Post by seamonster on Jan 28, 2016 21:11:35 GMT -5
Better night in the crib so far. DS was letting H rub his back to go back to sleep, but as soon as I stepped out of the bathroom from taking a shower and stopped between the doorways DS flipped out. Babies and their creepy sense of smell.
I'm laughing about everyone trying to wean their babies from pacifiers when I've been offering DS one to help with teething since he doesn't want to chew on his teething toys and he wants to comfort nurse at night more. I used one until 3, when some other kid made fun of me for it and I stopped.
Post by GeekBeagle on Jan 28, 2016 22:27:34 GMT -5
I'm having mixed emotions today.
I have 3 friends who were due between Feb 3-4. I found out this morning that one of them (my MOH in fact) had a healthy baby girl yesterday. Yay!
But...a few hours later I found out that one of my local friends delivered her baby stillborn this morning. I am absolutely heartbroken for them. Her first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, so they were so excited about this baby. I have no idea what to do for them. I just can't stop thinking about them and the pain they must be in.
I'm so sorry for your friend GeekBeagle. It's a terrible thing to have to go through. I just can't even imagine the pain. Regarding how you support them: I would say just kind of get a sense of how they are grieving. Everyone is different. Some may want to be alone and not mention it, some may need to talk about it and lots of hugs. It's also weird to say this after the above sentances, but congratulations to your other friend and her baby girl!
Also to other posters who are questioning why I gave a thumbs up to their not so happy posts: It's for support and comradery as always
I have 3 friends who were due between Feb 3-4. I found out this morning that one of them (my MOH in fact) had a healthy baby girl yesterday. Yay!
But...a few hours later I found out that one of my local friends delivered her baby stillborn this morning. I am absolutely heartbroken for them. Her first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, so they were so excited about this baby. I have no idea what to do for them. I just can't stop thinking about them and the pain they must be in.
Oh that's is so sad! I'm sorry for your friend.
I know that feeling of helpless and not knowing what to do. The exact same situation happened with two of my work friends. It's really hard to know what would help. I just reached out and sent a message to both.
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