UO Thursday

amarissa85 · July 2013

Soleil3:
Melanieian:
The your baby your rules concept annoys me. Yes there are certain things that you want to be able to control but in reality what right do you have to tell others what they should do with their body? I do not think it is okay to demand someone to get a shot or wear certain things. Everyone should wash their hands before handling a newborn, that is pretty much common knowledge. I have also learned through experience, the more you shelter a baby from world and the surroundings the more sickly child you will have. Children have to be exposed in order to build their immune system.
I agree, and it makes me laugh. It's just really unrealistic to expect everyone ever in contact with your child to be fully vaccinated, unless you put the kid in a bubble for 3 or so years until all the vaccinations are done.  

I will agree here as well.

MellyLuc · July 2013

amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.

This. My SIL bought us a cd player and a bunch of cds as our gift at our shower. She told me this is the most amazing gift anyone could have given me because it is the only way she ever got her children to sleep. I think the very opposite. A child should be sent to bed, lights out, and good night.

I do not plan on using this gift to put my baby to sleep. Her kids and 5.5 & 2 and they have huge sleep issues. They cannot nap or go to sleep without lullabies or anything playing in the background. They are terrible sleepers and can't adjust to sleeping anywhere without their cd players. So I just don't get her "this is the best gift anyone has ever made you"

Ktbug613 · July 2013

manditxg:
Melanieian:
The your baby your rules concept annoys me. Yes there are certain things that you want to be able to control but in reality what right do you have to tell others what they should do with their body? I do not think it is okay to demand someone to get a shot or wear certain things. Everyone should wash their hands before handling a newborn, that is pretty much common knowledge. I have also learned through experience, the more you shelter a baby from world and the surroundings the more sickly child you will have. Children have to be exposed in order to build their immune system.

I agree with this 100%. you can't shelter your child from everything and I think my parents not sheltering me is why I have such a strong immune system now. I get sick once a year maybe and have NEVER had the flu. I will get the recommended vaccines for my child but I won't tell someone what to do with their body in order to see my child if they are a family member or friend.

ALL of this. people need to chill. Im not saying vaccinations aren't important. but there is evidence that if you got it while pregnant your child has some protection and then when they are old enough they can get it for themselves. I don't think there is anything wrong with asking if others are willing, but to get up in arms and try to keep grandparents away over it seems a little overkill in my opinion

manditxg · July 2013

Kristin030:
manditxg:

Melanieian:
The your baby your rules concept annoys me. Yes there are certain things that you want to be able to control but in reality what right do you have to tell others what they should do with their body? I do not think it is okay to demand someone to get a shot or wear certain things. Everyone should wash their hands before handling a newborn, that is pretty much common knowledge. I have also learned through experience, the more you shelter a baby from world and the surroundings the more sickly child you will have. Children have to be exposed in order to build their immune system.

I agree with this 100%. you can't shelter your child from everything and I think my parents not sheltering me is why I have such a strong immune system now. I get sick once a year maybe and have NEVER had the flu. I will get the recommended vaccines for my child but I won't tell someone what to do with their body in order to see my child if they are a family member or friend.

I definitely agree with this and I dont shelter my son from every little germ, sniffle, etc. However, I asked my ILs to (voluntarily) consider the Tdap vaccine because of their personalities. They would mouth kiss (vomit) my infant and would lie when they were sick because they didnt want to miss a day of seeing LO. Because of that, it was important to me that they get it.

I can understand that. my family and DH's aren't mouth kissers so I'm not too worried.

amarissa85 · July 2013

MrsZ&Ella:
amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;

not a UO in my house! And thank goodness, bc DD goes to sleep just fine without a movie, tv, sippy, nothing..we have our nights that I'll lay in bed with her for a little snuggle time but its not an hour deal..bath, potty, teeth and one last drink, then lights out..bed!

Mine do as well.

Melanieian · July 2013

MrsZ&Ella:
amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;
not a UO in my house! And thank goodness, bc DD goes to sleep just fine without a movie, tv, sippy, nothing..we have our nights that I'll lay in bed with her for a little snuggle time but its not an hour deal..bath, potty, teeth and one last drink, then lights out..bed!

