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CNJ4EVA · August 2013

I know lots of people enjoy snark, but I'm a "puppies and rainbows" poster and I love it!

What's your UO for today?

jasherlove · August 2013

This isn't really a UO but, all of you who have MIL issues, mine are the same but with my mother. My MIL is great but my mother drives me crazy. I told her this morning that we're starting to think that BC is teething and she said that I should give him a carrot to "chew" on because he's probably starving to death. Oh I could strangle that woman. She says that because I won't allow her to give my 3.5 month old any food or water.

ILoveSnacks · August 2013

My UO is that I don't think "the Mommy Wars" actually exist. Yes, I wish families would be more highly valued by institutions but I don't think that's related to individual parents judging one another. The moms who judge other moms are the same people who judge everybody for everything -- cars, houses, education, etc.

mommatotwo2 · August 2013

My UO is that I hate pretty much all pro sports. I'll watch Hockey Playoffs and that's about it. I do not understand what people love so much about going to the games or watching on tv. Boooooooooooring!!

I do like Olympic sports because I somehow feel those athletes have had to work harder, which may or may not be true.

Shoegal36 · August 2013

jasherlove said:
This isn't really a UO but, all of you who have MIL issues, mine are the same but with my mother. My MIL is great but my mother drives me crazy. I told her this morning that we're starting to think that BC is teething and she said that I should give him a carrot to "chew" on because he's probably starving to death. Oh I could strangle that woman. She says that because I won't allow her to give my 3.5 month old any food or water.

Oh this is so me. My mom said to LO in a baby voice the other day that she is "getting too chubby cause mommy feeds her way too much"...She had her 2 month apt. yesterday and is not too chubby! My mom doesn't understand that BF babies sometimes eat more often than FF babies because it digests faster. Even though I try to explain. She's always saying "you're feeding her again??" Ugh!!
Not really a UO, but just had to say my mom is also annoying and my MIL not so much.

AllieAGame · August 2013

I don't think it's a big deal to let babies sleep on their stomachs. I know SIDS is a problem (though probably not as big a one as you think). Just 20 years ago doctors were telling parents that babies HAD to sleep on their tummies and not their backs for just the same reason. I wouldn't intentionally try to get LO to sleep on her tummy, but if it's between sleeping on the stomach and not sleeping at all, I'll take stomach.

The CDC reports about 2,200 cases of SIDS a year, which is terrible to those families, but statistically quite remote. Before the push for back-sleeping the number was double (4,500), but still incredibly unlikely to happen. This is out of 4 million babies born in the US each year.

Now, I don't think we should all start letting babies sleep on their bellies, but I do think we should worry less about it when it happens.

mommatotwo2 · August 2013

scormier123 said:

This isn't really a UO but, all of you who have MIL issues, mine are the same but with my mother. My MIL is great but my mother drives me crazy. I told her this morning that we're starting to think that BC is teething and she said that I should give him a carrot to "chew" on because he's probably starving to death. Oh I could strangle that woman. She says that because I won't allow her to give my 3.5 month old any food or water.
Oh this is so me. My mom said to LO in a baby voice the other day that she is "getting too chubby cause mommy feeds her way too much"...She had her 2 month apt. yesterday and is not too chubby! My mom doesn't understand that BF babies sometimes eat more often than FF babies because it digests faster. Even though I try to explain. She's always saying "you're feeding her again??" Ugh!! Not really a UO, but just had to say my mom is also annoying and my MIL not so much.

My mother also drives me crazy...but then so does my MIL. They both have too many opinions about how I raise my own kids. But my close friend did make a comment to me about feeding DD to often and that bugged me. She formula feeds and doesn't understand that breastfed babies often eat more often. We formula fed DD1 and she was very much on an every 3 hour schedule. It's a whole different ball game with this baby and breastfeeding. No schedule what-so-ever.

kyliensc · August 2013

I wish people would send out actual invitations instead of just a Facebook event

mommatotwo2 · August 2013

kyliensc said:

I wish people would send out actual invitations instead of just a Facebook event

I love the easier options, facebook, evite. Saves time and a stamp!! Also, I'm more likely to respond to some e-version of an invite than a paper copy that gets tossed on the counter and forgotten about!

mommatotwo2 · August 2013

nonniedee said:

I don't think my kid will burst into flames or go blind from watching a little TV. People get over concerned about TV watching. There are some really great and educational programs.

