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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Babies, Babies, Babies
The entire process of creating a child to actually giving birth is an incredibly intricate journey. The changes that happen to you physically, mentally and emotionally are unlike any you will ever go through. And yes, dads can go through changes, too. Maybe not as many physically (although my husband lost weight, can you believe it?! Just rubbed it in my face) but it's an emotional time for everyone involved.
And it doesn't stop at pregnancy! After the baby is born you start a whole other journey called I-have-no-idea-what-to-do-but-he/she-expects-
me-to-do-something. The visions of being a perfect mother, i.e. having this beautiful, tender moment where the baby is nursing late at night and it's just you and her and she looks into your eyes-just knowing she belongs to you..you know, like the Pampers commercials that come on when you're watching A Baby's Story on TLC? Turn into her screaming, kicking, punching your boob cause the milk won't come fast enough so you end up giving her the bottle of formula again 'cause you just can't fight her at 3 am with only 3 hours sleep and now you have to pump the milk with a double-action pumper/sucker to give to her when she finally decides your milk is worthy enough for her.
Enter this blog. This blog is for all those mothers, and fathers, with questions, experiences and worked-for-me advice. Nothing can substitute good 'ol fashioned living and learning, but a little extra help is ALWAYS NEEDED. Got questions on how to quiet a 2 week old from piercing screams for what seems like no reason? I've been there. Wanna tell everyone about the greatest invention ever and has been the saving grace in your life? Tell me about it. Did your kid say the most embarrassing thing to the in-laws? I definitely wanna hear that!
And no topic is turned down. Swollen boobs, blue twinkies (Jenny McCarthy was right!), puffy feet, nursing, pumping, sex after a c-section, the pain of birth (and yes, don't believe the mothers who say,"I forgot all about the pain as soon as I saw the baby." Load of bull--ouchy, ouch, ouch), diapers, feeding, going to work/staying home, emotions, hormones, you name it, I probably got an opinion on it. And if I don't, I'm sure plenty of mommies and daddies do.
And it doesn't stop at pregnancy! After the baby is born you start a whole other journey called I-have-no-idea-what-to-do-but-he/she-expects-
me-to-do-something. The visions of being a perfect mother, i.e. having this beautiful, tender moment where the baby is nursing late at night and it's just you and her and she looks into your eyes-just knowing she belongs to you..you know, like the Pampers commercials that come on when you're watching A Baby's Story on TLC? Turn into her screaming, kicking, punching your boob cause the milk won't come fast enough so you end up giving her the bottle of formula again 'cause you just can't fight her at 3 am with only 3 hours sleep and now you have to pump the milk with a double-action pumper/sucker to give to her when she finally decides your milk is worthy enough for her.
Enter this blog. This blog is for all those mothers, and fathers, with questions, experiences and worked-for-me advice. Nothing can substitute good 'ol fashioned living and learning, but a little extra help is ALWAYS NEEDED. Got questions on how to quiet a 2 week old from piercing screams for what seems like no reason? I've been there. Wanna tell everyone about the greatest invention ever and has been the saving grace in your life? Tell me about it. Did your kid say the most embarrassing thing to the in-laws? I definitely wanna hear that!
And no topic is turned down. Swollen boobs, blue twinkies (Jenny McCarthy was right!), puffy feet, nursing, pumping, sex after a c-section, the pain of birth (and yes, don't believe the mothers who say,"I forgot all about the pain as soon as I saw the baby." Load of bull--ouchy, ouch, ouch), diapers, feeding, going to work/staying home, emotions, hormones, you name it, I probably got an opinion on it. And if I don't, I'm sure plenty of mommies and daddies do.
