Even though we're having a girl, I was fairly fascinated by the segment on circumcision. I didn't know there were so many options in terms of how the procedure was performed. Also, the fact that it doesn't seem to make a difference in the guy's health whether or not he has his foreskin was pretty interesting. Circumcision just makes it easier to clean and take care of the area. And is more popular on the east coast than the west coast. Who knew? There's your fun fact for the day. You're welcome.
I feel slightly more confident that I won't irreparably damage the kid after she's born but I'm still a little wary. And no, I don't want to practice on your newborn/infant/toddler. If I'm going to screw up, it should be on my own kid and not someone else's. Maybe I can find a hypno-therapist in the next couple of months who can give me mental confidence, which translates to physical handling of the kid once she's arrived.
Our practice baby.
Look Mom, I swaddled successfully!
Kevin showed off his swaddling technique.
3 comments:
No need to worry. Even when you feel clueless, all women have inborn instinct when it comes to baby handling. You'll be fine. And don't trust everything THEY say. Because it's not right every time for every kid. Not a single one of my children liked swaddling. They HATED it! And each of my babies had a different way he liked to be held and comforted. You try different things and figure out what works. Have faith in yourself, trust your instincts, trust your husband and don't worry about what the doctor says or what the books say. You really will be great!
Despite the fact that you don't think you're maternal in the least, I think you'll find that parenting comes natural when it's your own kid. We make a huge hype about it nowadays, but just remember, there have been parents since Adam and Eve and probably not a lot of literature on the subject. Just don't beat her and I'm sure you'll do fine.
I agree with both Jen and Mal: You will be just fine! It makes a HUGE difference to have a husband who is excited and experienced. Kevin helped with all the siblings after Jen, since he was too little to help at that time, but he loved all of them and he will be a great support to you. Has he told you the story about a YM/YW combined activity where the kids were tested on adult male and adult female activities and the YM beat the YW because Kevin could french braid AND change a diaper?!
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