CycloneErik
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You always want the calmest one doing the car seat, whoever that would be.
It's really easy, but it takes a steady mind and hand to avert disaster.
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You always want the calmest one doing the car seat, whoever that would be.
It's really easy, but it takes a steady mind and hand to avert disaster.
DH will say that's him but we'll see. I think I may want to practice with ours more. When it arrives.
Baby class stuff. So last night was more about care, sleep, and car seats.
So, it's like only give your baby milk the first 4-6 months. No juice, cow's milk, or soda. DH leans over and says "I didn't hear alcohol in that list" so we got a backup now if milk runs out.
They talked about feeding room temp vs. cold vs. heated and nurse lady is like I'd at least do room temp the first few days because newborns aren't good at temp regulation. I tell DH, but we're having a July baby and it will be hot. What about if baby is too warm, can we give a fridge temp bottle to act as coolant???????
^^^^^^this person is going to be responsible for another life shortly^^^^^^^^^
What is your plan for dealing with sleep deprivation/crying baby?:
DH: "hand baby to you"
Me: "wine"
They had a couple videos about the baby blues and postpartum depression. Which is no joke and I take seriously. The videos, however, were like a bad combo of a "thanks Obama" infomercial memes and D.A.R.E. videos they'd make you watch about how drugs r bad, mmmkkk? Or 90's sitcom-y. Like, the new mom was sad so her mom came in and asked her what was wrong. Baby mom goes, "oh, I'm just depressed today.". Grandmom goes "what can I do to help?" Baby mom: "you can watch baby for a while [hands off baby]." Then they both hug, baby mom smiles and relaxes into a nap that looks uncomfy AF because she's sitting up in bed against the pillow and headboard, like semi-slumped over into the headboard. You're on a bed, y u no lay down?????
I forget what made me think of Thanks Obama. I think it was about sleep deprivation and a parent getting mad about the baby tyrant ruling their lives. They did one of those faces and throwing of their hands that they do in those memes.
Anyway. I had said to DH I'm actually a bit concerned that I could be susceptible to PPD. So they're listing the symptoms of the baby blues and I'm like meh, we'll keep it in mind. They start listing the ones for PPD and I can feel DH's eyes boring into me.
"Anxiety"
DH: mmmmmmmm
"Excessive worrying"
D: HHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
"Irritable"
D: pokes my arm
"Inability to sleep"
D: "oh nevermind, you're fine"
then we spent time on car seats. We don't have ours yet but the girl next to us had the same car seat so we sidled up to her. What we learned is that DH should probably be putting both our babies in the car seat. Well, her husband might be good too but he's got a job that he can't attend most classes. Also, whoever was supposed to bring the sweet snack last night, failed to do so. Tsk tsk.
ETA: oh I forgot, they showed "shushing" from a Happiest Baby on the Block video and first of all, wow, that's loud shushing. Second of all, our whole class kept laughing because the expressions on these newborns were hilarious. They'd make a face like what in the hell is this guy doing!?!???!!? I'm going to stop crying just because I'm scared and disturbed by this!
oh, that also reminds me, the dolls they give us have ugly faces. Our baby better be cuter than baby side-eye here.
Yeah, that baby is looking at you like "What the hell was in that bottle you just gave me?"
I hate to break it to you but a lot of newborns don't look terribly great in the first few hours and even days after birth. But in their defense, let's drag you through a knothole head first and see how you look.oh, that also reminds me, the dolls they give us have ugly faces. Our baby better be cuter than baby side-eye here.
I've seen pictures but I have absolutely no idea who or what Thanos is. I don't follow comic book movies.
I hate to break it to you but a lot of newborns don't look terribly great in the first few hours and even days after birth. But in their defense, let's drag you through a knothole head first and see how you look.
I mean, I know they aren't super cute for a bit and all mushy faced, but they don't look like that doll, do they???? I've seen pics of niblings and friend's babies. They were cuter!
A father and mother's baby is always the cutest child in the world to them. They can however look like a cute child who had a bad day with the class bully on their birthday. Not always, but sometimes.
This isn't meant to scare you but rather prepare you. If your little precious looks a little peaked at first, don't panic. Things will surely improve in the next few hours and few days.
