UO Thursday

numb3rMel · May 2012

littlemac1117:
numb3rMel:

Oh don't worry, It's probably my FTM wisdom.

Probably. Really though, I wasn't saying that I hate this country, just there are so many things that I would love to see changed, especially by the time my kids are old enough for it to have a real effect on them. America claims to be at the top of the food chain, but we are behind other countries in some really important areas.

Tushay!

alice2Bcheshire · May 2012

numb3rMel:
littlemac1117:
numb3rMel:

Oh don't worry, It's probably my FTM wisdom.

Probably. Really though, I wasn't saying that I hate this country, just there are so many things that I would love to see changed, especially by the time my kids are old enough for it to have a real effect on them. America claims to be at the top of the food chain, but we are behind other countries in some really important areas.

Touch?!

FTFY.

kelnyc · May 2012

Mine is, does no one read a damn book? Some of the pregnancy questions asked around here are so basic (is this twinge normal? why am I itchy? what does it all meeeean?! etc.), and could have easily been answered if you read the simple weekly paragraph in WTEWYE or whatever book you like. Heck, you can get online updates if you don't want to spring for the book. It's not rocket science, people.

littlemac1117 · May 2012

alice2Bcheshire:
numb3rMel:
littlemac1117:
numb3rMel:

Oh don't worry, It's probably my FTM wisdom.

Probably. Really though, I wasn't saying that I hate this country, just there are so many things that I would love to see changed, especially by the time my kids are old enough for it to have a real effect on them. America claims to be at the top of the food chain, but we are behind other countries in some really important areas.

Touch?!
FTFY.

Haha before you fixed it I read it as tushy at first, but then I got what she meant

BabyG_ · May 2012

numb3rMel:
mrsmklynch:
littlemac1117:

FTM's are the best moms. They know all, haha.

For real though, my UO is stolen from a poster on 12-24. I am not very proud to be an American.

I just have such bad taste in my mouth about our country, and it sucks. I look at our over-consumption, our arrogance, our terrible spending, and I can totally see why many countries dislike Americans.

Amen! My husband always says "This is the greatest country in the world!" And I respond "In what ways, exactly?" Sure we have some really great things going for us, but there are other countries who do those same things even better. We're just so sure that we're the greatest that we refuse to even consider that we might be able to learn from others.

There will always be pros and cons to anything.

But really? Anyone is totally welcome to leave and live in another country if they hate the one they're living in so much.

This. The people who are all "OMG Americans are soooo self-centered and self-righteous" and then turn around and drive their gas guzzling vehicles, drink Starbucks like its water and enjoy the freedom to say whatever it is they want are my UO. Or is it a P(opular) O? Hmmm..

ATMmom324 · May 2012

DD refused a pacifier. My MIL gave me all kinds of crap for not "letting" her have one. She preferred my nipples. In some ways I hope this child will take one to give my breasts a break. On the other hand I hope he doesn't so that I don't have to break him of it and just to see MIL get all upset again. FTR we tired about 10 different types and everyone she spit out like I had suggested she suck on dog poop.

I am pissed at companies being rude to customers. We are looking for work to be done on our house that will cost several thousands of dollars. We are having the worst time getting people to return calls, actually give estimates, or be here when they say they will be. For an economy that is supposedly so horrible these places must not be hurting too bad.

kelnyc · May 2012

nealbl:
hmp&mrj:
beh3e:

I am completely against pacifiers. I've been reading The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, and they say that pacifiers can mess with feeding schedules because the sucking releases chemicals in the baby that make the baby think they are getting full. Plus, I really feel like pacifiers are a lazy way of calming a crying child.

Babies need to suck. As someone who has been a human pacifier, giving your child a binky is not being a lazy parent. Plus, it is much easier to take away the pacifier than your kid's thumb.

this this this. As soon as my LO could control her hand she would have nothing to do with her pacifier and is now a thumbsucker. I am dreading the day we have to break that habit it will be so hard

I know there is research that says the pacifier can mess up breastfeeding but it didn't effect my LO and breastfeeding at all.

