Just when I thought I knew what I was doing...

Ashley - posted on 04/16/2009

Heather - What's in the box of goodies? I'm throwing (yet another) shower in about a month and am curious :)

Heather - posted on 03/31/2009

OMG yes it is very amazing. The things these days rock, my uncle is having his first at 44 yrs and I threw a shower for him and bought a box of goodies that I host as the new must haves. I have to say they are are very different than 13 yrs ago when I had my oldest.

How about those ultrasound options? I had the best experience with mine that they use it in advertising bc it was so clear.

I tell anyone they must pay for it bc it is very worthwhile. You wait so long to see them but peaking is an option now, wow...

Kathy - posted on 03/20/2009

i have never tended to take doctors advice. i have always used my intuition and researched topics myself for that very reason. how can guidelines change so much? i found parenting my first baby difficult, as alot of parenting practices didn't feel right or natural to me, but i didn't know what other ways there were. when my son was around 4 i started meeting people who were parenting naturally and teaching me new ways that felt so right to me, like baby wearing and co-sleeping. so with my other 2 boys i have been more confident and relaxed, and they have been much happier too. and i didn't get into baby paraphernalia with my last 2 also. found a good sling, backpack and pram to use in the outdoors is pretty much all we've needed.

Amanda - posted on 03/12/2009

I am SO there with you!  My oldest is 14 and my next one is 19 months...I also have an 8 month old!  The stuff I used with my oldest is either "unsafe" or downright obsolete!

A - posted on 03/11/2009

funny.  and oh so true.  my thoughts exactly.

Kathy - posted on 02/15/2009

things have surely changed since i had my first baby he is now 20 and has a baby of his own, while i was having him i was told eat liver its good for you and full of iron, when i had my last baby it was banned from my diet, seems like they have done loads of research on these things over the years, i just wonder about what the future brings for people having babies.

Tracey - posted on 02/14/2009

Yes, too funny. I have 9 year age gap between my two.



When pregnant with my first, I read everything I could get my hands on, went to classes at the hospital etc and at least felt I was armed with as much knowledge as possibly. When pregnant with my second, I thought having done it once I would know what to do (so did hospital and clinic staff despite it being almost a decade since I'd done any of this) and so did little preparation.



Shock, horror, I felt newer than a first time mum when we brought number two home. I raced out to buy What to Expect the First Year for some guidance and reassurance.



I too was surprised at the changes in philosophy on solids, sleeping position etc but was amazed at how many new gadgets were available since my first baby. Thank God for Ebay. I was able to buy what got us through each stage, including the electric swing and the now-considered-hazardous baby walker and then re-sell when we'd outgrown them.



I am so pleased to learn there are so many mum's out there with teens and toddlers and be reassured that our situations are not so unusual!