Mother of the year awards

diagonalley · June 2014

So after reading snuff's comment about giving her baby the paci without rinsing it after it fell in the ground and it earning her the mother of the year award, I thought it'd be fun to see what else everyone is doing to "earn" this award. We'll try to keep it flame free, no judgments

diagonalley · June 2014

I'll start. I desperately wanted a shower this morning but couldn't get Max to settle on his own at all until this:

At least he's attached to a monitor so I'd know if he stopped breathing :P it was a quick shower, btw.

CJnKR2014 · June 2014

@MommyP710‌ that's an adorable picture!

DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck · June 2014

I've fallen asleep with DS on my chest about 5 times and he's been in my bed three times in the past two weeks. When our Pediatrician was going through the SIDS checklist of do's and don'ts I told him he was sleeping on his back in his bed. When we left, DH said, "I almost told on you in there. You'd better quit falling asleep cuddling with him." He'd better not mess with me.

diagonalley · June 2014

@DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck‌ DS has slept in bed with me for at least the last 2 weeks or so. It's how we both get sleep. I'm trying to get him back into his pack n play but he still spends the majority of the night with me!

DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck · June 2014

I don't feel bad for doing it, but lying about it because I know it's "wrong". Our Pediatrician has been in business for 50 years. I feel like I'm lying to my Grandpa.

CJnKR2014 · June 2014

@DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck‌ @MommyP710‌ yeah, dh and i cosleep pretty much every night. The boys just sleep soo much better that way. Doctor can suck it on this subject. It works for us.

Mia081081 · June 2014

I put the LO down to nap on her side or stomach. Gets a much better nap that way and I'm usually awake and just a couple of feet away from her. She does sleep on her back at night bc she's swaddled.

jshrop · June 2014

CJnKR2014 said:
@DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck‌ @MommyP710‌ yeah, dh and i cosleep pretty much every night. The boys just sleep soo much better that way. Doctor can suck it on this subject. It works for us.

Yeah, WSS. I actually think our doc would be happy if he knew she slept on my chest. He wants as much skin to skin time as possible.

Savvy122 · June 2014

mrsdbc said:

@Emilyh107 if you end up getting a sound machine down the line conair makes a decent one. It was the only way to get ds to sleep after the NICU (if they are so used to noise in a place like that babies can have a hard time adjusting to quiet

Agreed - our sound machine was the best thing we purchased for DS1 - he used it right up until the day DS2 came home from the hospital and then we snatched it for the new baby. We have a HomeMedics one from Target. Seriously worth every penny of the $20 I spent on it.

cMichelle0423 · June 2014

DH and I bed share with our LO AND our 1 year old. Works for us and everyone sleeps better that way. Surprisingly none of the drs we've seen (like our pedi or drs/nurses at the hospital) have even mentioned anything a out SIDS. We do know the dangers and what not though.

diagonalley · June 2014

mrsdbc said:
Dd is going without pants to the peds office. It's already wicked hot out and she will have a light blanket over her but I dont want her to roast via pants

It drives me nuts that my mom and MIL act like I am an unfit mother because I don't layer upon layer DS. Yesterday he only had a romper on for the car ride home and when I took him out he was all clammy. I know my kid. He's a fireball. He doesn't need to be so bundled!

jenn72178 · June 2014

My ped. begged me not to bundle her...she said a diaper and onesie for the entire summer would be great. You are doing the right thing ladies!

MrsBHM · June 2014

I suck at getting my kid dressed/undressed. Like pulling the onesie over his head?? It's a disaster, I always get it stuck and he's wiggling and crying and it's just a disaster.

MrsRahl · June 2014

Those of you that bed share, how do you do it? Did you buy a sleeper thing that goes in between you? My SIL used one and loved it. I'm getting desperate lol!

Rosebud2587 · June 2014

I think DD2 is traumatized because the car seat buckle sat right on her umbilical chord and it actually ripped off and was bleeding a lot. Poor girl. Before that incident she was fine but ever since that she been screaming every time I strap her in the car seat and will not stop until I take her out.