Actually, the latest research says it doesn't cause confusion for the baby with breastfeeding at all. So there ya go!

jlh2716 · May 2012

littlemac1117:
FTM's are the best moms. They know all, haha.
For real though, my UO is stolen from a poster on 12-24. I am not very proud to be an American.
I just have such bad taste in my mouth about our country, and it sucks. I look at our over-consumption, our arrogance, our terrible spending, and I can totally see why many countries dislike Americans.

Thank you! I could not agree more!

melody921 · May 2012

beh3e:

Forgot my UO.

I am completely against pacifiers. I've been reading The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, and they say that pacifiers can mess with feeding schedules because the sucking releases chemicals in the baby that make the baby think they are getting full. Plus, I really feel like pacifiers are a lazy way of calming a crying child.

And I hate all of these Teen Pregnancy shows. It might show the problems they have, but regardless, these girls are becoming famous for getting knocked up at a young age, and I don't like the message that sends.

talk to me after you have a kid who screams round the clock. The pacifier didn't always soothe DS, but for the few times it did, I was grateful. Oh, and he totally wasn't fooled into thinking it was nourishment.

numb3rMel · May 2012

littlemac1117:
alice2Bcheshire:
numb3rMel:
littlemac1117:
numb3rMel:

Oh don't worry, It's probably my FTM wisdom.

Probably. Really though, I wasn't saying that I hate this country, just there are so many things that I would love to see changed, especially by the time my kids are old enough for it to have a real effect on them. America claims to be at the top of the food chain, but we are behind other countries in some really important areas.

Touch?!

FTFY.

Haha before you fixed it I read it as tushy at first, but then I got what she meant

::face palm:: I even looked that one up!

RitaT22 · May 2012

LittleBug1107:
My UO is that I think co-sleeping with the baby in the bed is really unsafe no matter what precautions you take and that continuing to co-sleep into toddlerhood is weird.. Why would you want a toddler between you and your husband? When the heck do you have "alone" time with your DH? This is my 3rd baby and I have never co-slept and my kids have turned out just fine... I will probably get flamed for my opinion but oh well..

Eh, to each their own. We co slept for a few months when Gavin was waking up at night because hey, I had to be up for work, and him sleeping in bed meant he fell right back to sleep after nursing. That said, he sleeps in his crib now 90% of the time at night. Sometimes he wakes up at night, and if I'm not up for sitting in his room while he falls back asleep, I bring him in bed.

But, I don't agree with having a toddler share your bed full time.

beh3e · May 2012

Look, I wasn't trying to make an ass of myself. This is all new to me, and being a lover of knowledge, I really like talking about the new things I've been learning since becoming pregnant, and I just so happen to be currently reading a breastfeeding book that I've seen recommended numerous times on this board. I saw a comment, and having just read about the topic in this highly recommended book, I wanted to contribute, which I also see people talking about a lot on this board, especially about new people that only want feedback and never contribute.

Obviously, I know that I'm going to have to be flexible with what I do with my child. Just like someone that wants to have a natural birth will have to be flexible, and yet most people on this board think it's kind of rude when someone expresses their wishes and people scoff and say, "Yeah right, you just wait."

Bottom line, this is the UO thread, and I shouldn't post something and be taken aback when it upsets people. It just kind of perturbed me that everyone is essentially making fun of me because I'm a FTM. Most people here either are or were a FTM at some point, so why is the response so antagonistic instead of supportive and informative? I'd love to hear why using a pacifier was needed, especially if you tried to keep it out of the picture, but there's no reason to make me feel like an idiot to do so.

