What do you regret so far as a Mom?

Venti29 · April 2014

I'm regretting sleep training and CIO. Because of both, I never really get to cuddle with my two. As soon as they're tired they want their crib.

I also regret ending bf'ing at 6 months. Looking back I could have made it a year.

You? Anything?

botanicalbliss · April 2014

Not sleep training sooner. Sleep is a mess. I don't know if it would have helped us, but I should have had bigger balls 2 months ago.

I also have no video/pics of him being born. Not really my fault, but I wish wish wish I had that.

MRads · April 2014

I wish I would have pushed the doctors more to get him into therapy faster. But the bad experience at the first dr led me to the second dr that I love.

And overall, I'm trying to not have too much guilt or regrets with parenting.

iwalktheline · April 2014

It's not so much a regret as it is guilt. Even though she's healthy and on track, I still feel guilty that I had to be induced early. I wish she could have cooked for a little longer. I feel like my body failed us both

caseyandlizzie · April 2014

I kinda regret using the rock n play. It did make his naps easier, and made traveling with him easy, but man, it was a huge pain to get him to transition to his crib. A friend even let us borrow her co-sleeper when he was a couple months old, but he flipped the fuck out when we tried to put him in there.

smbenevides1989 · April 2014

There were a few things that I regret, mostly because I want to do things with the new baby and I didn't get the chance to do it with Lexi.

I wish I had newborn pictures done. I didn't get hers done until she was 6 months old. Financially, we were tight and couldn't do more than we did.

I wish I planned more things with her.

I wish I got her on a routine early on instead of within the last year. I think it would have really helped when she started school.

I wish I didn't stop breastfeeding and I wish I listened to myself and stopped letting people run how they treated me in front of my daughter.

Wow that turned into a sob story.

Lynn0514 · April 2014

I wish I had more pictures of me with Z from the very early stage, like birth to three months. There are only about two pictures of us from this time, and one is from labor/delivery, when I was a hot mess

sgautschi · April 2014

I wish I had pictures and video of her birth. At the time I really didn't think I would want to look back and see what a mess I was, but it was such an amazing experience, I would love to be able to watch the moment I met my daughter over and over again.

bobcee · April 2014

I regret snapping at DD. I feel like I'm tired and stressed and sometimes that makes me shorter with her than I should be. I always apologize pretty much immediately after, but always feel terrible about it every time I do it.

alexisanna44 · April 2014

I don't really regret anything. I don't think I've screwed my kids up yet. They seem happy. Can't ask for much more than that.

cinderin · April 2014

I regret the nipple shield. I think that's my biggest one so far :-) I am still BF DS at 9 months old, but it was so hard and I think a lot of that was the shield.

KatieKim0815 · April 2014

I regret the amount of screen time I have had in the past year both me on my phone and the boys in front of the tv.

We also have too much with Hudaon when it comes to unhealthy foods

skreedrake · April 2014

I regret not BFing for longer. I know it was the right decision at the time, but I really wish things had gone differently. Mainly, I wish I would have told the LC at the hospital to F off when she immediately jumped to the nipple shield after Elle was latching just fine. To this day I have no idea why she felt the need to introduce it so quickly (five minutes of breastfeeding and you jump to it? Really??) and it directly led to our downfall as I had major problems with getting it to stay on and after it was introduced, Elle would never latch to me again.

I regret not being awake for her birth, but that wasn't really my fault or in my control. I just wish her birth hadn't been so quick and traumatic.

bridget0117 · April 2014

I regret not having more pictures of DD and I together. I didn't even get one of me holding her as soon as she was born

but that's pretty much it. I think I'm doing a pretty good job, so far.

saralynn7 · April 2014

I regret not being able to BF. I keep wondering if there was something I could have done differently. I also regret not spending more time doing activities like going to the library or finding play dates. By the time we're both home from work and feed her we have some time to play or go for a walk but then it's bed time. Oh I also regret not making more time and effort to all eat together; right now she and I eat together and DH eats watching TV.

DangerMuffin23 · April 2014

I just wanted to let you ladies know I appreciate this thread. It helps me make better decisions knowing what you went through and what you regret/wish happened differently. Thank you :-)

wiggyslilsis · April 2014

I have no regrets. I have followed my gut and tried very hard to keep my priorities straight so all my decisions are based on that. I am confident in my decisions even if DH, my mom, the play date moms, whoever thinks I am nuts.

I guess I could have gotten through my anxiety sooner so that LO could have enjoyed more last year like swimming and play dates but I don't feel like she missed out and I am proud of myself for conquering my anxiety on my own so it isn't really a regret.

What do you regret so far as a Mom?

Re: What do you regret so far as a Mom?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards