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SITH__CHICK Title: RMFF President and Chapter Rep Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 9/8/06 8:12am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	They make cribs for a reason, they have bars that don't fall off like pillow barriers and there isn't something 5 times their size in the crib with them to roll on, push out of bed, etc. I know you would be extra careful & would lose sleep just worrying about it, accidents do happen, that is why they call them accidents. And we haven't even spoken about the spoilage! So what if in you find Mr. Right? How are you going to get to know him if you're child is in bed with you? How is Mr. Right going to handle the screaming kid situation, how is Pickles going to look at this new guy? I'll tell you, she will hate him & do everything she can to get rid of him. I think in the long run it will be more negative then positive to have your daughter sleep with you. p.s. I know you will keep sleeping with her (she's so damn cute) so as soon as you read this you can forget it, k? -----signature----- www.blockleash.com Sometimes I wish we could agree to disagree. Because I am, what I am & that's all I am. When I said WE, you know I meant ME, when I said SW
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Kaety Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 9/8/06 8:37am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	Well, I wasn't going to respond because you probably won't like my answer but I imagine you can still like me even if you disagree. Ok, here are my thoughts. I never let my babies sleep in my bed. At the time all my friends and I who had babies at the same time were following the philosophy of this book called Baby Wise. At least loosely anyway. The book was way over the top on some things but I knew many people who had used the general philosophy and they had amazing kids. Only one of us didn't do the "let them cry to sleep in their own bed for a week or two until they learn that they need to fall asleep in their own beds." That friend, three years later was exhausted from having to lay in her daughters toddler bed for an hour or two every night until her daughter fell asleep and then having to get up in the night when she cried out and do it again. Basically, the philosophy is that you, the parent, are in charge. Plain and simple. Your baby from the day shes born has a will of her own and it is your job to assert yourself into her will for her well being and safety. Basically you provide the structure that your child will live in. You set the rules/boundaries/etc. The basic level is of course, personal safety, don't touch the hot stove, don't crawl head first down the stairs, don't eat that giant piece of plastic. These basic safety rules are definite and will be there until they become adults. Then there are the "respect/boundaries rules" that you set. These are basically the places where you "put your foot down". How much of a temper fit will you let them have? What will their "manners" be? Can they be wild animals in the house or do you want only walking in the house? The idea is that these are all different for each individual family. I think that the sleeping in the bed falls into both categories. I was terrified of rolling over on my baby so the personal safety rule came into effect for me. But also, I really wanted my girls to grow up sleeping in their own beds as a good start on their future independence and I wanted to have the bed to just me and D_N_T. So I did the 2 weeks of hell and in the end it payed off. It was truly one of the hardest things to do ever! 5 minutes of crying feels like an hour. And when they do cry for an hour you think you are going to go insane. But it worked and after about 2 weeks they did fall asleep on their own in their own beds. And they still do. It really is a battle of the wills. I know those tears are real and they seem so terrified but at least when they are this small they will not remember this struggle the way you will. I guess I kept in mind that this was for their own safety and future well being. If it was a life or death situation you could definitely let them cry for a few days! I have an older lady friend in La Junta who lost her baby granddaughter this summer becuase the daddy had rolled over on her and smothered her. It was devastating! Also, it is really nice to be able to put my kids to bed and have them go right to sleep. Even 8 years later! But really, it is up to you. This is just one battle of the wills but you as the parent can choose the battles that are important enough to you to win. Some people want their kids to sleep with them and those kids grow up just fine too. You are beginning your long journey of worries about whether or not you are screwing up your kid. Well, the good news is that there is no absolutely right answer and the wrong answers are obvious (i.e.-child abuse). The grey areas are grey for everyone and all you can do is give it your best shot. I think you are doing great so far, by the way. -----signature----- "..in the future when we learn secrets from the other side of infinity." -Black Holes, Denver Museum of Nature and Science huh?
