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June 2011 Moms
FFFC!
Okay I have a few today:
1. I coach cheerleaders - and I know I pick on/call out this one girl ALOT. But she is constantly not paying attention, fooling around, and talking when she isnt supposed to, so any time I see her do it, I say something aloud. I do call out other girls when they arent acting right, but I am sure that I call this girl out way more often. I feel she brought it on herself.
2. Now that LO is rolling back to belly - he falls asleep on his belly better than his back, so we lay him down on his belly to sleep now. ::::Gasps all around::::
3. Okay - this one will make me look jealous and petty,but I dont like the awards post below. I feel like its singling out all of the "popular" posters ... I think it goes hand in hand with the FFFC a few weeks back where people b!tched about the popular posters getting all of the replies/views/etc....
ETA: I like all of the popular posters too BTW - there's no ill will toward you ladies - but I feel like before, the popular posters were a "mystery" well, at the very least, never called out as popular posters.... with an awards post - it acknowledges the popularity...
I am embarrassed of my jealousy 
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Re: FFFC!
I am just getting to read yesterdays UO so this kind of relates to that.
I don't vote. I have no interest in politics and know very little about either party so personally I feel like my no vote is better then an uneducated vote.
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Good morning and happy friday ladies.
1. I found a new parking garage that only charges $4 if you are in by 7AM. I would otherwise have to pay between $10-$13. To save money I've been hauling ass to work every morning to get into the garage on time. But it has been completely pointless because I bought myself breakfast every day this week. So much for saving money.
2. Last night I handed V to DH around 8:00, I said "good luck," and went to bed. Bedtime has been a nightmare this week and I just wanted to go to sleep and not deal with it. Bad mommy.
also this
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I can relate. If I don't like any of the candidates I won't go to the polls. I doubt I'll vote this year because the only thing I care about city wise is who the mayor is....and since I'm classified as county I don't get a vote. So what do I care!?
I don't really have anything for FFFC yet....
I just noticed the post. I feel the same way. To me any time there is some sort of recognition of posters (no matter how silly the titles are) those not acknowledged sometimes feel left out and end up leaving the board. That's just my experience on previous forums.
So does Keaton, I don't want him to be cold and he doesn't like to be swaddled.
Same here. Kally screams at the top of her lungs if you even attempt to swaddle her. So we get her laid down and wait till she goes to sleep and then put a blanket over her legs.
Since I can never think of anything to confess, I'll go for a deep dark personal confession...and if it will make you feel better, go ahead and flame away:
I got a dui 9 years ago.
There. It's out. Flame away.
I am so embarrassed to admit that there are so many things that I said I would NEVER do once LO was here...
For instance...talking about DS all the time on facebook and having his picture as my profile picture. Before he was born, people that did that were so annoying to me, so I have no idea why I continue to do it...I just can't stop hahaha! Sometimes even as I'm typing up a status update or posting MORE pictures of DS I'm thinking, oh man this must be so annoying to other people!
I also talked sh!t about people that bought the expensive car seats and said it was only to "keep up with the Joneses"...now we are the new owners of a Britax Advocate.
Before DS was born, I was all about the fact that he was not going to sleep in our room for an extended amount of time and that he was going to sleep in his room in his crib. DS is still sleeping in his pack n play in our bedroom right by my side of the bed.
I guess from now on I will never say never...
No Flame from me, i've done it too
That and i still swaddle Bells. Even though she rolls all over the place, breaks out of it and just winds up sleeping with it wrapped around her legs. She sleeps over ten hours when i put her down swaddled and only four when not, so i have no intention of stopping.
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This makes me a sad banana.
As someone who got called out in that post, I can tell you its not about being popular - it's just that I post way.too.much.!!
7 years ago here. Changed my life. I've kept it buried deep down for years. No flaming here, complete understanding!
All of this. Pretty much everything I've posted since he was born has been about him. People probably get annoyed.
Okay I am curious now and can't find this post... Can someone link me? Because I just have to know what is going on. I haven't been on a lot this week and missed many things.
My FFFC... hmmm... not really sure I have one. I will have to think on this and get back to you.
Before I had C I totally judged moms who let their babies sleep in their bed with them, and even for a little while after I had C.
Fast forward to now when my 4 month old only sleeps for 45min-2 hours at a time and I put her in bed with us most nights after her 2-3AM feeding if she wakes up soon after I put her back down.
The really bad part is MH and I split up the night, him the first half and me the second half, and he will get up with her several times during his part and usually the second time I have to get up with her I just put her in bed with us and she sleeps the rest of the night.
I have a couple.
DS sleeps with a blanket and glow worm.
I give ::gasp:: water to DS and he loves it. Here's my reasons 1. If he has hiccups, i would rather him give water than gripe water (unnecessary ingredients that usually doesn't even work) 2. If he has eaten his recommended ounces for the day, an ounce or two of water is no big deal.
I'm sure I have more but I cant think of them right now.
No one else will ever know the strength of my LOVE for you. After all, you're the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside
Married to the Milk Man
what kind of water? Nursery water, tap water, filtered?
When we were all pregnant there were a lot of very righteous posts. Many people proclaimed they would NEVER do so and so, and that they get so very annoyed when other people do so and so or say certain things, there was also a lot of judgement with women who "can't" BF or claimed it was so hard, and a whole other slew of judgmental opinions that simply came from lack of personal experince. And now that we all actually have a baby, many opinions are changing and it's refreshing to see many of you become more tolerant and understanding people.
I always say having DS1 humbled me greatly, and having DS2 is humbling me even more. I love my kids to death and they have both made me a much better person. I was the perfect parent....until I had kids. :0)
So... I finally thought of my very own FFFC....
