Mom Skills

[roseinbloom]

What skills have you acquired out of desperation and ingenuity, ladies?

[roseinbloom]

I can fold laundry and put it away with one hand while the baby's in the crook of the other arm.

I just opened my laptop with one hand and my knee.

[roseinbloom]

Moms of multiples must have some really good ones...

[nexttonormal]

I can pick up things off the ground with my toes, bring it up to my hand, while LO is in the carrier. Or I've picked it up with my toes and handed it to my older DDs haha.

[rachelilly23]

Nursing in the ergo while making food for my older kids.

[zombiesquad]

Nursing while walking around the house. Although I prefer to sit confortably, being mobile and nursing is very useful.

[SheilaTheTank]

Holding a bottle up with my chin.

[xxkimmy8xx]

Not losing my shit even though I've only had 2 hours of sleep.

[katespade]

Using a Pinterest hack to weasel a regular garbage bag into my munchkin diaper pail instead of paying $8.50 for a 12 pack of inserts.

[chatterbox]

Apr 10, 2016 8:08:41 GMT -5 rachelilly23 said:

Nursing in the ergo while making food for my older kids.

I need to learn how to do this! Any tips?

[rachelilly23]

Apr 10, 2016 16:13:57 GMT -5 chatterbox said:

Apr 10, 2016 8:08:41 GMT -5 rachelilly23 said:

Nursing in the ergo while making food for my older kids.

I need to learn how to do this! Any tips?

Not really lol. I still have to support my boob with one hand or she keeps popping off... but one hand and being able to move around still is better than stuck sitting somewhere.

[rosetyler72]

Apr 10, 2016 16:13:57 GMT -5 chatterbox said:

Apr 10, 2016 8:08:41 GMT -5 rachelilly23 said:

Nursing in the ergo while making food for my older kids.

I need to learn how to do this! Any tips?

I have to wear the hip belt really low and loosen the shoulder straps a little to get boob and baby's mouth at the right height. We've nursed on the ergo several times. It has never been super comfortable but it works.

[daydreamsam]

I mastered putting ups labels on packages while holding C, today. She wasn't having any of the Moby or ring sling so I put labels on as well as the invoice holders (and folded and stuffed the invoices in the holder) with one hand.

[arbe]

Jusy saw this after I started babywearing post but i went to a local babywearing meeting and now im wearing instead of lugging that heavy infant carrier every where. Got a lot of attention from moms while food shopping, some solidarity nods but some stopped me to talk.

As far as babywearing and nursing, i was told to give it time. 1st perfect nursing then babywearing then try them together.
I still need to hold baby and boob when she nurses.

[roseinbloom]

Does anyone have tips and tricks to keep pacifiers in the baby's mouth? It's driving me crazy.

[roseinbloom]

Apr 22, 2016 7:46:02 GMT -5 TheCoffeeNinja said:

Apr 22, 2016 2:56:44 GMT -5 roseinbloom said:

Does anyone have tips and tricks to keep pacifiers in the baby's mouth? It's driving me crazy.

Creatively folded and tucked blanket. I rig it so it's held in gently, that way she can spit it out but it doesn't just fall.

That might work. Thanks!!

[katespade]

Apr 22, 2016 2:56:44 GMT -5 roseinbloom said:

Does anyone have tips and tricks to keep pacifiers in the baby's mouth? It's driving me crazy.

The wubbanub is the only way a binky stays in her little mouth. We bought a bunch of them.

[roseinbloom]

Apr 22, 2016 17:57:41 GMT -5 katespade said:

Apr 22, 2016 2:56:44 GMT -5 roseinbloom said:

Does anyone have tips and tricks to keep pacifiers in the baby's mouth? It's driving me crazy.

The wubbanub is the only way a binky stays in her little mouth. We bought a bunch of them.

Thanks, katespade. Sadly his Wubbanub only stays put when I'm in the room! Causation studies? JK, but it does sometimes seem deliberate when I run out of the room for a second.

[katespade]

Apr 23, 2016 16:01:23 GMT -5 roseinbloom said:

Apr 22, 2016 17:57:41 GMT -5 katespade said:

The wubbanub is the only way a binky stays in her little mouth. We bought a bunch of them.

Thanks, katespade. Sadly his Wubbanub only stays put when I'm in the room! Causation studies? JK, but it does sometimes seem deliberate when I run out of the room for a second.

Aww boo. I'm sorry. J has learned to snatch it out of her mouth so if she really doesn't want it, it will go flying.