What mother really wants to say no to their child? I mean maybe it's just new mothers or maybe it's just me! But when my daughter is misbehaving or running(crawling) around getting into things I can't help but fear that word no a bit more then her. Mind you, she is nearly 10 months old and she is just beginning to understand what the word "no" means. And followed by my rather "mean mommy" attempts to say "no! Lily don't do that!" are the sobs and very irresistible lip pout. How am I to resist picking my daughter up after she unintentionally makes me feel quilty?
Quite frankly it saddens me to say no for several reasons. One being, the fact that she will soon learn to say this word to me, meaning I can kiss authority good bye. Not really but it will be hard to turn that table around.
Second reason is of course that face that many parents find hard to resist. Every time I tell my daughter "no", I find myself picking her up. She grips me tightly and has a grin on her face saying, "I win". Which she indeed did because I had given in.
Today however I tried a new and surprisingly affective approach on trying to instill this "no" meaning for my daughter. Instead of stating just the word in a firm manner, I say it nicely while keeping my emotions on my face strictly "caring". It sounds silly but Lily actually listened and crawled away from the toy laughing! It may have worked or may not have, though I think I will continue to do this method and see how things go!
Until next time!
Natalie
Monday, August 6, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Cloth diapers
Being a Young single mother, my daughter wasn't born into wealth. I've had to make personal sacrifices for her several times, EVERYDAY. One of the current sacrifices I make is cloth diapering.
You ask: why is this a sacrifice? Well I'll tell you but first I'll tell you why I cloth diaper Lily.
1) Cheap! Some families save over $2,000 a year!
2) environment friendly! No diapers added to the landfills!
3) diaper rashes are less frequent! Because of the natural/organic materials the baby butt is less likely to get a diaper rash! Yay!
Now, I haven't always CD Lily. Actually the habit it fairly new but recently I've had to get creative on ways to save money! cloth diapers aren't instant gratifying products though, so please don't get it confused! You have to spend some to save a lot! I currently have 4 pocket CDs with snaps and 10 prefolds. Pockets are more expensive then prefolds but if you don't want to spend ANY money and use materials you already possess, then you can! T-shirts, receiving blankets and old scarves are great examples of things you can use to make your own! All you need is some folding skills and some pins! Also, If your handy with a sewing machine, you can certainly sew your own! There are tons of different ways you can put fluff on your child bum and every way saves you money and mother nature!
So, back to the sacrifices! Most women who cloth diaper their baby's butt have washers and driers but there are few whom don't and I am one of them. I have to hand wash and line dry her diapers EVERYDAY! Its hard an time consuming but well worth it! I have to scrape poop, blot diarrhea, and ring out the urine. It's not easy and before I try to get another mother I CD I always tell them to do research to see if this is right for them! It's not for everyone but some find it the best decision ever. I hope to make the transition to full time CD once I build my stash up but until then I fluff her butt everyday when I can. I don't usually CD Lily when we are out and about or at other houses. Mainly because I don't have a Wetbag yet! Cloth diapers can make a difference, you have to open your mind up to the amazing idea that saving money and the planet can be fulfilling!
So if you need advice, I'll try and give it and if you have advice, I'll take it!
You ask: why is this a sacrifice? Well I'll tell you but first I'll tell you why I cloth diaper Lily.
1) Cheap! Some families save over $2,000 a year!
2) environment friendly! No diapers added to the landfills!
3) diaper rashes are less frequent! Because of the natural/organic materials the baby butt is less likely to get a diaper rash! Yay!
Now, I haven't always CD Lily. Actually the habit it fairly new but recently I've had to get creative on ways to save money! cloth diapers aren't instant gratifying products though, so please don't get it confused! You have to spend some to save a lot! I currently have 4 pocket CDs with snaps and 10 prefolds. Pockets are more expensive then prefolds but if you don't want to spend ANY money and use materials you already possess, then you can! T-shirts, receiving blankets and old scarves are great examples of things you can use to make your own! All you need is some folding skills and some pins! Also, If your handy with a sewing machine, you can certainly sew your own! There are tons of different ways you can put fluff on your child bum and every way saves you money and mother nature!
So, back to the sacrifices! Most women who cloth diaper their baby's butt have washers and driers but there are few whom don't and I am one of them. I have to hand wash and line dry her diapers EVERYDAY! Its hard an time consuming but well worth it! I have to scrape poop, blot diarrhea, and ring out the urine. It's not easy and before I try to get another mother I CD I always tell them to do research to see if this is right for them! It's not for everyone but some find it the best decision ever. I hope to make the transition to full time CD once I build my stash up but until then I fluff her butt everyday when I can. I don't usually CD Lily when we are out and about or at other houses. Mainly because I don't have a Wetbag yet! Cloth diapers can make a difference, you have to open your mind up to the amazing idea that saving money and the planet can be fulfilling!
So if you need advice, I'll try and give it and if you have advice, I'll take it!
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