Yep, totally agree with this. With 2 adults and a 5 year old living in this house, DD2 is bound to see a bit of t.v. I need something to do when I'm nursing most of the day/night! I don't turn her towards the t.v. to watch it or anything, but it's definitely on in the same room. With DD1, we let her "actively" watch tv starting around 1ish, but we were careful to only let her watch educational programs, like sesame street and stuff on pbs sprout, etc. As she's gotten older, that has pretty much gone out the window...unless you can find something educational about my little pony, spiderman, and the sitcoms we watch in the evening. (We do avoid stuff with strong language, violence, etc when she's awake) She still watches the educational stuff too- but I'm not going to completely deprive her. The only show I flat out will not let her watch is spongebob. I hate that guy.

sundaesprinkles · August 2013

beaubecca said:

linegirl313 said:

My UO is that I'm flattered when another family member says " my" or " mine" in reference to my LOs. I think it's sweet. I'm still the mom and DH and I still call the shots.

ITA!

My MIL does this and I think it's sweet too. But I adore her; she is so sweet to me. If my crazy aunt did this I'd probably be annoyed.

SpanFran · August 2013

I am totally guilty already of letting LO watch TV. Well, not TV, but I have been having a SYTYCD marathon on my computer. He loves it! He sits on my lap, stares at them while they're dancing, then plays and does other things during the comments. Once another couple starts dancing, he stops what he's doing and stares at them again. It's probably just the movement catching his eye, but I like to think he has a taste for the arts.

be888 · August 2013

I don't get the hype about cloth diapering. I already have to change diapers, I don't want to have to deal with sh!t and pee a second time on top of my regular laundry.

ETA: I get the money argument, but where I live (SoCal), water is expensive and rare, and the amount of water used for CD would not justify the cost.

Lolalipsy · August 2013

I hate the dummy or pacifier. Sure, it does great things to soothe babies but I still hate it. For the record we use one on and off.

But I guess what bugs me more than anything is how MH will automatically go for the dummy rather than trying other options; is she wet/hungry/bored/wind/burp/position change? Anything rather than reaching for that dummy.

be888 · August 2013

Lolalipsy said:

I hate the dummy or pacifier. Sure, it does great things to soothe babies but I still hate it. For the record we use one on and off. But I guess what bugs me more than anything is how MH will automatically go for the dummy rather than trying other options; is she wet/hungry/bored/wind/burp/position change? Anything rather than reaching for that dummy.

My husband is the same, but with milk. He will never try to change him, hold him, walk him, or burp. He always thinks he needs to eat more.

jayro10 · August 2013

Lolalipsy said:
I hate the dummy or pacifier. Sure, it does great things to soothe babies but I still hate it. For the record we use one on and off.

But I guess what bugs me more than anything is how MH will automatically go for the dummy rather than trying other options; is she wet/hungry/bored/wind/burp/position change? Anything rather than reaching for that dummy.

My DH is the same when it comes to getting her to sleep. If something doesn't work within 60 seconds, he tries something else. I try to tell him to give her more time, but he apparently can't wait that long. So she goes from rocking with him to going in her swing to bouncing to a walk outside...way too much stimulation when she's trying to fall asleep!

Kashy · August 2013

LO has really started to suck his thumb a lot. I don't mind it at all but I have people telling me to stop him from doing it because he will forever be a thumb sucker and thumb sucking is a bad habit.
LO will not take a soother/pacifier and this is his way of soothing himself. It makes him happy, it makes me happy.

helenkayj · August 2013

AllieAGame said:

I don't think it's a big deal to let babies sleep on their stomachs. I know SIDS is a problem (though probably not as big a one as you think). Just 20 years ago doctors were telling parents that babies HAD to sleep on their tummies and not their backs for just the same reason. I wouldn't intentionally try to get LO to sleep on her tummy, but if it's between sleeping on the stomach and not sleeping at all, I'll take stomach.

