… as I wrote it in my head throughout the day.
For example, right now, it should be called “de-lurk before i do something drastic,” as I have just found out that at least one blogger has declared this national de-lurking week and given how this day went, today would be a nice one for you, yes YOU, to stop by the comments below and say something. Hey, you don’t actually have to say anything to me about me. Just say hello. Introduce yourself. Tell me about YOUR day. Really. Please?
Earlier this morning, I was going to call this post “fountains of poo” because that’s what came out of my boy. Flowing, arc-ing, deep minty green and mustardy yellow, foamy, fountains. Went through three diapers as I continually tried to catch the flow, figured it was over and then was surprised again. Mostly I was glad that it didn’t land on me.
And then there was a long story I was going to tell about week two of mom-and-baby yoga class. But now I’m too tired. We went, I stretched, he nursed. He wasn’t the loudest baby this time. Yoga teacher thinks he has colic and told me I need to stop eating dairy and take him to see a homeopath. (She meant it in the nicest way.)
Sigh.
I love people who make instant diagnoses without a license.
Does the pediatrician say he has colic?
I think the book I gave you says that stopping dairy has not been proven to improve colic. I could be wrong. Anyway, how do you know it’s colic? How does *she* know?
Homeopathy – maybe it helps colic, maybe it doesn’t.
Sheesh.
What bugs me about this is two-fold: A) she *knows* what’s up with your kid and B) she *knows* the solution to change your kid into what she thinks he ought to be. Can you tell I have encountered this attitude re: my own kids?
Ok. I’ll delurk. I have been reading your blog for months and have enjoyed seeing what your experiences are through pregnancy and new motherhood. I am expecting a baby myself (3 months to go to meet my little girl!) and it’s nice to read about someone’s personal experiences in addition to all the books I’ve been reading.
Best wishes for you and your little boy. I’ll be reading.
Hello!
I guess I will de-lurk… 😉
My name is Becky and right at this moment I’m “working” at my desk in St. Louis. I really enjoy your writing!
Hi, just de-lurking here. Happy 6 weeks. Hope to see you soon!
Hi Julie!
I agree with Leila. She’s seen J. twice and she’s ready to diagnose colic? Even though she was trying to be nice, that’s a little presumptuous.
That said, I think I’ve read about giving baby probiotics for colic? Seems easier than giving up dairy.
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De-lurking here – discovered you when I followed DaMomma’s link to her guest post here and have since visited every day… glad things seem to get a little better with each passing day and I hope that it continues!
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I think what you say about all the ‘methods’ being ways to prey on parents’ (new parents in particular) desire to control our lives – conception, pregnancy, labor & delivery, and trying to figure out a new child while comatose and/or homicidal from sleep deprivation (and trust me, enough nights of 1 hour of sleep and you too could be both comatose AND homicidal at the same time) is so freakin’ out of control that most of us would do or try anything, or at least consider anything, to regain even a shred of our former role as boss of our lives. Not to say that all the books, experts, etc. are not worthwhile or helpful, but it is a “created market”.
I enjoy your blog and appreciate the very frequent posts. It brings back many not so distant (and hardly faded) memories – my girls are nearly 5 and 3.
I have already de-lurked once, but more de-lurking can’t hurt, right? Reading you helps me understand what to expect once I have a baby, your writing is honest and real. Thank you for being so candid. btw – 3 of my sisters swear by the no dairy thing for colic (they have 13 children between them!), they even didn’t have dairy during pregnancy. But I have no opinion myself on this topic since I am not yet a mother.
Anyway, have fun with your baby boy!
Hooray for delurking! Thanks everyone!
I am still thinking about giving up dairy, just to see if that does anything — since so many people mention it. Though I like the idea of probiotics a lot too!
Delurking!
I’ve been reading your blog for maybe two months now. I don’t have children myself, but I expect them to come along in the next 3-5 years, so it’s great to read about your experiences. I love the way you write so openly and honestly…the best kind of blogging, I think.
Baby yoga sounds like a great idea. I’d never heard of such a thing before!
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Hi,
I also found your blog through DaMomma. I just had a baby myself, 3 weeks and 1 day ago, so was very interested in reading about how things were going for you. So far it’s been nice to be able to relate to some things and just generally read about your experiences. Thanks for sharing!
All the best,
Athena.
I’m a little late on the delurking, but here I am
I’ve been reading for quite a while now — keep coming back because I enjoy the way you write — and like some of the others I appreciate how honest you are about your experiences as a new mom. I have a 3 year old son who will become a big brother this summer so this is a good refresher for me of what those first days and weeks were really like — time has made them a bit blurry — but I do remember they were not all fun and games 
Enjoy your new son — he’ll grow up faster than you expect.