FFFC 11/17

sandbar517 · November 2017

Here we go, ladies! As always, not guaranteed to be flame free. Let's get some good ones today, yesterday's UOs were too nice! LOL

mileswithmyles · November 2017

I have one, but it isn't very exciting. I am really weird when it comes to food. Let's say there are three different foods on my plate. I have to eat all of one of them before I eat the next one. I do the same thing with candy. Like, if I am eating Skittles, I have to eat all of one color before I eat the next one.

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ivyvines6 · November 2017

mileswithmyles said:

I have one, but it isn't very exciting. I am really weird when it comes to food. Let's say there are three different foods on my plate. I have to eat all of one of them before I eat the next one. I do the same thing with candy. Like, if I am eating Skittles, I have to eat all of one color before I eat the next one.

I have slight OCD and I have to take a bite of each food before I eat the entire plate, but after the initial taste of everything I also eat all of one thing at a time. I’m also a fanatic about counting steps, or lines/reflectors/arrows in the road while driving.

ivyvines6 · November 2017

I’ve thrown up like four times today, and had diarrhea off and on since late last night. I’m currently laying on the couch watching J unfold all the laundry I folded yesterday. I don’t even care.

silverhope · November 2017

@mileswithmyles my husband is the exact opposite. He has to have all the foods together in one bite. I find that extremely annoying bc I am closer to your end of the spectrum when eating.

@ivyvines6 feel better!

Okay, my FFFC deserves to get flamed. I really want the Loubibaby shoes from GOOP if we are having a girl. I think the GOOP is a stupid website by a narcissistic Gwyneth Paltrow and that baby Louboutin shoes are maybe the biggest waste of money on the planet, but I can't stop thinking about how cute they would be on a baby girl. (I realize she would just kick them off and only wear them once. I also realize I will never get these because they are ridiculously, unnecessarily expensive. But still going to stare at them online.)

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suchaglencoco · November 2017

My kids have already watched twice as much tv as they normally do in a day and its only noon. We have company coming tonight and DH had to work late last night so I'm trying to get the entire house cleaned by myself. This morning also included our washer overflowing and our basement partially flooding. This has happened a few times so we have a water monitor thing next to it. Except it wasn't next to the washer. Some minion moved it and it was upside down. Ugh!
Luckily, I had a friend visiting for an hour right after it happened and she was super sweet and helped me clean up. It also turned her into a fan of Shamwows. They're the best, seriousy.
I am also going to take a nap. DS had me up for 2 hours in the middle of the nght. No shame with this nap.

Poppy0419 · November 2017

@ivyvines6 nooooo. I hope you feel better.

sandbar517 · November 2017

@suchaglencoco Don't feel bad. Even though I'm feeling better, I still use the pregnancy as an excuse to pretty much let my kids watch as much TV as they want. I just don't have the energy to try and entertain them all the time, and honestly, most of the time even if the TV's on, they're just playing with each other and ignoring it anyway.

Mine is, I've been having SO many dreams recently involving The One That Got Away, and I don't really feel guilty about it.

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@ivyvines6 I truly hope you feel better soon. Ugh.
@silverhope I found myself thinking the little fake high heels for baby girls would be so cute, but talked myself out of buying those, too.
@mileswithmyles I honestly can't think of how I eat my food now! LOL I think "take turns" and eat everything together, but not all mixed together.

onesmallcoconut · November 2017

I was lent an angel care baby monitor for DS from my stepsister. The kind with the sensor pad that goes under the crib mattress and sets off an alarm if it doesn't sense regular movement that it attributes to breathing.

TW
Her sister sadly lost a child to SIDS a few years ago so that side of my extended family is very sensitive to the subject. Rightfully so.
End TW

I however, chose not to use it and just stuck with my regular monitor but I lied about that constantly to that side of the family when they asked how I was liking the monitor. Tbh it stressed me out way more to have it turned on. I did try it for a few nights and I seriously did not sleep. I gave it back this summer when my stepsister had another child and if somehow another one of those monitors makes its way to me I won't be using it.

cups4 · November 2017

@silverhope can I register for these?

sandbar517 · November 2017

@cups4 OMG those are adorable!

cups4 · November 2017

My H is sick with a cold and went home early from work and I am irrationally upset that he would have me pick up the toddler even though he did so much extra work when I had MS

silverhope · November 2017

@cups4 I know, right?

lincbeesmom · November 2017

I facetime my mom so she can virtually babysit my son while i get stuff done around the house

Ceridwen77 · November 2017

@onesmallcoconut I’d do the same thing. I couldn’t handle one of those
monitors. I hear they have false alarms and that would probably just about kill me.

