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December 2011 Moms
UO thursday
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This is also TMI -
I appreciate AF and am glad she's back b/c now we can start TTC again.
But I hate pads and tampons (Ps&Ts). It started when I was at my mom's house this weekend and I was stuck using Ps&Ts for the first two days of it. Gross. I've been using a DivaCup for a few years now and it is soooo much better than the other stuff. It is easier, cheaper and cleaner! This first PP AF has been heavy and I was leaking through every hour! As soon as we got home I put my cup in and I was able to relax again. No leaking, no running to the bathroom every hour and I finally got to sleep through the night. (It's bad enough to wake up for DS but cruel to have to wake up for DS and AF).
My sister, who hasn't seen the light yet - thinks I'm gross. But the girlfriends who I've gotten to try their own cup say they would never go back to Ps&Ts. I was nervous about using it after the tearing I had, but it was much more comfortable than the tampons.
I don't like tampons and pads are driving me crazy, I am actually thinking of trying a cup.
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I am irritated by how many people keep telling me that L is so huge (she is), but I'm still sick of it. She only drinks 4-5 bottles a day (6-7 oz) so 35 oz at most. She has cereal in 2 bottles a day and no solid food. What now, should I starve the poor kid. UGH, good think I'm rude snatch and usually have really ugly comebacks when they say it.
I think "organic" clothing is silly and overpriced, especially for kids.
Although Chris Brown is a d-bag I still love his music.
I have been wanting to try a cup. But I wasnt sure between the diva and the lunette.(sp?)
I love, love, love my Diva cup. When my AF returns, I wonder if I'll have to get the "other" size... you know, the post-kids size?
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Moozilla - I prefer the Diva.
Jammie - get the size 2 to have on hand JIC - I have found that the size 2 was almost necessary just due to the increased flow. Size 2 is for women 30+ years or after baby.
I am trying to find a mothers' club in my area, but they are all political or faith-based. I don't want to join a group based on these things. My friends come from all kinds of religious/political groups an I am friends with them because they are amazing people. I love to hear different views and I am not afraid to disagree. Why can't there be a mothers' club that is inclusive?
Maybe I will start my own!
I get this all.the.time. Mostly from my in-laws. It drives me crazy. He's on the big side, but he's not off the charts or anything. He's not even 99th percentile. He fits into age appropriate clothing and diapers. But whenever my MIL or SIL buy him an outfit it's always 3 sizes too big and sagging off him. I don't get it.
Jan17 Sept Sig: Pumpkin Spice gone too far
LCT - 5.15.14 ~ 9lbs, 22.5 inches
I have this problem too!!!
All of them are church based. That's great...but I'm not interested. And the nearest one I can find is 40 minutes away and they'll only let you join if you're in a 20 minute radius (since you have to host when it's your turn). I don't really like the hosting idea either. Why can't these things be held at public locations? Community centers, parks, heck...church basements if they are religious. Maybe I have more of a problem hosting strangers because I'm in the middle of no where though...
THIS THIS THIS!!! I posted yesterday on the "what size is baby in?" post of how on the SAHM board some mom told me how "HUGE!" DS was and how her 2 year old doesn't weigh what DS weighs. He's 5 months, 21 lbs. He's HEALTHY. Cubby...fine. "Big Baby"...whatever. But words like "Fat", "Huge"...it's just rude. I don't care if he knows what you're talking about or not... I get this all the time when we're out shopping. People have even yelled it down the isles.
I'd love to hear some of your comebacks. I need them!
I don't really know what a "dreamfeed" is....
I don't either..
I agree. I think a lot of those type of people are really missing out on some of the best years of their lives by doing it (so called) "backwards". It's hard to enjoy those things when you have children. And I think it's tackier then too. (My UO I know).
I know I'm old fashion. And I can get where people don't always want to be old fashion. But I think marriage sets a good example for children and more stability. I think it's really sad that there's not more good stable marriages these days.
I think in society today many grandma's play too much of a role in their grandchild's life. If you need your mom to help raise your child...you shouldn't be having a child. Everytime I go into the baby section to buy something to support my own child I run into grandma's shopping for their grandchildren....to the extreme. Many time the mother is with telling the grandma what to buy. This isn't a case of being a good grandma or spoiling the child. This is a case of supporting your grandchild when your days of supporting children should be over. I agree we all need breaks and gifts are super nice...but I can't stand it when people have children they can't support. Having a child can be prevented...if you can't support it double up on protection. Avoid it like the plague!
basically, going in to feed baby when they're sleeping (like when you're going to bed) to try to prevent them from waking up in the middle of the night. The idea is that baby doesn't really wake up, but eats (hence, dream feed).
LCT - 5.15.14 ~ 9lbs, 22.5 inches
DS would never sleep through that! lol.
Stemming from this I don't believe that keeping your child up later will result in them sleeping later...or putting them to bed sooner (if they are tired) will result in them waking up sooner. My mother has been trying to preach this one too me for months.
Fwiw, I attended one back in NE that was held at a church and had zero discussions of religion or faith-it was held there since the space and child are during were free to the group. I stopped going because all the women ever did was b1tch about their husbands. I'm not into sitting around for 2 hours and hearing about how your husband did the dishes incorrectly and he's now the biggestdbaglikever!
I think the bump badges are pointless (I went all natural, SAHM, working mom, etc...). It seems like a little bit mommy warish, and I'm more interested in if you're a normal human than labels like their badges.
