Guest guest Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 I thought this was funny but as I am only about to have my first I can't confirm the reality of it. You experienced moms will have to decide. FOR ALL YOU MOMS: Children 1st, 2nd, 3rd Child - Oh so true!! Your Clothes: 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy. 2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. 3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes. Preparing for the Birth: 1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously. 2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing. 3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month. The Layette: 1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau. 2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean & discard only the ones with the darkest stains. 3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they? Worries: 1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby. 2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn. 3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing. Pacifier: 1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor,you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it. 2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle. 3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in. Diapering: 1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not. 2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed. 3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees. Activities: 1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour. 2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics. 3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner. Going Out: 1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times. 2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached. 3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood. At Home: 1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby. 2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby. 3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children. Swallowing Coins (a favorite): 1st child: when first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays. 2nd child: when second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for coin to pass. 3rd child: when third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!! Pass this on to everyone you know who has children...or everyone who KNOWS someone who has had children... (the older the mother, the funnier this is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 > I thought this was funny but as I am only about to have my first I > can't confirm the reality of it. You experienced moms will have to > decide. > Heh...alright, here are my comments...=) > > FOR ALL YOU MOMS: > > > > Children > > 1st, 2nd, 3rd Child - Oh so true!! > > Your Clothes: > > 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon > as your OB/GYN > confirms your pregnancy. > 2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as > possible. > 3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular > clothes. > (1st b aby wasn't carried by me, so I will act like my second baby is my first baby) 1st baby - didn't wear maternity clothes until I was about 28 weeks pregnant 2nd baby - was in maternity clothes at about 13 weeks. > Preparing for the Birth: > > 1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously. > 2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you > remember that last > time, > breathing didn't do a thing. > 3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth > month. > 1st baby - didn't feel the need for childbirth classes or practice anything at all. 2nd baby: realized mistake from 1st baby immediately, and was a certified childbirth educator before even becoming pregnant with baby #2. 3rd baby: Homebirth > The Layette: > > 1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, > color-coordinate them, and > fold > them neatly in the baby's little bureau. > 2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are > clean & discard > only > the ones with the darkest stains. > 3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they? > all 3 of my children's clothing were treated the same...both in amount as well as how they are stored and everything. > Worries: > > 1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a > frown--you pick > up > the baby. > 2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten > to wake your > firstborn. > 3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind > the mechanical > swing. > 1st baby - tried to get baby to be ok in the swing/bouncer/carseat/whatever I could put him down in because I thought he needed to learn independence. 2nd baby: held her whenever she whimpered, cried, etc. 3rd baby: co-slept, held just about 24/7...didn't see a reason to put him down...learned from the other two that they grow up fast enough and will become independent long before I'm ready for them to be independent anyways....so why not enjoy them as babies...and why wait for them to cry. =) > Pacifier: > > 1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor,you put > it away until you > can > go home and wash and boil it. > 2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you > squirt it off with > some > juice from the baby's bottle. > 3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it > back in. > 1st baby: wash pacifier before giving back (no boiling). 2nd and 3rd babies: What pacifier?? > Diapering: > > 1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, > whether they need > it > or not. > 2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three > hours, if needed. > 3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others > start to > complain > about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees. > All 3 of my kids from birth have been changed as soon as they feel like they need it or as soon as they are stinky.....it's been the exact same all 3 babies. > Activities: > > 1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, > Baby Swing, and Baby > Story Hour. > 2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics. > 3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and > the dry cleaner. > all 3 kids...exact same. No " baby " classes...doing things like gymnastics from about the age of 2-3 on... > Going Out: > > 1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a > sitter, you call > home > five times. > 2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you > remember to leave a > number > where you can be reached. > 3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to > call only if she > sees > blood. > Never had a sitter until my oldest was 7, middle was 3, and youngest was about 8 months old. Never had a reason to. > At Home: > > 1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just > gazing at the baby. > 2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be > sure your older > child > isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby. > 3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding > from the children. > all 3 babies...spent a good bit of every day just staring/playing with baby. but with each subsequent baby, I spend more and more time gazing and playing with the older kids as well. =) > Swallowing Coins (a favorite): > Never had a child swallow a coin!! My oldest is going to be 9 in 3 weeks...and regardless of who it was, I'd freak about them doing it! > > Pass this on to everyone you know who has > children...or everyone who > KNOWS > someone who has had children... > (the older the mother, the funnier this is! > I wonder what they mean by the older the mother the funnier this is..? I'm 34...do they mean the older in life they started having kids? or do they mean the older the mother's children at the time they read it? what do they mean I wonder...? Soderblom CCCE CD(DONA) CLD Student Midwife - Mesa, AZ CAPPA Board of Directors Doula/CBE/Pregnancy/Birth Photography Owner: Birth Story Diaries - real births, real photos http://www.birthdiaries.com Owner: SouthwestDoulas.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 My oldest daughter Martha swallowed a penny when she was 5. Interestingly, I had just the week previously been listening to Dr. Dean Edell's radio program and he had mentioned that while other coins were relatively harmless, pennies were in fact possibly deadly because of the reaction the copper can have with the lining of the esophagus. Apparently, if a penny is swallowed and then lodges at the opening of the stomach for a while, it can " eat " away the esophageal lining and cause terrible damage. Obviously, other coins can possibly cause an air supply issue if they were to lodge in the windpipe, but they won't cause a chemical reaction. So if your child isn't choking to death, you should still take them to the ER *if* they've swallowed a penny. Having heard that, I immediately sent her with her father to the emergency room, where she was 'scoped and it was pushed on through before it was able to do any damage. Martha is an interesting case. It wouldn't surprise me if she had also been listening to the radio when Dr. Dean said that, and then swallowed a penny just to see what would happen. She's got a wee touch of death-wish, self-harm in her personality, which I'm pretty sure is completely genetic since her birthmother had serious psychological problems. Martha also has trichotillomania, which is the compulsive pulling out of hair. She doesn't pull out the hairs on her scalp right now, but she has completely pulled out all of her eyelashes and eyebrows and has been continuing to do so since before Christmas. I've been at my wits' end about it, and finally bought a couple of books on Amazon about " trich " and its treatment. I did NOT sign up for this when I volunteered for motherhood. But I suppose I'll trudge through it, regardless. Whaddya do? LOL -Kris on 4/22/04 1:38 PM, elfanie@... at elfanie@... wrote: > Swallowing Coins (a favorite): > Never had a child swallow a coin!! My oldest is going to be 9 in 3 weeks...and regardless of who it was, I'd freak about them doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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