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June 2011 Moms
FFFC!
I have one: I almost never buckle DD in when I put her in her swing or bouncy seat.
And a bonus NBR confession: I don't know how to use a hairdryer.
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Re: FFFC!
I don't buckle LO either, eventually I know she's going to squirm out of it.
BFP #2: 7/23/14 - MC: 8/28/14
BFP #3: 2/22/15 - MC: 3/3/15
BFP #4: 5/20/15 - Stick baby stick!!!
BFP #2: 7/23/14 - MC: 8/28/14
BFP #3: 2/22/15 - MC: 3/3/15
BFP #4: 5/20/15 - Stick baby stick!!!
i don't buckle in the bouncer right now either....she's not bouncing and it's on the floor with me right next to her.
i find every reason to not see my IL's. i love them but every visit is an ordeal (they always want like 15 members to come over) and it overwhelms my LO. i know it's not fair because i have no problem letting her see my family. i keep blaming bringing her to them because the drive (an hour away). oh and i'm secretly happy that she cries when they hold her and won't when they give her back to me. i'm a horrible person.
My Chart
BFP #1 - 6-2009 - edd 1-23-10 - mmc - discovered by u/s @ 13wks 2days - D&C
BFP #2 - 10-15-2010 - Baby boy born 6-11-11
BFP#3 - 6-2013 - edd 2-21-14 -mmc discovered by u/s @ 9 wks - D&C
BFP #4 - 3-10-14 - edd 11-19-14 - natural miscarriage 4-10-14
BFP #5 - 8-24-14 - edd 5-5-15 - Please be our RAINBOW!!!
U/S 9-30 - baby measuring right on track, heart rate of 155bpm
U/S 10-8 & 10-14 - baby is growing perfectly!
10-20 - 151 bpm 10-31 153 bpm
11-13 IT'S A BOY!!!!!
I don't buckle LO yet either..
Mine is..
I am secretly extremely upset that my sister in law is pregnant.
I feel like my child didn't get anytime in the spotlight. She has a 2 1/2 year old that has been the focus of the family for 2 1/2 years. Now my child will only get 9 more months before my sister in law's 2nd child takes over. It has been nice to be the focus of the family for once and now that practically over. Not to mention this is going to screw with my childcare. My mother in law watches the baby and I seriously doubt she is going to want to watch 2 babies.
On the flip side - I am happy my child will have a cousin her age.
Flame Free Friday Confession
Me neither on both accounts (and I have really long hair).
I also really try to avoid my MIL at at costs and she lives right next door. I'm pretty good at it I must say.
My FFFC: I'm secretly glad I was ordered by my MW to not have sex til they put in my IUD in two weeks (can't risk a pregnancy, even with a condom). First time was fine, second time was awful (before pp visit). Oh well DH! I pretend to be upset about it though.
This and I also do not buckle DD in the swing or bouncer.. and wait I have one more..
I put a blanket on the dinning room table all the time and have her lay on her back on belly next to me on the table... I know when she starts to roll this option is out, but I love not having to get down to the floor all the time!
ooohhhh thanks ladies!!!!
Here's mine: DH is leaving for the weekend and I secretly can't wait. He has been laid off since 2 weeks before DS was born. While I loved having him home and able to help 24/7 I will enjoy having some alone time with DS. Since I have been back to work full time for the past week I have had a hard time adjusting since 2 hrs after I get home from work DS goes to bed and I don't get to enjoy him as much! So I secretly am sooo looking forward to just enjoying cuddles with DS uninterrupted!
But of course am acting like I am gonna miss him soooo much! lol
My Chart
BFP #1 - 6-2009 - edd 1-23-10 - mmc - discovered by u/s @ 13wks 2days - D&C
BFP #2 - 10-15-2010 - Baby boy born 6-11-11
BFP#3 - 6-2013 - edd 2-21-14 -mmc discovered by u/s @ 9 wks - D&C
BFP #4 - 3-10-14 - edd 11-19-14 - natural miscarriage 4-10-14
BFP #5 - 8-24-14 - edd 5-5-15 - Please be our RAINBOW!!!
U/S 9-30 - baby measuring right on track, heart rate of 155bpm
U/S 10-8 & 10-14 - baby is growing perfectly!
