Posts by RosieL

How's it going?   Something cracked in me, and I held my baby boy while he cried, and I sang him back to sleep instead of nursed twice last night. I felt calm and okay while he cried in my arms. But this morning I'm not sure...

How's it going?

Coraline sounds quite motivated! I love the little montage photo you posted. Chiro - did your hair stop falling out? Mine is still coming out in huge volumes. It's disconcerting. I have a widow's peak, except I have short hairs filling...

I hope when I'm done I know it as clearly as you do! Sorry for the reasons, but it's nice to be sure.

What an amazing thread. I couldn't have written it, and I'm going to send it to DH to show him how similar our situation is! Alethia - Your lament that DH doesn't read sleep books too. I accused DH of not being an invested parent...

We can walk through the zoo without having to park our stroller outside each indoor exhibit. Highly maneuverable!

I didn't know sanitation was a listed concern for daycare centers. I always assumed any resistance was due to extra work or just a change of routine/habit. Interesting!

IIRC the fisrt chapters repeat over and over that this isn't CIO but "there will be crying." Crying while parents are standing next to the crib is still crying!

Oh yeah and woombie makes dipe changes so easy. Unzip the bottom, tuck under babe, change, zip bak up. No buttons, snaps, or swaddling passes to worry about. Don't get the imitation woombie...it's fabric doesn't have enough weight or it...

Odin struggled when swaddled and always got out. After readin LS post about it we got the Woobie and couldnt be happier. It was a dream. I started out pumping one ounce total per 15 min session. Not encouraging! But when I started...