I get really leery of advice from people who haven't recently had a baby. My mom, mother in law, all the great grandmas, the maternity nurses at our hospital, and my shitty discharge OB all gave us pretty horrible and outdated advice about feeding/pacifiers/penis care/everything else. You'll find out what works out for you fairly quickly.
My son was a great sleeper from the beginning (6-8 hours as a newborn), but he was a big baby and could eat quite a bit in one feeding. Since he maintained his place in the high percentiles our pediatrician told us not to bother scheduling feeds since he gained so quickly. Bedtime routines and naps under 2 hours long all helped to make sure we didn't reverse cycle. I also pump 2-3 oz before our last nighttime feeding to load Max up on hindmilk to help him stay down an extra hour or two.
Just keep in mind sleep regression can happen, growth spurts affect how much they sleep and eat, and supply can be affected by where we are in our cycle. While you want to cut night feedings out as soon as possible, they are the most important for establishing a stable supply for the baby. Also, spacing out breastfeeding more than 3 hours apart encourages us to start ovulating sooner. Getting a period back right away because a baby isn't eating at night kind of sucks.
Yeah. Red Wing Shoes are mainly known for their worker boots. We were there because Jeremy needed new insoles for his. Those boots are built to last and well worth the price with a good warranty and great customer service.
I bought two awesome shirts from Threadless after losing a few shirts to an accidental hot water wash that I stupidly set my washer to (the rest will be replaced shortly afterward).
I am an admirer of Rene Magritte and I thought this to be very clever; both in concept and in execution. Buy.
I can't express to you how adorable and awesome I found this shirt to be. I needed it in my life.
I'll just leave this one here: the step-by-step guide to raising a good sleeper.
Did you actually try that? It's apparently somewhat controversial. Would be interested to know if it is bullshit or not, so it can be recommended for or against.
I think the controversy Scott mentioned is that babies are generally supposed to be fed on demand to thrive. Yes, every baby is different and some will take to scheduled feeds. In all the classes I took we were told to watch for feeding cues and feed accordingly, whether we did formula or breastfeeding. The reasons for this are infants stomachs are tiny and can only hold so much, and they may not be able to hold enough for a 12 hour stretch. And that's not even taking into account if the mother makes more foremilk than hindmilk or how calorie-rich her milk is to begin with.
Aha, and that is where it all makes sense. The book I linked, and its advice, shouldn't be followed strictly if breast feeding because of what you mentioned (unpredictability in calorie content, production, etc.). If you are formula feeding, and it's more of an exact science, you can do interval feeding with no problem. Along with some other good common sense habits like winding down at night, they'll sleep great, which is incredibly important to their development (it's not all selfish "I want my sleep back"). Now I will cease all baby talk before this brings out the breast/bottle debate, the parenting militia shows up, and everyone else is run out of the thread.
Instead, I'll segue this into what I have bought recently, for the kid:
Because if there's one parenting debate worth having, it's that people who buy Mega Blocks hate their children.
Then I broke down and bought a cursed wheely luggage that matched the other luggage I got from them. Curses!
You'll quietly in your head regret not having such a thing sooner, especially living in New York and using mass transit to get to long-distance transit on a regular basis. You won't admit it, but you'll feel foolish for fight this so long. ;^)
Still, do not expect this to be a trend. I will not be buying the bicycle pants.
I will only use the wheely bag for exceptional circumstances like going to Australia and also loading up a ton of board games while all my other stuff is in my other bag.
Provide a valid ans logical argument as to why you believe this.
If you are not a sissy, you can carry your shit. A non-sissy will courteously carry their shit, so as to move faster and not create an obstacle for other people to trip over. I hate it when other people have wheely bags and you can get round them, or they block paths. If you can carry it, you should carry it.
Agreed. Especially when it's a 360 degree spinning wheel.
I actually got a Timbuk2 bag for the first time as a Christmas present. Got the HAL backpack and put it to use as a commuter bag. Extremely happy with it so far.