My DD goes to sleep with the TV on and she has no problems, she also has a routine. I turn it on really low and she is out within 5 mins. I go to sleep with the TV on also. Not really an issue unless they are not falling asleep and staying up to watch it, but as some background light and noise there is nothing wrong with it.

Ktbug613 · July 2013

amarissa85:
MrsZ&Ella:
amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;
not a UO in my house! And thank goodness, bc DD goes to sleep just fine without a movie, tv, sippy, nothing..we have our nights that I'll lay in bed with her for a little snuggle time but its not an hour deal..bath, potty, teeth and one last drink, then lights out..bed!
Mine do as well.

The families I know that do allow other things at bedtime, really struggle with getting their kids to sleep, and stay in their rooms ect. I don't plan on negotiating with my kids. When I say its bedtime its bedtime and bedtime is for SLEEPING, crazy concept I know.

Soleil3 · July 2013

somebodysmama21:
crogers19:
I feel like b!tch slapping everyone that says 36/37 is full term.It's not. It's term. 37 weeks can still land your LO in the NICU. 40 weeks is full term!!!nbsp;
Medically 3742 weeks is term. Acknowledging that doesn't mean you are wishing your baby comes early it is simply recognising a medically accepted fact. Also like it or not nothing can make your baby come until they are ready so if people nsist on trying to help things along then it wont make the baby come until they are ready. The mortality rate at 37 weeks is just over 3 percent and drops at 38 weeks to just over 1 percent and stays at 1 percent untik 42 weeks. I just dont get why people get so worked up about it. I am excited about 37 weeks because it is just one more milestone.

Are you agreeing or disagreeing? croger said 37 weeks is term, it's just not full term. There is a distinct difference in the 2.

ktbear9512 · July 2013

amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;

I agree with this completely. My kids will not have a TV in their room, just like DH and I do not have one in ours. Bedrooms are for sleeping, bedtime is for bed. No no and no.

Soleil3 · July 2013

dani_brewer:
I get really annoyed with the whole term vs full term debate. I'm not talking about debating the health risks of delivering early, I think that's very important information to get out there. Just when people get all heated about semantics.

I love getting heated about semantics

WheeLinTheSky3 · July 2013

ktbear9512:
amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;
I agree with this completely. My kids will not have a TV in their room, just like DH and I do not have one in ours. Bedrooms are for sleeping, bedtime is for bed. No no and no.

I agree with all of this. I do have a TV in my own room but rarely use it. It is mostly on when I am getting ready in the morning or when I have insomnia (which is a lot lately) Growing up, my brother and I were never allowed to have a TV in our room and I wont allow it for my kids either. We have never used any kind of device/object to get DS to sleep. Every night he gets a bath, new pajamas, diaper, story and then bed wide awake. He goes to sleep every night with no problem.

crogers19 · July 2013

Soleil3:
somebodysmama21:
crogers19:
I feel like b!tch slapping everyone that says 36/37 is full term.It's not. It's term. 37 weeks can still land your LO in the NICU. 40 weeks is full term!!!nbsp;
Medically 3742 weeks is term. Acknowledging that doesn't mean you are wishing your baby comes early it is simply recognising a medically accepted fact. Also like it or not nothing can make your baby come until they are ready s
o if people nsist on trying to help things along then it wont make the baby come until they are ready. The mortality rate at 37 weeks is just over 3 percent and drops at 38 weeks to just over 1 percent and stays at 1 percent untik 42 weeks. I just dont get why people get so worked up about it. I am excited about 37 weeks because it is just one more milestone.
Are you agreeing or disagreeing? croger said 37 weeks is term, it's just not full term. There is a distinct difference in the 2.

https://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20110523/study-gives-new-view-of-full-term-pregnancy

Redefining 'Term'

"We need to make people aware that within the definition of term, there are two categories," says Alan R. Fleischman, MD, the medical director of the March of Dimes in White Plains, N.Y.

Term is "a biologic continuum between 37 and 41 weeks and those babies born early in term are different than those babies born at full term," he says.