I don't care about the "it's a girl!" ones, but i don't get the labels.
I really feared that too.
I've always been more of a tomboy. I'm not good at "women's small talk". My marriage has always been (even to my close friends) very private...what goes one with DH is just between DH and I. I don't like talking about other people's marriage.
I also feel threatened by other mom's a lot. I get tired of (just in my own circle) hearing everyone's "advice" for things when not being asked. I wonder if in so many ways these groups would make me more stressed when I'm looking for some stress relief.
(totally not an UO---but things I'm questioning before finding a group and paying a membership fee....)
...I miss my picture of my little guy. But it freaked me out when I saw a bunch of bump babies on Pinterest. ....I have no clue what happened to my ticker though and I've been too lazy to put it back up.
agreed.
on that same note, I think it's selfish of people who purposely keep their babies up late so they can spend time with them. It's one thing if your baby naturally as a later bedtime, but if your baby is tired and read for bed before 8pm, PUT THEM TO BED (and not as a nap). one of the best things you can do for your child is to help create healthy sleep habits.
and if your baby "naps" after 6, then you need to make that bedtime. they will probably stop treating it like a nap if you stop treating it like a nap.
I also hate the complaints of "ugh, my baby gets up at 6/7am" babies and kids get up early - you will likely not be able to force them to sleep later, so suck it up.
I also think Ferber knows his ***
LCT - 5.15.14 ~ 9lbs, 22.5 inches
Yes! The STTN one is the absolute worst.
On Drawsomething I dont think you should be given letters to guess from or maybe they should not put them up till the drawing is over. IDK. Its called DRAWsomethign for a reason. You draw a pic and guess it based on what the person drew. Not based off the letters they give you.
I quit playing because everyone I got matched with wrote out the answer... It's a GAME people...play it!
I don't think that there is anything wrong with grandparents helping out, whether it be with childcare or buying things, or whatever. I know there are perhaps extreme cases where people take advantage, but these grandparents are grown adults and can say no if they don't like what is going on. I think it's nice to know that there are so many people around to love and support my child in many different ways.
I can support my child but my mom still takes care of him all day every day for free (her choice) and she buys him whatever he wants/needs/etc., whenever she wants to (also her choice--and it is far from a financial hardship on her so it isn't like it's sucking up her retirement) and my MIL has offered more than once to come over in the middle of the night if we needed help. It gives them joy to support us, whether it be financially, emotionally, or whatever.
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-Some kids *do* nap after 6pm. This is actually addressed in Healthy Sleep Habits/Happy Child... some kids need that 3rd/4th nap. DS catnaps throughout the day and relatively regularly takes a 15-30 minute nap after 6pm. This, according to Dr. Weissbluth is typically dropped by 6 months. He's not ready for bed. I can put him in his crib and he automatically wakes up shortly after.
-We tried putting DS to bed sooner last night and it bit us in the ass, big time. 15 minutes earlier than normal resulted in a 30 minute earlier wakeup. Could be a freak thing, but he was WIDE awake and refused to go back to sleep.
-I keep my kid up provided he's not tired because 2 days a week, I wouldn't see him otherwise. Such is life as a working mom.
-I do complain about DS getting up before 7am because I know it's tough on DH. He doesn't get home/to bed before 1am, so 7am for him is rough. We're purposely trying for a schedule of a 8-9pm bedtime and an 8am wakeup. Thankfully DS doesn't have an issue of the bedtime, he just won't sleep past 7am, no matter what the bedtime is.
I do not believe that children need a set bedtime as early as people on here say (not directed at pp, but other posters on the 6-9 month board who say the baby MUST be in bed by 7pm), my DS goes to bed around 9.30pm and his last nap usually ends between 6.30 and 7 (has been known to sleep even later). My DH gets home from work between 7-8pm and if I put DS to sleep earlier my DH would not see him at night.
My LO is perfectly happy with this arrangment, he gets up at 8- 8.30 and has two naps ranging from 3-5 hours in total during the day, I think that having a early bedtime is a choice not a need and if the baby is happy, people shouldn't be judged for keeping the baby up to see their dad.
Diagnosed with Anti little c antibodies. DS1 7.11.11 - Anaemia and Jaundice. 10 days in the NICU, 1 exchange transfusion and 4 blood transfusions. DS2 29.8.13 - Anaemia 7 days in the NICU and 1 exchange transfusion. Both are now happy and healthy.I've read Weissbluth as well and I know what he says about the evening nap. I guess, to me, a nap at 6 or 7 isn't really evening, that's basically bedtime according to most sleep experts. Even Weissbluth says most infants should be going to bed between 6-8, so how can that encompass a 6pm nap? sometimes DD needs a nap around 5, and I let her nap then.
and your comment about keeping him up if he's not tired - I was more thinking of the people I've seen post who basically force the baby to stay up later. I'm a working mom too, I know how much it sucks to get no time with our babies, but I don't want to sacrifice her sleep just to satisfy my desire to spend time with her. There are days when my DH does not see her because she's in bed before he gets home and we leave as he's getting up. Such is life. I won't alter her natural sleep habits for it.
LCT - 5.15.14 ~ 9lbs, 22.5 inches
How is this stupid?
My baby eats 50% of her intake while she is sleeping. It's the only way to get her to eat without her fighting it. She refuses to eat while awake most of the time but will happily suck down a bottle in her sleep.