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1) How does BC know if you know who Thanos is or not (his agreement to your statement)
2) He's the big purple guy at the top in the middle.
Because Gr8 told me.
Btw, my kids were very cute. They looked like me first off and by being C section had perfect heads. Ours was the model for how to bathe and handle them for checkout day. He could push himself up onto his forearms already, which is not common they said, but what they prefer for demo kids.
Ooooohhhhh...Kobe Bryant!!!No, silly.
My oldest (vag) was a little head squished but not bad. You tend to forget and only remember how beautiful they are just a few hours later. My second (C) was perfect and curious from the first moment - when they finally got her out. When they opened up Mrs. Velo the baby crawled away from the incision and tried to hide and didn't want to come out. This is likely an exaggeration by our OB-GYN but you get the point. Our third (C) had a misshapen head for other reasons (think Linus in Peanuts) but he grew into it.
El. Oh. El. Thanks for the laugh, KC. Best thing I read all day!
This is the BEST update I've ever read...I'm dying over here!!!Baby class stuff. So last night was more about care, sleep, and car seats.
So, it's like only give your baby milk the first 4-6 months. No juice, cow's milk, or soda. DH leans over and says "I didn't hear alcohol in that list" so we got a backup now if milk runs out.
They talked about feeding room temp vs. cold vs. heated and nurse lady is like I'd at least do room temp the first few days because newborns aren't good at temp regulation. I tell DH, but we're having a July baby and it will be hot. What about if baby is too warm, can we give a fridge temp bottle to act as coolant???????
^^^^^^this person is going to be responsible for another life shortly^^^^^^^^^
What is your plan for dealing with sleep deprivation/crying baby?:
DH: "hand baby to you"
Me: "wine"
They had a couple videos about the baby blues and postpartum depression. Which is no joke and I take seriously. The videos, however, were like a bad combo of a "thanks Obama" infomercial memes and D.A.R.E. videos they'd make you watch about how drugs r bad, mmmkkk? Or 90's sitcom-y. Like, the new mom was sad so her mom came in and asked her what was wrong. Baby mom goes, "oh, I'm just depressed today.". Grandmom goes "what can I do to help?" Baby mom: "you can watch baby for a while [hands off baby]." Then they both hug, baby mom smiles and relaxes into a nap that looks uncomfy AF because she's sitting up in bed against the pillow and headboard, like semi-slumped over into the headboard. You're on a bed, y u no lay down?????
I forget what made me think of Thanks Obama. I think it was about sleep deprivation and a parent getting mad about the baby tyrant ruling their lives. They did one of those faces and throwing of their hands that they do in those memes.
Anyway. I had said to DH I'm actually a bit concerned that I could be susceptible to PPD. So they're listing the symptoms of the baby blues and I'm like meh, we'll keep it in mind. They start listing the ones for PPD and I can feel DH's eyes boring into me.
"Anxiety"
DH: mmmmmmmm
"Excessive worrying"
D: HHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
"Irritable"
D: pokes my arm
"Inability to sleep"
D: "oh nevermind, you're fine"
then we spent time on car seats. We don't have ours yet but the girl next to us had the same car seat so we sidled up to her. What we learned is that DH should probably be putting both our babies in the car seat. Well, her husband might be good too but he's got a job that he can't attend most classes. Also, whoever was supposed to bring the sweet snack last night, failed to do so. Tsk tsk.
ETA: oh I forgot, they showed "shushing" from a Happiest Baby on the Block video and first of all, wow, that's loud shushing. Second of all, our whole class kept laughing because the expressions on these newborns were hilarious. They'd make a face like what in the hell is this guy doing!?!???!!? I'm going to stop crying just because I'm scared and disturbed by this!
oh, that also reminds me, the dolls they give us have ugly faces. Our baby better be cuter than baby side-eye here.
I definitely use the "shushing" sound, but never that sustained, that loud, or that close to the ear. Either it works, or that's some very selective editing...
yeah that's what I said to DH. Worked on 2 of 100 babies or they edited out the three hours of crying time.
Wish I'd known that little trick when my girls were babies.
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