I don't decorate for holidays. I hate storing all that crap and moving it and can think of so many things I'd rather do with my time than putting it up and taking it back down. Families are out of state, so we never host... I just get to enjoy the work of others!
I know this all will change with LO's arrival and while I'm looking forward to sharing holidays and traditions with him, so I need to change my attitude about the process that goes along with that!
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Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
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I don't decorate for holidays. I hate storing all that crap and moving it and can think of so many things I'd rather do with my time than putting it up and taking it back down. Families are out of state, so we never host... I just get to enjoy the work of others!
I know this all will change with LO's arrival and while I'm looking forward to sharing holidays and traditions with him, so I need to change my attitude about the process that goes along with that!
Nope nope nope. I hate decorating. DH does it. I just hate putting stuff all over my house only to take it down in a month. I like the way it looks, but refuse to do it. I like the active stuff like apple picking and carving pumpkins. So that may be our tradition.
I'm feeling smug. The annoying mom at work with an 11 month old who doesn't sleep finally has started sleep training and told me using CIO is going really well. This is the same woman who told me 5 months ago she would NEVER do CIO and she couldn't believe I actually used the method after asking for advice on how to get her kid to sleep. See Miss Smarty Pants? CIO won't break your kid.
I am also genuinely happy she's starting to get more sleep and they see a light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully next time she isn't so quick to judge.
We started sleep training tonight - Ferber method. LO cried 52 minutes and then fell asleep. I felt so guilty and terrible and questioned whether I should stop. But my back is breaking from bouncing her to sleep for naps and bed and we have to put her down in a deep deep sleep otherwise she'll wake up and we have to start all over. Our ped said she isn't too young but part of me still wonders.
We started sleep training tonight - Ferber method. LO cried 52 minutes and then fell asleep. I felt so guilty and terrible and questioned whether I should stop. But my back is breaking from bouncing her to sleep for naps and bed and we have to put her down in a deep deep sleep otherwise she'll wake up and we have to start all over. Our ped said she isn't too young but part of me still wonders.
I just commented on this in another thread! We're starting tonight too. LO didn't cry before we put her down but she just started crying now. I'll update you later...
It will get better, I promise.
ETA A few minutes of back patting and she's quiet. First waking down, 3 more to go!
@Sjeff0816 With DS, he screamed for 45 min the first night. Screamed. It was awful. I wasn't sure I could do it again. But the second night was about 15 min, the 3rd was less than 5 and by night 4 he smiled when I put him down. It was 2 more nights before he stopped waking up in the MOTN, but each cry was shorter than the last. So in less than a week, he started going to sleep happy and sleeping 12 hours straight. I hope you see the same success!
@Sammy K you just made me feel so much better! She just woke up and whined a little. Now she's got her leg in the crib slats and she's holding onto them. It's like she's pulling out all her tricks to get me in there. Stinker. I'm so glad you're doing this tonight too! Good luck!
We started sleep training tonight - Ferber method. LO cried 52 minutes and then fell asleep. I felt so guilty and terrible and questioned whether I should stop. But my back is breaking from bouncing her to sleep for naps and bed and we have to put her down in a deep deep sleep otherwise she'll wake up and we have to start all over. Our ped said she isn't too young but part of me still wonders.
@Sjeff0816 With DS, he screamed for 45 min the first night. Screamed. It was awful. I wasn't sure I could do it again. But the second night was about 15 min, the 3rd was less than 5 and by night 4 he smiled when I put him down. It was 2 more nights before he stopped waking up in the MOTN, but each cry was shorter than the last. So in less than a week, he started going to sleep happy and sleeping 12 hours straight. I hope you see the same success!
8-> That is the dream. Feels like I'll never have that.
I don't decorate for holidays. I hate storing all that crap and moving it and can think of so many things I'd rather do with my time than putting it up and taking it back down. Families are out of state, so we never host... I just get to enjoy the work of others!
I know this all will change with LO's arrival and while I'm looking forward to sharing holidays and traditions with him, so I need to change my attitude about the process that goes along with that!
We only decorate for Halloween. Even with a LO, holiday (Xmas, midwinter, whatever you want to call it) decorations will be minimal. Haven't figure out yet exactly what we're going to do.
I freely admit that I am way over-zealous about Christmas. But, I work in the retail industry, so we are working on Christmas ALL.YEAR.LONG. When it's finally socially acceptable for other people to start talking about the holidays it feels like I've finally made it! Plus, if I didn't love Christmas, my job would literally kill me. It's better to just go with it then try to rage against the holiday cheer.
Well this has been an interesting morning. I'm sitting here in the er due to excessive bleeding from my LEEP 3 weeks ago and passing massive blood clots. A young girl walks in, clearly in labor and sits on the floor and pushed her baby out! Wtf?! I didn't want to watch my own baby being born let alone yours! All is good, she had a boy! Ha! We get to my room and d/h has to go to the bathroom. He is walking down the hall and comes across a 60 y/o woman with her gown open and angel wings tattooed across her forehead. We're not against tattoos, but c'mon! He said she looked like she should be on the tv show Lockup!
I need to take LO'S 4 month photo but she scratched her face and she's broken out from me having a little chocolate (damn) and she's got a snotty nose and cradle cap I can't get rid of. She's jus not very "cute" right now. She's also not very photogenic. She'll have a great big smile and when I look at the picture, she's making a goony face. Poor kiddo. DS was model-baby cute and super photogenic so I have a million photos of him. Here's the two at the same age.