10-20 - 151 bpm 10-31 153 bpm
11-13 IT'S A BOY!!!!!
i've noticed that i've been avoiding MIL as well, which is weird because she's really, really nice and great with the kids. i need to make a conscious effort to stop and be as open to her as i am to my own parents.
My confession is that I'm not wearing any pants right now! I usually hang around the house in a nursing tank and undies unless we are going somewhere or expecting guests. It's just so much more comfy, especially with how hot it has been!
I also don't buckle C in her swing or bouncer yet either... although I need to start with the boucer because the other day I looked over at her while I was cleaning and she had folded herself over and was about to fall out!
My FFFC: I haven't showered since Wednesday morning (I'm going to get in as soon as C goes down for her nap this AM). I feel gross and disgusting but she's been crazy awake lately and when she does nap I can either shower or workout and right now I'd rather lose weight/get toned than take a shower everyday.
I'm not particularly found of my body but I strutted my stuff at the lake last Saturday when I was the thinnest one of my friends who all had babies in October, February and May. Especially because the one who delivered in October is a fitness nut and now runs all the time while I still haven't started exercising again. I loved it when one of the older ladies came up to me in front of everyone else and told me I didn't even look like I had had a baby.
And, I still like our A+A blankets but a friend passed on her Kidapotomus (or something like that...) swaddles and they're SOOO much easier to use than the blankets. Plus Emma can't escape them. I don't reach for the others as much anymore, gasp!
Tomorrow will be the first time DH will be caring for DS alone - maybe for 5ish hours. I secretly hope he's a little crabby so he can get a taste of what I go through every day while he's at work
He has no appreciation for how hard it is to care for a child because he only spends about 30 minutes with DS every day.
I never buckle LO into the swing, and she sleeps in it all night still (She's swaddled so I can't really buckle her). I only buckle her into the bouncer because the one we have is at such a high incline that she'll slide right out otherwise.
To the poster who puts their baby on the dining room table, I put mine on the ottoman in front of me all the time so I don't have to get down on the floor. I even have her playmat up on it sometimes!
And to MrsMoore - I wish I could get away with that! I swear I change my nursing tank 3x a day because I end up covered in milk. Sometimes half digested milk from her, but usually just me leaking all over the place! Even if I use pads, they end up shifting, or I end up letting down on one side without putting it away during a feeding or something. I swear I'm always soaked!
I'm also in the buckle-free club.
I have two FFFC's.
1. I put D on the counter in his bouncer when I'm home alone, and have to be in the kitchen for more than 10 minutes. Note: I DO buckle him in when I do this.
2. I haven't admitted to my mom that I am battling with PPD. I know she reads my blog, so she knows about it, but I still can't bring myself to actually talk to her about it. When she asks how I'm doing, I just say "Not too bad". It's really weird for me because I have always told her EVERYTHING before.
And Then There Were Three...
Married: 08/14/10
Baby #1 Born: 06/18/11
June Moms Blog
Since I have had LO, I have been totally annoyed with my IL's. They constantly give unwanted advice and they act as if DH and I should be visiting them every weekend, since we're a young couple. The thought of them coming around makes me want to sneak out of the house with LO, shut my phone off and not come back until after they have left. My SIL and her family are always covered in dog hair and my SIL is an absolute idiot.
LMAO!
I too avoid buckling with the exception of the swing at my parents house and our bouncer when it's set on the higher incline. I started doing those when he wiggled down them halfway and it freaked me out.
I also hang around the house all day in my underwear. Getting dressed only happens when I take the dogs out and get the mail. It seems otherwise pointless.
My FFFC is two-fold:
My diet is horrible. I'm eating a lot of junk food and easy to fix crap. I've got to stop and get back to better eating because I know I'm slowly gaining more instead of losing the 25 pg lbs I still have on.
Sometimes when I change LO and then buckle him in and walk away to wash my hands or grab something, he falls asleep on the changing table. It's a nice pad with a soft cover, so when this happens, I leave him sleeping so I can get a few things done.
