tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post1002574420217777780..comments2023-10-28T05:00:19.001-05:00Comments on tubeless in st. louis: On the fly (looking for anwers from you moms/dads out there)BekkiBoo aka tubelessstl http://www.blogger.com/profile/14630103746770027655noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-44050551433615207672007-09-10T01:59:00.000-05:002007-09-10T01:59:00.000-05:00I babysat for so many years... I figured it was ju...I babysat for so many years... I figured it was just like haveing your own.............. no way 24/7 and total responsablity is so different... hang in there,,, have you ever thought of foster/adopt<BR/><BR/>Nice to meet youJUST A MOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154079118849078723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-26395496909081739532007-09-08T20:20:00.000-05:002007-09-08T20:20:00.000-05:00Thank you to everyone for our great comments. I am...Thank you to everyone for our great comments. I am going to take the future one day at a time once we have a baby at home. I know each baby will produce their own experience, but I love hearing how you all did it and what was a life saver for your situation or best product etc... Keep the stories coming.BekkiBoo aka tubelessstl https://www.blogger.com/profile/14630103746770027655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-33703090299197228862007-09-08T14:18:00.000-05:002007-09-08T14:18:00.000-05:00I forgot- a good tip the foster mom (a nurse) gave...I forgot- a good tip the foster mom (a nurse) gave us....for the first 6-10 weeks, if you give the baby a bath just before bed it may make him/her cry but it will help them sleep....and it really did. She would cry at the bath but she'd wear herself out and the warm water would relax her---she'd take a bottle and fall right to sleep.petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329221084413499431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-51356364939746211402007-09-08T14:15:00.000-05:002007-09-08T14:15:00.000-05:00From the time the baby is tiny run the vaccuum, wa...From the time the baby is tiny run the vaccuum, watch tv, play the radio. We brought J home and the foster mom had done all these things and gave us that advice - this baby can sleep anywhere, anytime. She slept through a bluegrass (loud) concert when she was 5 months...She has slept 6-8 hours at night from the time she was a few weeks old. There was that first month or two when she would wake up early and was fussy and I remember sitting and being SO tired I could cry but I kept thinking how happy the tired was and how much I didn't mind it. If DH would have gotten me up at 4 I would have been so mad but this was such a special time even though I was miserable and so tired.<BR/>With your dh, you will work out a way. Mine falls asleep on the couch about 9 and I put the baby to sleep. He gets up with her early and I sleep...it works out great.<BR/>And even though the poop stinks, I was happy to have a dirty diaper to change, it's funny what you will put up with and deal with when it's your baby.<BR/>No one telling you what to expect can prepare you, you just have to live it and learn from the experience....and what a great experience---can't wait for you to have that baby!petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329221084413499431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-1818797286288039922007-09-08T12:44:00.000-05:002007-09-08T12:44:00.000-05:00The best advice I ever got was from our doctor: Yo...The best advice I ever got was from our doctor: You alone will know this child better than anyone in the world, and you alone will know what they need the best and what is right for them. It's hard to imagine, but you will just KNOW that child in a way that is just magical!<BR/><BR/>As far as sleep, the first 8 weeks was the hardest, every few hours, but then it got a lot easier quickly. <BR/><BR/>What I wish I knew? If the baby is crying and you can't console them, let someone else try. Or put them down...sometimes C was just tired of being held/rocked/bounced and just wanted to be still! <BR/>Laura (G1)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-451017715617351292007-09-08T10:32:00.000-05:002007-09-08T10:32:00.000-05:00Let's talk in person. There's so much to go over....Let's talk in person. There's so much to go over. How about when you come by for the crib?Mutha Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071091659191752451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-1443899169063120512007-09-08T07:10:00.000-05:002007-09-08T07:10:00.000-05:00If I remember correctly, MAM slept 2-3 hours at a ...If I remember correctly, MAM slept 2-3 hours at a time, so we'd put her down around 11pm or so, and she'd sleep til 2am. We NEVER turned the lights on during a feeding, and kept her in her room, kept everything quiet...and it became a fairly "quick" feeding, we'd change the diaper, feed her, and then hold her til she went to sleep...so I'd be back asleep by say, 3pm. Then she'd be up at about 6am, so Daddy would do that feeding before going to work, Then she'd go back down and be up for the day around 9am. (eventually sleeping from about 8pm-6am straight through, then a morning nap from 9-11, an afternoon nap from 1-3pm by about 5-6 months)<BR/><BR/>Don't freak out the first time YOU sleep through the night and go running into the baby's room (the thought SIDS! SIDS! SIDS! was ever-present in my mind)..to find her fast asleep. <BR/><BR/>Since MAM's our only, while I was tired, it wasn't awful, because I was home with her for the first 7 months, I could sleep when she slept. I think baby #2, should we go for it, would kick my butt because I'd also be keeping up with MAM! <BR/><BR/>Advice wise, I agree with the above, it goes by so fast--enjoy it. It's not all booties and good smelling lotion, but it IS special. <BR/><BR/>Also, we totally used generic diapers and formula (Sam's club) and saved a ton of cash--you might consider trying them out! (MAM's never been one to blow out a diaper, so we had no problems with any diapers, not always the case though)Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907454605747037839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9481361.post-75030696265132787912007-09-07T23:42:00.000-05:002007-09-07T23:42:00.000-05:00I was lucky with sleep. In the first week or two w...I was lucky with sleep. In the first week or two we would put Bailey down around 11 pm or midgnight. She slept in about 2-4 hour stretches. We were up for the day around 10 or 11 a.m. In the beginning she took much longer to get to sleep. Now we have a bedtime routine and then just lay her in bed, and she goes to sleep on her own! <BR/><BR/>What I wish I had known... <BR/><BR/>when the baby cries, it rips your heart out and you will do ANYTHING to make it better. <BR/><BR/>I have learned never to say "never" since being a mom. Like all those things I would "never" do with my kid? Yep, we do them! So really just learning to be flexible and go with the flow. <BR/><BR/>Breastfeeding is hard, and for me a good support group was critical. <BR/><BR/>Even little baby poop STINKS despite what people tell you :) <BR/><BR/>Other people/moms/old ladies at the store are always nosy and always have advice. Ignore them! Go with your gut feeling on what's right for your baby.<BR/><BR/>And it goes by so fast- I know everyone always says that- but it really does. That has been the biggest shock for me. It feels like yesterday that I was pregnant, yet now I have a chubby 4.5 month old baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com