Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Agreed. I have no judgement for parents who co-sleep. Whatever works for you. I just know this is not the way to go for us.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
This is an oldie/random one, but the pictures of Will and Kate in India had me thinking about it. I know Princess Diana is virtually sainted and people think of Camilla Parker-Bowles as a homewrecker. But I think there's something terribly romantic about the Charles/Camilla story. A crown prince meets and falls in love with a woman who is deemed "unsuitable" because she's not socially or physically attractive enough. They both move on but still can't forget each other, and he can't fall in love with his beautiful and socially appropriate young bride even though the rest of the world does. Then they're exposed and villanized and put in an impossible situation, and yet somehow they still wind up together in the end . . . I don't know. It just says something about the possibility of enduring love to me.
DH and I: Early/mid 30s Married 7/15
TTC #1 as of 8/15
BFP 11/21/15 -- MC confirmed 12/1/15 BFP #2 2/18/16
@kmalls DS slept on me for naps, and if I was in bed and not sleeping but the moment it was "my time" then he went to his bassinet. We kicked him out of our room completely between somewhere in month 3 and all three of us slept 100 times better. Whatever works for people is fine, but I find it odd when people have their 3 year olds in bed with them and no one is getting any sleep but "co sleeping is the best!".
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Agreed. I have no judgement for parents who co-sleep. Whatever works for you. I just know this is not the way to go for us.
I third this. I pray to God I'll have the strength to get up 3x/hour the first 3 months of baby's life, so I can walk the 6 steps to his room.... but I really really really don't want to co-sleep, so that SO and I can have a little bit of space.
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Agreed. I have no judgement for parents who co-sleep. Whatever works for you. I just know this is not the way to go for us.
I third this. I pray to God I'll have the strength to get up 3x/hour the first 3 months of baby's life, so I can walk the 6 steps to his room.... but I really really really don't want to co-sleep, so that SO and I can have a little bit of space.
We plan to have LO in a bassinet (or something similar) next to the bed for the first few months or so and then transition to the crib in the nursery. That's the plan but we'll see what happens... LO might have a plan of his/her own.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Agreed. I have no judgement for parents who co-sleep. Whatever works for you. I just know this is not the way to go for us.
I third this. I pray to God I'll have the strength to get up 3x/hour the first 3 months of baby's life, so I can walk the 6 steps to his room.... but I really really really don't want to co-sleep, so that SO and I can have a little bit of space.
We plan to have LO in a bassinet (or something similar) next to the bed for the first few months or so and then transition to the crib in the nursery. That's the plan but we'll see what happens... LO might have a plan of his/her own.
This was our plan as well, but we quickly discovered that having DS in our room meant we both woke up every time he cried, which led to both of us being exhausted all the time. We ended up sleeping in separate rooms for the first month so at least one of us could sleep while the other was up. It's definitely not for everyone, but it worked for us.
We are co-sleepers even though we swore up and down we wouldn't be before DD arrived. We have no regrets. We have a king bed and we adore having her with us. She never took to her bassinet and CIO was something we aren't comfortable with so co-sleeping just sort of happened. We have a guest bedroom where we go if we're in the mood and DD sleeps great with us. We've gotten side-eyed when we tell people, but it's really no one's business but ours and it's what works for us.
PS I've thought about getting this pillow for our guest bedroom but I know my mom would flip. Hahah. Edited because autocorrect sucks.
DS was in a side car (arms reach cosleeper) for FAR too long- he slept in it til 6 and a half months. He was waking up every time one of us turned over, and everyone started STTN once we transitioned to his crib. This baby is probably going to get cribbed by 3 months.
Also: UGGGGGH KALE STOP INVADING EVERYTHING. I try to eat reasonably healthy. Kale well cooked is moderately tolerable. Raw kale SUCKS. It is way too tough and does not have a good flavor. It is not meant to be eaten raw. There is a reason that until a few years ago, Pizza Hut was the number #1 purchaser of kale in this country. They used it to decorate their salad bars, and rightly so, because that's about all raw kale is good for.
But EVERYTHING now is kale. I can't go just grab a salad to go anymore -- they're all "kale cobb" salads or "kale caesar" salads or whatnot. I even saw a kale caprese salad the other day with kale instead of basil. No. Just NO. Give me back my regular lettuce, you kale tyrants!!!!!
DH and I: Early/mid 30s Married 7/15
TTC #1 as of 8/15
BFP 11/21/15 -- MC confirmed 12/1/15 BFP #2 2/18/16
DD was in her room in her crib by 6 weeks. We all slept WAY better that way. She was a noisy sleeper, and we'd wake up constantly, which in turn woke her up... It was so for the best to move her early.
