UO Thursday!

BLT20051 · August 2013

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BLT20051 · August 2013

I think the soothies with the stuffed animal things attached are weird. They freak me out. We got two as gifts and I won't give them to C for fear of him suffocating with it.

RissNRuss · August 2013

Sorry BLT, I agree... those scare the crap our of me.

My UO is I don't like baby headbands. I know me dressing her in non pink and not putting them on is the reason she is being mistaken for a boy, but I don't like big felt flowers and bows squeezed around her little head!

BC&LM · August 2013

I don't understand why after all the warnings out there, I still occasionally read posts about people using blankets in cribs. There are other options like wearable blankets (sleep sacks). I mean I will put a blanket on my baby in the Rock and Play if I will be awake and watching him, but never overnight when I am sleeping.

BLT20051 · August 2013

BC&LM said:

I don't understand why after all the warnings out there, I still occasionally read posts about people using blankets in cribs. There are other options like wearable blankets (sleep sacks). I mean I will put a blanket on my baby in the Rock and Play if I will be awake and watching him, but never overnight when I am sleeping.

I put a blanket in the crib. He gets wrapped in either a swaddleme or miracle blanket. I lay another blanket over top of him and tuck it underneath him. I don't go more than half way up his body but it helps keep him warm. Because his arms aren't free the chances of him pulling it over his face accidentally is slim. Plus I wake up every time he fusses. And it's just easier if I go check on him and he's too warm to pull it off without have to undo a zipper or velcro or move him at all. *shrug*

amie444 · August 2013

I hate being referred to as 'Momma'. I have a name just because I had a baby doesn't mean I lost mi identity.

Ps. We love our wubbanubs

BC&LM · August 2013

BLT20051 said:

BC&LM said:

I don't understand why after all the warnings out there, I still occasionally read posts about people using blankets in cribs. There are other options like wearable blankets (sleep sacks). I mean I will put a blanket on my baby in the Rock and Play if I will be awake and watching him, but never overnight when I am sleeping.

I put a blanket in the crib. He gets wrapped in either a swaddleme or miracle blanket. I lay another blanket over top of him and tuck it underneath him. I don't go more than half way up his body but it helps keep him warm. Because his arms aren't free the chances of him pulling it over his face accidentally is slim. Plus I wake up every time he fusses. And it's just easier if I go check on him and he's too warm to pull it off without have to undo a zipper or velcro or move him at all. *shrug*

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It probably isn't much of a danger while his arms are swaddled, but I still would rather not risk it personally. I just add more layers under the swaddle. He wears a onesie, a sleeper, and a swaddle, and that keeps him nice and warm. If he gets too warm, I don't mind unzipping or unvelcroing or whatever. I would rather do that than not be able to sleep all night because I am worrying he will somehow pull the blanket over his face.

BC&LM · August 2013

subliminalrabbit said:
I know so many mamas are craving adult interaction but I couldn't give a d*mn. Yeah, I'm seeing friends but I'd much rather focus all my attention on DS -- because there is a ticking clock until I have to leave him!

Yeah, I always thought that I would love to be a SAHM mom. Then I started second guessing myself during those first months of no sleep and not leaving the house much. Now that we are both sleeping more and getting out of the house several days a week to go on errands or to the park or whatever, I am starting to really like it again. I definitely could be a SAHM, even if it meant not having as much adult interaction.

BC&LM · August 2013

amie444 said:
I hate being referred to as 'Momma'.

Me too! And while I don't like random people calling me mommy either, I would much rather that than Momma. I just don't like "momma" for some reason.

needanustart · August 2013

Mine is I don't get all these dirty girl or the like races I see people doing on FB. I looked one up and it's like 3 miles. They have obstacles and all but they are super short and the names make it sound like you're doing an ironman. They seem like an excuse to take pictures looking cute in athletic gear and like you just mud wrestled. If I want to be a dirty girl I'll pee myself during mile 23 of a marathon again thank you very much.
Also I agree wubanubs look weird, but they are awesome. The little weighted feet make it easier to prop the paci up and keep it in place so it is super useful. We didn't have one for G but have one now and it definitely buys me more time before it falls out.

WasNotWas · August 2013

NBR: I don't see the appeal of Matthew McConaughey. He has tiny little t-Rex arms...

jefk · August 2013

amie444 said:

I hate being referred to as 'Momma'. I have a name just because I had a baby doesn't mean I lost mi identity.