Today is the second day I've actually worn non-maternity pants to work..... Not because I couldn't fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes....but because I got a little lazy and decided maternity clothes were much easier for the trips up to the bathroom than having to actually unbutton pants... God forbid I have to take 30 extra seconds to unbutton pants! LoL!
1. I, too, was annoyed at the call-out post below. I wasn't jealous but it made me roll my eyes.
2. I haven't had a DUI, but DH got one a few years back. It truly changed his life and I'm so proud of him (no, he wasn't an alcoholic before but it really made him grow up).
3. This will probably get me flamed despite this being FFFC but I feel validated every time I read one of the "how do I get my baby to sleep in their crib" posts. I felt guilted by this board when DH and I shipped DS out of our room to his crib across the hall from us at 1 week old. From the SIDS risk comments to the BF success comments, etc. It was a non-issue and DS slept better right off the bat, as did we. I can't fathom ever putting a baby in our room w/us for an extended amount of time based on our experience, even though the first few nights were tough on me (questioning whether we were doing the right thing). Now, I'm extremely thankful as it's one less thing we have to "break" him of.
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DD2 | June 2011
DS1 | Oct 2013
ADD3 | Oct 2014 (April 2001)
DS2 | June 2016
DS3 | Dec 2018
Due with baby blob August 2021
1. Ever since DH threatened to leave, I no longer worry about his opinions on parenting issues. Just because your mamma did it, doesn't make it right. As I told him, I don't care that you had baby food at a month, rice cereal in your bottle, and were allowed to cry all the time. Research shows these things to be unhealthy and until you prove otherwise, I'm done trying to compromise or keep the peace. Good wife or relationship practices? Probably not. But what's he going to do, leave? Ooops. Already been down that road and came to terms with it. And I don't care who flames me on that one.
2. C sleeps on his stomach every night now and I don't worry about it. Honestly, I couldn't stop him if I wanted to unless I tied the poor child down.
Supermom: I think I may have been one of these.
I have never forgotten it and I think I really offended you. Unfortunately, I don't think you ever saw my apology and explanation. I think it was a FFFC day. I made a comment about how it bothers me that so many women say they FF feed because they "couldn't BF" when in reality only 2% of women cannot physically BF. I DID NOT explain myself well. You responded saying how posts like these bother you because you tried everything and was still unsuccessful with your first and how it just broke your heart.
The story of your struggles with DS1 is a great example of why it bothers me so much. What I should have said was that it bothers me when people say they couldn't when they may not have tried as hard as I know others do and that I wish people didn't feel the need to justify why they FF because it shouldn't matter to anyone else why they are doing what they are doing. It is no one's business but their own as to why they are feeding the way they are and I wish people wouldn't feel so guilty about their decision.
If I were truly unable to BF, it would sincerely bother me if someone who only tried for 2 weeks told me they were "unable to."
I hope I explained myself well and didn't dig myself deeper.
Anyway, please forgive me! I meant no ill will.
See apology post.
People really flamed you for that? I thought a lot of us went straight for the crib???? A is still in the bassinet, but that is more for convenience. Her room is across the house and she still wakes at night. I have a feeling I'll be the one getting flamed when she is still there in 2 months. lol Well, unless she starts sttn or at least only waking once.
My FFFC's:
1.) I don't care if someone gets tired of hearing the same post over and over. Some people have a big issue with one thing (like sleep, or tummy time) and have lots of ?s about it and are looking for the advice of others. These people may not have time to be on TB every day and aren't seeing some of the posts so I think they *should* ask. Isn't this forum to ask questions, give advice on what is working for you, and to ultimately support each other?
With that said, 2.) I wasn't offended by the 'awards' post in the least. Some people post more than others. Some people are less extreme and have more middle-ground opinions and are more internet-empathetic and therefore will have people recognize them and "like" them. It's part of a forum.
3.) I just realized #1&2 were probably more UO's because I have nothing to really confess.
I'm going back to eating my big-asss brownie in bed now (oh wait! there it is!
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I must deserve some flaming too because my DS was in his own room from night #1 at home and I agree with you...that was one less thing he had to "break" him of and I'm glad we did it that way. DH wanted V in his own room and I wanted the bassinet in our room, but I let DH win that battle and I'm glad I did.
I, too, microwave bottles. Hot spots in the formula are easily remedied - shake! And testing is a must no matter how you do it. I know lots of other moms that do it, so that convinced me to give it a try.
I honestly don't trust percentages that are thrown out there. 2% cannot breastfeed? That is an attempt at an extrapolation -- at best. I'm sure it was taken from somewhere regarded reputable (maybe WHO), but unless every single woman who attempts and fails at BFing is examined and diagnosed with an actual condition, then we will never know the true percentage. Kimbo, completely not flaming you, mostly flaming the organizations that throw out these stats w/o some sort of disclaimer. I agree on being bothered by someone who makes a wimpy attempt. My ex-SIL tried once in the hospital and gave up
I tried for around ten weeks, so I secretly resented her for not trying harder.
My FFFC: Prior to pregnancy I completely judged moms who couldn't make it work with their SO, and stay together for the kids' sake. I don't mean the obvious exceptions, like domestic abuse situations and such. I now understand that it isn't selfishness necessarily. Sometimes it is best to not be with the father.
No worries. I don't know about that percentage. It was a long time ago and I think that's just what I remember. I agree though. How can you actually know a true percentage?
I was just trying to say that if you FF then that's fine. You shouldn't let anyone make you feel guilty. Just don't say it was because you couldn't when you didn't really try.