The new findings apply only to women who do not have medical reason to deliver before 39 weeks, he says.

But "there is a whole group of women and doctors who are delivering early for convenience or due to a very minor change in some test that has not been shown to be helpful," he says. "It is a perfect storm because you never see a mother who likes the last four weeks of pregnancy. It's uncomfortable and many feel it is time."

J. Christopher Glantz, MD, MPH, a professor of maternal-fetal medicine at University of Rochester School of Medicine, agrees. "The definition of term is a little arbitrary and it is an old definition based on how babies did many many years ago."

Most babies do OK at 37 weeks, he says. "The differences are not that dramatic between the actual risk of mortality from 37 to 39 weeks, but why take any unnecessary risks at all?"

"Elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks definitely have some increased morbidity," says Abdulla Al-Khan, MD, the director and chief of maternal and fetal medicine and surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey Other factors such as type of delivery and reason for early term delivery also affect these risks, he says

Melanieian · July 2013

JNL$LSM:
Melanieian:
MrsZ&Ella:
amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;
not a UO in my house! And thank goodness, bc DD goes to sleep just fine without a movie, tv, sippy, nothing..we have our nights that I'll lay in bed with her for a little snuggle time but its not an hour deal..bath, potty, teeth and one last drink, then lights out..bed!
My DD goes to sleep with the TV on and she has no problems, she also has a routine. I turn it on really low and she is out within 5 mins. I go to sleep with the TV on also. Not really an issue unless they are not falling asleep and staying up to watch it, but as some background light and noise there is nothing wrong with it.
When I was living by myself I always kept the TV on because that was the only way I could fall asleep.

That's what got me started! Before I married DH it was just me and my children. I can fall asleep without the TV on but I can't fall asleep without the noise of a fan. I have to bring a small fan with me on vacations and stuff because if the air conditioner isn't running in the hotel room I can't sleep because it is too quiet. lol

Ktbug613 · July 2013

somebodysmama21:
Soleil3:
somebodysmama21:
crogers19:
I feel like b!tch slapping everyone that says 36/37 is full term.It's not. It's term. 37 weeks can still land your LO in the NICU. 40 weeks is full term!!!nbsp;
Medically 3742 weeks is term. Acknowledging that doesn't mean you are wishing your baby comes early it is simply recognising a medically accepted fact. Also like it or not nothing can make your baby come until they are ready so if people nsist on trying to help things along then it wont make the baby come until they are ready. The mortality rate at 37 weeks is just over 3 percent and drops at 38 weeks to just over 1 percent and stays at 1 percent untik 42 weeks. I just dont get why people get so worked up about it. I am excited about 37 weeks because it is just one more milestone.
Are you agreeing or disagreeing? croger said 37 weeks is term, it's just not full term. There is a distinct difference in the 2.
Neither I am saying I don't get why people get their panties in a bunch about people being excited about making it to what the medical society considers term. Birth is something you have no control over (unless you have a scheduled c-section or induction) so it isn't like them celebrating making it to term or even not really understanding the difference between term and full term is going to make their baby come earlier. I just don't get that people get so heated about it. Eating spicing food, having sex, walking more, red raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil or whatever other wives tales you subscribe to won't bring the baby before it is ready either way.

I can see somebodysmama's side here. Its one thing to wish your baby out (or try to get your baby out) before its ready, but is it really a big deal to celebrate the 37 week milestone? Especially for loss moms, or moms struggling to keep their babies cooking for as long as possible. Making it to "term" and knowing that if baby comes at this point they have a fighting chance is something to celebrate!

