My SIL/BIL were taking these lame, (or so I thought) classes at their Kaiser. Her EDD is in 2 weeks, and the classes at the other Kaiser are REALLY BAD, I call them Detachment Parenting classes and Epidural Brainwashing Classes. Anyway, it turns out an MDC mom's doula's doula friend (are you following?) teaches some of the classes at their Kaiser and SIL/BIL were taking them.
SIL is pretty non-emotional, she barely touched dd when she held her right after she was born and she was pregnant at the time. DD was less than 24 hours old and she was flipping through my Pottery Barn Kids catalog looking for hte perfect crib. I was like, uh, can we talk about how I'm a birth goddess instead??? Anyway, she was obsessed with the nursery and the furniture and going back to work and all that. I have watched her go from someone afraid to interact with my daughter to someone who loves to play with her and delights in her smile. She has formed an emotional bond with her and it is wonderful! BIL said the other day that after their BFing class (at Kaiser!!) they decided to have Amelia be in their bed for the first year, but then after the first year they would try her crib. Now, I know I'm being bad, but when I heard that he said that, I said, "Great! After a year they'll NEVER get her out of their bed!!!" :LOL
They're planning to BF for over 1 year, co sleep in the same bed(!!!) sling (she's got a Maya Wrap and she's excited that I offered to make her a bunch more) and now she's talking about only going back to work part time, which I don't think she'll do. She and BIL never combined finances after marriage, so she think's she'll need her own $$, but BIL makes lots, so I know she'll be home for awhile, which she seems like she really wants to do!! Which is great, because I don't want her to have any problems BFing.
I take back ANY rants I ever had about her!! She has redeemed herself in my eyes! I'm so happy! I was dreading the time when Ameila would be born because I didn't think that she would be well treated, but I was wrong! And now I'm SO HAPPY!!!! AND AND AND---- Get this!!--- They said that we convinced them not to circ should they have a boy up the road!!!
WOO HOO!
Lauren
SIL is pretty non-emotional, she barely touched dd when she held her right after she was born and she was pregnant at the time. DD was less than 24 hours old and she was flipping through my Pottery Barn Kids catalog looking for hte perfect crib. I was like, uh, can we talk about how I'm a birth goddess instead??? Anyway, she was obsessed with the nursery and the furniture and going back to work and all that. I have watched her go from someone afraid to interact with my daughter to someone who loves to play with her and delights in her smile. She has formed an emotional bond with her and it is wonderful! BIL said the other day that after their BFing class (at Kaiser!!) they decided to have Amelia be in their bed for the first year, but then after the first year they would try her crib. Now, I know I'm being bad, but when I heard that he said that, I said, "Great! After a year they'll NEVER get her out of their bed!!!" :LOL
They're planning to BF for over 1 year, co sleep in the same bed(!!!) sling (she's got a Maya Wrap and she's excited that I offered to make her a bunch more) and now she's talking about only going back to work part time, which I don't think she'll do. She and BIL never combined finances after marriage, so she think's she'll need her own $$, but BIL makes lots, so I know she'll be home for awhile, which she seems like she really wants to do!! Which is great, because I don't want her to have any problems BFing.
I take back ANY rants I ever had about her!! She has redeemed herself in my eyes! I'm so happy! I was dreading the time when Ameila would be born because I didn't think that she would be well treated, but I was wrong! And now I'm SO HAPPY!!!! AND AND AND---- Get this!!--- They said that we convinced them not to circ should they have a boy up the road!!!
WOO HOO!Lauren
: When I got my chance I spoke of how much I'm looking forward to sleeping with our boy, ect... and if she turned around any of these decisions I would be SO thrilled too!! 
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toast to you, your dp, and your dd for setting such a fabulous example!
I forgot to add that since I'm giving her all my newborn wraps she will be cloth diapering!! yeeee hawww!
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