially adorable fitteds I find on Spots. I'm sure DH thinks I'm insane, but I rationalize it by telling myself that we'll have at least 2 more kids and will need this many diapers.

My other FFFC! I have a stash of newborn CDs (mostly pre-folds and covers but with a few AIOs thrown in), and I've only used them twice. Somehow, it all seems like too much work, so I just keep reaching for the Huggies. Still, I feel guilty every time I buy more diapers. Please, talk me into using my CDs! 

kacelle

ironmommy:

MrsSparklebottom:

Mine: I can't stop buying cloth diapers. Especially adorable fitteds I find on Spots. I'm sure DH thinks I'm insane, but I rationalize it by telling myself that we'll have at least 2 more kids and will need this many diapers.

My other FFFC! I have a stash of newborn CDs (mostly pre-folds and covers but with a few AIOs thrown in), and I've only used them twice. Somehow, it all seems like too much work, so I just keep reaching for the Huggies. Still, I feel guilty every time I buy more diapers. Please, talk me into using my CDs! 

We've been using CDs since the hospital, and I love them.  We have so many newborn CDs in different types, so it took me a while to brave the prefold.  But I've found that I actually like using prefolds just as much as any other type!  We don't use sposies at all. 

SC1977

Ditto about the babywise poster and the thank you notes. Babywise can suck it. And I have 3 more thank you notes to write. I am going to pop open the bubbly when I finish. Btw, not for nothing, but 50% of those notes thanked someone for a blanket. My confession: I spent approximately $100 on belly bandit type contraptions and only used them for a week. They were uncomfortable and pointless. I hate admitting that to my husband.

darmca

Even though my husband is not comfortable with cosleeping (he thinks I will smother the baby with blankets or roll over on him), I just spent 2 hours sleeping in my bed with our son stomach sleeping on my stomach/chest. He refused to sleep any other way (except on me on the couch etc) and I really needed a few more hours of good sleep (not sitting in a chair, on the couch etc). What he doesn't know won't hurt him- I've tried to tell him in most co-sleeping deaths drugs and/or alcohol are involved but he still doesn't see the need.

MissMommyMac

kacelle:

I just spent over an hour catching up on the drama on the 9-12 month board.  Those mamas are crazy.

 I am going over there right now to check it out!

kristennd

ironmommy:

My other FFFC! I have a stash of newborn CDs (mostly pre-folds and covers but with a few AIOs thrown in), and I've only used them twice. Somehow, it all seems like too much work, so I just keep reaching for the Huggies. Still, I feel guilty every time I buy more diapers. Please, talk me into using my CDs! 

We've been doing this too! The advice I came across earlier this week that was super helpful was to pre-fold the prefolds and put them in the covers and then make a stack of those at the end of the changing table. So they're as ready to go as a disposable would be. DH and I both found that incredibly helpful.

Then we ran out and although we did the laundry right away, re-doing the stack still has to happen. But still! And I've now ordered more cloth diapers so the process will last us longer between wash loads.

Angel0423

meimsx:

I love my job! I forgot how much I loved this place.

I hate pumping at work. Since I'm not getting much I think I'm going to stop and just switch over  to formula. I don't feel all that guilty about it. The office has been great about letting me pump. They gave me an empty office and they let me take as much time as I need without clocking out but I still feel like I'm not getting much done. So I'm going to just move on and give Eliza formula. Besides, pumping HURTS! Way worse than nursing.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'm totally not flaming! lol!  But I thought I just saw a post the other day bout you getting 9 oz or something! What happened?  Just the switch of going back to work? Have you tried lanolin to lube up for the pumping? Also heard that keeping the flanges in the fridge can help ease tender nips. What about pictures/video of E to help with let down when pumping?  Does the stuff they say not work? I'm going back to work in 1 more week and plan to pump, I need inspiration! 

nikintheheart

i dislike pictures of babies/toddlers wearing nothing but a diaper. 

hvonbevern

tokenhoser:

There is a certain Babywise poster on 0-3 that makes me want to shake her every time she posts. I just think she's full of sh*t. There is no way my baby will go back to sleep after 45 minutes of awake time all day, and there is no way I'm going to imprison myself to allow such a thing to happen every time in a quiet dark crib.

For sure this. C is awake for 3-4 hours in the evening before she goes to bed. She only gets up once or twice at night, so I feel like it is working out pretty darn good. I listen to my kid to determine when she needs to sleep. 

Jram85

Ditto about the thank you notes.  I'm going to sound b*tchy for saying this, but i wish MIL would stop sending us baby clothes and toys for 2 year olds... While sweet and thoughtful, LO isn't even 1 month yet and i hate having to hold on to stuff i can't use for long periods of time.  Plus that means more TY notes!

sparkymcgeee

Angel0423:

meimsx:

I love my job! I forgot how much I loved this place.

I hate pumping at work. Since I'm not getting much I think I'm going to stop and just switch over  to formula. I don't feel all that guilty about it. The office has been great about letting me pump. They gave me an empty office and they let me take as much time as I need without clocking out but I still feel like I'm not getting much done. So I'm going to just move on and give Eliza formula. Besides, pumping HURTS! Way worse than nursing.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'm totally not flaming! lol!  But I thought I just saw a post the other day bout you getting 9 oz or something! What happened?  Just the switch of going back to work? Have you tried lanolin to lube up for the pumping? Also heard that keeping the flanges in the fridge can help ease tender nips. What about pictures/video of E to help with let down when pumping?  Does the stuff they say not work? I'm going back to work in 1 more week and plan to pump, I need inspiration! 

Those things did work. Its just taking the time out of my work day to go sit in a room by myself to pump for 20 minutes. Three times a day. My lunch is completely gone.  I get about 9 ounces out of the entire day and my baby eats more than that. I realize that my baby doesn't know the difference. By the end of the day and the drive home my boobs feel like they want to explode again. I've just come to accept that formula isn't terrible and I'm not a terrible mom for switching over. I'll keep it up for a few more weeks but then I think I'll let myself dry up or only have enough to feed her twice a day or something. If that's possible.

MiamiMergers

nickelbabi:

A pp about unwritten thank you notes reminded me of this. I hope I do not get any more baby gifts, because I am so tired of writing thank you notes. All of mine are done and sent at the moment.  In the future, I am never going to give a baby gift right after the baby is born. I am too tired and busy to feel guilty about etiquette or creative enough to write a good one.

This! Everytime I think I am close to being caught up, something else arrives in the mail. DH has promised to help me finish them tomorrow.

tokenhoser

meimsx:

I'll keep it up for a few more weeks but then I think I'll let myself dry up or only have enough to feed her twice a day or something. If that's possible.

It doesn't work for everyone, but my mom did formula during daycare for my sister and breastfeed when she was home.  Some people can mix and match and have it work for months, others just dry up more easily.

sparkymcgeee

tokenhoser:

meimsx:

I'll keep it up for a few more weeks but then I think I'll let myself dry up or only have enough to feed her twice a day or something. If that's possible.

It doesn't work for everyone, but my mom did formula during daycare for my sister and breastfeed when she was home.  Some people can mix and match and have it work for months, others just dry up more easily.

I hope I can do that. If I have to pump once a day at work then I will but I don't want to pump three times at work and only get 9 ounces. 

h2ojock13

My Confession :

BF'ing and Pumping is making me crazy and anal. I get bummed out when LO spits up/ throws up the BM because I know how precious my liquid gold is. I also find myself bitter at my boobs when I pump both boobs at the same time and one doesn't "perform" as well as the other. I know its completely normal but I'm still like WTF BOOB!?