littlemac1117 · May 2012

beh3e:
Look, I wasn't trying to make an ass of myself. This is all new to me, and being a lover of knowledge, I really like talking about the new things I've been learning since becoming pregnant, and I just so happen to be currently reading a breastfeeding book that I've seen recommended numerous times on this board. I saw a comment, and having just read about the topic in this highly recommended book, I wanted to contribute, which I also see people talking about a lot on this board, especially about new people that only want feedback and never contribute.
Obviously, I know that I'm going to have to be flexible with what I do with my child. Just like someone that wants to have a natural birth will have to be flexible, and yet most people on this board think it's kind of rude when someone expresses their wishes and people scoff and say, "Yeah right, you just wait."
Bottom line, this is the UO thread, and I shouldn't post something and be taken aback when it upsets people. It just kind of perturbed me that everyone is essentially making fun of me because I'm a FTM. Most people here either are or were a FTM at some point, so why is the response so antagonistic instead of supportive and informative? I'd love to hear why using a pacifier was needed, especially if you tried to keep it out of the picture, but there's no reason to make me feel like an idiot to do so.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean for my comment to make you feel like an idiot, I really didn't. For me, (and maybe for the other posters who aren't new at this whole mom thing) its just funny to hear the things that first time moms say, because I have been there. I can't even remember all the "I'll never"s or claims I made about how I would be as a parent. Its just funny to me because I remember being there and I remember how it felt and how much you have to play by ear when sh!t starts to get real haha.

And just to give you my experience, my son breastfed until 13 months but he also took a binky and occasionally took a pacifier. I had a hard time breastfeeding in the beginning because I had a csection and didnt get to try right away, but once it was established he took all three just fine

esthergreenwood14 · June 2012

beh3e:
Look, I wasn't trying to make an ass of myself. This is all new to me, and being a lover of knowledge, I really like talking about the new things I've been learning since becoming pregnant, and I just so happen to be currently reading a breastfeeding book that I've seen recommended numerous times on this board. I saw a comment, and having just read about the topic in this highly recommended book, I wanted to contribute, which I also see people talking about a lot on this board, especially about new people that only want feedback and never contribute.
Obviously, I know that I'm going to have to be flexible with what I do with my child. Just like someone that wants to have a natural birth will have to be flexible, and yet most people on this board think it's kind of rude when someone expresses their wishes and people scoff and say, "Yeah right, you just wait."
Bottom line, this is the UO thread, and I shouldn't post something and be taken aback when it upsets people. It just kind of perturbed me that everyone is essentially making fun of me because I'm a FTM. Most people here either are or were a FTM at some point, so why is the response so antagonistic instead of supportive and informative? I'd love to hear why using a pacifier was needed, especially if you tried to keep it out of the picture, but there's no reason to make me feel like an idiot to do so.

If you didn't want to be made fun of you shouldn't have stated that people who use pacifiers are lazy when you have no experiance with it. Where exactly did you read that? Was that you being "supportive and informative?" I love when people make insulting blanket statements and get all butt hurt when people respond in an "antagonistic" fashion.

nealbl · June 2012

beh3e:
Look, I wasn't trying to make an ass of myself. This is all new to me, and being a lover of knowledge, I really like talking about the new things I've been learning since becoming pregnant, and I just so happen to be currently reading a breastfeeding book that I've seen recommended numerous times on this board. I saw a comment, and having just read about the topic in this highly recommended book, I wanted to contribute, which I also see people talking about a lot on this board, especially about new people that only want feedback and never contribute.
Obviously, I know that I'm going to have to be flexible with what I do with my child. Just like someone that wants to have a natural birth will have to be flexible, and yet most people on this board think it's kind of rude when someone expresses their wishes and people scoff and say, "Yeah right, you just wait."
Bottom line, this is the UO thread, and I shouldn't post something and be taken aback when it upsets people. It just kind of perturbed me that everyone is essentially making fun of me because I'm a FTM. Most people here either are or were a FTM at some point, so why is the response so antagonistic instead of supportive and informative? I'd love to hear why using a pacifier was needed, especially if you tried to keep it out of the picture, but there's no reason to make me feel like an idiot to do so.

Ok I didn't care that you don't want to use pacifiers I was pretty adamant on that too when I was a FTM. That changed once I had an LO but I get why you were saying you don't want to use. It was your statement that those of us that have/had an LO that used a pacifier are lazy. Are you freaking kidding me!!!! You have no right to make such a ridiculous comment when you haven't even had a child yet. Hell you shouldn't make that comment even if you do have a child. It is rude and not accurate.

littlemac1117 · June 2012

I must have been in a really good mood last night. Now that I think about it, your comment was pretty rude. (I guess I forgot about the lazy part.) You should feel like an idiot.

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