 Breastfeeding The
Lighter Side
First Child, Second Child, Third
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First Child, Second Child, Third
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How Motherhood Progresses as the Family Increases
Your Clothes
| 1st baby: |
You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB-GYN confirms your
pregnancy. |
| 2nd baby: |
You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. |
| 3rd baby: |
Your regular clothes ARE your maternity clothes. |
The Baby's Name
| 1st baby: |
You pore over baby name books and practice pronouncing and writing
combinations of all your favorites. |
| 2nd baby: |
Someone has to name their kid after great-aunt Mavis, right? It might as
well be you. |
| 3rd baby: |
You open a name book, close your eyes, and see where your finger falls.
Bimaldo? Sounds good to me! |
Preparing for birth
| 1st baby: |
You practice your breathing regularly. |
| 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 the 8th month. |
Clothing
| 1st baby: |
You prewash your newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them and fold them
neatly in the baby's little bureau. |
| 2nd baby: |
You check to make sure the clothes are clean and discard only those 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 up the baby when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn. |
| 3rd baby: |
You teach your 3 yr old how to rewind the mechanical swing. |
Activities
| 1st baby: |
You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swim and Baby Story Hour. |
| 2nd baby: |
Your take your infant to Baby Gymnastics. |
| 3rd baby: |
You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners. |
Going Out
| 1st baby: |
The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five
times. |
| 2nd baby: |
Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave 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 baby |
You spend a bit of every day 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.
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