@silverhope when I read your post I was totally like

But then I saw the shoes and now I’m like

onesmallcoconut · November 2017

@Ceridwen77 I heard that too which just added to the stress of using it. I'm sure it's very helpful and reassuring for some people but for me it was just a source of anxiety.

fraufarbissina · November 2017

@mileswithmyles I sort of do that too. I usually leave my favorite for last, or the thing that's the sweetest so that it's sort of like dessert. My husband is the opposite, he has equal portions of every food on his plate at all times.

mileswithmyles · November 2017

I also bought Frownies today because I’m tired of looking old and haggard AF. Let’s hope they work.

mileswithmyles · November 2017

My Halloween decorations are still up. I have no intention of taking them down until next weekend when I need to get my Christmas stuff out of the garage.

lincbeesmom · November 2017

mileswithmyles said:

I also bought Frownies today because I’m tired of looking old and haggard AF. Let’s hope they work.

I could google but what are frownies?!

mileswithmyles · November 2017

They are patches you wear at night to reduce the facial movements that cause wrinkles.

kat11223344 · November 2017

Ugh I need some. I made the mistake I forgot looking in the mirror before school pictures this morning. Bad idea. I look exhausted. Pregnancy glow is a trick for fools

silverhope · November 2017

@mileswithmyles I use frownies!!! I have a worry line in the middle of my forehead. I think it helps. I’ve been using them for a of couple years.

theletlers · November 2017

I'm pretty sure pregnancy glow is just legit sweat from puking, extra hormones and the extra weight at the end. It's just crap people point out but try and sound nice about it.
Also I don't care much about wrinkles except this one that I get between my eyebrows and it makes me look angry for some reason. The rest of the wrinkles I say bring 'em on!! I laugh and smile a lot so I'm doomed!!

Pearlvirus · November 2017

My mom brought me a pie yesterday and I’m eating it straight out the box.... and it’s not even 7am yet.

Pearlvirus · November 2017

Also I’m curious about the how sleep training is judged by all. I found the comparison in this article between choosing breast vs formula to choosing early sleep training vs a more attachment strategy. Valid or not?

https://www.mommyish.com/i-started-sleep-training-my-newborn/2/

dem068a · November 2017

I think you do need to help teach your kids how to fall asleep on their own and settle in the night, but honestly every kid is so different. You may get super lucky and have a 12 hour a night sleeper at 3 weeks, or it may take a year to get there. I think you read a ton (I like 12 hours by 12 weeks), and try different things from everything you read and see what works. My now amazing sleeper (20 months), didn’t consistory sleep 10-12 hours until he was almost 1

Pearlvirus · November 2017

Oh I know 12 by 12 is BS unless you just happen to get lucky. This is my third baby and I am still restling with how much is born and how much what I do can impact their sleep.

Pearlvirus · November 2017

Sleeping 10 hours by 1 would be a miracle around here, my 2yo is still up every night....

gildah · November 2017

My SIL sleep trained her first with the help of a group called Moms on Call. I think they are nurses or doctors? Anyway, her kid was on an amazing schedule and she was and is the happiest baby. Also, my SIL didn’t have any anxiety around the training because it’s flexible and there are real people you can call to consult with. For anyone who wants to sleep train, check it out!

charlestonchew · November 2017

Pearlvirus said:

Also I’m curious about the how sleep training is judged by all. I found the comparison in this article between choosing breast vs formula to choosing early sleep training vs a more attachment strategy. Valid or not?

https://www.mommyish.com/i-started-sleep-training-my-newborn/2/

I am pro sleep training but as a FTM I plan to breast feed and to have baby in my room in the beginning to make that easier so I don't know if sleep training would make sense then. I guess this woman got up and walked to the nursery to nurse every time which sounds unpleasant.