Ashesha13 · July 2013

lindsayanne79:
I don't think that an infant carrier is a necessity. I understand that the majority of moms use them for a variety of reasons which is great for them. One of those reasons isn't safety though, an infant carrier and a correctly installed rear facing convertible seat must pass the same crash tests. I find it annoying that people tell me my baby won't be as safe or they won't let me leave the hospital if I don't have an infant seat...it's just not true!nbsp;

I agree and was going to go that route. The only reason we ended up getting one was because its soooooo got where we live I couldn't imagine leaving the seat in the car for an hour and coming back to put LO in... Although I plan on baby wearing so it may actually happen sometimes anyway.. I couldn't imagine lugging that thing around if I didn't need to

BlondieBia21 · July 2013

I don't know how unpopular of an opinion it'll be but it's something that really bothered me yesterday-

I do not believe electronic cigarettes should be allowed to be "smoked" where the area is non-smoking. I understand that it is supposably just water vapor that comes out, but I just think it's inappropriate. Well, maybe it was because I was waiting to see my OB yesterday and a man was sitting in the hospital waiting room smoking it and blowing the "smoke" in the air. I just didn't think that was the time or place to be doing so.

I've never smoked so maybe I just don't understand..

Michelle N · July 2013

dani_brewer:
I get really annoyed with the whole term vs full term debate. I'm not talking about debating the health risks of delivering early, I think that's very important information to get out there. Just when people get all heated about semantics.

I agree completely! This was going to be my UO. I think it may have been at one point... so annoying.

Another UO, one of DH's co-workers just had a baby and sent around a photo. I didn't think it was cute at all. I told DH we're not sending pictures, other than to close families, because I don't want my baby to be judged. I am a terrible person.

Melanieian · July 2013

BlondieBia21:
I don't know how unpopular of an opinion it'll be but it's something that really bothered me yesterday-
I do not believe electronic cigarettes should be allowed to be "smoked" where the area is non-smoking. I understand that it is supposably just water vapor that comes out, but I just think it's inappropriate. Well, maybe it was because I was waiting to see my OB yesterday and a man was sitting in the hospital waiting room smoking it and blowing the "smoke" in the air. I just didn't think that was the time or place to be doing so.
I've never smoked so maybe I just don't understand..

Smoking is the hardest habit to break and the electronic cigarettes were made to help people fight the nicotine addiction. It is just water vapor, it is no harm to you or anyone around you. The reason for non-smoking areas is to keep out the harmful chemicals and smoke so others do not inhale. I applaud him for doing everything he can to break the habit. I tried for sooooo long and soooo many times to quit smoking and failed miserably! I quit as soon as I got my BFP but that is great motivation to quit. He doesn't have that.

henderson1026 · July 2013

BlondieBia21:
I don't know how unpopular of an opinion it'll be but it's something that really bothered me yesterday-
I do not believe electronic cigarettes should be allowed to be "smoked" where the area is non-smoking. I understand that it is supposably just water vapor that comes out, but I just think it's inappropriate. Well, maybe it was because I was waiting to see my OB yesterday and a man was sitting in the hospital waiting room smoking it and blowing the "smoke" in the air. I just didn't think that was the time or place to be doing so.
I've never smoked so maybe I just don't understand..

I don't mind the electronic cigarettes at all. I have asthma and cigarette smoke aggravates it very quickly. MIL quit and switched to electronic about 2 years ago. I am so much more comfortable in her house now. When she came to visit, I had no problem with her using it in my house - there is no smell and I had no breathing problems.

BlondieBia21 · July 2013

Melanieian:
BlondieBia21:
I don't know how unpopular of an opinion it'll be but it's something that really bothered me yesterday-
I do not believe electronic cigarettes should be allowed to be "smoked" where the area is non-smoking. I understand that it is supposably just water vapor that comes out, but I just think it's inappropriate. Well, maybe it was because I was waiting to see my OB yesterday and a man was sitting in the hospital waiting room smoking it and blowing the "smoke" in the air. I just didn't think that was the time or place to be doing so.
I've never smoked so maybe I just don't understand..
Smoking is the hardest habit to break and the electronic cigarettes were made to help people fight the nicotine addiction. It is just water vapor, it is no harm to you or anyone around you. The reason for non-smoking areas is to keep out the harmful chemicals and smoke so others do not inhale. I applaud him for doing everything he can to break the habit. I tried for sooooo long and soooo many times to quit smoking and failed miserably! I quit as soon as I got my BFP but that is great motivation to quit. He doesn't have that.

