PS Mommies Thread!

[Skippy123]

Steph, Andrew is adorable!!!!

Lili, your daughter is precious!!!

 

[iluvcarats]

Lili Puffy Diva MrsM Steph Tgal and Jas12
Great pics everyone! They always make my day! Beautiful kids!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Okay, Tacori snapped on another thread but a girl can only take so much! BTW, forgot to tell you T''s new trick. We blow on her face sometimes and she laughs. Yesterday I got her up from her nap and she looked so out of it so I blew on her face and to my surprise she blew back on mine! Haha. But my favorite trick she has been doing for a month or so. She picks up her play phone (or a cell if we are careless) and holds it up to her ear and says "Hi Dad!" Then some nonsense and then "Ba Bye!!!" and puts the phone down. So funny.

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 1/4/2009 1:15:35 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Okay, Tacori snapped on another thread but a girl can only take so much! BTW, forgot to tell you T''s new trick. We blow on her face sometimes and she laughs. Yesterday I got her up from her nap and she looked so out of it so I blew on her face and to my surprise she blew back on mine! Haha. But my favorite trick she has been doing for a month or so. She picks up her play phone (or a cell if we are careless) and holds it up to her ear and says ''Hi Dad!'' Then some nonsense and then ''Ba Bye!!!'' and puts the phone down. So funny.

Your entitled Tacori! To each their own. And good point about Bf not being easy for you. Had it not been easy for me I probably wouldn''t have stuck with it for so long. (Because it was easy is probably why I did) As a mom, you''ll never make everyone happy, so at the end of the day, you gotta do what is right for you and your family.

Such a cute Tessa story!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

iluv, I had so many of my friends (who saw what I went through) tell me had BFing been so hard for them they would have weened right away. But I am stubborn (gee...I wonder where Tessa gets it from?!?!

) and it was something I wanted to do for her and prove to myself. That being said it makes me furious when people judge those who had it worse than me, or maybe couldn''t deal with it, couldn''t make enough milk, etc...especially those who have yet tried to BFed!!!!! We all think it will be easy and natural but sometimes things don''t work out that way. Luckily there are good formulas on the market and I think Tessa is turning out okay. She has only been sick twice in 14 months. A cold during the time I was BFing and then recently the flu (that we all had). Not bad.

Tessa is funny. I wonder if that means I talk on the phone too much

By the way she is totally a daddy''s girl now. I am invisible!!!

 

[jas]

Date: 1/4/2009 1:23:47 PM
Author: iluvcarats

Date: 1/4/2009 1:15:35 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Okay, Tacori snapped on another thread but a girl can only take so much! BTW, forgot to tell you T''s new trick. We blow on her face sometimes and she laughs. Yesterday I got her up from her nap and she looked so out of it so I blew on her face and to my surprise she blew back on mine! Haha. But my favorite trick she has been doing for a month or so. She picks up her play phone (or a cell if we are careless) and holds it up to her ear and says ''Hi Dad!'' Then some nonsense and then ''Ba Bye!!!'' and puts the phone down. So funny.

Your entitled Tacori! To each their own. And good point about Bf not being easy for you. Had it not been easy for me I probably wouldn''t have stuck with it for so long. (Because it was easy is probably why I did) As a mom, you''ll never make everyone happy, so at the end of the day, you gotta do what is right for you and your family.

Such a cute Tessa story!

Yeah, I threw my .02 in there as well. It seems that we mommies can''t win if we never BF, if we BF a little, or if we pack up and head off to college with the runts instead of putting them on the dorm food plan.

I get a lot more raised eyebrows for NOT bf my babies than I did when I BF. Funny how things seem to have turned around in some places.

And yes, i agree with iluv, cute story!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Jas, my MIL always gave me grief about BFing. (Not sure why it bothered her but why does ANYTHING bother her?) Then when T weened herself (can''t force the girl. I tried.) I did feel like people judged me and I would have to explain the situation. Why should I be embarrassed or feel like I have to defend myself? Why do any of us? *sigh* I think pumping is a good point (even though...blahhh...I thought it was torture!) Sometimes you gotta cut the cord and let your kid grow up!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 1/4/2009 1:33:19 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
iluv, I had so many of my friends (who saw what I went through) tell me had BFing been so hard for them they would have weened right away. But I am stubborn (gee...I wonder where Tessa gets it from?!?!