The CDC reports about 2,200 cases of SIDS a year, which is terrible to those families, but statistically quite remote. Before the push for back-sleeping the number was double (4,500), but still incredibly unlikely to happen. This is out of 4 million babies born in the US each year.

Now, I don't think we should all start letting babies sleep on their bellies, but I do think we should worry less about it when it happens.

Is it weird that I was thinking about this exact same UO as I put LO to sleep last night on his side? My UO was just going to be that I hate all this talk about SIDS. Yes, it's scary but the likelihood is really small! My dad is a PA and he rolls his eyes at me every time I talk about it. He's of the opinion that it's just caused unnecessary widespread panic.

helenkayj · August 2013

SpanFran said:

I am totally guilty already of letting LO watch TV. Well, not TV, but I have been having a SYTYCD marathon on my computer. He loves it! He sits on my lap, stares at them while they're dancing, then plays and does other things during the comments. Once another couple starts dancing, he stops what he's doing and stares at them again. It's probably just the movement catching his eye, but I like to think he has a taste for the arts.

I do this too! I secretly hope he's catching on to some of the things they're doing on SYTYCD

FmrAFBrat · August 2013

My MIL likes to call herself mama to the boys. Her excuse is they both look like DH. What's funny they both look totally different from each other & DH had straight hair, not curly.

drhibbard · August 2013

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Shantxtell said:

I can't stand Zebra print on babies.

I hate all animal prints and received several as gifts for LM that I couldn't return. In my super biased opinion she makes them look cute. But I still hate them. Zebra and leopard. I got several leopard. They're pink and grey but I don't get why people think leopard print = baby girl?

JenJen2209 · August 2013

Ive never posted one of these and Im a little nervous to do so, but here goes.

My UO is that I think smoking in a car with a child should be some sort of child abuse. I know plenty of people grew up with their parents smoking around them and they turned out just fine, but I feel its purposely putting a child at risk for things they cannot control/get away from.

drhibbard · August 2013

Ive never posted one of these and Im a little nervous to do so, but here goes.

My UO is that I think smoking in a car with a child should be some sort of child abuse. I know plenty of people grew up with their parents smoking around them and they turned out just fine, but I feel its purposely putting a child at risk for things they cannot control/get away from.

I don't think that would be UO at all. People do that?

CNJ4EVA · August 2013

lockquote class="Quote" rel="JenJen2209">My UO is that I think smoking in a car with a child should be some sort of child abuse. I know plenty of people grew up with their parents smoking around them and they turned out just fine, but I feel its purposely putting a child at risk for things they cannot control/get away from.

I don't think this its a UO. Maybe a few decades ago, but not now.

My mom smoked and we just had to deal with it. I hated it so much. So selfish that just because she has an addiction that we were forced to breathe it in.

My LO has not been subjected to second hand smoke and will not be for as long as I can control the environments she's in.

JenJen2209 · August 2013

drhibbard said:

JenJen2209 said:
Ive never posted one of these and Im a little nervous to do so, but here goes.

My UO is that I think smoking in a car with a child should be some sort of child abuse. I know plenty of people grew up with their parents smoking around them and they turned out just fine, but I feel its purposely putting a child at risk for things they cannot control/get away from.

I don't think that would be UO at all. People do that?

Yeah, people do this. I see it a lot where I live (Memphis metro).

Shoegal36 · August 2013

JenJen2209 said:
Ive never posted one of these and Im a little nervous to do so, but here goes.

My UO is that I think smoking in a car with a child should be some sort of child abuse. I know plenty of people grew up with their parents smoking around them and they turned out just fine, but I feel its purposely putting a child at risk for things they cannot control/get away from.

This became illegal where I live last year (Canada). You get fined, if caught.

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