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Zoom_Cthooga Title: Former Southern CO Chapter Rep Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 9/8/06 10:43am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	We'll definitely be trying to keep kid #2 sleeping in the crib. I was always worried about one of us rolling over onto Isabel, too, since I knew someone in high school who lost a niece that way. Once she'd fall asleep, I'd move her into her crib or bed. The few times she slept in the bed, she always slept at the very top of the bed on top of our heads, or on top of my pillow with her feet in Rachel's face. Once she was big enough that she wanted more space to herself, she started sleeping in her own bed. Just like that. There was a 2 week period when she wanted me to lay next to her bed while she fell asleep, but that was it. There'll always be a difference in opinion in how to parent. Your biggest concern should be safety. There's no right answer, and even though Dr. Spock was like, the uber authority on child-rearing, his kid killed himself. LOL. -----signature----- ~In Memory of Imperial_Birrer~ ~He was Number One~
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Obey Wann Title: Former RMFF CR & SW Region RSA Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 9/8/06 11:26am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	With 3 kids, the youngest now almost 3 and oldest is 6, we have never let them sleep in our bed with us. We went through the same things as you are, and they are NOT fun. One thing we would try to do (and continue to try to do) is do our very best to wear them all out before bed time. A trip to the park, games in the back yard, or wrestling on the floor (blanket monster --tickling). Then, we would have a definite bedtime ritual: Bath, reading on the couch, etc. Then put them to bed and let them know that they are supposed to stay in bed. Kyla is definitely pushing that now, as we've found her in Jessica's top bunk with her and had to ...correct this before it became a habit. It might not be fun, but like Katey said, you are the adult and have to sometimes do somethings that are not fun. And if all else fails, a little children's benadryl can help them get through the tough spots. And Tylenol PM for you. Good luck!!!!! -----signature----- WARNING: Consumption of beverages &/or foodstuffs while communicating with the RMFF is highly discouraged. Proceed at your own risk, as the RMFF is not responsible for any keyboard, monitor, or sinus damage as a result of ignoring this warning. CIV Pics:
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Mistress Title: Former CR SCFF Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 9/8/06 8:26pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	Thank you everyone for your support. I came home from work tonight dreading trying to put her in her bed again...and reading your comments helped me with a lot of perspective. Thanks. So, after about forty five minutes of absolute hell, she fell asleep. During the worst of it I called my mom, and she helped talk me through it. She agreed that she had never heard Jules cry like that, and kept reiterating that she would live through it. There was a scary part in the middle where her cry changed just a little. I looked in her room and she had somehow managed to pull her rainbow mobile down and onto her head. I went in and took it out of her crib. After that she cried for about seven minutes and then just stopped. I went and peeked and she was asleep. After she had been asleep for about half an hour, I went into her room and fixed her blanket....it was up around her head and her feet were uncovered. She slept through that and is sleeping peacefully as I type this. I know I am not out of the woods...I am sure she will keep it up for at least a few more nights...but I feel that people understand...and that support gives me the strength to push through this. I still feel guilty, and I cried a bit...but I dont want to start giving in to things this early just because they hurt me, or because i am tired. Yah...tired. Mommy is going to bed now. -----signature----- "For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all." Aristotle Proud member of the "Prayer for Palin" brigade...we pray for no Palin. Today's episode has been brought to you by the number e.
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Kaety Registered: Jan '05	Date Posted: 9/9/06 12:45pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	Yeah for you! You survived! You have succeeded in your first "I hate this more than you kid" situation that you endure because you know it is the best for them. Just wait until you take your daughter to the dentist and she is so terrified that the dentist sends her out without doing the two small fillings that she needed. Yeah, that was last Thursday, now I have two weeks to try to convince her that it really won't be that bad and it's the best for her teeth! Parenting is truly the hardest job ever! -----signature----- "..in the future when we learn secrets from the other side of infinity." -Black Holes, Denver Museum of Nature and Science huh?
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Jedi Girl of Corellia Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '00	Date Posted: 9/10/06 2:39pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	Obey Wann posted: And if all else fails, a little children's benadryl can help them get through the tough spots. And Tylenol PM for you. Good luck!!!!! Actually I was just studying some material on sedatives and other drugs and I came accross an article about not giving children benadryl to help them sleep. There's a few reasons for that, first and foremost, it's an antihistamine with sedative effects, so unless she really needs something like that to feel good you'd be giving her medication that was unnecissary. Second, it is VERY easy, even when using the recommended dosage to give too much to an infant and cause other side effects. And third, you are just treating the symptom. From what most of you are all saying, and from the information I've read, behavior therapy (aka a set bed time, a regular routine etc...) is far more effective and long lasting than just using drugs. This is not to say never using benadryl to help a baby fall asleep is wrong, but its just not recommended. Although if Jules allergies are bugging her I'm sure benadryl may benifit her quite a bit. Good luck! -----signature----- "We're not dead, we have cable!" Mac and Sarah Take on the Pacific Northwest Our Blog: http://community.livejournal.com/sarahzillamac
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Mistress Title: Former CR SCFF Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 9/11/06 6:58pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla - Mommy Alert...help requested!!! 9/7/6