) and it was something I wanted to do for her and prove to myself. That being said it makes me furious when people judge those who had it worse than me, or maybe couldn''t deal with it, couldn''t make enough milk, etc...especially those who have yet tried to BFed!!!!! We all think it will be easy and natural but sometimes things don''t work out that way. Luckily there are good formulas on the market and I think Tessa is turning out okay. She has only been sick twice in 14 months. A cold during the time I was BFing and then recently the flu (that we all had). Not bad.


Tessa is funny. I wonder if that means I talk on the phone too much

By the way she is totally a daddy''s girl now. I am invisible!!!

She looks more than OK to me!
Invisible

I know how that feels too!

My (6 year old) son is now obsessed with snowboarding

so I gotta go.
He says things like RADICAL AWESOME SAWEEET
And I say things like OMG! Lookout! Are you sure you wouldn''t rather join the chess club?.....
Never a dull moment...

 

[jas]

Date: 1/4/2009 1:39:16 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Jas, my MIL always gave me grief about BFing. (Not sure why it bothered her but why does ANYTHING bother her?) Then when T weened herself (can''t force the girl. I tried.) I did feel like people judged me and I would have to explain the situation. Why should I be embarrassed or feel like I have to defend myself? Why do any of us? *sigh* I think pumping is a good point (even though...blahhh...I thought it was torture!) Sometimes you gotta cut the cord and let your kid grow up!

I think you MIL has found her true skill in life.

I hated pumping. If I were still feeding the boys, I''d have to pump/nurse a QUART a day at least per kid. They are piglets.

I know I might get flamed for saying it, but I think that by age 7, there needs to be some modesty around the house. Not shame of body parts, but a sense of privacy. Disclaimer: That''s me. That''s my belief system. If anyone here feels differently, I applaud and respect that. Seriously. Perhaps I''ve just seen one too many Woody Allen movies.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

iluv, so funny! Is he any good?

Jas, I agree. Currently T takes showers with DH sometimes...NOT happening after a few years. Gosh...the 7 year old I know talks about crushes he has on his sister''s friends. I just cannot imagine...blame it on society but that''s how it is.

 

[puffy]

tacori T sounds just like B!! it is so fun watching them do things and pick up little tricks and totally mimic everything that we do. every time B does something new, i start to laugh and then he starts to laugh just because i am laughing. when i laugh at him, i usually do a silly and exaggerated laugh and cover my mouth, toss the head back, just super silly, and he does the exact same thing when he sees me doing it. FUNNY.
Snap away!!! i totally know that i am judgmental at times but it is usually with stuff that i understand. while i am not saying it is ok for me to be this way. IMO, it''s different than judging other when i have no idea what they are going through. BFing is hard on so many people, and the thing that is even harder is that we all don''t think that it will be so tough when we do it. we think it comes so naturally and think that we will all have no problems doing it. and for many, when it is time to BF, it is a big shock that they are having such a hard time with it. i only had a hard time when my milk didn''t come in, but those were a tough few days because i felt like i couldn''t provide for my newborn and what i wanted to do so bad for him, i couldn''t.

steph what a handsome little man!! i really love that pic in your AV.

iluv thanks! all PS babies are too cute. your son sounds like he is growing up.

 

[DivaDiamond007]

Thank you all for your lovely comments about my James (and me [blushing]).

Today we are just getting the house ready for when I return to work. Took down the Christmas tree, cleaned up, put away all of James new clothes and went through his outgrown ones, etc. He''s napping right now - thank you Lord! He''s been a crab today. That tooth is really bothering him.

 

[snlee]

L2L, I don't have anything to add since I wasn't induced but wanted to wish you good luck.

Diva, thanks for sharing pictures of James! I agree he looks a lot like you! I hope his tooth comes in soon and stops bothering him. Good luck going back to work.

lili, cute pictures of J! She's beautiful! I love the pics of her getting tickled!

Steph, Andrew is a handsome boy! I love the B&W picture!

Tacori and puffy, Tessa and B sound so cute! DH and I can't wait for D to be older so we can play with him.

More later. Baby is calling.

 

[snlee]

oops. double post.

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Thanks, Tacori, Skippy, iluvcarats, TGal and lili for sweet comments about my girl! I thought it was pretty cute letting her ''play'' the piano, until DH reminded me that in a few short months she will be mobile and able to make a heck of a noise with it lol! It was a great photo opportunity!