I guess it mainly just bothered me that he was using it in the middle of a hospital. That for some reason just didn't seem right to me. My FI used to smoke and he quit as soon as we got the BFP. He quit cold turkey and I'm truly proud of him for doing it. I just don't think a hospital is the place to be "smoking" it.

BellaOso · July 2013

BlondieBia21:
I don't know how unpopular of an opinion it'll be but it's something that really bothered me yesterday-
I do not believe electronic cigarettes should be allowed to be "smoked" where the area is non-smoking. I understand that it is supposably just water vapor that comes out, but I just think it's inappropriate. Well, maybe it was because I was waiting to see my OB yesterday and a man was sitting in the hospital waiting room smoking it and blowing the "smoke" in the air. I just didn't think that was the time or place to be doing so.
I've never smoked so maybe I just don't understand..

I'm with you and I'm a former smoker. I think the e-cigs should still be used outside. I had a friend who sat next to someone using one on an airplane. Weird.

CaliforniaDream87 · July 2013

I hate decaf coffee.

Like what's the point? There's no caffeine. I try to limit my caffeine intake so my H buys me decaf from time to time. Fail.

henderson1026 · July 2013

CaliforniaDream87:
I hate decaf coffee. Like what's the point? There's no caffeine. I try to limit my caffeine intake so my H buys me decaf from time to time. Fail.

I like the taste of coffee, especially Iced Coffee - it has been one of my cravings. (all decaf)

CaliforniaDream87 · July 2013

henderson1026:
CaliforniaDream87:
I hate decaf coffee.

Like what's the point? There's no caffeine. I try to limit my caffeine intake so my H buys me decaf from time to time. Fail.
I like the taste of coffee, especially Iced Coffee - it has been one of my cravings. (all decaf)

That's the problem. I LOVE COFFEE and I feel like decaf is an imposter LOL.

henderson1026 · July 2013

CaliforniaDream87:
That's the problem. I LOVE COFFEE and I feel like decaf is an imposter LOL.

What about the half-caf blends?

MommyAmes2 · July 2013

Michelle N:
dani_brewer:
I get really annoyed with the whole term vs full term debate. I'm not talking about debating the health risks of delivering early, I think that's very important information to get out there. Just when people get all heated about semantics.
I agree completely! This was going to be my UO. I think it may have been at one point... so annoying.
Another UO, one of DH's co-workers just had a baby and sent around a photo. I didn't think it was cute at all. I told DH we're not sending pictures, other than to close families, because I don't want my baby to be judged. I am a terrible person.

This made me LOL. I completely agree, not all babies/kids are cute! I was actually just discussing a baby to H the other day, I may have said the baby wasn't cute at all. If you are a terrible person, so am I!

I also think my kids are the most beautiful children ever, which I am sure all parents feel the same about their kids! Wink

Melanieian · July 2013

CaliforniaDream87:
henderson1026:
CaliforniaDream87:
I hate decaf coffee. Like what's the point? There's no caffeine. I try to limit my caffeine intake so my H buys me decaf from time to time. Fail.
I like the taste of coffee, especially Iced Coffee - it has been one of my cravings. (all decaf)
That's the problem. I LOVE COFFEE and I feel like decaf is an imposter LOL.

It is an imposter!! Lol

Luckymomma4 · July 2013

manditxg:
lindsey61811:
kmichln:
lindsey61811:
I think Rolling Stone magazine should be ashamed of themselves for thinking it was appropriate to glorify the Boston marathon bomber by putting him on the cover. Everyone here in Boston is not happy about it. Apparently RS doesn't think they did anything wrong though so this may or may not be an UO.
I agree! I saw that yesterday and am completely disgusted with it. The cover does make him look glorified. Makes me sick.
I'm glad to hear this from people who don't live in Boston. Local reactions are all I've been paying attention to so I didn't know if people who aren't from around here, feel the same way we do about this. Their reasoning and defense makes me sick too.

I agree but I do want to say that this isn't the first time that a killer was on the cover of Rolling Stone. They also had Charles Manson on the cover. I don't think it was to glorify him but more to shed light on who this person is. I don't think he should have been on the cover though.

