Weds. Poll (non-clicky): Have you broken any "rules"

mylittlesunshine

Has there been anything that you said you would never do with lo and now that he/she is here you find yourself doing? Or is there something that you said you would do, but now you found yourself not doing it?

parenthood4

I said I wouldn't let him sleep in our bed. He still hasn't, but only because my husband is sticking to it. I also thought he would be out of our room by now, but I'm not ready!

kdjudd

Yup. I said I would breastfeed, but for multiple reasons that never worked out. I also said that I would never let Renee watch tv until she was 2, but if I'm watching I sometimes let her for a few minutes. Oh, and I said that she would sleep in my room until she was 6 months old. However, last week I moved her to her bed in her own room!

thatoneredhead

kdjudd:

Yup. I said I would breastfeed, but for multiple reasons that never worked out. I also said that I would never let Renee watch tv until she was 2, but if I'm watching I sometimes let her for a few minutes. Oh, and I said that she would sleep in my room until she was 6 months old. However, last week I moved her to her bed in her own room!

I swore up and down that I didnt care how bad BFing hurt, I would at least nurse the first couple weeks. Nope. Wasnt strong enough and had other issues too.

I also got annoyed when she let LO watch TV at 6 wks, but now we are really loving videos of puppies and cookie monster on youtube.

 

abbyhannah8

I said I would never co-sleep and she has been in bed with us every night for the past month and a half. She sleeps from about 9pm until anywhere between 530-8:00. When she sleeps in her own bed she is up every few hours needing to be rocked.

acbfreire

I said I wouldn't post pictures on FB, well I did.

 

BR

I thought I would be a lot tougher and not hate it so much when she cries.  I understand that it's okay for babies to cry for a little bit, but the second she starts, I have to run in and fix it.  It's a good thing she rarely ever cries.

I also thought I would take her out more and not be one of those parents who "can't go out because the baby is napping".  I'm really surprised with myself.

diehld@uindy.edu

I said she would co-sleep... And she does... That I wouldn't be at her every beck and call... but I am... or drink a beer... but I have... 

Gismo123

I said I wouldn't hold DS everytime he cried...not only do I hold him when hr cries, I've bought 2 ring slings and carry him around everywhere lol I never thought I would do attachment parenting. I would co sleep too if I could....I roll around a lot so it's not safe for him. But he is in a pack n play right next to me :

egsulaiman

i said i would breastfeed, I didnt. I said I wouldnt let her watch tv, but since I've been at my moms house, my step dad keeps putting the swing infront of the tv because "she likes watching bonanza...." =/

 

thats about it... as far as I can tell

jamiah18

I'm with you on the tv! She loves looking at it so I let her:) 

unaveragejane

I said I would have such a clean house b/c I could get so much done while he naps. Ha! I also said I wanted to have a natural childbirth, but after 15 hours of labor, I scrapped that idea.

zinkyn14

I was going to CD from the time he was born. I have all the supplies, but I haven't tried it yet.  I was too overwhelmed with being a new mom, to experiment with CDs. I do plan on eventually switching this week.

I also wanted to be super mom on my maternity leave: take care of LO, clean everything and cook all the meals.  However, I found taking care of LO was more exhausting than I thought.  I cook meals sometimes and clean when I have moment (if I'm not sleeping or taking care of LO).

I thought BFing would be easy, based on the LC conversations I had prior to LO being born.  It was more difficult than I thought.  I'm currently just pumping and feeding.  BFing directly from the breast was too painful for me.  I thought pumping would be a piece of cake, but I had to work really hard to build up my supply and it's time consuming.  I think it also contributes to my sleepiness. Mom milk = hard work (not an easy piece of cake, at least for me)

 

mkflower3000

Sometimes I let DD fuss to sleep. She doesn't CIO, but I never thought I'd even let her fuss! She just falls asleep much faster that way.

Also, before I had DD I was convinced that I would constantly be out and about taking her places with me. Turns out it can be really hard to get out of the house frequently with a 3 month old! 

ladygeek83

One piece of wisdom I frequently read while I was pregnant is that absolute declarations usually come back to bite you, so I tried not to make them "absolute"...so here are my broken "preferences".

I really wanted to have a childbirth W/O drugs, and thought I'd be able to handle labor since I have a high pain tolerance. But back labor + pitocin + very little sleep the previous two nights made it hard to cope, so I got an epidural, and have no regrets. It let me sleep through the hardest part of labor and wake up refreshed and ready to push.

I also wanted to try CD'ing sometime while I was on maternity leave, after I had better adjusted to life with a newborn. I'm going back to work next week and still haven't done it. LO poops so frequently, I fear I'll need such a big stash that it may not be worth it. I'm also not sure I'll have the time to launder diapers; I sometimes can't keep up on our normal laundry! We also go out with LO all the time. All these things make me wonder if CDing may not be for us.

I vowed I would keep giving our (pretty awesome) dog plenty of attention after the baby arrives, and take him and LO out on walks a lot this summer. Poor dog..I can say he has not received that much attention from me at all as LO consumes so much of my time/energy. And we didn't go out for many walks this summer, since it was too hot for much of it.

Samiantha101

No, I haven't. It's not because Im perfect of course, rather I didn't really make any "I'll nevers" with the exception of the obvious for safety reasons.

drbethc

Yup...I said I would never let LO sleep in our bed, but since he got his 2 month vaccinations and had fever he's been in our bed. I said I would walk him on the beach in the ergo every morning for exercise, and I haven't yet...Partly, because I'm still nursing on demand and the walk on the beach takes about an hour and a half, and because LO is heavy and it really hurts my back to carry him.

I also said that I would resume to working the same hours after the baby is born, and that went out the window, the first week of him being here, heck I actually want to be a SAHM... 

acbfreire

drbethc:

Yup...I said I would never let LO sleep in our bed, but since he got his 2 month vaccinations and had fever he's been in our bed. I said I would walk him on the beach in the ergo every morning for exercise, and I haven't yet...Partly, because I'm still nursing on demand and the walk on the beach takes about an hour and a half, and because LO is heavy and it really hurts my back to carry him.

I also said that I would resume to working the same hours after the baby is born, and that went out the window, the first week of him being here, heck I actually want to be a SAHM... 

 

I feel the same way!

FishNchips1

I always said I wouldn't bedshare, and I do it. 

klynn7

acbfreire:

I said I wouldn't post pictures on FB, well I did.

This is me

AshleyT121

I didn't want to let her watch TV, but she does.  I'm trying to break the habits we got into in her early days, but sometimes I throw on Treehouse so I can make a meal or tidy up a bit.

piedpiper07

I said no foods until 6 months. Well DS is constantly hungry. I gave in this week and added rice cereal once a day.  He has hit all of the physical milestones they say to watch for and I am tired of resisting. I gave it to him and he went after it and loved it. 

librarymommy

Roll Tide!

GeekFantasy

Co sleeping.  We don't do it every night but it's more because hubby doesn't want to have to deal with the change when he's with her (I work nights).  I love having her in bed with me.  Makes night nursing SOOO easy.

 Also wanted a med-free birth but got an epi and don't regret it one bit.  The rest of the birth after that was actually blissful!