Yes! One of my co-workers did this to me all the time when I was pregnant. I hated it.

jefk · August 2013

I don't understand the appeal of fake nails. My mom's friend has hers done really wide and they look like Fritos. Plus there's so much maintenance required with them - I'd rather spend my money on something else.

steph_pegasus · August 2013

I don't care about losing weight right now. I know it'll come off within a relatively short amount of time, and I'm sure I'll care more when I have to start wearing my business clothes again. But I feel like compared to pre-pg my vanity has (nearly) disappeared.

tiffletons518 · August 2013

StephPegasus said:

I don't care about losing weight right now. I know it'll come off within a relatively short amount of time, and I'm sure I'll care more when I have to start wearing my business clothes again. But I feel like compared to pre-pg my vanity has (nearly) disappeared.

I wish I felt this way. I want so badly to wear MY clothes and feel like myself again. By 4 months pp with DD2 I was back into my normal clothes. But, since Max is barely 2 months old... 2 more months of feeling puffy seems like an eternity of torture.

steph_pegasus · August 2013

Okay, I have another one. I feel like Gru from Despicable Me about some of the baby books we have for LO: "this is literature?"

HeartLikeMine3 · August 2013

I love having a baby, but I have so much stress an anxiety when something little goes wrong I always feel worried.. I feel the gray hairs poking out!

costa2011 · August 2013

BC&LM said:

I don't understand why after all the warnings out there, I still occasionally read posts about people using blankets in cribs. There are other options like wearable blankets (sleep sacks). I mean I will put a blanket on my baby in the Rock and Play if I will be awake and watching him, but never overnight when I am sleeping.

Quote from babycenter.com: If you do decide to use a blanket, choose a thin one and tuck it firmly around both sides and one end of the crib mattress. Place your baby under the blanket so his feet and lower half are covered, but his upper chest and head are exposed (tuck the blanket under his arms, across his nipples).

This is what I do, never had an issue. My DD does not tolerate being swaddled and gets twisted up in those sleep sacks (which if you ask me is even more dangerous).

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I'm realizing a lot of the things that I said I would never do...I'm considering... For example, I always thought those people w/ toddlers that made you take your shoes off in the house were crazy...but not I can completely understand that. I used to think moms that called the pedi constantly were crazy...but I can understand that now too. I try very hard not to do it, but it's definitely my first thought at the sign of something new in my LO.

amandalgreene86 · August 2013

Through years of court I was able to adopt my stepson last year. He has referred to me as "mom" since he was 2 and does not know otherwise. I'm sick of people asking me how it feels to be a mom now, especially in front of him! I've been a mom for the past 8 years!!!

RissNRuss · August 2013

Our neonatologist told us a blanket tucked under the mattress and kept low on the body is safe. When we put a blanket on her, that's how we do it.

I prefer momma to mommy.

steph_pegasus · August 2013

I agree, JPL. Some of them are horrible.

LiLi23 · August 2013

StephPegasus said:
I agree, JPL. Some of them are horrible.

+1

DD acquired this book about a monster that comes out from under the bed at night and tries on the little boy's clothes and wanders into the bathroom and brushes his teeth or some shit. I find it so bizarre and a little creepy.

JinglesChic · August 2013

BC&LM said:

I hate being referred to as 'Momma'.
Me too! And while I don't like random people calling me mommy either, I would much rather that than Momma. I just don't like "momma" for some reason.

If I could, I would only have DS call me "Mama." I hate that he's calling me "Mommy" and "Mom" more than "Mama." I want to be in denial forever that my first baby is growing up.

I just think it's odd when someone else calls me some version of mom though. My pedi office does it, and I want to tell them every time to take some time to learn my name. You don't call the baby "child" or anything, and in peds, the patients are both the mom and baby.

BC&LM · August 2013

Seems like the blanket issue is causing a lot of debate! I personally don't feel comfortable using one because I would always be wondering "what if?" Plus, my pediatrician recommends against it. But reading your posts and googling it some more, I now understand why some people choose to use a light blanket. I will never understand heavy quilts, though, because those are clearly dangerous to infants who aren't being constantly supervised. I rarely read about people using those luckily.

Junemom2013 · August 2013

I know some woman want to keep there careers after they have a baby but I want nothing more then to quit my job and be a full time stay at home mom. I love taking care of the baby and the house.

