Comments on: Se7en Things You Absolutely Don’t Need When Having a Baby…

By: se7en

se7en — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:59:16 +0000

Hay M, Five hooded towels is seriously bizarre, isn’t it!!! Hope you have a great week!!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:46:56 +0000

You’re so right. We didn’t make all of the same choices as you did, but I totally agree that some marketing people are taking advantage of parents-to-be. Why do you need nine receiving blankets and five hooded towels for one baby?

By: se7en

se7en — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:22:13 +0000

Hay D, All the best with your little one!!! I was just like you about thirteen years ago!!! I knew what I needed to do and I knew how we would parent… and your gut feeling is almost always what works for you. People never stop offering advice and their is no good response… even when you have eight kids folk will still tell you how to get things done!!! Amazing I know, but you learn to smile nicely and say “hmmm” and then go off and do your own thing!!! Trust me you wont change the world – no matter how strongly you know you are right, but you can stay chilled and get on with whatever you need to be doing!!! Stay true to yourself and you will be fine!!! My family and friends had very different parenting ideas to mine!!!But given time they have seen that my way works and my kids are better than fine!!! As soon as people say: “You should…” or “You have to…” you know that actually you don’t have to and you just go ahead and do it your way!!! Hope this helps! Have a good day!!!

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:01:42 +0000

I am currently expecting, and have absolutely no experience with babies! (I AM the baby in my family!) I’ve found your posts to be very helpful and humourous; helping to alleviate some of my panic! It is nice to have addressed that everyone has an opinion of what is ‘right’ and ‘essential’- I have every intention of learning as I go, a skill which has got me this far anyway. My question, is how to you field all the advice? What sort of response do you give that essentially hints at “I hear you, but I’m going to do this my own way”. At 27, I’m already tired of hearing “you’ll see it my way once it’s too late” from every person older than me- adding a baby is only going to make it that much more frustrating. Any tips on diverting the hopeful helpers?

By: se7en

se7en — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:28:48 +0000

Hi Mother in the Making, Well done you!!! Isn’t it amazing what you can do when you have to!!! All the best with number two. Have a good day!!!

By: Mother in the Making

Mother in the Making — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:24:45 +0000

Can I do a few minutes of gleeful boasting here?!… Managed (even though I only have one – pregnant with second one, though) to cook/fold laundry/jog (!) and essentially do all chores while wearing baby in a sling. We had a super colicky one who would ONLY be held (we joke that he was so super intelligent he could tell when we were trying to fob him off with the swing, or what have you) so I just held him in the wrap for the first four months of his life, and did all chores while wearing him.

And now that we’re looking forward to number 2, I’m really glad to know that I *can* do so much while wearing the baby – cos I’ll bloomin’ well have to when I have two to look after!!

By: se7en

se7en — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:42:26 +0000

Hi Tip – Imagine if we had bought all the kit eight times over!!! We would seriously need another mortgage!!! Have a good day!

By: Tip

Tip — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:32:31 +0000

Wow – like your list. Couldn’t agree more.

And 8 kids? I salute you.

By: se7en

se7en — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:34:13 +0000

Hi there, O! Glad you liked the list! Isn’t it funny how some folk think you are being “difficult” when actually you are just simplifying your life!!! You have a Great Weekend!!!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:08:14 +0000

I love your list. People look at me like I’m crazy when I say and do these things too. I love being a rebel, though it’s not always intentional.

I actually find that all the extra stuff (bottles, cots, prams, etc.) only take up much needed space. I’m actually using the cot for all the clean, unironed clothes at the mo’.

I had to get over the guilt trip thing with the breastfeeding. It’s like people imply that it’s laziness. *internal ‘what… ever’*