tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post2016283052909260136..comments2023-10-17T07:32:26.614-07:00Comments on THWARTED REPEATEDLY: Things Someone Should Have Told Me Before I Had a Babygold starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00924669074969461237noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-53397689038449758662008-06-17T08:10:00.000-07:002008-06-17T08:10:00.000-07:00congratulations on evan - she's beautiful. hopefu...congratulations on evan - she's beautiful. hopefully you are getting some time off. the didymos is great. comes in different sizes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-22419124557597461812008-06-13T20:01:00.000-07:002008-06-13T20:01:00.000-07:00I've actually smashed a carseat on the ground in a...I've actually smashed a carseat on the ground in a parking lot & my wife was all "How old are you?" but I'm with you on this one. Car seats suck.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466593271512886307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-1547887411261550692008-06-11T11:13:00.000-07:002008-06-11T11:13:00.000-07:00This is not in the least bit helpful but we found ...This is not in the least bit helpful but we found that we had to change carriers as she grew: we used the Maya wrap when she was really little and needed to be up close and then moved on to the Bjorn and finished up with the Ergo. Unfortunate truth is they all require an advanced degree (and not the ones we all have) so yes, just mutter a lot of curses under your breath as you struggle with the python they call a wrap.<BR/><BR/>Overall, though, don't beat up on yourself too much. This shit is totally perplexing, especially on two hour snatches of sleep. Hang in there, ladies. You're doing phenomenally well and she won't break. Remember that one of the reasons she cries is because she can't talk yet and it's her only way of communicating. It's not really all that bad in baby land, even if it takes a while to figure out the right temperature for the bath water (don't use the f#*king duck, whatever you do). Love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-34520833206050578222008-06-11T05:44:00.000-07:002008-06-11T05:44:00.000-07:00we have an ergo baby carrier and it's fantastic! ...we have an ergo baby carrier and it's fantastic! we bought it when our daughter was already 4 months old or so so i can't speak to it's comfort for an infant but we intend to use it with our new baby when s/he arrives early next year so i guess we'll see. you can search for it or i found it here: <BR/><BR/>http://www.nurturedfamily.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-88547572624054403752008-06-10T15:08:00.000-07:002008-06-10T15:08:00.000-07:00*snort* The moby is a bitch. I had somebody show...*snort* The moby is a bitch. I had somebody show me how to use it and I'm damn good at it now but I still think it takes too long and is too complicated. Plus you're paying how much for a million yards of fabric that you could just cut yourself? I am a fan of Ye Olde Ring Sling, but it took a kid who used his as a transitional object to get me to use one enough to really get comfortable with them. I could do yard work with the kid in one. Very 3rd world. And yes, people pay me to watch their babies and then I do yard work. Then with the older kids, I make them do the yard work. My own yard work. What a scam.<BR/><BR/>I have to argue that, while being a baby *is* fucking hard, your baby's hoes are arguably pretty great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-30991913621260716242008-06-10T14:47:00.000-07:002008-06-10T14:47:00.000-07:00wrap and Maya pouch were the only things that work...wrap and Maya pouch were the only things that worked for me.<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest shock for me was that it would physically hurt ME when my child cried, shocked the hell out of me. And yes it is quite hard to be thrust into the big cold loud world.<BR/><BR/><BR/>More pics dammit!!!!!!bleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467701792949981337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-28312649927122774192008-06-10T13:35:00.000-07:002008-06-10T13:35:00.000-07:00Like you, I hate slings. I don't get them. And I l...Like you, I hate slings. I don't get them. And I like to think of myself as a fairly intelligent person (shut up, gs, shut up).<BR/><BR/>I just got a killer arm muscle from carrying the baby the old fashioned way.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962997019010711624.post-5135277840181048242008-06-10T13:09:00.000-07:002008-06-10T13:09:00.000-07:00You made me laugh about the babywearing . I don't ...You made me laugh about the babywearing . I don't know where you live but if you are in NEw york and you're committed to doing the babywearing there is a very active group with meetups and instrcuctions and such check out www.slingsinthecity.com or is it org? anyhoo, another good site is www.thebabywearer.com. I did a lot of research for my sis and nephew because he was a preemie and the doc recommended babywearing. she actually got the hang of the moby and bought a gypsymama for the water and a ring sling from sleeping baby productions. she loved that thing i t was a workhorse and made out of that weavy cotton they use for polos. you might like a mei tai, less fabric very easy to put on and prettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com