I think it's wrong he's on the cover. people are going to keep doing things like that for the fame and recognition. and at the very least the publicity gets their message out. why is the media glorifying killers?

Luckymomma4 · July 2013

I think women that claim to just love being pregnant and they would do it all over again are crazy. I had someone post on FB that they just want to be pregnant and skip the baby part. Really?!?! You want all of these oh so glamorous symptoms that go along with it and not actually get the baby at the end? mmmkkay!

Soleil3 · July 2013

Luckymomma4:
I think women that claim to just love being pregnant and they would do it all over again are crazy. I had someone post on FB that they just want to be pregnant and skip the baby part. Really?!?! You want all of these oh so glamorous symptoms that go along with it and not actually get the baby at the end? mmmkkay!

I love being pregnant I'm not super symptomatic though, the whole thing tends to be pretty easy for me.

Not loving the newb part is pretty normal too I feel, it's a lot of work with little to no reward for awhile there.

holly753 · July 2013

dani_brewer:
Soleil3:
dani_brewer:
I get really annoyed with the whole term vs full term debate. I'm not talking about debating the health risks of delivering early, I think that's very important information to get out there. Just when people get all heated about semantics.

I love getting heated about semantics

Lol and that is completely your right. I personally just don't see the point.

I just got my email from the bump for week 37,which I am today, saying baby is full term,which is also what my ob said on Tues. So it seems to be a more a matter of interpretation. I also cannot understand getting upset when someone refers to being full term at 37 weeks.

Soleil3 · July 2013

holly753:
dani_brewer:
Soleil3:
dani_brewer:
I get really annoyed with the whole term vs full term debate. I'm not talking about debating the health risks of delivering early, I think that's very important information to get out there. Just when people get all heated about semantics.
I love getting heated about semantics
Lol and that is completely your right. I personally just don't see the point.
I just got my email from the bump for week 37,which I am today, saying baby is full term,which is also what my ob said on Tues. So it seems to be a more a matter of interpretation. I also cannot understand getting upset when someone refers to being full term at 37 weeks.

Because there are idiots who start to try to induce themselves at 37 weeks.

Luckymomma4 · July 2013

CaliforniaDream87:
I hate decaf coffee. Like what's the point? There's no caffeine. I try to limit my caffeine intake so my H buys me decaf from time to time. Fail.

HAHAHA!!!! Yes!

BlueJewelM · July 2013

janneann1127:
lindsey61811:
I think Rolling Stone magazine should be ashamed of themselves for thinking it was appropriate to glorify the Boston marathon bomber by putting him on the cover.

Everyone here in Boston is not happy about it. Apparently RS doesn't think they did anything wrong though so this may or may not be an UO.
ugh, I didn't see that but that is awful. The media is just getting out of hand these days.
Mine is that I don't really understand why people get so worried about posting pictures of their LOs on FB and that sort of thing. I get that it's a "privacy issue" but I guess I don't really get what the big deal is. I guess I've never been much of a private person myself so maybe I'm not the right one to ask! 

Agree with the rolling stone issue...ick, bad judgement.

As far as the Facebook thing goes...it has nothing to do with privacy issues. It's the fact that I don't believe I have the right to post tons of pictures of my son, and this baby, online. When I was 13 I would have been mortified had I known my mom and dad posted my entire life online for her friends and family to see.

My sons will have plenty of time to make their own online presence...I don't feel the need to start it for them. Plus, I think Facebook is a complete time suck. I do not use it as a substitute for personal communication.

I'm used to being an odd duck about this though. As a SAHM I am surrounded by other SAHMs that post a pic nearly everyday and check in to every zoo, park, restaurant, etc they visit every day. I limit my fb time to maybe 15 minutes a day to scroll through my news feed and answer messages...I don't want my sons to see me on my phone all the time or think that posting pics for all my pals to see or "status updates" or checking in is a normal activity.

Personal preference though.