Now if only I could figure out those damn lottery numbers

llbta85 · August 2013

justplanelove said:

amandalgreene86 said:

Through years of court I was able to adopt my stepson last year. He has referred to me as "mom" since he was 2 and does not know otherwise. I'm sick of people asking me how it feels to be a mom now, especially in front of him! I've been a mom for the past 8 years!!!

This would make my blood boil. You ARE mom. Blood relation has no bearing!

My UO is baby books. Who the HECK makes up these things? My MIL gave LO a book called "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash". It is by far, the stupidest book I have EVER read! I told DH that we will be donating that book because God help me if it becomes his favorite bedtime story later on, I will go insane! There are other books that are equally ridiculous, but I can tolerate them at least.

I agree... DS and I read every night before he goes to bed so he as accumulated a nice library over the years, but there are some I refuse to read. At the end of a long day I just can't read some crappy book about Mickey and the great balloon chase.

nikel13 · August 2013

StephPegasus said:

Okay, I have another one. I feel like Gru from Despicable Me about some of the baby books we have for LO: "this is literature?"

This is why I bought books that are not necessarily baby books! The classics all the way!

LaBellaVida · August 2013

My UO is when people use those stupid hashtags on FB. I can't stand it!! It's not twitter people...it's FB!!

#stupidestthingever #Idontunderstandit

Western Diva · August 2013

measton8809 said:
Based on recent posts this seems unpopular:

I want to have sex with my husband

... and we do

... and the baby is usually asleep in the pen next to us

Us too!

LaBellaVida · August 2013

zigspective said:

measton8809 said:

Based on recent posts this seems unpopular: I want to have sex with my husband ...

That's unpopular? I miss sex so bad...

I totally don't miss sex.......

on another note- everytime I see your avatar I want pie and ice cream. Is that apple pie with a scoop of vanilla on top??

BLT20051 · August 2013

justplanelove said:

brandilc84 said:

My UO is when people use those stupid hashtags on FB. I can't stand it!! It's not twitter people...it's FB!!

#stupidestthingever #Idontunderstandit

haha, my sis does this.. annoying! I agree with you.

FB actually is following the Twitter trend and is using hashtags now. You can search hashtags and stuff on Facebook.

HeartLikeMine3 · August 2013

Junemom2013 said:
I know some woman want to keep there careers after they have a baby but I want nothing more then to quit my job and be a full time stay at home mom. I love taking care of the baby and the house.

I'm with you and I'm staying home till January now I only I could figure out to take care of both the house is a wreck since I've had LO

costa2011 · August 2013

measton8809 said:

Based on recent posts this seems unpopular: I want to have sex with my husband ... and we do ... and the baby is usually asleep in the pen next to us

Jealous! I really do want to feel like that again, I seriously do. I just don't know how to get there. Anyone else understand what I mean?

kacelle · August 2013

BLT20051 said:

I think the soothies with the stuffed animal things attached are weird. They freak me out. We got two as gifts and I won't give them to C for fear of him suffocating with it.

The Wubbanubs? That's all we use! We used them with DD as well. The animal part can't really get smushed against their face because of the way the pacifier holds it out.

LaBellaVida · August 2013

kacelle said:

BLT20051 said:

I think the soothies with the stuffed animal things attached are weird. They freak me out. We got two as gifts and I won't give them to C for fear of him suffocating with it.

The Wubbanubs? That's all we use! We used them with DD as well. The animal part can't really get smushed against their face because of the way the pacifier holds it out.

I know! I love the wubbanubs. I think they are cute, even though a few months ago I didn't understand them.

LaBellaVida · August 2013

BLT20051 said:

justplanelove said:

brandilc84 said:

My UO is when people use those stupid hashtags on FB. I can't stand it!! It's not twitter people...it's FB!!

#stupidestthingever #Idontunderstandit

haha, my sis does this.. annoying! I agree with you.

FB actually is following the Twitter trend and is using hashtags now. You can search hashtags and stuff on Facebook.

yeah, but I actually think the hashtag thing has to light up blue like twitter in order for it to be followed. And I read that it's only open on certain accounts, and it's really meant for people who have public profiles and not for the people who have their account set to private. Anyway- I think it's all stupid anyway, and I really don't see the whole point in it all. Plus this has been going on far before FB jumped on the hashtag wagon. It's really annoying to read peoples statuses on FB when it's full of hashtags. IMO.

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