Rosebud2587 · June 2014

We also bed share and I totally lied about it multiple times at the hospital. The first time was during one of the many middle of the night check ups. The nurse came in and was like "you're not sleeping with your daughter are you? We don't allow that." I was like "no, I was just nursing her in the side lie position." Not true. I was totally sleeping. The other time was right before getting discharged and the pediatrician was asking where DD2 was going to sleep and also said something along the lines of "you're not planning on co-sleeping I hope." I answered "She has a crib and we also have a pnp set up in our bedroom." All true, I just left out the part where we only really use those for naps but during the night we bed share.

CJnKR2014 · June 2014

MrsRahl said:
Those of you that bed share, how do you do it? Did you buy a sleeper thing that goes in between you? My SIL used one and loved it. I'm getting desperate lol!

@MrsRahl‌ DH takes one baby, i take the other. I lay with my back to and against DH, and visa versa. I put the baby's head at boobie level, lay him on his back, and sleep like that. I keep my knees pulled up like a fetal position, and that is like a kickstand for me on the very unlikely chance that i roll forward. But like katburdette i don't move at all when i have a baby with me so I'm not worried about rolling on them.
I used to occasionally sleep on my back with them on my chest, but that makes me nervous because they are complete wiggle worms and they have rolled off DHs chest onto the bed when he took a nap with them one day. We were lucky i was awake and paying attention because he landed face down. Scared the everloving f*ck outta me!!! So now the only time we lay with them on our chest is when we are sure we will not fall asleep.

I truly enjoy co-sleeping and can't say that enough

but I will say that doctors don't recommend it, so make sure you understand the "risks" and practice safe cosleepkng- dont put anything that could suffocate baby around them, and take measures to make sure you dont roll anywhere. But j hope it gives you some relief!

k318 · June 2014

My belgian malinois gave dd a big sloppy (gentle) kiss to the back of her head when he walked by and her hair stood up from the slobber. He knew
I wouldn't let him near her face/head and totally snuck that one in.

I left both kids with my mom when dd was about a week old so I could go get my hair and nails done. If I'm gonna be covered in spit up and string cheese I may as well look and feel somewhat decent otherwise

Ashes92813 · June 2014

I stretch the hell out of the neck and arms before I slide the onesies on! Most are cotton and stretchy already so it doesn't ruin the outfit.

It's hard when they are so wriggly and you're trying to avoid touching the soft baby head.

MrsBHM said:
I suck at getting my kid dressed/undressed. Like pulling the onesie over his head?? It's a disaster, I always get it stuck and he's wiggling and crying and it's just a disaster.

DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck · June 2014

Our Pediatrician said that sleeping with a fan on help with airflow and reduced the risk of SIDS. That's good because we already sleep with fans by our bed. That provides the white noise baby and I need.

tbmadeamistake · June 2014

I bathe charlie in the kitchen sink and I don't clean it first other than a good hot rinse.

ElTrain5 · June 2014

I've been sleeping with LO in my arms every night since birth. Even did it in the hospital. It just works. Except for the hourly panic attacks where I frantically check to make sure he's breathing and the one time I swear he tried to smother himself with my boob (fully swaddled, he wiggled six inches over, turned on his side and face planted into it). And this morning where I must have dreamt he was face down in the mattress, because I picked him up so fast he almost hit the ceiling (he was face up and didn't even wake up, but I was sweating). Our co sleeper thingy for in between DH and I gets here tomorrow. Very excited. I'm also hiding in the bathroom while my mom holds him because my boobs hurt so bad I'm dreading the next feeding. Mom of the century right here.

diagonalley · June 2014

ElTrain5 said:

I've been sleeping with LO in my arms every night since birth. Even did it in the hospital. It just works. Except for the hourly panic attacks where I frantically check to make sure he's breathing and the one time I swear he tried to smother himself with my boob (fully swaddled, he wiggled six inches over, turned on his side and face planted into it). And this morning where I must have dreamt he was face down in the mattress, because I picked him up so fast he almost hit the ceiling (he was face up and didn't even wake up, but I was sweating). Our co sleeper thingy for in between DH and I gets here tomorrow. Very excited. I'm also hiding in the bathroom while my mom holds him because my boobs hurt so bad I'm dreading the next feeding. Mom of the century right here.

