I swore I wouldn't.......but then I did.

[littleapplemom]

Inspired by singingmama10, what things did you swear you would NEVER do as a mom but went and done did it anyway???

[littleapplemom]

I swore I would NEVER.....

...lick my finger and clean LO's face.

My mom did it to me and she smoked so it has always grossed me out to no end. Now I do it on occasion, NEVER in front of anyone so that they don't bust me doing it becuase they all know I said I never would.

[singingmama10]

*Sleep with LO in our bed
*use a paci or bottle before 1 month
*take LO out in public in a sleeper
*Change a diaper on my carpet

Oh there are so many more. I think there are going to be way more once he gets older... mostly pertaining to discipline

[zengal]

I swore I'd never let baby sleep in my bed.
I swore I'd never nurse to sleep.
Then there are things I swore I would do that I haven't, like avoid alcohol, caffeine, and sweets while bf.
I swore our bedtime routine would be seamless and consistent with bath, read, and tuck in. So she screams if I try to shower without her so her "bathtime" is in the morning, and most of the time when I try to read to her she only wants to eat. And I start to get her ready at the same time every night, but it could be anywhere from 7:30 to 9:30 when SHE decides to go to sleep.

[kaimee27]

I swore I'd never breastfeed to sleep. I used to do it all the time.
I agree zengal, the list of things I thought that I'd do and don't is much longer than things I swore I wouldn't do and did.

[kfaye]

Omg I have so many of these!

Swore I wouldn't sleep with lo in our bed
Swore I wouldn't nurse to sleep

Those are all I can think of in my current state of way too tired

[jax1182014]

I swore I would never sleep with LO in bed too

[nerdalert]

I said I'd never let LO watch TV, and I do sometimes.

I also said I'd never let her play with toys that light up/make noise. But her crib toy does those things, and it's basically a snooze button for me.

[spikesmom]

I swore to never let lo sleep in our bed...he was going to be in his crib from day one ;-) that lasted about ten seconds after we got home from the hospital!

Swore I would avoid caffeine and sweets while bfing but I do neither although not eating dairy helps me avoid a lot of sweets

There are many many more and have decided that parenting is an ever evolving journey

[wildflower810]

I said I wouldn't change a diaper on my bed. I didn't change a diaper anywhere BUT my bed for the first week.
I said I wouldn't let LO have sugar before a year old... and he got a taste of frozen yogurt the other day.

I'm trying to decide if "never sleep training" has been broken or not. I don't think it has... but I've let M fuss awake in bed for a few minutes longer than I thought I would.

[pixie523]

I never thought I'd have to use formula. I figured I'd just try hard enough and be able to breast feed. Ha! Ha! Ha! Good one me.

I also thought I'd be much more anti screen time than I am.

[nerdalert]

wildflower810 I don't think fussing in bed for a few minutes counts as sleep training. I let LO do that, and I don't consider it that. Sometimes she just fusses for a couple minutes and falls back to sleep. When I think of sleep training, I think of hysterical crying going on for hours... that's how some people (giving me unsolicited advice) have described it, anyway.

[wildflower810]

I said I would never share a spoon with LO because, well, gross! Yeah, guess who eats yogurt off my spoon in the mornings?

[jjh1119]

Jun 29, 2015 21:04:00 GMT -5 pixie523 said:

I never thought I'd have to use formula. I figured I'd just try hard enough and be able to breast feed. Ha! Ha! Ha! Good one me.

I also thought I'd be much more anti screen time than I am.

This. Both.

Also I swore I wouldn't use one lick of prepackaged purees.


Ha. Sorry kid you get fresh food sometimes but enjoy eating straight from he pouch!

[ninergirl52]

These are great! I said I'd never let him watch it, and he has a few times. Oh & same with sweets. Dh has given him tiny bites of pound cake ( samples at Costco) & vanilla ice cream. Ugh! I wasn't thrilled but it is what it is. Not a battle worth fighting.

[MsNicole06]

We went grocery shopping and to lunch with DD in her pajamas. I swore that she'd be dressed to leave the house.

[lovebuggies12]

Lol I swore a lot of these. Gah. I feel like I jinxed myself. I don't think I followed anything I said, I just went with the flow because going against it (being a control freak) caused so much stress.