tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post2775568429879070048..comments2024-03-23T11:20:00.742+00:00Comments on dripping with passion: precious postpartum:lessons learned and tips to remembercharity eyre wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12497155833888120008noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-90017696638493421502017-09-27T13:39:35.087+01:002017-09-27T13:39:35.087+01:00Thank you for this post! You are a great example. ...Thank you for this post! You are a great example. I wanted to add that one of the best gifts I was ever given was the book "on becoming babywise." It has given me sanity and peace and helped reduce my anxiety to learn how to get my baby on a schedule and thus helping them sleep through the night around two months. It is my baby bible!Jared + Carly Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278594819305602731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-34237278962278108662016-10-30T23:20:55.267+00:002016-10-30T23:20:55.267+00:00I have bled for 6 weeks postpartum with each of my...I have bled for 6 weeks postpartum with each of my 3 children. I hated it! And could not find the joy in it. I breastfed every 2-4 hours during the day and still it went on that long! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325539055654887677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-8331781676226958732016-10-21T12:29:25.856+01:002016-10-21T12:29:25.856+01:00This was a timely post for me to read as I am curr...This was a timely post for me to read as I am currently still in the hospital after delivering my son yesterday. This is my 5th baby and I LOVED your insights! Thank you for sharing your experience (so far) as a new Mom. That Baby Moses is in good hands:)Melannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056873908537535506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-9766720058460026572016-10-21T01:52:24.852+01:002016-10-21T01:52:24.852+01:00I loved reading your thoughts and how great to hav...I loved reading your thoughts and how great to have this for the future. A piece of advice I loved right after having my 4th from a lactation specialist "remember this baby has never nursed", when others just said we've heard you've done this before. That made me feel so much better because nursing is always a huge struggle and painful for me for a few months. Nursing with other little children becomes quite the juggling act at times, but it all works out.Jana Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434934287660157986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-62200758410220607842016-10-19T06:43:02.106+01:002016-10-19T06:43:02.106+01:00Other then your parents awesome books! I have rea...Other then your parents awesome books! I have really love janet lansbury's book. She promotes rie parenting! I also really love the child whisperer by Carol Tuttle! Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084226461347478539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-61706766604958342222016-10-19T05:16:39.787+01:002016-10-19T05:16:39.787+01:00Good for you to make some conscious choices and de...Good for you to make some conscious choices and decision during this time. I had post-partem depression after my first child, but didn't even know it until it stopped suddenly one year later. As I look back, I probably had/have some PTSD from it. A lot of the healing for this has come with the lens that I view it through. On my second child, when I was freaking out about sleep and counting the hours, my Mom encouraged me to not count the hours at all. Even though it didn't help me get more or less sleep, it reduced the anxiety to just let my worry go about that aspect! (Again, making conscious choices about how you are going to view your experiences.) Another thought: I read a ton of books for child #1 to try and figure out what to do with babies and how to make my experience better. Much of it was helpful, but my thoughts often weren't. I had to keep telling myself that there wasn't a video camera in my house recording my efforts to apply the techniques that would be sent to the author for their critique of my performance as a mother. Obviously you choose to be public, so perhaps you do feel the pressure of the performance review (!) but I am so glad to see you giving yourself permission to vary from what others might say, to be conscious of your experience, emotions, and to act on that and what you observe from your baby. Best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-37773983705050181422016-10-18T23:59:07.503+01:002016-10-18T23:59:07.503+01:00I loved reading this! So well thought out and arti...I loved reading this! So well thought out and articulate. <br />I often talk to my husband about your "eyre" family. Such great people doing so much good in the world. We have five children (my youngest is 4 months) and I'm telling ya - it's the best. They teach us constantly and it's the best school of learning I could ask for. <br />Thank you for being such a good influence - and for never responding defended or prideful when people say unkind things. Maybe alberta canada could be a place you call home soon?! I would be a great neighbour. Ha!Tyler and Kristin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218780037987671834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-89684427404574795982016-10-18T22:17:32.330+01:002016-10-18T22:17:32.330+01:00That is just ridiculous. Why?That is just ridiculous. Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-53800230996552390282016-10-18T16:00:25.098+01:002016-10-18T16:00:25.098+01:00Great thoughts. I probably would have benefited fr...Great thoughts. I probably would have benefited from having my baby after you rather than five months before. Ah well, there's always the second one m (God-willing). