1st baby, 2nd baby, 3rd baby

[Tigerhair]

1st Baby, 2nd Baby, 3rd Baby ...

New Mothers
Maternity Clothes .....
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your midwife confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the Birth .....
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th month. Ohhh yeah

The Layette .....
1st baby: You pre-wash your newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

Worries .....
1st baby: At the first sign of distress-a whimper, a frown -- you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

Dummy ....
1st baby: If the dummy falls on the floor, you put it away in its little plastic box until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the dummy falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Nappies .....
1st baby: You change your baby's nappy every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their nappy every 2 to 3 hours, if needed.
3rd: You try to change their nappy before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

Activities .....
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.

Going Out .....
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home 5 times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.

At Home .....
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.

Swallowing Coins
1st child: when first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: when 2nd child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for coin to pass.
3rd child: when 3rd child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!!

[mrsflibble]

hahahahaha!!!!
so-ho-ho glad I'm only having one.

[Tigerhair]

I've had one and that's my lot! (love him love him love him!)

[Russian Doll]

as a mum of four whos youngest nappys are always round his knees i can confirm that story

[Milims]

Oh that did make me laugh! Especially the one about the coin - when DS was wee he was playing at my mums with the marble solitaire. When putting it away time came there was a marble missing - Horror - aaagghhh - he's swallowed it!! I called casualty who told me not to worry as it was round and smooth it should pass thru easily so check his stools for the next few days to make sure. After 4 days of poking in his poo I found no marble, so I called my mum in a panic. "Oh!" she said "I knew there was something I had to tell you - just after you left I found the marble under the sideboard!"

[mrsflibble]

I know a marble eater.... actually I know a couple.....




by the way tea, i have a marble to return to you.....

[Tigerhair]

HA HA HA - poking poo for 4 days - you mum has to make up for that somehow!!!

[Milims]

Tigz - my Mum has a lot to make up for - maybe that's why we aren't speaking!!

[Annpan]

I am 6th of 6.

I was called by the cat's name half the time.... worst thing was... the cat's name was Hot-Rod

[Tigerhair]

Tigz - my Mum has a lot to make up for - maybe that's why we aren't speaking!!

{hug} families...!?! I am not talking to my brother... probably forever... Long story! {sigh}.

Ann Pan... My mum used to go "Nath... Hol... Imogen"... Occasionally I was the dog too!!!

[Milims]

Tigz - hugs to you too - as I said to a friend today - it's a pity you can't choose your famiy! (pm me if you wanna winge!! )
AnnPan - I was often called after the pets too - but most annoyingly I was called by my sisters name!! gggrrrr!

[Helsbells]

Hee hee
I used to get all sorts, even though I am eldest of four (three girls and a boy) , including the dogs sophie and poppy. Now my mum calls me Judy, which is her sisters (my aunts) name.....worrying...am I starting to look old?!?

[mrsflibble]

my sister is the smallest out of us four, she gets everything before mum hits "Lucy".... mum even called Looloo "Sophie" on the phone last night so my mum has progressed from just her own kids to her grandchild now too.

[Green Rosie]

I've got 2 boys. If I can't get the names right I either ask them what their name is or call them Fred. The former results in them just giving me their name accompanied by a look that says "Poor Mum - she's gone ga ga again" and the latter results in an indignant "I am NOT called Fred" accompanied by a look that says "Poor Mum - she's gone ga ga again"

I hereby stand guilt of being ga ga

[mrsflibble]

and I stand by the fact that our brains shrink during pregnancy and never re-grow.
and it gets worse with each child.