i baby my baby.
and by that i mean a number of things.
things i'm not ashamed of, just things i don't share openly because...
i don't really give a hoot what anyone thinks and don't wanna hear it.
let's see.
his bedroom is empty...because his crib is in our room.
he co-slept with us till about 8 months old. the only reason we even started using the crib is because he sleeps like a freaking bed hogging ninja. he started to not sleep as well. so, we were like, guess he's telling us he wants his crib! tear. not really though; it's nice. although, about 3 nights a week, he wakes up in the middle of the night and we bring him into bed with us. happily :)
he still takes a bottle.
about 3 times a day.
and, i still put some formula in it.
SHOCKING!
he also still nurses to go to sleep.
this one is tricky. you get the moms that didn't nurse or the moms who weaned after 1 year, and they get all weird and uncomfortable and you just know they're ready to go home and talk S about you that night with their husband. then you have the granola moms who are like aaaand?
i can't figure out where i fit in, but hey story of my life.
anyway. my baby needs some boob and cuddling before he goes to sleep.
if i wanna spend the time doing it, then i sure as hell will.
my rule of thumb since becoming a mom is to follow my instincts and follow ben's cues.
to hell with anyone else's views or timelines.
to hell with them i say!
2 comments:
YAY, Jill. Thanks for sharing. I think more parents have kids in their bed than they are willing to admit. Eli has mostly co-slept with us for his entire life due to nursing, illness, moving, vacation, schedule shakeups...you name it. So far he's in his bed most of the night, but comes into our room at some point and that's ok. I want him to feel safe in our home. I remember being very scared at night for whatever reason, and crawling into bed with my parents was the best thing ever. I stopped doing it when I wasn't scared anymore.
I don't really care what others think about what I do, but what does bother me is when I feel like other moms feel like they HAVE to do something because of pressure. Like CIO or what have you. That's the worst. It's hard to know how to reassure them that it's ok to be a little crunchy.
Jessica! I just re-saw this comment and wanted to respond...THANK YOU :) You're right...lots of us have our babies in bed with us, and there is nothing wrong with it. I'm actually starting to get pretty indignant about it. There are so many opinions on how kids "should" be raised. The fact is, just because one person did it their way and their kid didn't end up on death row, doesn't mean it's THE way.
It's been a journey for me since we had Ben, but I'm getting more comfortable with OUR way and not caring so much what anyone else thinks. Like I said, they can suck it!
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