	I hate to jinx myself, but she seems to be adjusting to sleeping on her own rather well. I thought the second night was a fluke...and then the third...and then tonight. Might still be, but I dont care right now...because right now, she's asleep...and right now its quiet. I'm livin for the moment. Cool Jules updates...she smacks her lips with the kiss sound on a regular basis. Its great. When I ask her for a kiss, she leans forward and sticks her lips out. She is so cuddly and sweet. She likes to burrow her face into my neck and give me sloppy sucking kisses. Her Daddy called her Hickey Monster. It's really funny to see her do it. When I came home from work tonight, I walked into my moms house and my stepdad said, "your daughter is a bloody pigs breakfast". Thats his way of saying shes covered in something. I walked into the kitchen and sure enough...she had destroyed a banana and it was covering every square inch of her. Not many people may know this, but banana is very slimy. When you attack smashed banana with a wash cloth, all you do is spread it around. We decided to go ahead and feed her her dinner, and then we would just have to toss her in the tub. I was excited about the prospect of bathing her with her brand new seat. She sits up in it instead of lying down (like her infant tub) So I dished up some Carrots with Beef, some Green Beans and some Apples with Cherries. A feast was to be had! Well, I thought so anyway. After the third bite, our Brave Princess decided to take a few years off of her Grammys and her Mommys lives by choking. This was the worst choke yet. She started turning colors. No sound. Just a red faced baby with bulgy eyes. I start wacking her on her back, Grammy is desperately trying to unlatch the straps so we can get her out of the chair...I have her bent forward as best I can with her legs still hooked in said straps...and up it comes. She pukes all over me. I was actually happy about it. (well, maybe relieved is a better description) I was relieved. We finally got her out of her chair, she cried a bit...we cried a bit...I stripped off our clothes...and we took a bath. With the new bath chair. It was fun!!! I purchased a menagerie of unnaturally colored rubber duckies, and they floated through the banana murk water. It was great!!! On to tomorrow, and all the fun, fluids and fantasy our hearts, tummies and minds can come up with. -----signature----- "For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all." Aristotle Proud member of the "Prayer for Palin" brigade...we pray for no Palin. Today's episode has been brought to you by the number e.
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SITH__CHICK Title: RMFF President and Chapter Rep Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 10/24/06 6:03am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	I have to add a little story, I'm sure I'm not going to do it as well as momma bear, but here it goes. Julien now crawls, backwards I can't wait to see it in action but it goes something like this. She crawls until she bumps into something with her butt, then sits down, turns around & keeps going. Typing this up it kindof sounds like my interactive R2. -----signature----- www.blockleash.com Sometimes I wish we could agree to disagree. Because I am, what I am & that's all I am. When I said WE, you know I meant ME, when I said SW
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Mistress Title: Former CR SCFF Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 11/4/06 7:26am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	She is kinda crawling forward now. Kinda. Its funny, and reminiscent of the game leap frog. She pulls up on her arms with her belly off of the floor, pulls her knees up under her and flings herself forward. Sometimes she just squirms forward by reaching her arms as far as she can and wiggling her hips forward while pushing with her toes. But mostly she still goes backward...mostly. We went to the doctor yesterday for her nine month well baby checkup. She is well. lol. She weighs eighteen pounds and is almost 28 inches long. Twenty eight inches long!!! She was just over eighteen inches at birth, so she is almost a foot longer! Wow, how fast it goes. Her tooth count is up to four, and it looks like two more are on the heels of the two cutting now. The new ones are her top front teethes, and they are pretty. She was a real trooper at the doctor. They surprised us with a shot (we thought she wouldnt get any this time) and the girl didnt even seem to notice! Not even a tear or a wimper. The doctor had her sit up on the exam table and kept trying to knock her over (to test her balance and girdle strength) and lil Pickles just turned her head and looked at the doctor like, "is that the best you can do?" She wobbled a bit, but who wouldnt? The doctor kept remarking on how alert Jules was and how she liked to stare...well, our doctor looks quite a bit like Dora the Explorer (one of the cartoon characters we watch) so I think J just thought it was the real thing, thats all. We have found a temporary way to keep Julien from getting into everything in the living room...we take three body pillows and make a soft sided corral on the floor. I put a toy in each corner and she gets exercise, and we can sit in real chairs and watch. It wont work for much longer...she can almost crawl over the pillows already...but for the time being it works wonders. -----signature----- "For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all." Aristotle Proud member of the "Prayer for Palin" brigade...we pray for no Palin. Today's episode has been brought to you by the number e.
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Mistress Title: Former CR SCFF Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 11/18/06 7:27am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	Well, its official. She can squirm over the pillows now. We tried doubling them up (in heighth) and she took exactly six seconds to turn and look at us, scoff, and promptly knock the top one off and squirm over them both. Looks like crazy swimming. Funny girl. Tooth count is up to six, count em...six teethses! She says a few words...mama, Gii(grammie, we think), go, dog, and baba. She makes kissing sounds (and actually knows what they are, lol). She waves hi and bye. She has quite recently started saying, "Ma? Go?" when its time for me to leave for work. I say, "Yes, Bean...mama go to work." She then starts howling. Makes my heart swell with love, makes my moms head swell with aches. Lol We are going to see Happy Feet today. It looks like it will hold her fickle interest. We shall see. -----signature----- "For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all." Aristotle Proud member of the "Prayer for Palin" brigade...we pray for no Palin. Today's episode has been brought to you by the number e.
