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Don't feel bad about it! My ds has a milk protein allergy, so I had to give up eating dairy to continue to bf him. If I eat dairy by mistake (happens all the time--put milk in my coffee instead of soymilk the other day) then I have to pump and throw out all my breastmilk for THREE DAYS! At first it was heartbreaking to throw it all down the drain, but now I just think, whatever, and give him some ...
23 Apr 2010 5:27 AM
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Don't worry at all about not calling him by his given name--I think it's hard to call a tiny baby by an adult name anyway. Both my kids think their name is Sweetiepie! (Or, at one time or another, Munchkin, Pumpkin, Puddingpop, etc...you get the idea.) The best thing about being a Mommy is you get to call your babies all sorts of goofy things. Enjoy the tiny baby stage--it goes by so quickly!
03 Mar 2010 3:19 AM
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This is so inspiring! My new baby is only 6 wks old but I really want to start exercising soon. When do you find time? Can't figure out yet when I can sandwich it in, with a 3 yr old and 6 wk old. Can't wait to fit in my clothes again, though!
13 Feb 2010 5:48 AM
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We also had a list of a few names and then picked one when we met him. You get a few days before you have to hand in the birth certificate worksheet, so you don't have to decide instantly. My dh shot down a lot of the names I liked too, but lo and behold after watching me go through a long labor and c-section, he let me pick whatever I wanted!
13 Feb 2010 5:35 AM
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My friend's family is GBGBB, and the youngest boy is the ultimate help to their mother. Of all the kids he's the one who cooks for the whole family every holiday, does all the dishes, and when their mom moved houses he orchestrated the entire move for her. He's the most devoted to her of all the children! And he's also a gourmet cook--so you may be the luckiest mom yet!
08 Feb 2010 8:24 PM
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Zalie, I'm sorry you had a hard GD day! I have a 3 year old daughter and my son is now 1 month old, and my whole life I dreamed of 2 daughters also. I also never wanted a PP (never even heard the term before this site.) I have to tell you, I'm head over heels in love with my baby boy! I had pretty bad GD my whole pregnancy, and just couldn't let go of the dream of 2 daughters, but now that he's he...
06 Feb 2010 8:17 AM
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My little baby boy is 1 month old and is asleep in my lap right now, and I have to tell you, I am so in love with him! I had very bad GD throughout the pregnancy, and I still felt it up to the day of delivery. The GD didn't magically disappear with his birth--but it changed. After holding him in my arms I realized my GD has nothing to do with him, because he is perfect just as he is, but it's just...
03 Feb 2010 9:34 PM
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I have a C-section scheduled for December 30th. This is my second C--my first was after 24 hrs of terrible labor, and then the baby was in major distress. My doula assured me it was absolutely necessary. She said I was just one of those cases where without C-sections, both my baby and I, or at least one of us, would've died. So as I was in recovery I was just so grateful to be alive and to have a ...
22 Dec 2009 8:18 PM
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One problem with the homebirth statistics in the U.S. is that the national American midwives association hasn't released statistics proving it is actually safer. In fact, there have been statistics released showing that the risk of death to the newborn can be quite high. The Colorado Association of Midwives released some statistics recently that were very bad, showing a death rate for babies in lo...
16 Dec 2009 10:28 PM
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I've been feeling exactly the same way. I have a dd, pg with ds, and was so sad sorting through dd's clothes that I cried! I couldn't bear to give them away so I packed them up. We're probably done having kids (dh is certain we are), but it just made me sad to look at the clothes and not be able to use them again.
That said, I do realize that clothing is a pretty silly reason for GD. I just le...
15 Dec 2009 4:59 AM
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I just ordered this and am so excited. I love how fashionable it is, and it doesn't look like a diaper bag at all:
http://www.ebags.com/timi_leslie/parisien/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=139882
06 Dec 2009 8:23 PM
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By the way, Starlight, if you haven't set up the nursery yet, I'd try to do it soon because sitting in there is such a good GD cure. I'm not sure what it is about newborn stuff, but staring at the beautiful rug, the yellow curtains, the yellow bassinet, the teeny tiny newborn diapers...it's all so soothing and sweet. My DH and I both sit in there and feel so happy...there's something about all tho...
