Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 738 Location: clinton twp, MI
How Hard? Posted: 10-12-04 08:37am
How hard do u ladies with babies find it
to care for ur baby? Lol I know it sounds
weird and I already knew what to expect
when I was pregnant but I think my stress
level is in overload. I feel like I go
from one job to the next and it never ends
but I dont regret anything either, I go
from work to home then have to make dinner
and whenever I need to do something dom is
cryin I never sleep past 7 am and im up in
the middle of night. Lol hes cryin right
now so imma end it here. Just share ur
story of what a typical day is like so
here is mine. About 830 am doms is up
for the day .. I clean up any mess from
the night, botttles diapers ect... I make
sure hes fed changed, I make any needed
phone calls n get ready for work. Even
on my days off it seems like the is always
a list of things to do which ususally
takes up most of my day.After work I come
home get the mail make dinner do the
dishes bathe dom yadda yadda lol it never
ever ends! Im not complaining just wanna
know how it is for others. Dom is a very
needy baby but which one isnt lol if u
aint holdin him he aint happy lol
sometimes I have to hold him and do the
dishes. I gotta give it up to all u
single moms out there. Eric helpsss out
allllot and I still find it very hard. Ur
all very strong women. ~ erica.
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lilmama2b_oct04
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 10-12-04 08:44am
How do you hold him and do the dishes at
the same time? Lol that takes 2 hands.
Yea, same here, its 8:30 am, and brooklyn
is up for the majority of the day. She
always needs to be held too. But I dont
go to work, I just have to juggle a baby
and house work, whhich is hard enough as
ut is. I cant imagine also having to go
to work. Eric doesnt work, does he?
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ERICA83
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 738 Location: clinton twp, MI
Posted: 10-12-04 08:52am
Lol I use one hand it takes an eternity
but it works. Yeah eric does work but
only 3 days a week under the table doing
construction he works 8 hours a day 3 days
a week @ 12 an hour and I work the rest.
Plus he gets 600 a month from ssi for his
severe panic attacks. I know I know I
dont know how he got it but they dont just
give that to anyone. Hows ur lil one.
She is beautiful btw I cant wait till I
have a lil girl of my own lol I need
another female around. ~ erica.
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lilmama2b_oct04
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 10-12-04 09:13am
Brooklyn is doing great. Shes starting to
sleep better at night, she used to want to
be held all night long, she would sleep in
your arms, but the second you would lay
her back down, she would be wide awake,
fussing cuz she wanted to be held. I dont
think ive ever seen a pic of dom until
just now, he is sooo cute!! How old is he
now?
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ERICA83
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 738 Location: clinton twp, MI
Posted: 10-12-04 09:23am
Thx he is exactly 2 months and and 12 days
old!!!
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pitterpatter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 619 Location: United States
Posted: 10-12-04 13:14pm
Ya know my aunt told me that if you wear a
snugli that you can pretty much do
anything. Maybe that would help you
guys.
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4921 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 10-12-04 13:32pm
Wow u guys have it busy! Im gonna be off
work for almost 3 months to be with belle
and I hope I wont be too stressed. My
plan is jose will hold her im the morning
while I get his breakfast ready and then I
will get her while he gets ready for work,
he will take my car to work and I will
stay home. I will have that slingy thing
or some sort of holder for her as I do
light cleaning. Then I will either put
her in the bouncer or swing as I do
dishes. Once or twice a week, we will
have my mom take us to the laundry mat for
laundry and I will leave it in the car for
jose to carry everything up. Then either
my mom will be there to watch her as I
cook or jose will. I know plans dont
usually work but ours is to either take
turns in the night or whoever is more
tired will sleep while the other gets the
baby.
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lilmama2b_oct04
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 1970 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 10-12-04 14:49pm
Once brooklyn gets bigger I can use the
baby carrier thing, but shes just so tiny,
lol its way too big for her.
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pitterpatter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 619 Location: United States
Posted: 10-12-04 15:00pm
She sure is cute though!
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sdwood2
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 645 Location: KY
Posted: 10-13-04 10:14am
You know I had one of them sunggle things
I loved it I got one then my son could use
at 6 weeks or son it wsa wonderful