I dislike that LO is so antisocial. She smiles and giggles all day long at us but as soon as she leaves the house she is stone cold. I wish she was a really social baby.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
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So tonight I had one glass of wine at dinner. I completely forgot and when LO started crying I breastfed her. It was practically right afterwards. Now I'm super paranoid because she's been spitting up a lot and I'm scared I made her sick. Has anyone else ever done this before? Feeling like a horrible mommy right now.
So tonight I had one glass of wine at dinner. I completely forgot and when LO started crying I breastfed her. It was practically right afterwards. Now I'm super paranoid because she's been spitting up a lot and I'm scared I made her sick. Has anyone else ever done this before? Feeling like a horrible mommy right now.
Your fine! I had a glass of wine at dinner too. I needed it and im now breastfeeding. The best time to drink is during or right after you feed LO bc it'll be out of your system by then. I don't drink a lot though but I'm ok with a glass every once in a while.
@mellymar They have no idea what's going on. The er dr was the dumbest person I've ever met. I have zero medical training, but I realize that looking in my ears wasn't going to tell her anything. She kept focusing on our l/o, even after we explained several times that everything was normal including my period for 3 months after having l/o. They said I should take 2 birth control pills instead of 1 until my dr office opens on Monday. D/H exploded on the woman. She seemed to think it was due to my period. I'm soaking a super heavy flow overnight pad in less than 2 hours with golf ball sized blood clots.
@mellymar They have no idea what's going on. The er dr was the dumbest person I've ever met. I have zero medical training, but I realize that looking in my ears wasn't going to tell her anything. She kept focusing on our l/o, even after we explained several times that everything was normal including my period for 3 months after having l/o. They said I should take 2 birth control pills instead of 1 until my dr office opens on Monday. D/H exploded on the woman. She seemed to think it was due to my period. I'm soaking a super heavy flow overnight pad in less than 2 hours with golf ball sized blood clots.
That's crazy. I hope you get some answers/appropriate medical care. How frustrating. And yes....IMO looking in your ears was pointless except to document that she looked in them. You must be in a small hospital? They could have at least consulted OBGYN.
So tonight I had one glass of wine at dinner. I completely forgot and when LO started crying I breastfed her. It was practically right afterwards. Now I'm super paranoid because she's been spitting up a lot and I'm scared I made her sick. Has anyone else ever done this before? Feeling like a horrible mommy right now.
I've done it. I live by the rule that if I don't feel drunk, it's fine to feed. I think you're fine!
ETA: Drunk is the wrong word. If I don't feel affected at all. Anyway, I've never worried about one glass!
@mellymar They have no idea what's going on. The er dr was the dumbest person I've ever met. I have zero medical training, but I realize that looking in my ears wasn't going to tell her anything. She kept focusing on our l/o, even after we explained several times that everything was normal including my period for 3 months after having l/o. They said I should take 2 birth control pills instead of 1 until my dr office opens on Monday. D/H exploded on the woman. She seemed to think it was due to my period. I'm soaking a super heavy flow overnight pad in less than 2 hours with golf ball sized blood clots.
Oh lady, I am so sorry you had to deal with that crap. I was wondering how the LEEP went, and I'm sorry for not asking sooner. This sounds like a pretty scary experience. I hope things get better very very quickly, and you can get some real medical care soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of you
@jesshrou@virginiaunicorn11@cait7425 Thanks ladies! I physically feel fine, just super annoyed that I need to stay near a bathroom all the time. It's actually a fairly big hospital which doesn't make sense why they couldn't consult with the obgyn upstairs. Who knows. D/H refuses to go back to this hospital.
@alcrimmins good grief, what a dumbass doctor. They totally should have called an OBGYN. Ugh. Stay healthy this weekend and keep us posted once you're able to speak with your OB
Thanks ladies, that makes me feel a lot better. I won't do it often but every once in a while will be fine or I'll go crazy. This momma loves her wine!
^^^^ I do it at least once a week...usually at least twice. Although most of the time LO is down for the night and not eating again for a while, but if he wakes up, I feed him.
I still play candy crush and am on level 9-- something. I stopped after I got pregnant (I used to play while I smoked so I needed to stop as it was a trigger) but then picked it up again once I started BF.
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
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Re: FFFC!
(Maybe this is more UO than FFFC.)
I am also genuinely happy she's starting to get more sleep and they see a light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully next time she isn't so quick to judge.
It will get better, I promise.
ETA A few minutes of back patting and she's quiet. First waking down, 3 more to go!
@Sjeff0816 With DS, he screamed for 45 min the first night. Screamed. It was awful. I wasn't sure I could do it again. But the second night was about 15 min, the 3rd was less than 5 and by night 4 he smiled when I put him down. It was 2 more nights before he stopped waking up in the MOTN, but each cry was shorter than the last. So in less than a week, he started going to sleep happy and sleeping 12 hours straight. I hope you see the same success!
That is the dream. Feels like I'll never have that.
@virginiaunicorn11 YES!!!! Its not even Halloween yet! No holiday talk!
Bah! Humbug!
Our LO is pretty serious when we're out too, but not at all at home. It's like he's taking it all in.
How did it go at the hospital? Everything ok now?
ETA: Drunk is the wrong word. If I don't feel affected at all. Anyway, I've never worried about one glass!
@ahall0358 you're fine.
My confession. I can't remember when LO last had a bath. He doesn't smell, his rolls aren't rotting so it must have happened in the last week? Maybe?