almost 6 months into this mom-dom,
and i have already sat myself down to have a post mortem.
when #2 comes around {not for a while, obviously}
i am going to try to:
– be slightly less OCD about things like my child getting hooked on a pacifier to sleep with. cause, there are worse things…. like an inconsolable child at church that doesn’t take a pacifier….
– get out more. the first few months i was in a foggy funk and didnt get outside enough….i think the lack of vitamin D did a number on me…
– be less OCD about falling asleep in bed. he will fall asleep in about 5 minutes in his own bed on his own, and has from pretty early on, so i can’t be sad about that. with dad’s help we have re-trained in a fall-asleep-in-your-arms method that works now…. but its fickle.
-buy a good pump {not this cheapy one i have} and pump like crazy at the beginning so i don’t blow up in dolly parton pain…
– be less OCD about the schedule. he’s on one, it works wonders. i have a testimony of it. but who gives if he doesn’t sleep for 3 hours cause we are out? calm down, mom!
– be more OCD about waking dad up to help… ever since i mentioned how much his rock-solid sleeping drove me batty, he magically started hearing a crying baby at night…. and even though it is sometimes still a one person job, it makes all the difference to know it’s not just me.
sensing a theme?
i think i am going to go have me a diet coke and a chill pill…
That sounds like a good plan to me. I FIRMLY believe that there is a psychological component to what sounds wake us up. If you "know" it is your job, then you wake up. If you somehow do not mentally have responsibility for the cause of the sound, it won't wake you up. You just have to pretty much decide to hear it.<br /><br />Weird, but true.<br /><br />Also, Mr. Boston is SO,
I learned the same thing with "the schedule." I was totally OCD about it but, you're right. So what if he doesn't sleep at his normal time because you're out doing something as a family or with friends or whatever? It's just as important that he gets time with you and develops social skills, too. I went back to work after 6 weeks and I can't tell you how much it used
Love this little man and his Mom! Good job on the reflection portion of this post. It will serve you well. He is so stinking cute!
Good list! Be careful with pumping like crazy, though! Breastmilk is a supply and demand thing. If you pump a bunch, your body thinks you need to make a bunch more. You'll end up more engorged than ever! It's a tricky balance of taking the edge off without increasing supply. Not that you need to worry about it for awhile still. 🙂
This is one of the many reasons why I love you! Live and learn (and vice versa.)