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Mistress Title: Former CR SCFF Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 2/25/07 8:16pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	Wow, I havent posted in here since november. What a slacker I've become. Lets see. Where to start...I guess I'll start with the story of the Great BabyProofing Caper. Once Julien could kinda crawl in a forwards direction, we decided it was time to make at least one room as safe as humanly possible. Since we spend most of our time in the living room, it won the honors. We padded every surface possible using all those body pillows I had left over from being pregnant. We blocked off danger zones with gates. We put locks on cabinets, plexi glass dividers on the entertainment center. We stood admiring our handiwork with pride in our hearts. As soon as Jules started pulling herself up on the furniture, our pride was replaced with horror. When a baby first learns to pull up, they invariably fall down...a lot. We brought out more pillows and padded every last remaining surface. The room sorta resembles a big pillow, now. She loves it when we let her "escape" the confines of the living room. I tell her, "Mommys gonna get you!" and she squeals and crawls as fast as she can away from me. She can walk while we are holding her hands all the way to the kitchen. She doesnt often play on the floor in there because its an add on (used to be a porch) and the floor is cold. She doesnt care, but I do. Her vocabulary now includes several words. She says Mom-mom, GiGi, PaPaw, Go, Thank you (sounds like key-ku), hi, hello, byebye, uh-oh, dog, cat, pig, and Leo (Ee-o). She repeats words all of the time but those are the words she has said repeatedly. She plays a hilarious game while in her high chair. We say, "Wheres Juliens foot? Have you seen Juliens foot?" and she giggles and squeals and then her foot comes jutting out of the top of the chair. She is so freakin flexible! She somehow works the leg out of the legholes while we are asking each other where her foot is and then sticks it straight up out of the chair. We even have video footage of it, Hilarious! We had a great time on her birthday. She had a princess sash and greeted all of her guests with charm. She ate a small cake and opened presents...well, I opened them, but she helped. The biggest news is that a few days ago we found a baby potty on sale at the store and decided to go ahead and buy it. I wasnt very optimistic about the whole process, its kinda early...but my mom swears that its not the child who is trained early on, its the mom. So we got the potty. I went out on friday night and when I got home my mom told me that she had sat the baby on the potty while I was gone and she peepeed in it. I was stone cold shocked. I thought we would let her play with it and stuff and then in a few months we would stick her on it, but who knew? So when we think she might go we put her on it and she plays with toys and thinks the whole thing is great fun. So sweet, and growing up so fast. Not much else is new, or at least not much that comes to mind in my sleepy state. I'll try to keep up with this a bit better. -----signature----- "For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all." Aristotle Proud member of the "Prayer for Palin" brigade...we pray for no Palin. Today's episode has been brought to you by the number e.
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Taeriel Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 2/26/07 11:19am Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	Nice update! Wow, it sounds like she's growing up some much! Hehehe. Childproofing... kids can come up with amazing enginuity to find something you never would have thought of in a million years. One of my favorites was my nephews going into the kitchen, opening the oven, and then climbing up on the open door. Or there was the time they got their hands on a box of tissue... by the time I heard the "uh-oh" and giggling, it was too late - every single tissue was out of the box creating a tissue snow landscape. -----signature----- Taeriel's costume page: http://home.comcast.net/~taeriel/costumes.htm Rebel Legion Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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SITH__CHICK Title: RMFF President and Chapter Rep Registered: Mar '02	Date Posted: 3/10/07 10:37pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	It's super cool, wish I could see her more, she is so sweet. I heard the pee-pee story before mom did So Auntie Kim is still somewhat involved Might get to see here everyday for a week or so very soon! -----signature----- www.blockleash.com Sometimes I wish we could agree to disagree. Because I am, what I am & that's all I am. When I said WE, you know I meant ME, when I said SW
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Mistress Title: Former CR SCFF Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 3/16/07 6:40pm Subject: RE: The Adventures of Princess Poopzilla
	The pee and poop is still flowing into its proper receptacle. Not a fluke, I guess. We're just hip to her elimination schedule I suppose. She has started trying out her art skills lately...with food. She loves to toss it out of her highchair, smear it on the wall, give it to the dog, smear it in her hair, stick some in her ear...etc. Funny bean. Needs a bath after every meal. And so do I. -----signature----- "For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all." Aristotle Proud member of the "Prayer for Palin" brigade...we pray for no Palin. Today's episode has been brought to you by the number e.
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