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-49028628369374767672016-10-18T07:29:27.185+01:002016-10-18T07:29:27.185+01:00You look beautiful in these pictures, not just rea...You look beautiful in these pictures, not just really, really happy!Kerstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933073761567116461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-49515298598160895162016-10-18T04:33:57.429+01:002016-10-18T04:33:57.429+01:00Love your thoughts. A great reminder as I am about...Love your thoughts. A great reminder as I am about to have #5, with 3 under the age of 4!! I love being a mom! I sure wish I had the same view of motherhood when I had my first that I do now. I promise, it gets easier...or different anyway (ha!), I'm busier than ever. Not quite as life changing though, and it is easier now not to compare to other moms. I know I got this, and it will be hard, and I will be brought to tears from exhaustion, and it goes by so fast! Living this dream of mine is a whole lot of hard work and sacrifice, and I wouldn't change it for the world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-52739491902463219442016-10-18T03:19:54.515+01:002016-10-18T03:19:54.515+01:00Oh, this post takes me back! I'm so glad you w...Oh, this post takes me back! I'm so glad you were able to really cherish the postpartum period. My sixth will be three weeks old tomorrow and as soon as I was home from the hospital it was right back into the roller coaster chaos. ;-) But fortunately the physical healing goes a lot faster with subsequent babies--after my first was born I literally couldn't walk for two weeks and with this baby I'm running a half-marathon on Saturday. Thanks for the beautiful reminder to enjoy the quiet nighttime hours with my baby since the daytime ones are crazy. :-) Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296225105026623275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-48348202699144659122016-10-18T00:50:13.528+01:002016-10-18T00:50:13.528+01:00That is a really beautiful thought about the 40 da...That is a really beautiful thought about the 40 day sanctification period (and how 40 is a significant number in history). I read the comment about the spacing of children- I come from a family where I'm 18 months from both sisters on either side of me. It has been awesome. We have always been best friends. My 3 children are 20 months apart and 17 months apart. It was great for me as a mother. I never regretted it. The kids love it too. I believe the timing of children is extremely personal and sacred. This is a wonderful post. <br />Lisa in Seattle WA Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259991675014657270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-69642617876136902512016-10-17T19:25:10.292+01:002016-10-17T19:25:10.292+01:00Great post! I love the "everydays" - I&#...Great post! I love the "everydays" - I'm starting this NOW, no pregnancy or postpartum in sight! Great idea. More adorable photos is never a bad thing either :) Jeslyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796307657688442080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-262216375273203492016-10-17T18:29:00.932+01:002016-10-17T18:29:00.932+01:00I love this post. I'm gearing up for round 3 o...I love this post. I'm gearing up for round 3 of postpartum and I love your thoughts. The very best thing I've found from being a mom is that it's great to gather information and ideas (I especially love gathering ideas from other moms) and then doing what feels right for your baby and family. Every baby and mom is so different- and that's okay! Ben and Courtney Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760759384445450970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-52692733248825596712016-10-17T18:20:34.151+01:002016-10-17T18:20:34.151+01:00Wow! you've put a lot of thought love, struggl...Wow! you've put a lot of thought love, struggle, and prayer into this! I'd like to add that things like nursing and the shock of a postpartum body are much harder the first time around. It gets easier each time. <br /><br />That said, I would encourage you to really think carefully about the spacing your babies. I am very close to two different families who had their babies 16-17 months apart and I can tell you it's a huge struggle. The result is feeling very isolated and overwhelmed trying to meet the needs to two babies at very different stages. I have also noticed that having children close together puts a huge strain on marriages. I know spacing children is an intensely personal decisions with a lot of different factors. But seriously, after seeing so many versions I recommend 28+ months in between for the sake of your marriage and sanityJenny (also)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18324631628129480435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-87809798562872459042016-10-17T18:14:43.099+01:002016-10-17T18:14:43.099+01:00Love your post. I had my second just weeks prior ...Love your post. I had my second just weeks prior to your sweet Moses being born. Breastfeeding was so HARD with my first, but I did it for 10 months. I took a class prior to my second, crossing my fingers that it would go better this time. It wasn't, I remember one night 6 weeks in crying to my husband about not being about to do it and how I deeply longed for that bond (and the future convenience). He offered a sweet prayer with me and we are successfully feeding now. I appreciate your insight on the topic and fully agree with everything you say. <br /><br />Oh and in those early days my two year old unfortunately watched a good amount of Netflix and when I started to feel really guilty about not being able to mother both adequately, I'd get on Amazon and order new toys. Not sure it was the best approach but we survived with little family close to help out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168799841998271534.post-53511125400747644242016-10-17T17:11:10.182+01:002016-10-17T17:11:10.182+01:00What a wonderful post. So many wonderful ideas for...What a wonderful post. So many wonderful ideas for new moms. Saving this for my sweet daughters for when they become mothers. Thank you Charity.greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946915095093524749noreply@blogger.com