BlueJewelM · July 2013

amarissa85:
I kept trying to remember mine but finally got it. I believe when children are put to bed, it is time for bed. No television. I don't think you should tell a child it is bedtime and then send them off to bed with a movie. No. Television off, lights off, kisses and hugs and go to sleep.nbsp;

Agree. In fact we go one step further, we don't allow any TVs on the second floor, which means there will be no screens in either boys rooms. Of course this may be reevaluated when they are teens, but for now we don't want them in their rooms or even ours.

If I had a TV in the master suite I would honestly just spend way too much time watching! I don't need another reason to watch more tv!!!

henderson1026 · July 2013

BlueJewelM:
As far as the Facebook thing goes...it has nothing to do with privacy issues. It's the fact that I don't believe I have the right to post tons of pictures of my son, and this baby, online. When I was 13 I would have been mortified had I known my mom and dad posted my entire life online for her friends and family to see.

Totally, I see people posting pictures of their children doing "cute" things and I feel bad for the kids because I know they will be mortified when they are older. However, I will post plenty of pics because all our family is far away and we use facebook to stay connected.

** These "cute" things are not cute at all. 10 consecutive pics of the kid wiggling on the couch in their underwear is so wrong on so many levels.

BlondieBia21 · July 2013

Luckymomma4:
I think women that claim to just love being pregnant and they would do it all over again are crazy. I had someone post on FB that they just want to be pregnant and skip the baby part. Really?!?! You want all of these oh so glamorous symptoms that go along with it and not actually get the baby at the end? mmmkkay!

I think they are definitely living in a fantasy world! I am pretty honest with my answer about pregnancy- it's not as bad as I've heard people make it out to be, but there are definitely days where it's NOT fun. I feel like people try to make pregnancy glamorous or try to look like they may even be stronger than other women by saying things like that. It's not a competition!

Ktbug613 · July 2013

Luckymomma4:
I think women that claim to just love being pregnant and they would do it all over again are crazy. I had someone post on FB that they just want to be pregnant and skip the baby part. Really?!?! You want all of these oh so glamorous symptoms that go along with it and not actually get the baby at the end? mmmkkay!

Not trying to rub it in but I could see how some women really do love being pregnant. I had zero morning sickness, never threw up, am rarely fatigued, and I don't have any aches and pains. Ive also been lucky enough to skip any painful kicks, or that breathless feeling everyone talks about. The only thing different for me really is a little heartburn, I walk slower and obviously something moving inside of me. I was able to keep very active, still went to the gym and ran up until about 30 weeks.

henderson1026 · July 2013

BlondieBia21:
Luckymomma4:
I think women that claim to just love being pregnant and they would do it all over again are crazy. I had someone post on FB that they just want to be pregnant and skip the baby part. Really?!?! You want all of these oh so glamorous symptoms that go along with it and not actually get the baby at the end? mmmkkay!
I think they are definitely living in a fantasy world! I am pretty honest with my answer about pregnancy- it's not as bad as I've heard people make it out to be, but there are definitely days where it's NOT fun. I feel like people try to make pregnancy glamorous or try to look like they may even be stronger than other women by saying things like that. It's not a competition!

Pregnancy has been fine for me. It's not amazing, it doesn't suck horribly, it just is, and the result is so worth it. I'm up for doing it a few more times, but to do it for sh!ts and giggles? WTF?

holly753 · July 2013

Soleil3:
holly753:
dani_brewer:
Soleil3:
dani_brewer:
I get really annoyed with the whole term vs full term debate. I'm not talking about debating the health risks of delivering early, I think that's very important information to get out there. Just when people get all heated about semantics.

I love getting heated about semantics
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Lol and that is completely your right. I personally just don't see the point.
I just got my email from the bump for week 37,which I am today, saying baby is full term,which is also what my ob said on Tues. So it seems to be a more a matter of interpretation. I also cannot understand getting upset when someone refers to being full term at 37 weeks.
Because there are idiots who start to try to induce themselves at 37 weeks. 

there are also idiot doctors who induce before 40 weeks I don't think anyone's personal opinion will change that. In my experience ,I have gone anywhere from 5 to 12 days late with all 4 of my babies and nothing I tried to "induce" labor worked for me. But I will add that I have had very "easy" labor and deliveries, I believe because babies came when they were ready,so I am very anti induction.

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