karabu's comments

Can I Love Another Baby This Much? - Blog Entry

20 Feb 2007 01:39 AM

I'm expecting my second right now. While I knew in my heart all the things you covered in this post - there's always lingering anexiety. Thanks for the reassurance - can never get enough of that!

My 1st Entry! - Journal Entry

20 Feb 2007 01:30 AM

I've done that exact same thing with the candy bar! I have gestational diabetes now -and am amazed how easy it is to stick to my diet plan. I guess I need it not to be about me. I had no controll before - now that it's about a healthy baby - it feels so simple. Weird.

Hang in there with the kiddos. Sounds like you needed a little chocolate with that fighting going on!

Ask a Baby Blogger: You Said To Feed On Demand but. . . - Blog Entry

13 Feb 2007 10:47 PM

I just posted a comment to your earlier blog too. Everyone is really different. If I'd only fed my first baby every three hours I never would have made it past two months of brestfeeding - I had a very poor milk supply. I think the schedule of feeding in the nursery (they only brought her to me ever 4 hours!) despite my requests to be awakened for feedings and requests that she not get a bottle really harmed how our brestfeeding started off. I didn't know any better and trusted them since the hospital was constantly telling me how important brestfeeding is. When my second is born I'll be more ready. If she's in the nursery for any legenth of time - I know to just show up - or even just stay there and feed her myself instead of waiting for the nurses to tell me when to feed. Obviouslly my issues aren't everyone elses. (which is why you say everyone needs to find their own path) But it is hard - espically for new moms - to know what advice to listen to when some is contradictory. I learned for me it was best to listen to my baby instead of everyone else. But even learning to do that can be a challenge! Thanks for all the great info!

Ask a Baby Blogger: Why Can't You Breastfeed a Baby on a Schedule? - Blog Entry

13 Feb 2007 10:34 PM

When I had my first, I'd taken all the classes the hopsital offered - baby care, brestfeeding - you name it. They all said feed when she's hungry. So I did. I remember when My mother in law asked me what schedule she was on I just stared at her because I honestly didn't know what she was talking about! lol. Although I ended up nursing about ever 1 1/2 hours because I had major supply issues, she started sleeping through the night before she was 4 mo. old (although I still got up to pump in the night - those darn supply issues again). I never felt inconvienced or like my schedule was imapred at all - probably because I expected it to be that way from my classes. We went out all the time - I just had my sling or a blanket, and found a quiet spot to nurse when it was time. Maybe expectations affect how well we precieve things are working?

Read-alouds: The best and biggest benefit - Blog Entry

23 Jan 2007 10:03 PM

Excellent Points! I'd always thought of reading aloud as an activity for children who weren't independat readers yet, but you've shown me the light! Here, we're still stuck in the "Green Eggs and Ham" phase, but already she likes to talk about the story as we read it (even if it's for the fifth time that day!) I can see how later on, those discussions could develop more and more.

What about a Father's "Right to Choose"? - Blog Entry

15 Jan 2007 06:49 PM

I reread my comment, and see I wan't clear. I didn't necessarily mean what harm they could do after birth (hate thinking about THAT too - yuck!), but more of the harm they could do (drinking, drugs, general poor prenatal health) to cause permenat damage to the child before it's born. If they are forced to contine a pregnancy against their will then they don't want the baby anyway, and would be handing it off to someone else.

Again, I agree that what you said is the way it SHOULD be, but unfortunately I don't think keeping a woman from killing her baby keeps her from doing serious harm to it, if she really has a mind to.

What about a Father's "Right to Choose"? - Blog Entry

14 Jan 2007 11:28 PM

I agree with you in principle. However, forcing a woman to continue a pregnancy she doesn't want, and what she has the power to do to that child is very frightening to me - and I imagine why we won't see father right improve much before birth. I had many restrictions placed on my life durring pregnancy for medical reasons. It wasn't an issue to me because the health of my baby came before everything else.

I'd really love to believe no one would be so cruel as to cause intentional harm to a baby, but I'd also love to believe that no child would ever be unwanted. . .

Dealing With Urine Spraying - Blog Entry

18 Nov 2006 08:29 PM

Thanks so much for the refrence - I'll check it out!

Dealing With Urine Spraying - Blog Entry

13 Nov 2006 11:05 AM

I've heard the opposite about nutering male cats. Most veterinarians I know reccomend neutering at around 5 or 6 months of age before they become mature enough to becmoe interested in spraying. Can I ask where you found your information about waiting? I'd be interested in the reasoning for that.

What is FIP? - Blog Entry

12 Nov 2006 11:17 PM

This is a very good overview of FIP. It really can be very difficult to diagnose, and that can be extreemly frustrating to pet owners. Luckily, as you mentioned, not all cats who are exposed to corona virus will develop the mutation that causes FIP, so it isn't highly contagious - if someone had one cat affected, their others may be just fine.