August 2006 Weddings
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
I know it has been discussed but those Bump banner/siggys...
Are just weird. EBF? Who cares? At the risk of starting baby wars again, what is next?
I just think I need to move away from the baby boards. Maybe I will tie some red string to my fingers to remind me when I am on the Nest.
Re: I know it has been discussed but those Bump banner/siggys...
Exclusively Breast Fed
Isn't that just vital information for you to have about someone?
Not something I need to know. ?I tend to get annoyed at the ones that feel the need to tell me and everyone else if they work or stay home.?
no, IF must be forfeited to the bumpie foster system until you learn every single acronym
Kidding.
Vom.
I said bumpie.
It is absolutely vital. For instance, if someone is giving me their opinion on the Big 3 Bail Out, I think, "hmmm...is their child exclusively breast-fed?" That's how I know if they are experts on union pensions and electric cars. I would like to petition the Nest for a tool that would let me block everyone without an EBF sign. This way, I can be sure that the advice I get on gay marriage, Christmas desserts, home down payments, and coupon codes is really the best.
For me - I look for the "C-Section Mama" siggy. Now there is a woman who really knows her stuff..........
I never thought it might be important for me to define myself by a 4-6 inch scar on my lower abdomen.
There are some vicious fights on Parenting about EBF vs. formula. I mean, really nasty fights. Having an EBF blinkie is sort of the virtual equivalent of a territorial pissing/gang sign.
How about "No my tits aren't leaking, I spilled my white russian on my shirt"?
yes, many of them are lame-o.
I don't see what there is to really be proud of with any of it! Breastfeeding? Super. Formula? Great! WHO CARES?! These are people doing the same damn thing all people have done through the ages. Having a baby is not winning the Nobel Prize.
You love your baby, and that's great. If you participate in a conversation about breastfeeding/formula because you have certain insight from having done it, awesome. But why are you proud of any of this?! Proud is just the wrong term. Happy works, excited works. Proud?
This is one that I get offended by. I had a section, and I'm a real woman, TYVM. The other one I get offended by says something like "I went natural, my scar is on my taint" - I clutch my pearls and shudder when I see it.
Yeah, people are losing the big picture. It's childbirth. You don't "win" it.
If BFing doesn't work for someone, then they have to use formula, don't they? I mean, what's the alternative - starve your baby?
OMG ew ew ew ew!!!!
And you know, you can get a scar...there even with meds. I don't get what going natural has to do with it. Nor do I get why pushing makes you more "womanly."
I get being proud of yourself for breastfeeding because frankly, it's really hard. It does take dedication to continue BFing through the frustration and physical pain. But seriously, just be proud of yourself - isn't that enough? No need to announce it to the world.
I just don't understand being 'proud' of things that have little or nothing to do with achievement. "Proud formula feeder" makes as much sense to me as "Proud grocery shopper" or "Proud diaper changer." "Proudly not letting my child starve to death." Okay, great, here's your medal!
And this is wrong but I confess...women who are smug about giving birth without any pain medication...I secretly think "suckers!"
Ditto lyss. I was proud of myself for breastfeeding my daughter for six months, because I was ready to throw in the towel after two days. It comes easy to some people, but not everyone.
That said, I never considered myself better than anyone else.
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