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November 2011 Moms
MrsCaddyshack
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UO Thursday
MrsCaddyshack
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Anyone want to try to top SB1070 in the unpopular opinion department?
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Well I definitley won't be able to top that!
I think it's silly to spend hundreds of dollars on a stroller. It seems pretentious and I can't imagine it's all that better than a resonably priced stroller. Who needs all the bells and whistles anyways?
I "invested" in a stroller, and I have to say that for me, it was totally worth the money. I know others who went for the Graco travel system, and have now purchased Snap N Gos and umbrella strollers, etc. because their original stroller was too bulky and hard to push/heavy. My Uppababy is versatile and light, and is a very "sturdy buggy" as my father likes to call it.
I don't think it's necessary to buy an expensive stroller, but I don't think it's pretentious. In fact, most people just assume mine is a Snap N Go (since I have my Graco car seat attached to it) which is fine with me.
I mostly agree. I think for people like me, it's pretty dumb to spend a bunch of money on a stroller. I'm a working mom so the only need for a stroller is on a weekend. And once the kid starts walking that's really what they want to do so unless an outing is longer than an hour or 2, the stroller isn't even needed. So for something that gets used occasionally for less than 3 years dropping a bunch of money is kind of silly. Now, if I were a SAHM and using the stroller daily, I could see justifying some of the comfort features and bells and whistles.
~Working Mom~Breastfeeding Mom~Cloth Diapering Mom~BLW Mom~
Blog - No Longer on the DL ~ The Man Cave
Shawn and Larissa
LO #1 - Took 2 years and 2 IVFs ~ DX - severe MFI mild PCOS homozygous MTHFR (a1298c)
LO #2 - TTC 7 months, surprise spontaneous BFP!
Disagree! (Maybe this will be a fun Thursday after all!)
I think everything is appropriate in moderation. All the babies will learn to crawl and walk on their own time schedule. I think the concern is that some (lazy) parents will leave their babies in the walkers all through their waking hours and the babies will never learn how to support themselves. DD has a walker at my house and another at my mom's, and it's another fun activity for her. Yes, if she did it all day she would have no incentive to build her upper body strength and balance, but she gets plenty of floor time and other activities, so I'm not worried. I'd rather her be in the walker than hanging out in a swing, to be honest.
My UO is related to last week's UO Working Mom vs. SAHM debate:
The "SAHM Rock!", "Working Moms Rock!" bump badges really irritate me. I have no problem with someone identifying as a SAHM or a working mom, but to add the "rocks!" at the end just implies that the other one doesn't.
The other badges seem so straight forward: "EBF", "c-section mama", "I went natural!".... nothing to imply better than the alternative.
Why not a badge that says "All Moms Rock! (regardless of employment status) "
What are your thoughts on the jumperoo? Same?
I was wondering that too... I do put my DD in a Jumparoo (she's never in for more than ten minutes at a time.) but I don't know how I'd cook dinner, get bottles ready for DC, clean house, fold laundry, etc without those types of distractions to keep her busy.
Yess!!! I was hoping I'd get a good, strong disagree on this topic! You didn't let me down!
I agree with you 100%.... Moderation is key..... However, I still will not be purchasing one for Lilly. (and she does NOT sit in a swing............... )
I was actually surprised by how strongly her pediatrician felt about walkers. He said that besides the fact that they can be potentially dangerous, they prevent baby from developing the necessary muscles needing for crawling and walking as well as keeps them from learning to balance... After he mentioned this, i remembered my nephew who used a walker (pretty much all the time) and did not start crawling until he was almost 11 months old and didn't walk until he was about a year and a month old...
I'm not judging anyone who uses a walker. I'm just saying that I prefer to let Lilly play on the floor, roll around, play with her toys and work on crawling. We usually hold her hands and let her walk around the house several times a day too, so she's not just constantly sitting.
Yess!!! I was hoping I'd get a good, strong disagree on this topic! You didn't let me down!
I agree with you 100%.... Moderation is key..... However, I still will not be purchasing one for Lilly. (and she does NOT sit in a swing............... )
I was actually surprised by how strongly her pediatrician felt about walkers. He said that besides the fact that they can be potentially dangerous, they prevent baby from developing the necessary muscles needing for crawling and walking as well as keeps them from learning to balance... After he mentioned this, i remembered my nephew who used a walker (pretty much all the time) and did not start crawling until he was almost 11 months old and didn't walk until he was about a year and a month old...
I'm not judging anyone who uses a walker. I'm just saying that I prefer to let Lilly play on the floor, roll around, play with her toys and work on crawling. We usually hold her hands and let her walk around the house several times a day too, so she's not just constantly sitting.
Sort of related. My unpop opinion is that anyone that has introduced solids should take the EBF badge out of their siggy. If LO is eating solids they are not EBF
~Working Mom~Breastfeeding Mom~Cloth Diapering Mom~BLW Mom~
Blog - No Longer on the DL ~ The Man Cave
Shawn and Larissa
LO #1 - Took 2 years and 2 IVFs ~ DX - severe MFI mild PCOS homozygous MTHFR (a1298c)
LO #2 - TTC 7 months, surprise spontaneous BFP!
She sits in her Bumbo or high chair and plays with her toys while I'm cooking, cleaning, making bottles etc. I don't have negative feelings towards jumpers or walkers... i'm just saying that her doctor suggested we not use them and we plan to follow his advice. I didn't ask him about jumpers, but i'd imagine he'd say if we're going to use them, use them in moderation.. which is what i think you and most people on the board would agree with.