LIA and Puffy, I can''t tell you how happy I am with the new sleep regime! That''s four nights in a row now Amelia has gone to sleep just after 7pm and stayed asleep! Today, I even got her to nap in her crib. Unheard of.
LIA, congrats on your 8 hours, I bet you feel good! Sorry you''ve had to worry about sickly relatives around you little one, though. That must be stressful.

Diva, good luck with your return to work. I know it won''t be easy, but it will be worth it. He''s adorable, and he''s going to be in good hands. Hope you''re ok.

Tacori, Amelia LOVES when we blow on her face. Makes her laugh out loud every time. Isn''t it the cutest thing?! Oh, and I thought of you today. My mother wanted to give Amelia an unsuitable foodstuff and was really pissed when I stopped her.

Shall I tell you what it was, make you feel (marginally) better about your MIL''s juice obsession?

SHERRY TRIFLE!!!

Amelia is 7.5 months old...

Jen

 

[Blenheim]

Oh my gosh - I''m loving all of the cute kids.

I also wanted to apologize if I offended anyone. (Since I think I''m one of the few non-moms posting, I have a feeling that some comments were directed towards me.) I really do think that everyone is just trying to make the decisions that are best for them and their child, given their situation. I didn''t mean to judge anyone who didn''t BF (I know my mom still feels judged for not BFing my brother - 23 years later - and I don''t want to do that to anyone else) or who weaned at the time that was right for them.

And I''m not expecting an easy go of things, either. If nothing else, I''m heading back to work between 6 weeks postpartum (if hubby is still unemployed) and 12 weeks (if he finds a job and we can afford it), so that''s going to be a ton of pumping which I know is not going to be fun. And if all of these contractions turn into a premature birth, I''m anticipating latch problems as well.

Kind of speaking of - did anyone take breastfeeding or newborn care classes, and do you feel like they helped?

 

[snlee]

MrsM, meant to comment on your pictures before. A looks so cute sitting by the piano! That''s great she''s sleeping so well in her own room!

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Blenheim,the class was one of the best things I did. I wasn''t terribly confident about my ability to care for a newborn, so it helped to boost my confidence as well as helping me learn some of the actual skills! You do learn very quickly ''on the job'' though! If you want to BF, I would suggest getting as much (professional) support lined up as you possibly can. It could be useful to have phone numbers of any and all reliable sources of support close at hand for the early days and a class might be a good starting point for finding these contacts.

Jen

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Thank you, snlee!

 

[steph72276]

Thanks, Miss Skippy and Snlee!

 

[Blenheim]

Date: 1/4/2009 6:47:33 PM
Author: Mrs Mitchell
Blenheim,the class was one of the best things I did. I wasn''t terribly confident about my ability to care for a newborn, so it helped to boost my confidence as well as helping me learn some of the actual skills! You do learn very quickly ''on the job'' though! If you want to BF, I would suggest getting as much (professional) support lined up as you possibly can. It could be useful to have phone numbers of any and all reliable sources of support close at hand for the early days and a class might be a good starting point for finding these contacts.

Jen

Thanks for your help! My m/w can help me with latching after the birth, and my ped has three lactation consultants on call if I need them. He gave me his cell number so that I can quickly reach him if need be. And he''s recommended going to some LLL meetings before the baby ever gets here, which would probably give me more contacts. Does this plus having a couple BF books seem adequate? With hubby out of work, we''d like to cut costs where we''re able, but if we need classes we''ll definitely take them!

I''ve been around babies so little that a newborn class does seem potentially helpful. It looks like we can attend one for $40, which doesn''t seem too bad. Looking at the dates of these courses I would need to start taking them SOON - wow.

 

[snlee]

Date: 1/4/2009 5:46:16 PM
Author: Blenheim

Kind of speaking of - did anyone take breastfeeding or newborn care classes, and do you feel like they helped?

I didn''t take any classes. I read some books and watched some DVDs. As for BFing, I highly recommend meeting with a lactation consultant after your milk comes in. The LC watched me feed him and her tips were awesome and helped immensely. I learned so much from her. Because of her, breastfeeding is going really well, except for all the damn clogs I''ve been having! I think 90% of the 3 months I''ve been BFing, I''ve had a clog. It''s not easy but even with all these clogs, I enjoy BFing very much.