01 Dec 2009 5:12 PM
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OK, I think I figured out how to upload the image of the rug:
01 Dec 2009 5:05 PM
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I ordered these from Gymboree for the coming home outfit--it's SO CUTE!!
http://www.gymboree.com/shop/dept_item.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524445981658&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306241296&bmUID=1259686808608&productSizeSelected=0
And matching little bear socks:
http://www.gymboree.com/shop/dept_item.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524445981829&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306241296&bmUID=1...
01 Dec 2009 5:03 PM
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I had really bad GD when I found out I was having a boy at 15 wks, and now at 34 weeks something clicked, and I'm getting excited and feel I already love him. The best thing for me is to stop all that thinking about the future stuff, and my worries about raising a young boy and teen and young man and all that, and focus on the fact that I'm going to have a cute tiny little newborn with adorable l...
25 Nov 2009 4:15 AM
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I was worried about this too--I actually mentioned it to my cousin who's a doctor, and she laughed and told me I had to go hang out with the women at the bus stop, who are on drugs and only eat fast food and their babies come out healthy and fine! Also, as my DH always says when I worry, think about the mothers in war-torn places, and all the pregnant women who didn't have enough food, and how tha...
23 Nov 2009 6:32 PM
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A good article in today's New York Times about this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/health/10klas.html?emc=eta1
I thought this part was very astute:
"...And while they trusted the medical profession much more than parents do now, there was another factor, Dr. Oshinsky said: “They also had lived through virulent epidemics. That to me is probably the biggest issue of all. You’re deali...
11 Nov 2009 3:53 AM
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I got the vaccine too and I'm so relieved I did! I spoke with my OB about it for a long time, and I also spoke with a friend who works for the CDC. They both said they haven't seen a virus affect pregnant women so badly in over 50 years. I'm so glad my baby will have some protection, too. There is a very high death rate among children also--that is an unbearable risk.
03 Nov 2009 4:08 PM
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Got mine today also--it's great that you got it. Don't freak out. This is a bad flu that has been especially dangerous for pg women and young children--and now both you and your db will have protection! Read the CDC info and the ny times article about the pg woman who got it...I am so thankful for the vaccine.
31 Oct 2009 2:15 AM
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Thank you, Rein&Sonshines, this post meant a lot to me and makes me feel so much better about my own GD! I really appreciate your honesty and thoughtful words...they cheered me.
25 Oct 2009 6:24 AM
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I love these:
http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=167&f=5558
http://www.landofnod.com/family.aspx?c=167&f=4157
19 Oct 2009 4:49 PM
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I have been thinking about this a lot, too--I have a DD and am pg with a DS, and have been trying to figure out why I'm struggling with GD so much. I've realized that for me, GD really is about my own expectations of a "dream" family--two DDs, in my case--and that I dreamed of this family because I am the younger daughter, and I was very close to my mom and she died when I was young, so I really ...
06 Oct 2009 5:15 PM
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Do not be disgusted with yourself! What you're feeling is completely normal--you had a dream of having a daughter, and now you need to adjust to the idea of having a son. It's a kind of grief, and you need to let yourself grieve and not feel guilty or bad about it. You only just found out, so you need to give yourself time--at least a month or two--to understand these feelings and get used to them...
23 Sep 2009 9:56 PM
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I'm sorry that you're dealing with this GD! I had it terribly after the ultrasound showed a boy--I cried for weeks, had no appetite, and seriously thought I was losing my mind. It's now 2 months later and I'm feeling SO much better. I'm really excited about this baby and already feel love for him. These are the things that have helped me so far:
1. Don't talk about your GD with people who don't u...
23 Sep 2009 9:39 PM
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We had a 3-day cut off for both my DD and now my DS. Same diet, same everything--honestly, I think it's a 50% chance.
08 Sep 2009 4:19 AM
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