tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851802934039509037.post2280532093197983979..comments2012-08-21T18:08:07.315-04:00Comments on Mama Bird: my new normalmelissaballardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838253536169450946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851802934039509037.post-5301591134944546562011-07-05T21:48:51.918-04:002011-07-05T21:48:51.918-04:00Girlie - it does get better. I promise. Girlie b...Girlie - it does get better. I promise. Girlie bird will start sleeping better and you'll feel like a new woman. Way to go going to Target! I remember gong to Walmart the first time with both boys and thought I'd won a gold medal! (sometimes I still feel like that!Ha!) As for the bottle issue I agree - you need a date night. She'll make it for a few hours! And, just to make sure ya'll get it, bring em both to us!!!! The boys would love to play with Eli and me, I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE nothing more than some sweet ruby snuggles!Stover's sitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594798208954293316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851802934039509037.post-14268700873358179072011-07-05T20:31:43.915-04:002011-07-05T20:31:43.915-04:00Infested - not invested. Ha!Infested - not invested. Ha!Mommy Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818712920716036136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851802934039509037.post-9926522691025939322011-07-05T20:30:36.158-04:002011-07-05T20:30:36.158-04:00I'm loving all of Katie's insight:). Kuddo...I'm loving all of Katie's insight:). Kuddos on a successful trip to Target. And happy to know that it continues to get easier with two. Just so you know, I just looked down on my floor and thought it was invested with bugs, but it was just mulch that Walker brought in from outside. Not sure if my entire house will ever be clean at once again...just part of my new normal:).Mommy Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818712920716036136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851802934039509037.post-75029831373453289982011-07-05T15:54:00.426-04:002011-07-05T15:54:00.426-04:00Wear one of Daddy Bird's shirts all day long, ...Wear one of Daddy Bird's shirts all day long, have him put it on & hook him up with a fresh-from-the-tap bottle. Send them in a dark room together, tell him to tuck the bottle up under his arm (in a normal cradle hold for nursing) and express a few drops onto the edge of the nipple. You need to then leave the house! <br /><br />What bottles are you using (they look like Dr. Brown's)? Ari HATED those things. Calloway was happy with anything, anytime, but Ari wanted no part of a bottle. I went through Born Free's, Dr. Brown's, Playtex Nursers/Drop-Ins, Vent-Aires, Soothies, Nubies, and I FINALLY picked up a pack of those cheap, glass Gerber bottles ... and they worked. Anatomically, they're closer to the real thing (for me), moreso than anything else I've found. A friend uses a new type of Playtex bottle that's pretty neat - it has a separate valve system and a softer end around the nipple that fills with milk and stays 'squishy' (like a boob). It was a pain in the butt, trying a bunch of different bottles, but it's worth a shot! Only do yourself a favor and start with the cheapest, first. ;)<br /><br />Another thing to think about: a lot of breastfed babies are never bottle babies. It's not necessarily a bad thing and it doesn't mean that you won't ever get some time away. Some babies are perfectly fine to not eat while Mom's away and will make up for it later, when they can nurse. Hang in there!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14636093180232174770noreply@blogger.com