tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post9119686567401045590..comments2023-10-01T07:43:13.216-07:00Comments on bits and peaces: I Should Swaddle MyselfJustMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-20075616794826062742013-10-14T20:29:21.641-07:002013-10-14T20:29:21.641-07:00I'm sorry you felt judged. For the record, we ...I'm sorry you felt judged. For the record, we are totally circumcisizing our kid if we have a boy.<br /><br />We have our caring for newborns class starting on Thursday- now i 'm nervous about being able to swaddle! I agree with the other commenters- if you have a swaddle-master in your midst, then use him!Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-29181240467160608152013-10-14T09:35:46.345-07:002013-10-14T09:35:46.345-07:00You are totally ok, you are already a good mother,...You are totally ok, you are already a good mother, swaddling is a bitch to learn (but super useful), and you will most likely find yourself breaking a lot of safety "rules" just to get the baby to fall asleep. And that is also ok. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323801450928101386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-58871307879002096022013-10-13T20:06:07.100-07:002013-10-13T20:06:07.100-07:00Ha!! Good to know he lived and it's beautiful...Ha!! Good to know he lived and it's beautiful! I'll be sure to tell Owen that before his mini-surgery ;) And thank you for saying I'm realistic. It's something I appreciate in your blog and I hope to keep it going!JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-91734895944045022092013-10-13T20:05:23.050-07:002013-10-13T20:05:23.050-07:00Oh I so totally have a Miracle Blanket....or a Swa...Oh I so totally have a Miracle Blanket....or a SwaddleMe....or the Aden and Anais version....or all three. I can't remember. But I bought them out of knowledge that I would probably be terrible at swaddling. So I have my back-up plan in place ;)JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-2210500444916698042013-10-13T20:04:06.545-07:002013-10-13T20:04:06.545-07:00Yeah, I'm lucky to have him. Also, he ever-so...Yeah, I'm lucky to have him. Also, he ever-so-calmly pointed out that it really wasn't as bad as I thought and no one was actually looking at me like I was crazy, it was just..."a little awkward." Whatever, he's not pregnant. He doesn't get it ;)JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-90261824715729118562013-10-13T20:03:11.020-07:002013-10-13T20:03:11.020-07:00I agree. I think he'll just be in charge of s...I agree. I think he'll just be in charge of swaddling from now on ;)JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-37744202634695223422013-10-13T20:02:49.993-07:002013-10-13T20:02:49.993-07:00Hahaha...Like I said. I LOVED your comments. Tha...Hahaha...Like I said. I LOVED your comments. Thank you so much ;)JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-62947854354123414282013-10-13T20:01:25.833-07:002013-10-13T20:01:25.833-07:00Yes....yes, exactly. Thank you!!Yes....yes, exactly. Thank you!!JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493032821722724778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-66394832379815531142013-10-13T19:45:57.600-07:002013-10-13T19:45:57.600-07:00I love your slightly skewed sarcastic filter :) yo...I love your slightly skewed sarcastic filter :) you're going to be a great mom, because you are realistic. you realized you can't swaddle (yet), but you'll get it. and if you don't?? no one will care, it won't matter. you'll be awesome at something else instead, like diapering without getting pee'd or poo'd on. now, THAT is a skill! <br />and we circ'd jack-mack. he lived. and he has a beautiful little penis :) just sayin' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-81092639700200759002013-10-13T15:35:07.853-07:002013-10-13T15:35:07.853-07:00You are not crazy. I went to a twins breastfeeding...You are not crazy. I went to a twins breastfeeding class and they gave us dolls to practice different holds and I just couldn't do it. It felt so awkward. It's easier to figure out with your real baby. You will be fine and be less awkward with YOUR baby. I always felt really self-conscious holding other people's babies but feel totally comfortable with mine. You will be fine.<br />My husband is the master swaddler. I am not so great. Technically, I can do it but they get out of it pretty quickly. Thankfully, they now make swaddles for idiots so you don't have to figure out how to wrap the blanket. Get Swaddleme or the Miracle blanket. So much easier.JenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056681492831041470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-44618468197043859112013-10-13T05:08:13.529-07:002013-10-13T05:08:13.529-07:00You are okay! I remember thinking how stupid I fel...You are okay! I remember thinking how stupid I felt trying to swaddle and hold the dolls in class. Also, trying to visualize birth in the class. It just didn't work for me! It is very different with your own, live baby.<br /><br />How wonderful that you have a husband with mad baby skills!! I think you two will be a great team!dspencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028178955338687090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-59349178055064384042013-10-12T21:53:10.037-07:002013-10-12T21:53:10.037-07:00Also, one day I will tell you the story of how I d...Also, one day I will tell you the story of how I dropped my first (12 week old) patient under the water in the bath... I'm still a qualified paediatric nurse!<br />Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025158792713376297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-45920881194145132972013-10-12T21:43:56.416-07:002013-10-12T21:43:56.416-07:00Oh they can all just fuck off. Anything you need h...Oh they can all just fuck off. Anything you need help with (easy swaddling, easy holds) I will help you with in your house with your own stuff, and you will be magnificent. Being a mum has nothing to do with any of this crap, you will adore your baby and that's all that counts. xLornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025158792713376297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914382632005868190.post-56666006477044864792013-10-12T21:32:36.518-07:002013-10-12T21:32:36.518-07:00Yes. You are okay. You are better than okay. You&#...Yes. You are okay. You are better than okay. You're just nine months pregnant. It's hard. Acknowledging the transition while having no idea what it will ultimately be like is so hard. The whole thing is just really difficult, both emotionally and physically. But you'll figure it out as you need to. When your baby comes you'll figure out what he needs, what you need and what is best for your little family. Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.com