I think there are a lot of sissies who use wheely bags but it's pretty shortsighted to say it's a bad idea, at least for luggage. If you use a wheely bag on a daily basis you have a problem. You are either weak or bring too much shit around.
If you're going on a trip, though, you should definitely get yourself a nice wheely bag. Not only will it make you faster, you can tip the bag when wheeling it and then stack more shit on top of it. If you get one with nice rotating wheels, you'll be faster and more agile and can get around all the slow people with 2 fixed wheels.
I think there are a lot of sissies who use wheely bags but it's pretty shortsighted to say it's a bad idea, at least for luggage. If you use a wheely bag on a daily basis you have a problem. You are either weak or bring too much shit around.
If you're going on a trip, though, you should definitely get yourself a nice wheely bag. Not only will it make you faster, you can tip the bag when wheeling it and then stack more shit on top of it. If you get one with nice rotating wheels, you'll be faster and more agile and can get around all the slow people with 2 fixed wheels.
Couldn't have better elaborated my position on this better than you just did. Thank you.
I have a quad-roller with the full on swiveling wheels. It's best thing (except too small sometimes, and too big other times). It's exclusively used for travel though.
Also, I generally check my bags if I'm doing anything but a non-stop flight. And I'm usually not on a non-stop flight because I kinda prefer using my local airport over going to STL or KC.
For hotel travel then the wheely bag is pretty much a must as there is shit that means you don't actually have to carry it. As soon as that is not the case they are the worst fucking things to ever grace this earth. A big old ruck is pretty reliable through out though, easy to carry and easy to stow, but you need to be ready to carry all that shit.
This is from two years as a porter and three as a traveling/camping specialist.
In my experience flying - It doesn't matter if you've got a wheely bag or if you carry your bag. It doesn't matter, Do what you like, just don't get in the fucking way and don't be a dumbass.
Well, I'm ahead of pretty much all of my fellow travelers when I fly (due to finely-honed speed and crowd maneuvering and and the fact that I've been flying cross-country multiple times a year since I was five), so I don't think my wheelie-bag is a problem.
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My son was a great sleeper from the beginning (6-8 hours as a newborn), but he was a big baby and could eat quite a bit in one feeding. Since he maintained his place in the high percentiles our pediatrician told us not to bother scheduling feeds since he gained so quickly. Bedtime routines and naps under 2 hours long all helped to make sure we didn't reverse cycle. I also pump 2-3 oz before our last nighttime feeding to load Max up on hindmilk to help him stay down an extra hour or two.
Just keep in mind sleep regression can happen, growth spurts affect how much they sleep and eat, and supply can be affected by where we are in our cycle. While you want to cut night feedings out as soon as possible, they are the most important for establishing a stable supply for the baby. Also, spacing out breastfeeding more than 3 hours apart encourages us to start ovulating sooner. Getting a period back right away because a baby isn't eating at night kind of sucks.
I'm so tired of wearing socks.
These slippers are so soft and comfy. So worth the monies.
I am an admirer of Rene Magritte and I thought this to be very clever; both in concept and in execution. Buy.
I can't express to you how adorable and awesome I found this shirt to be. I needed it in my life.
Instead, I'll segue this into what I have bought recently, for the kid:
Because if there's one parenting debate worth having, it's that people who buy Mega Blocks hate their children.
While I was at the Timbuk2 web site I saw they had camera bags, so I got one of those.
Then I broke down and bought a cursed wheely luggage that matched the other luggage I got from them. Curses!
Still, do not expect this to be a trend. I will not be buying the bicycle pants.
I actually got a Timbuk2 bag for the first time as a Christmas present. Got the HAL backpack and put it to use as a commuter bag. Extremely happy with it so far.
If you're going on a trip, though, you should definitely get yourself a nice wheely bag. Not only will it make you faster, you can tip the bag when wheeling it and then stack more shit on top of it. If you get one with nice rotating wheels, you'll be faster and more agile and can get around all the slow people with 2 fixed wheels.
This is from two years as a porter and three as a traveling/camping specialist.