What are all those things you said you'd never do when you had a child? I know I've looked at something other parents were doing and thought "I won't do that with my kid!"
Mine is I said I'd never use one of those backpack leashes for my kid. Now that I have #3 on the way and one of my kids is a runner I'm seriously considering it!
Re: Things you say/said you'd never do if you had a child
DD1 7/31/2008
DD2 6/16/2010
DD3 5/10/2012
IUD surprise pregnancy/MC 2015
Little Rainbow Due 10/2/2016
we walked to the beach to pick oysters today and took them home to roast on a fire. My kids decided they preferred chips. I let them eat chips. Meh, can't win them all.
Lilo and Stitch (2002)
She is 4 1/2 and will sometimes come sleep with us on the weekend in the mornings. Otherwise she goes to watch netflix on my iPad.
Baby GIRL born 9/16/201
BFP! EDD 8/1/2019 CP 4w2d
The only one I actually accomplished was RF until two. And I'm totally okay with it.
Me: 28 DH: 27
I've also always said no co-sleeping, no minivan, and no cell phones before they're 18. FTM here so stay tuned...
on my phone!
Anyway, we'll see how long this all lasts, if at all.
*Happened with some babes in the family, and it was weird to see kids transfixed by tv before they were even 1.
Life happens. I've stuck to some of these--still minivanless, RF, no screen time (although we do watch "our" shows but baby does not pay any attention at all, barely glances at the screen for now anyway). I ended up really sick and needed surgery a few weeks after she was born, which was a death sentence for an unmedicated birth and exclusively BF. I was way too hard on myself. Baby is happy and healthy, and so am I. That's all that matters.
And as for co-sleeping...we gave in to baby in the bed when she was a few month old. I actually enjoy it so much and now it makes me so sad that co-sleeping/bed sharing is so villainized in Western culture. While she is little, it keeps us sane, we all get more sleep, and I get to see her sweet sleeping face every night and her silly morning stretches and smiles in a way that I would miss if she were down the hall. This time is fleeting and special. Does co-sleeping/bed sharing need to be done safely--absolutely yes. But it is a natural thing and not something that anyone should make you feel guilty about. I will admit that we DID upgrade to a king sized bed a couple of months after she started sleeping with us, but it was a necessary and worthwhile investment. Baby sleeps in a Dock-A-Tot (pricey but one of my best baby purchases) between us, so she's protected and sort of has her own space in the bed. It's great. Anyyyyway...stepping off of my soapbox now.