OK something I am struggling with right now is whether or not to consider having another baby or getting my tubes tied. Originally I was not going to have any…then we decided on the one, and now I want to get my tubes tied. While my husband says he’s ok with it he also cannot guarantee me that in 5 years he will not feel regret about the decision.

So how do you know when enough is enough? With the economy the way it is right now how can people afford it? Being the mother to one of my own and two step children I really think that 3 is more than enough, especially when you have one in diapers and two about to be teenagers.

This is a life changing decision. You can’t make that decision on your own and for some reason I feel as though Im being expected to. So I guess all I can do is put the question to you, how do you know when you’re done? How do you know once you make this decision you will not look back and regret later down the road? While you may not want any more kids now can you say that you wont next year at this time? Or even two years from now?

Something to ponder!

Tags: children, Family, Parenting, Pregnancy

OK so we all have them.  Friends that when you tell that your baby did something that you are really excited about that turn around and say well my baby has been doing that FOREVER and yours is behind.  WHAT? 

Are these women serious?  What is the big deal?  Every child develops at a different rate.  Just because Suzy Jo is rolling over doesnt mean that Billy Bob should be doing it too. 

I had an acquantance that even her child getting teeth was a big competition.  She would text everyone and email everyone in her address books and brag about this several times a month.  WHO CARES?  I mean great for you!  Great for your baby!  But is it really something that you have to try to piss people off with?  Is it really that big of a deal that your child has hair over their ears now and Jane down the road doesnt?

So moms…next time your baby does something exciting relish in it.  Do not let someone that is mean spirited bring you down.  Always remember their life has to be pretty pittiful to be trying to bring someone else down by something as childish as pitting your children against each other on who’s doing what first. 

Tags: baby, children, Competition, crawling, infant, Mommy Blog, Rolling Over, Teething, Walking

     This is for all you people out there that think your child is invincible and doesn’t need a “life”. I am so sick of hearing people say things like “my child cant be around that”, “omg that’s not healthy”, “we dont take our child out of the house”. WTF? are you kidding me. I totally understand that yes, you as well as myself doesn’t like to see a child, let alone your own sick. but there’s a point to where they need to be exposed to the outside world, enabling them to grow and obtain a immune system. It’s ridiculous, yes your child may have never been sick, but what do you expect when you keep them housed, wrapped, locked up for years. Of course. Well here’s a little article i found on the net. Its from 2006 but proves a VERY good point. And for you parents out there that flip out at your child being sick, or fear of them becoming ill….Look what the further more serious effects could lead to. So put that in your juice box and drink it! ha!

Rise in Crohn’s disease blamed on cleanliness:

Parents obsessed with cleanliness might be responsible for a big increase in Crohn’s disease in children.
It is a debilitating condition that usually affects adults, but recently, the number of children getting Crohn’s has doubled.
Experts believe children are being exposed to fewer germs these days and their immune systems are weaker as a result.

Alex Herschell has had the inflammatory bowel condition, known as Crohn’s disease since she was 13.
With so many children now getting the illness, she’s started a teenage support group.
“So many more kids are getting Crohn’s and it’s being diagnosed more and more often so more kids are saying we need help, we need support,” she said.
The number of children with Crohn’s has doubled in the last five years with more pre-teens diagnosed than ever before.
The exact reasons remain a mystery. But doctors believe society’s obession with cleanliness may be to blame.
“We think if you have had infections and parasite infection in early life that protects you by stimulating the immune system,” Professor Terry Bolin, from the Gut Foundation, says.
While there’s no cure for Crohn’s disease, newer treatments that target the immune system are improving patients quality of life.
Roman Tobias has been on a new medication called Infliximab.
“It’s given me a will to live. It’s improved every aspect of my life,” he said.
“For people with severe Crohn’s disease it can offer great treatment when other medications have failed,” Dr Katie Ellard, gastroenterologist, said.
The newer drugs are not subsidised and can cost patients more than thirty thousand dollars for the three-monthly treatment.

Tags: children, cleanliness, crohns disease, diseases