My own UO- I hate the Minions. They are so weird and creepy and just not funny. I feel like they're EVERYWHERE
My UO today: I find it really annoying when everyone has to post their "I voted" status with a picture of their sticker on election days. I understand that voting is our civic duty and I happily do my research and case my vote but it just irks the crap out of me that it then has to be documented on facebook like it won't count otherwise.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Also: UGGGGGH KALE STOP INVADING EVERYTHING. I try to eat reasonably healthy. Kale well cooked is moderately tolerable. Raw kale SUCKS. It is way too tough and does not have a good flavor. It is not meant to be eaten raw. There is a reason that until a few years ago, Pizza Hut was the number #1 purchaser of kale in this country. They used it to decorate their salad bars, and rightly so, because that's about all raw kale is good for.
But EVERYTHING now is kale. I can't go just grab a salad to go anymore -- they're all "kale cobb" salads or "kale caesar" salads or whatnot. I even saw a kale caprese salad the other day with kale instead of basil. No. Just NO. Give me back my regular lettuce, you kale tyrants!!!!!
@simcal18 This literally made me laugh out loud! Kale is definitely everywhere and I love lettuce, just plain old lettuce.
We co-slept with DD for many months and with a king-size bed, we never had a problem. We loved it! Until we switched mattresses and the firm mattress was not her style. Now she has a floor bed that we like but one of us always ends up sleeping with her during the night. She had never STTN and it makes me nervous to bring another baby into the mix but then I think, "Well, we aren't sleeping anyway." I failed HARD at the whole baby sleeping thing. We're a fucking mess over here, guys lol
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
We co-sleep............with a pit bull, a beagle, and a cat in a queen-size bed. No way in hell is there room for one more. We'll be going the bassinet route in the beginning, then the crib. Plus, I'd like to see somebody tell our grumpy grandma senior pit bull that after 11 years she has to give up her spot in the bed.
My UO is that I think pregnancy boobs suck. Give me my normal knockers back please!
The other night, S.O. said "is that new?" pointing to a vein on my left boob that has decided to angrily pop. I'm with you there, I want my regular boobs please.
My UO is that I hate expensive name brands. That goes for everything from handbags to food. I get that there are a few things out there worth spending a little more on, but the majority of name brand stuff has a much cheaper equivalent that's just as useful/good. When I see a girl pull a pair of Ray Bans out of an ugly-ass Coach purse, it's all I can do to keep my eyes from rolling out of my head.
My very best friend in the whole wide world just recently "splurged" and bought a $300 Michael Kors watch. The next weekend, we were walking through JCP and saw a watch that looked EXACTLY like hers for only $50! WWWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY spend so much on something just because of the name it carries?! As I sit here in my Walmart tan flats that are often mistaken for Lucky Brand or Steve Madden, drinking my Great Value bottled water that tastes just as good as Voss, I just can't comprehend the desire to purchase name brand anything that costs exponentially more than it's knock-off equivalent.
Also: UGGGGGH KALE STOP INVADING EVERYTHING. I try to eat reasonably healthy. Kale well cooked is moderately tolerable. Raw kale SUCKS. It is way too tough and does not have a good flavor. It is not meant to be eaten raw. There is a reason that until a few years ago, Pizza Hut was the number #1 purchaser of kale in this country. They used it to decorate their salad bars, and rightly so, because that's about all raw kale is good for.
But EVERYTHING now is kale. I can't go just grab a salad to go anymore -- they're all "kale cobb" salads or "kale caesar" salads or whatnot. I even saw a kale caprese salad the other day with kale instead of basil. No. Just NO. Give me back my regular lettuce, you kale tyrants!!!!!
I literally just went to the store and bought kale. Lol. I love homemade kale chips and adding it to smoothies. Today I just dumped some in my strawberry smoothie, but I used to have a really good green recipe that had kale, mint, and parsley with some OJ. I wish I could find it!!
@simcal18 I haven't noticed as much kale. However that whole avacado thing that happened, no. I hate avacado and not being able to get something that sounded great because it had the latest hipster food in it sucked. I don't want an avacado ranch spread on my turkey sandwich damn it. Or an avacado strawberry smoothie, I just want a normal non "super food" one.
@simcal18 I haven't noticed as much kale. However that whole avacado thing that happened, no. I hate avacado and not being able to get something that sounded great because it had the latest hipster food in it sucked. I don't want an avacado ranch spread on my turkey sandwich damn it. Or an avacado strawberry smoothie, I just want a normal non "super food" one.
See, I'm okay with that, because avocado is one of the greatest foods of all time and deserves to be eaten as much as possible. The more avocado, the better. :-)
DH and I: Early/mid 30s Married 7/15
TTC #1 as of 8/15
BFP 11/21/15 -- MC confirmed 12/1/15 BFP #2 2/18/16
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Haha! I felt this way too! It was the ONE thing I said "never" about before having a baby...and then my DS literally refused to sleep for more than 5 minutes by himself FROM THE TIME WE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL. Two different nurses said "wow, I've never seen a baby this young fight sleep so hard." So, in order for me to actually get any sleep at all, we co-slept until he was 8 months old, which is the earliest I personally felt okay with letting him cry it out. There were some things about sleeping with him that I loved, but with this baby I am literally praying every day that we don't have to co-sleep again.
