tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post6690560310300467675..comments2022-12-04T13:59:18.583-08:00Comments on Our tribe grows in Brooklyn...: The Secondssarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315287101601517157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-69876593257315249932013-07-14T06:11:12.293-07:002013-07-14T06:11:12.293-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.justinbaynton02https://www.blogger.com/profile/10437606146008931058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-81756284901132125872012-02-21T15:27:45.297-08:002012-02-21T15:27:45.297-08:001) Yes, babies nap. Mine does. Well, now that sh...1) Yes, babies nap. Mine does. Well, now that she's almost 3 she sometimes just sits in bed and reads- but I still get 1-1.5 hrs to myself. Priceless. (However, we traded a good sleeper for a picky eater- pb&j for every meal these days) I am a firm believer in sleep training (a little light on the veggie training)<br /><br />2) The day I figured out that I could put her in a bouncy thing in the bathroom while I showered was golden. I have to admit that I did not think it was possible to shower without someone else to watch her- I blame the hormones for making me crazy. They will make you crazy. But she was fine. I talked to her and sang to her. And now I sometimes lock my toddler out of the bathroom while I go. (Damn the day she learned to use the door knob!) I'm a horrible mother, I know. I also now know why my mother spent so much time in the bathroom when I was a kid....<br /><br />3) Sit on the stoop. Those baby monitors have a good range these days.<br /><br />4) It's very healthy to train your child to play by him/herself. And nothing wrong with propping him/her up on a boppy while you check email- especially since when s/he's older, s/he'll be interested in what you do on the laptop and try to "help." <br /><br />But make sure you do do something for yourself in those seconds when the baby is sleeping, content-- there is laundry to do and food to cook, but you also need to be good to yourself. :)Vahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041703838735401650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-85807995953631899872012-02-21T14:16:20.005-08:002012-02-21T14:16:20.005-08:00It really is hard to know exactly how you will be ...It really is hard to know exactly how you will be until the baby arrives. There are lots of things we said we would never do that we immediately found ourselves doing. And there are lots of very polarizing issues: breastfeeding, attachment, co-sleeping, sleep training, pacifiers...the list goes on and on and you can find strongly worded opinions from both sides all over the internet. Having said all that, there were definitely seconds where we could get things done. Rory spent a lot of time wrapped up in a pouch from 1-4 months. She was not a great napper then, but I could bounce her on the exercise ball while sending emails or checking facebook. She did not start napping well until I went back to work, but then it was a glorious 3 45 minute to hour long naps a day and a pretty solid 12 hours at night. That's a lot of seconds! We had a swing and a bouncy chair that we would stick her in if we needed to prepare a meal, go to the bathroom, etc., but she would only stay happy for 10 minutes max. If only one of us was home, we would bring the bouncy chair into the bathroom and she would happily watch us perform in the shower.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053194275474331801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-72240687443440777282012-02-21T13:53:04.655-08:002012-02-21T13:53:04.655-08:00Thanks for the reassurances.
It does seem semi-hy...Thanks for the reassurances.<br /><br />It does seem semi-hysterical to say you can't put your kid down for a second. I was reading another thread on Babble about attachment parenting (not sure how I feel about that one yet) and a woman had been advised by her midwife that if she left her baby with a family member to go out to dinner with her husband before the baby was 3 months old, the child would have abandonment issues. For life. <br /><br />I think all of this is a little excessive. If you're a good, caring mother with decent common sense, surely that's enough, right? Total self-sacrifice doesn't seem like it would be good for anyone, baby included.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949652714256909548.post-85384438776926727892012-02-20T08:46:29.430-08:002012-02-20T08:46:29.430-08:00HI ! I found your blog off of ESB. I'm glad ...HI ! I found your blog off of ESB. I'm glad I did because I, too, am a Brooklyn mama, and I love having like-minded moms to keep track of.<br /><br />Anywho, I think this is crazytalk ... but that's just me. Every mother and baby is different. Our daughter takes 2 - 3 naps a day (for now, LOL), and during that time I get plenty done. Furthermore, I feel completely comfortable sticking Little Critter in a swing/seat/crib if there's something I need to get done while she's up and I can't do it while wearing her. I also don't mind taking the dog out for a leak if the baby is sound asleep ... what's the point of waking a blissfully sleeping child so I can drag her along on a 1 - 3 minute walk to the curb ? Especially considering it would take at least 15 minutes to shush her (she hates being startled awake) and bundle her up for the cold.<br /><br />Only when your little one arrives will you know what kind of mom you will be. Congratulations on your pregnancy -- may it be healthy and restful.17 beats.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010462456433196213noreply@blogger.com