Isn't a bumbo/high chair kind of the same thing? My DD sits in her walker and "reads" her books and plays with her toys, and your DD does all the same things in a bumbo.
Not saying that one is better than the other. Just sharing what her dr. said and that i'm taking his advice.
Here's one:
I think that if you have a 40-hour/week job and you can get your work done in less time than that, then goofing off at work/reading the news/bumping/FBing is totally justified ...as long as you are willing to put in some extra time when things do get busy around the office.
Oh it's another exciting UO this week!
I never thought of walkers as delaying milestones but now that you say it, it totally makes sense. I always just thought they were dangerous, that's why DD will never use one. But she loves her jumper, in moderation I see no problem with it.
Badges, I agree. I know it's completely irrational but seeing the SAHM's Rock! one makes me a little sad that I can't SH with DD. And yes, if you have started solids you are no longer EBF. We started solids on Sunday, hence why I removed the EBF badge from my siggy.
My UO: I think antibacterial soaps, sanitizers etc. are ridiculous. If you don't expose a kid to germs how is their immune system supposed to learn what to do when they are exposed? Plus, after being exposed to these all the time, eventually a bacteria will pop up that has adapted to the stuff. Now it's immune, and now all the bacteria that come from this one are immune as well. It's just creating super bugs in my opinion....
BFP #2 March 2011, Baby Girl born November 2011!!!
I don't use a walker because my sister fell down the stairs in one and although there are no stairs in our house to fall down, my pedi said not to use them either because they can shorten the ligaments in babies' legs because they walk on their tiptoes.
Also, I don't really like exersaucers. I'd rather have DS playing on the floor then sitting in an exersaucer. Well, my MIL brought one to my house without asking. Needless to say it sits in the corner. The same thing happened with doorway jumper. They scare me, but MIL borrowed one from someone and plopped DS in it when I took him to her house.
However, I do use a jumperoo because DS will bounce and bounce and bounce wherever he is. He even tries to bounce in the bath.
I don't have my own UO today. I'm very boring.
YES!!
BFP #2 March 2011, Baby Girl born November 2011!!!
Also!
On the topic of immigration, I get so tired of people admonishing immigrants to "just speak English." As though people are not using it or not learning just out of spite or stubbornness. English is not an easy language to learn -- for every grammatical or spelling "rule," there are always a dozen exceptions that must be memorized. I've been working with English-language learners in some capacity for almost 10 years now (with kids, businesspeople, poor immigrant communities, and others), and the impression I get from any community I work with is that the people WANT to learn, and that many of them are actively trying to do so. It's just that it's hard to fit in your hour or two of language study a day between work, family, sleep, and so forth. They likely speak their native language at home with their family, but most are not ignoring the need to learn English.
Also, sometimes I conduct tests of native English speakers, and a lot of them don't achieve a level of "native fluency" (or even CLOSE) on our tests (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). Kinda like here on TB, where you don't have to go very far to find people who think "mom's" is a correct plural form. Just speak English, indeed!
Agreed....ALL moms rock!
My unpopular opinion- LO watches tv and loves it. We watch one episode of mickey mouse clubhouse and little einsteins once per day. And if i need her entertained while i cook dinner sometimes i on-demand little einsteins. Judge away. I dont think her growth will be affected by a few shows spaced out through the day. Plus it helps my sanity.
I dont think this is unpopular at all
I agree with this.
Ah, I would have to disagree with that. Unless your kid just lives in it I don't think it would do any harm. My nephew loved his walker and he was full out walking by 9 months. Not steps here and there, waking. Now at 11 months he is running. Kids are all just different developmentally.
But I don't judge/care of anyone does or doesn't use walkers.
My opinions for today:
1) anyone that uses "z" at the end if their screen name and it in words such as "cuz" instead of using the real word "cause or because" is uneducated and stupid. Use English people!
Get 'em Ashley!
Heres one:
I hate that people put their kids on those leashes. Your baby looks like a pet. Teach your kid to hold you hand and behave.
My uo: I think there should legally have to be like a 3 year time period between your divorce and next marriage.
Example: FI's 22 year old sister has been married twice now. She just got divorced from the last guy 4 months ago and she plans to marry a guy she has been dating for 2 weeks in Colorado next weekend.
I also hate the working mom/SAHM mom badges, along with many others.
Agree 100%. I once saw a family out for a walk. The 2 y/o was on a leash, the dog was not...enough said...
BFP #2 March 2011, Baby Girl born November 2011!!!
Uh....I find the badges HELPFUL, they don't make me "look and feel better" (?!?! - WTF?!?!). For example, when I posted on the weight watchers thread, because I have the "EBF" badge, people knew to make comments about watching for supply issues.
I think the badges do exactly what you say: help to "contribute knowledge on a subject area." My badges identify what subject areas I have knowledge in.
I agree, though it's nice when LO decides to sttn, and I'm grumpy when he has me up every 45 minutes.
I agree with this too!
I agree to an extent -- I don't believe in forcing a baby to STTN. But eighteen YEARS? I hope for both you and your LO's sakes that you're getting your sleep before then. I think if a kiddo isn't sleeping well on his own by age 2 or so, it might be time to intervene.