I'm only in the buckle free club duRing the day. Lo is swaddled but he just grunts So much That im afraid he will wiggle out. He sleeps in his swing all night since he has reflux. <br>
my FFFC: I'M struggling to do things around the house. LO takes 45+ Minutes To eat and then I try to take a nap when he does at least once. He eats every 2 1/2 Hours. Between feeding myself and cleaning up after lo, it takes all the time. I feel terrible about it but haven't changed it. Lol I'm sure DH will catch on soon.
FFFC 2: I'm also in the never get dressed club. It will last until DH gets home and he lets me get a shower. (Oh I'm so not proud right now!)
FFFC #1 - During the night, I sometimes don't change LO's diaper, even if I know he needs it changed, because I want to avoid waking him up too much.
FFFC #2 - I am paranoid that my baby is fat. Actually, I KNOW he's fat and I get self-conscious about it. Just a few weeks ago, I was telling DH how LO is the perfect size and I'm so glad we don't have a fat baby--and then all of a sudden he started packing on the fat rolls! We go to a playgroup on Mondays and he's the youngest baby out of about 10 babies. He's also one of the biggest (chunky-wise, not length-wise). He's as big as the 4 month old babies in the group and I worry that people will judge me. (And for the record, yes, I do have a history of food issues.)
celebrate the pudge! i love fat babies! dd1 was so fat that strangers used to come up and pinch her thighs, and i was so proud of her! and that all of that fat came from breastmilk. dd2 is looking like she's going to be just as chubby.
I also don't buckle DD in the RNP.
I do manage to take a shower most days, but I shave my legs less than once a week and I rarely shave my bikini area. And I couldn't care less.
And Melissa2216--fat babies are the best!! I'm sorta sad my LO doesn't have fat rolls.
This makes me sad.
I never buckle LO in her RNP (I think it's just there for liability reasons), I love my fat baby, and I don't change her at night unless her diaper is bothering her or I'm awake and hear her take a big poop. Well, I never change her at night, MH does, but I don't wake him up except in those situations.
My confession: I love our sleeping arrangements. I snuggle LO side by side in our bed most of the night. We're both happy and it's so easy to nurse her. During the day, I hold her for most of her naps. Honestly, I'm sure I could set her down more, but I don't want to. I like holding her while reading/watching TV/playing on the computer. I know I could get more done around the house, but I'm enjoying my baby TYVM. I think I said a lot of this as my UO, but it's a confession as well, I guess.
"THEY" say that you should only have the bouncer on the floor. But I put her up on the table/counter as well when I'm in the kitchen.
I do too
I have not shaved my legs since before Molly was born. It has been at least 8 weeks. But to be fair to me, it looks like it has only been a couple of days..my hair grows really slowly.
FFFC: Many of my working mom friends go back to work b/c (and this is a direct quote) they "need the adult interaction" which makes it seem like sahm are less sophisticated or are less intelligent in a way b/c they don't NEED to be around adults having adult conversations all the time in order to not go crazy. It has been a pet peeve of mine for years... I know they do not mean it as a put down, but it really does come off like one. wait.. was that more of an UO? oops.
I haven't buckled M into her swing or bouncer yet either.
My FFFC (and this one is tough to admit): Before having Maya, I rarely enjoyed sex with MH. I "faked it" over 90% of the time b/c I didn't want to hurt my husband's feelings. It wasn't always that way and I don't know how things got so bad, but somehow they had. Now I am making an effort not to do that b/c it doesn't help anyone- I'm not satisfied and MH thinks everything is peachy. If he notices that I'm (seemingly) not as satisfied as I once was, or that it's "taking me longer" I plan to say that things feel different after having a baby and what worked so well before doesn't anymore. I know in a perfect world I should be able to be more open with MH about sex but the couple times I tried to talk to him it didn't go well- he got all defensive and mad like I was insulting him. Wow- it feels good to get that off my chest!
me too.
me three.
My FFFC: MH, when we moved into our house, insisted on buying one of those spinning reel lawn mowers. I told him that it was a silly idea, as we have a huge yard, and that if he did it would basically guarantee that I would never mow (it's about 3/4 of an acre). He went ahead with that plan anyway. Now we are having a record breakingly hot summer with lots of rain and he has to mow at least once a week if not more, and I watch him through the window thinking told you so, but he is so proud he would never complain about it. HAHAHA! (I would let him buy a regular mower if he admitted he was wrong)