Posts by disease_of_ease

My amazing friend gifted me with 2 premium sized prefolds, 4 newborn prefolds (using as doublers or laying under her butt during diaper changes, haha), 5 fitteds, a snappi, an AIO, 3 covers, 2 pockets, 3 inserts, and 4 hemp doublers. I have been washing them with a free and clear detergent and some baking soda in warm wash and thankfully the weather has been nice enough to dry outside!

So far the pockets are my favorite so I'll be getting more when funds allow.

Original Post by bier:

First of all, LOVE the new photos. She's a doll!

I've considered switching to cloth. It would save us so much money, not to mention the amount of diapers we contribute to the garbage! I'm interested to hear what the responses are.

Are you partially doing cloth? My only hold up is my grandmother (who watches my son) may have a hard time with cloth diapering because of her arthritic hands and less-than-perfect vision. Sometimes John's diapers leak because she didn't get his butt centered on the diaper!

Okay, I'm done hijacking your thread now! When I was most recently pregnant, I looked into the G Diapers. The hybrids, if you will. I liked the fact that the liners were flushable (or able to go in the compost, which we don't do). and the prints on the covers were super cute. I'm such a noob when it comes to cloth diapering that I was super confused by all the "traditional" methods and didn't really look into them. I still get overwhelmed when I try to research it.

That wasn't much help but I'm anxious to consider everyone's opinions and possibly make the switch myself!

Thanks for posting this!

 Thank you!!

I also looked into gDiapers and what held me back was the cost of the inserts. We haven't started cloth yet, a friend is giving me some gently used diapers in all styles... I know she said pockets and all in ones. When we settle on what works best for Pearl we'll stock up on more, she's really helping me out, it seems like the start up for cloth can be pricey!

Original Post by pgeorgian:

i think you need help.

the OP is 20 years old.  "get a dog" is a perfectly reasonable suggestion for a 20 year old student who's considering having a baby.

and dogs are "better" in many ways.  they don't require diapers and daycare; they don't usually wake you up in the middle of the night, and if they do, there's probably a good reason.  they protect your person and property (or at least they'll look like they might do so, making you a less likely target of crime).  they clean themselves.  they make you exercise when you'd rather sit on the couch.

babies can't do any of those things.

 I have to laugh at this, it's funny that when dogs wake you up in the middle of the night there is a "good reason", babies cry for a reason, too.... babies can't tell you what is wrong, so they cry and let you figure it out.

And I think you get plenty of exercise having a baby to look after, especially once they're mobile.

To the OP, I would wait if I were in your position. I just had my first at 27 and still need to finish school. My husband and I are trying to juggle schedules to keep our daughter out of daycare, it's rewarding but trying on a relationship... everything changes and if you don't have a solid foundation there I would think things would be a lot worse. Enjoy being together right now, when things are less hectic think about bringing another life into the world.

I HAVE to rock Pearl until she's out cold, if I try putting her down drowsy her eyes pop open and she rolls onto her belly and cries every time without fail! I don't mind, though... she's not going to let me rock her to sleep forever. :)

Happy Birthday little lady!!!

All mine did was cause me to lose my mucus plug and have some painful cramping. I ended up being induced the day before my due date, had her at just past midnight on my due date.

Original Post by diningerx4:

I think that if your children sleep in your bed it puts a stess on your marraige...I know this from experience!  If you let your children in your bed then when do you have time to "sleep" with your spouse?!

 

 Whenever you have a spare minute. Sex doesn't have to be a night time, in the bed activity.

I love co-sleeping. I fall asleep with my baby in the bed with me and my husband will occasionally move her to the crib, then bring her back when he leaves for work at 3 am. She also naps in my bed so I can nap, too. She sleeps so much better in our bed, I think because it smells like us. She also loves to hold hands or just brush her hand over one of us while she falls asleep. Pearl is allowed in our bed for as long as she wants to be there. I see nothing weird about co-sleeping, it feels like what is right. I don't think cave people were putting their baby in it's own space to sleep. :)

No, but I should have!! It's so gross to me that people are out there thinking perverted thoughts about pregnant women, it was the one time in my life that I actually loved my body and it wasn't a "I'm so hot" feeling at all. I know everyone is attracted to different things and all... but I guess people feel safe making nasty comments when it's just on the internet.

Your avi picture is cracking me up! Look at all that hair! Pearl has Bill Murray hair right now, the whole baby mullet thing.

Well, statistically couples who are married longer before having a baby have a better chance of staying together. My pediatrician is also a psychologist and she was telling us at our newborn visit that the first year of our daughter's life would be a very challenging time in our relationship. Like it or not pretty much everything WILL change after having a baby, no matter how much you promise your spouse it won't-- it is going to. You go from being the most important person in each other's lives to being a distant #2.

That all being said we now have a 10.5 week old daughter and we are just figuring it all out enough to be in a comfortable routine (for now). I love my husband in a totally different way than I did before, but we are both stressed and pressed for sleep so we are a little shorter with one another. I make it a point to never go to sleep angry with him and to let go of the small things. Any help he can give me I need to appreciate even if that means he's not doing things the way I want them done.

But yes... baby fever is INTENSE!

Original Post by theychangedmyname:

I dream about food all the time.

Tjlo

 LOL-- me too!

Original Post by vanessa1031:

at almost 11 months PP my energy level for that still hasn't come back!! 

 Uh oh, really? More incentive for me to keep taking my iron pills and a vitamin, on the days I do I feel at least 1/2 human!

Six weeks no sexin' was mandatory for me, but I am now at just about 8.5 weeks and haven't had the guts for PP sex yet! :)

Cellulite, how many weeks are you? My doctor's good old standby was "drink a huge glass of water and lay on your left side". It's REALLY easy to get dehydrated during pregnancy even if you'e drinking a ton of water. Of course you should trust those new motherly instincts though and get any and all little pains checked if you think you need to.

i named my now one month old baby girl pearl, i thought it was nice and "regular" but not common, so far the response has been 50% love it 50% repeat it and the spell it.. "pearl?! like p-e-a-r-l?", haha.

sorry for the all lowercase, i am holding my clingy pearl now while she hiccups.

Original Post by bier:

I drank a lot of green tea while pregnant and my kids are perfectly healthy.

 I'm just giving information and resources. New studies come out all the time with new information... I personally don't think it's worth the risk.

Original Post by kajikit:

Why would green tea be a pregnancy no-no? It's naturally low in caffeine and tannin and has lots of anti-oxidants in it. I've never heard anyone say not to have it when you're pregnant?

 It's the anti-oxidants that make it a no no. Here is a good link http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/1-24-2006-87 222.asp

My doctor told me about this at my first prenatal appointment back when I was 7 weeks pregnant.