 

[puffy]

blen i didn''t take any classes at all. and honestly, i think as a new mother there are so many things that your baby needs but you will know how to care for your baby. some says it''s called your motherly intuition

and there are so many nurses at the hospital, if you had a question or if you felt like you weren''t doing something right, they will be there to help you along the way.
as for BF classes, didn''t take those either. BF is a scary thing for some people. the lactation specialists come around pretty often too to answer questions or to see how it''s going. just know that it IS hard for some and it doesn''t have to come naturally for some as well. it''s also important to make sure your little one is latched on properly from the get go, so you would have to know what a good latch feels like and how to get them to latch on properly. and yes, it takes a few days for milk to come in, which was my problem. my son had a great latch and he was ready to go, unfortunately my body wasn''t.
that''s a lot of info, but you probably knew that already.

mrsM that is SOOO great that amelia is sleeping in her crib for naps too!! and yay for the great night time sleep! it makes a huge difference doesn''t it?!

snlee D will be doing all sorts of stuff before you know it. enjoy this time with him now, while he is not mobile! B does so many funny things and is such a mama''s boy and just a big old teddy bear, but believe me he has his moments where i am ready to give him up for adoption. just kidding

burk how is T doing? better i hope! poor girl.

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Blen, that sound plenty! The classes were really really helpful, but the support after Amelia was born was crucial and having people who could come and help immediately was the most important. Her birth weight plummeted for various reasons, so we needed help pretty much on call when we were worried. It sounds like you have it covered though!

Jen

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Puffy, the sleep and the naps are wonderful, just bliss! I''ve got her into a much better routine now and it makes such a difference!

 

[Burk]

Too exhausted to get properly caught up right now, but I promise I will tomorrow! I did take a look through all the adorable pics, though!

Wedding was great. Tayva was a trooper! She walked down the isle like a champ (I was so worried she''d take a tumble since she''s still pretty wobbly at times). She was so well behaved and everyone loved her. We''re back to school tomorrow

but I''ll get all caught up after T heads to bed tomorrow night. Missed you guys!

 

[misspinky]

Hi everyone! Sorry I''ve been so absent lately! With helping my mom make a wedding dress, getting married, and moving out of our apartment I''ve been a little busy...

Promise I''ll catch up soon--all of the new pictures look adorable!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Puffy, can you imagine T and B playing together. What a riot! I got my milk when I was still at the hospital. She was born on a Saturday, I think I got my milk on that Monday or Tuesday.

Diva, good luck getting back to work.

snlee, oh D will be doing tricks before you know it!

MrsM, awesome about Ame''s new sleeping habits. Isn''t it great when it all falls in place for them! I was shocked that she started blowing back. Soo funny. Or and yes the sherry trifle DOES make me feel better. Thank you!

Blen, I just cannot understand the way you think on that subject (I am sure the feeling is mutual). Anyways I don''t want to have a debate here. This is my safe zone and the other thread is where we can duke it out

I hope you have an easier time BFing than I did. I really do. We took prepared childbirth, BFing, and taking care of baby/infant CPR. For us it was great. BFing class really helped IMHO.

Burk, I cannot wait to see pics!!! Glad she was a hit (not that I would EVER guess otherwise).

misspinky, I commented on your FB page but you looked beautiful! Congrats on your wedding!

 

[iluvcarats]

Date: 1/4/2009 1:53:05 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
iluv, so funny! Is he any good?


Jas, I agree. Currently T takes showers with DH sometimes...NOT happening after a few years. Gosh...the 7 year old I know talks about crushes he has on his sister''s friends. I just cannot imagine...blame it on society but that''s how it is.

He''s no Shawn White or anything. But it is really fun to watch him. He weighs less than nothing so he flies. Where we live, you have to embrace winter, or it is going to be a long one.

 

[Blenheim]

Tacori, I didn''t want a debate over here either, I just wanted to apologize.

The breastfeeding, infant care, and infant CPR classes all allow you to bring a baby along. I''m debating taking some/all before the baby comes, or just waiting to see if I need them. I guess I need to take the childbirth class BEFORE the baby comes though, huh?

The only one offered that''s not too close to my EDD starts in a week and a half, so I need to register ASAP for that. Thanks for all of the advice!