@krzyriver You would think when I mention it around here that I'm rambling on about big foot sightings or something and am literally wearing a tin foil hat... but, this is the bible belt. I'm sure I'd have better luck with the majority of my opinions outside of Oklahoma.
For the most part, I love cosleeping. My DS is 2.5y and sleeps at least part of the night with us (he starts the night in his bed and eventually comes to our bed at some point during the night). For the early breastfeeding days I felt like it helped me get more sleep than if he was someplace else. We're currently (slowly) transitioning him to his own bed in our room, which will be helpful for when I'm getting up 50x a night to pee. Cosleeping works for us but I don't knock anybody who doesn't want to.
My UO: I hated that Sisterhood of Motherhood Similac commercial and the newer one by Tommy Tippee.
@SuperNerd42 Hahaha we were actually having a conversation about this at work because one of my coworker's biggest pet peeves ever is the minions. He kept pointing out all these memes that have nothing to do with minions like "Live a life full of love" with a minion picture on it. It made me laugh really hard because I had to agree
Co-sleeping: NOPE. Not for me. We had DS in his crib by 5 weeks because I absolutely needed just a little bit of space. There is no possible way for me to actually sleep when there's a child in our bed, and after a long day of said child being with me constantly, I need some separation. Co-sleeping is not something I'm (personally) down with.
Haha! I felt this way too! It was the ONE thing I said "never" about before having a baby...and then my DS literally refused to sleep for more than 5 minutes by himself FROM THE TIME WE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL. Two different nurses said "wow, I've never seen a baby this young fight sleep so hard." So, in order for me to actually get any sleep at all, we co-slept until he was 8 months old, which is the earliest I personally felt okay with letting him cry it out. There were some things about sleeping with him that I loved, but with this baby I am literally praying every day that we don't have to co-sleep again.
@katlarissa - I fully acknowledge that we got lucky with a kid who slept better in his crib than anywhere else. If co-sleeping or not sleeping at all were my only options, I'd do it. Totally get that.
My UO is I think that transgendered should be allowed in both bathrooms. Who cares where they drop deuce?
Definitely not a UO. I highly doubt there is more than 1 person in this group that would disagree with this.
My husband and I had this discussion this morning. He is against it. I simply wanted to prove (to him) that even in a woman based community, the general opinion was idgaf who pees next to me.
obviously not an UO but I REAAAAAAAAALLY don't understand all the huff and puff over this bathroom thing. Like, do you camp out naked in the bathroom? I don't know about most people but in public restrooms I'm in and out as quick as possible.... and in a stall... with a lock or somesort of closing mechanism....
By this level of freak out you'd think all the toilets just sat in the middle of the room and the bathroom itself is made of glass and everyone is watching everyone all the time.
Re: UO Thursday
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Married 7/15
BFP #2 2/18/16
BFP: February 2016 EDD: October 17, 2016
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
PS I've thought about getting this pillow for our guest bedroom but I know my mom would flip. Hahah.
But EVERYTHING now is kale. I can't go just grab a salad to go anymore -- they're all "kale cobb" salads or "kale caesar" salads or whatnot. I even saw a kale caprese salad the other day with kale instead of basil. No. Just NO. Give me back my regular lettuce, you kale tyrants!!!!!
Married 7/15
BFP #2 2/18/16
My own UO- I hate the Minions. They are so weird and creepy and just not funny. I feel like they're EVERYWHERE
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
My very best friend in the whole wide world just recently "splurged" and bought a $300 Michael Kors watch. The next weekend, we were walking through JCP and saw a watch that looked EXACTLY like hers for only $50! WWWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY spend so much on something just because of the name it carries?! As I sit here in my Walmart tan flats that are often mistaken for Lucky Brand or Steve Madden, drinking my Great Value bottled water that tastes just as good as Voss, I just can't comprehend the desire to purchase name brand anything that costs exponentially more than it's knock-off equivalent.
BFP: February 2016 EDD: October 17, 2016
Married 7/15
BFP #2 2/18/16
So, in order for me to actually get any sleep at all, we co-slept until he was 8 months old, which is the earliest I personally felt okay with letting him cry it out.
There were some things about sleeping with him that I loved, but with this baby I am literally praying every day that we don't have to co-sleep again.
*Adjusts tin foil hat*
I have an UO, but I'm keeping it to myself. I'm not in a state of mind to debate today if it stirs people up. Lol
My UO: I hated that Sisterhood of Motherhood Similac commercial and the newer one by Tommy Tippee.
By this level of freak out you'd think all the toilets just sat in the middle of the room and the bathroom itself is made of glass and everyone is watching everyone all the time.