Hey, we all need some me time

Sorry BF is painful for you right now

It will hopefully get better! And I totally let my mom and MIL hold Max so I can nap. No shame.

owlcup · June 2014

I let DD 3.5 hold DD2 while I do laundry. I'm only gone 2-3 minutes max but yeah. I don't sort anything. Just fill up the washer and start it.

I also haven't washed her pacis since birth (13 days ago). I just rinse them off occasionally.

I also bed share occasionally. Usually she sleeps in the RnP though.

Oh, I only change her once at night unless she's pooped.

misscarter87 · June 2014

I put the LO down to nap on his stomach...i know it isnt recommended but he's so much more comfy that way and sleeps way longer

ashanne88 · June 2014

KrystaJ said:
I wake up with DD in the morning around 5 and we go out to the couch. I usually eat breakfast while feeing her and pumping. Today, I had a muffin for breakfast and crumbs were everywhere, but I thought I managed to clean them up. When DD and I woke up an hour later, she had crumbs in her hair, imbedded in her cheeks and in her neck folds.

I find crumbs on DS all the time after nursing and pumping. I figure he doesn't mind.

If DS is sleeping and I hear him poop (he is not quiet-it's like a rocket taking off) I don't change him for fear of waking him up. I just wait until he wakes on his own even if it's multiple hours. It's hard enough to get him to sleep.

Rosebud2587 · June 2014

Narwhalicorns said:

Oh, I only change her once at night unless she's pooped.

Me too. When I change her she's wide awake for at least an hr after so I really only change her if she's pooped or if her diaper just feels like it's getting too full.

temursgirl · June 2014

LO has never once slept in the PNP. We tried the first night home from the hospital. Both she and DH decided they would rather co-sleep. She started out on our bed between us. Then she migrated towards me and must have some part of herself resting on some part of me. I know this is totally unsafe but really appreciate sleeping babies.

I've also taken her into a crowded restaurant and the mall (Nordstrom sale) and we've had lots of people in our house. I know this isn't recommended.

I have dropped food on her, but it was a cherry, so it didn't leave crumbs...

Bozzy2 · June 2014

I co-sleep with my LO and once I accidentally bit her when I was sleeping. She cried for maybe a min and I cried for like 2hrs. No marks on her at all just scared her and me.

diagonalley · June 2014

Bozzy2 said:
I co-sleep with my LO and once I accidentally bit her when I was sleeping. She cried for maybe a min and I cried for like 2hrs. No marks on her at all just scared her and me.

This has me all kinds of curious about what you were dreaming of....

Dharmatron · June 2014

I "breastfed" a blanket for at least 10 minutes this morning, thinking it was my daughter. She was across the room in her RnP.

jshrop · June 2014

I had to laugh a little today. My mom and grandmother are in town, and after talking for a few it was discovered my grandmother only ever saw the ocean once when she was 15. We decided to take her to the beach and show her the Atlantic. Well, then they decided they wanted a frosty drink, so we stopped into a small establishment... Today I successfully nursed in public for the first time ever... And it was in a bar. Yep, mother of the year lol.

ricecakes1216 · June 2014

Last weekend we had a huge car show here in town. Friday they had a car parade and Saturday was the actual car show. So at 9 days old C went to his first car show. He's also been to the mall.

tbmadeamistake · June 2014

@CAMag‌ I did that the other morning, and we don't co sleep! I woke up oattomg his arm and asking him to put it back in the crib.

JulieSmiles · June 2014

My MOTY award goes for dreaming that I fed DD, but not actually doing it. She had been fussing and in my dream, I fed her, but in real life, I guess she soothed herself back to sleep. She went almost 5 hours without eating! Oops!

DangerousLikeDarkwingDuck · June 2014

If DS falls asleep in his car seat, I will let him sleep until he wakes himself. Mom of the year let her baby sleep from 4pm-9pm then felt obligated to wake him out of guilt. I had no idea that BabyTrend was made by La-Z-Boy.

Ashes92813 · June 2014

I went out to dinner with the baby, DH, my cousin and siblings tonight and realized halfway through dinner I had put my baby's clothes on backwards. I laughed so hard diet coke came out of my nose and onto the backwards clothes. Oopsy.