Saturday, 5 March 2011

Changing Attitudes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Babies

I would like to share this terribly amusing read I found online.  I think any mother who has more than one child would be nodding their heads when they read this. 

A little survey with my peers just then confirmed there's enough truth behind this very humourous look at the way maternal attitudes change too. 


Your Clothes
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as youconfirm your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the Birth
1st baby: You practise your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you knew breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.

The Layette
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly.
2nd baby: You check to make sure the clothes are clean & discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

Worries
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

Diapering
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

Activities
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gym, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gym.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.

Going Out
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.

At Home
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.

Pacifier
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Swallowing Coins
1st child: when first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: when second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: when third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!!



 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And if I may add:
Fever
1st baby: You bring him to a pediatrician.
2nd baby: You bring him to a GP.
3rd baby: You pop him some panadol at home.

My mommy friends agreed on this.

Another true story:
Jaundice
1st baby: Baby is hospitalized, mommy stays with her, feels sorry that Baby is suffering, she weeps.
2nd baby: Baby is hospitalized, mommy stays with her, feels bored, phones her friends to chit chat.
3rd baby: Mommy decides is not worth the hospital bills. Baby stays at home and receives sun tan at the balcony.