suchaglencoco · November 2017

We sleep trained at 7 months and never looked back. We did a modified where we'd go in after 5, 10, 15 minutes. They started to sttn within days. The first night was hard, the second was half as bad.

cups4 · November 2017

Pro sleep training here but only to get them to learn how to fall asleep on their own. Not to use it to ignore baby when they need me. I don't think letting a 7 week old cry for 5-10 minutes by your choice every time is necessarily a great idea (but I know with a toddler that's going to change this time around). We sleep trained at 6 months because at 5 months we were dealing with a serious illness, but it went really well for us. I just don't think a newborn's brain and development is able to be sleep trained before then.

mileswithmyles · November 2017

We sleep trained around 8-9 months. We folllowed a modified CIO where we would go soothe and comfort after a certain time interval. We did a lot of research before we started. He wasn’t napping unless we held him and was not falling asleep at night unless we did the same. He transferred horribly, would wake up, and we would start all over. He has the worse case of FOMO and it still makes it hard for him to nap these days.

ivyvines6 · November 2017

We kind of sleep trained J but not really. When it comes to sleep he was super easy to work with to begin with. We had him in our room in a bassinet, but he napped in his crib during the day until he was about six weeks the. We transitioned to his crib then. We put him to bed at 9 every night with a routine to get the idea of bedtime in his head, and he still goes to bed at that time 90% of the time. He’s slept through the night since he was about 3 months. (9-4 and 5-7 to start with, but he eventually dropped that middle of the night feed... Wanna say around 5 months?) And we exclusively breastfed after the first three weeks.

glitzandglitter · November 2017

@ivyvines6 - That sounds terrible

I hope you are feeling better today. @pearlvirus - No flames from me for sure. Eating pumpkin pie straight from the pie tin sounds like heaven to me right now. I am making pumpkin pie for our family Thanksgiving. My DH was shocked when I said I wanted to make 4. He said why so many and I mumbled a vague answer and he left it alone. The real reason is because I am taking 2 to my mom's, 2 for home - one for the boys and the other for me

ivyvines6 · November 2017

I am feeling much better today, thank you! I did lose 3lbs between Wednesday and today though

theletlers · November 2017

I think as far as sleep training or not just depends on each baby and family. We tried. I really did. We started it when he was between six and seven months after he was done and cleared from his surgery. But after about three months it was just too damn hard. DS would not go back to sleep on his own. And after the fifth or sixth night in a row of him screaming for two or three hours I would cave. And then I would get a few hours of rest. And then I would need one more night before I could try again. And then five or six days later ornate was just back. His sleep intervals would get shorter and shorter. He would sleep for forty minutes then cry for two hours. I would try the soothing just next to his crib, I tried pacifiers, we tried white noise and music. We tried just rocking him. He wouldn't sleep without boob. So finally after several months I gave up and we started cosleeping. And it was glorious. We all could finally get a night's rest. Even when he would wake up, he would go back down in a couple of minutes with either boob or snuggles. I don't necessarily have a set plan for this baby. Well do a bassinet in the early weeks but then just see how LO is. But I agree with the writer's comment that we need to support what works for happy momma and happy baby. I think a lot of mom's also feel like they can't admit that they cosleep with their baby because it's so frowned upon in America. Yet it's encouraged in the rest of the world. But we all need to do what works for us. It's also hard in a country where moms are expected to go back to work so soon so I think the pressure to get your baby sleeping at night can be rushed because moms need the rest. If we could all stay home for a year while being paid I think we wouldn't feel such pressure to sleep train at an early age.

Edit for weird autocorrects!

theletlers · November 2017

...and then I still missed a few. But you get what I meant (at least grammatically!) Sorry I hate typos!

tincupchalice · November 2017

I sleep trained at five or six months with my first. It got him from 12+ wake ups per night down to 4-5.

Pearlvirus · November 2017

I SAH and still need sleep to do my work..... also I sleep trained because I couldn’t take never sleeping more than 30 minutes, I actually think US society in general says don’t sleep train. Also, I have no problem with cosleeping, we tried it, along with every other possibility, but it resulted in less sleep not more, so that sucked.

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