Comments on: from our little milky bubble

By: kate

kate — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:16:57 +0000

I keep the UV flyscreen thingo over the stroller unless it’s raining (ie. once, we’re dry as a crisp in Melbourne) which has the benefits of ensuring people look but don’t touch, can’t see that well and therefore don’t stop me for random conversation (“yes he’s cute, he’s 9 weeks, and we’re trying to get the shopping finished before he wants another bloody feed so please let me keep going”) and also looks like uber responsible parenting, thus deflecting any suggestion that I am a signed up member of the bad mother’s club.

Your boys look very sweet together. I was sorry to read about the sad loss of your telly. My laptop has met a similar fate and now I can’t watch downloaded episodes of the West Wing while breastfeeding. We’re hoping it will teach Cap’n Dan to walk and talk quickly and resolve major issues in the corridor.

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:55:14 +0000

“Any tips on dealing with the lipstick ladies?”

A tweeny-weeny set of slip-on Dracula fangs?

By: harry

harry — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:43:29 +0000

“Having a muslin over the pram so you can put him out of reach works well. ”

I misread this as “Haveing a muslim over the pram…”

Zoe to Lipstick Ladies: Back off or Akmal will blow us all to hell. His devotion is really quite sweet when you think about it.

By: Bernice

Bernice — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:11:39 +0000

Oh but wail til a little bowel adventure causes the pumpkin soup to grow, swell and then escape through the wrist and ankle cuffs & finally the neckline of that cute little jump suit from nanny. I also quite enjoyed “Spot the Poo” which involved finding strangely lodged pieces of fecal evidence in some very strange places. How it got there? Never could tell.
And as for lipstick ladies, pepper spray works quite well.

By: Rebekka

Rebekka — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:50:04 +0000

Some slings/carriers don’t give enough head support for a newborn, so you end up having to keep one hand on their head.

If you get one where the baby can be in a reclining position this shouldn’t be a problem.

Baby bjorn is good for an hour or so, but you shouldn’t leave a baby in one for any longer as in the upright position the baby is basically hanging by the crotch, which causes compression in the spine and potentially could cause hip dysphasia. You can get carriers like the Ergo where the baby is in an upright position but with the legs much further apart – like a sitting position – where the baby’s weight is spread between their hips, thighs and spine.

Suggest you google for more info.

By: Cristy

Cristy — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:18:40 +0000

We have been given a baby Bjorn by a family member (along with many many other gratefully received hand-me-downs) so that will help.

We also looked at slings, but have been asked not to buy one so that another family member has something to give us at the birth… The ones that we saw all seemed to be hands-free – which ones aren’t?

[I am hoping not to have a baby elephant, even though that one in the car ad does melt my heart...]

By: lynn white

lynn white — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:46:52 +0000

And they don’t work so well when you birth a baby elephant that packs on his body weight within the first six weeks!

I never felt my muscles caught up with his ginormous bulk, so I got around the car boot problem by buying a rainshade for the pram and hoofing it. Helps the waistline! (such as it is)

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:01:44 +0000

Jethro spends quite a bit of time slinging, but if you’re going to get one Cristy, make sure it’s a hands free job. It’s bloody hard to do the shopping one handed.