Now that you have a few months under your belt...

MommyToAshley wrote: is there anything you would have done different with your baby?

I would say that I would try to relax more and not be so paranoid, but I know I would be the same way all over again. hehe

supermom replied: LOL - maybe you should say you wouldn't talk about poop so much - ROFL!! (Sorry, couldn't resist...guess being so PG is making my sense of humor even more warped!!)

And even though we're far more than a couple of months under our belts, I can't say that there was anything major I would have done differently....

DansMom replied:
I would have tried to eliminate dairy (and other things) from my diet to see if it helped with his dermatitis. The pediatrician suggested Cortaid, but I chose to use something without a steroid in it. But the doc did not suggest a food allergy as a possible cause. But apparently, the skin condition could have been his milk allergy expressing itself. I could have made things easier on him by changing my diet a lot earlier, had I known!

I would have rented more movies during those early months when he slept so much and when I had maternity leave!!! I've seen only three movies since he was born.

kit_kats_mom replied: There are only 2 things that I would have done differently.
1. Let her get used to her crib. She will not even sit in there at all much less take a nap. I love co-sleeping but I would be more comfortable if she would at least nap in her crib so I wouldn't have to be paranoid about her falling out of the bed.
2. I wish I had set up and stayed with more of a routine when she was younger. Since I don't work outside of the house, it was easy to sleep in, eat whenever, nurse whenever etc. Her sleeping/naps etc. were very erratic. Now that we have schedule that we stick to more or less every day (including weekends) I see her sleeping patterns and her moods are much better.

Other than that, there is nothing that I would have done differently. I love the co-sleeping, nursing relationship that Katherine and I have. I love that she feels comfortable in my lap reading a book or playing by herself. I love the fact that the AP approach has worked for us and that she is such an independent little girl who is so secure in the fact that I love her and will never willingly leave her, that we have yet to experience seperation anxiety. I just love her very, very much.

mckayleesmom replied: Ya I woud find a magic fairy to sprinkle me with some energy dust...lol


Other then that, I wish I wasn't so paranoid when I was preggo. I was so paranoid I probably made myself sick.

amynicole21 replied: I agree with kit kat's mom - get her more used to the crib.

Also, I would have loved to have stayed home with her. I missed some of the good stuff early on, and I'm sure I'll miss more of it in the future

maliksmommy replied: Definately would have relaxed more and not worried so much about stuff getting done when I was on maternity leave. I miss all that time that I got to spend with him.

coasterqueen replied: I would have found some way to be able to stay home with her.
I would have never woke a sleeping baby, , to nurse. That was a big mistake!
I would still co-sleep, love that, but I would have gotten her used to her crib a bit more.
I would have used a sling much earlier than I did.


Well, I think that's it for now

Kirstenmumof3 replied: I can't think of anything I would do differenlty! I've already had 2 other children so I find that I am doing things a lot differently than I was when they were babies!

Schnoogly replied: Well if I had known about Iain's heart before he was born there are lots of things I would have done differently. I would have had him at a different hospital, I would have researched pumping for a sick baby, I would have had a rented hospital grade pump ready for his birth, I would have never gone more than 3-4 hours without pumping at night. I would have had the domperidone ready for when he was born and started taking it right away. I would have tried to relax a little more. I wouldn't have been in shock (or not as bad).

I would have gotten the Medela PIS instead of the Ameda PY which I hate (uncomfortable horns, too many parts to wash).

I would have gotten the hammock BEFORE he was born instead of the dumb co-sleeper that he never slept in. I would have gotten him used to sleeping in that at night next to our bed.

I doubt any attempt at routine would have worked, so I'm not even going to suggest that

MommyToAshley replied: Am I forever going to be known as the one who asks the poop questions? LOL

Guest_jem0622 replied: I definitely learned a lot with my first DS and did not repeat them with Gabe. He is such an easy baby. So happy and easy going. And he loves his crib. I was a little bitter about moving him sooner than we did with Nathan, but he needs his space too.

The second one is always so different from the first!

Julie