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June 2012 Moms
mylittlesunshine
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Weds. Poll (non-clicky): Have you broken any "rules"
mylittlesunshine
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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?
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
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Re: Weds. Poll (non-clicky): Have you broken any "rules"
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.
I said I wouldn't post pictures on FB, well I did.
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.
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
I'm with you on the tv! She loves looking at it so I let her:)
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)
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!
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.
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!
This is me
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.
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!