https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:20:51 +0000 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:29:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=41690 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788237&title=what-did-you-say#5788237 Author: nannikin
Subject: 41690
Posted: 18 March 2012 at 5:29pm

yeh trying to keep an open mind re c-secs - MW thought baby was breech at my last appt so trying not to freak out about the possibility i may not get my natural birth! would much rather have a healthy baby and a c-sec vs the alternative though ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:29:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788237&title=what-did-you-say#5788237 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788222&title=what-did-you-say#5788222 Author: Hopes
Subject: 41690
Posted: 18 March 2012 at 4:07pm

I think you can do anything if it's important enough to you, nannikin (well, most things - some things, like natural births vs c-sections can end up out of your control). So if no TV is that important, I'm sure you can. It's just that it's surprising how many things you thought were so important suddenly don't matter as much in the face of the alternative ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:07:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788222&title=what-did-you-say#5788222 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788189&title=what-did-you-say#5788189 Author: nannikin
Subject: 41690
Posted: 18 March 2012 at 10:12am

love this thread! my baby is due in May, and this is really making me think about all the things i have in my mind that are "set in concrete". sounds like i may eat my words at some stage, but y'know what? turns out that's ok too! nice to see there are some no-tv mums out there tho - that's one thing i am hoping to achieve but... we shall just see how it goes ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:12:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788189&title=what-did-you-say#5788189 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788152&title=what-did-you-say#5788152 Author: Hopes
Subject: 41690
Posted: 17 March 2012 at 8:19pm

Wow, that's a bit of an eye-opener, xXELAx - I had never thought to think that it's a good thing to do something you said you wouldn't. You're right, it is, you're showing your flexible enough to change your mind. My lesson for the day ]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:19:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5788152&title=what-did-you-say#5788152 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787732&title=what-did-you-say#5787732 Author: xLUCKYx
Subject: 41690
Posted: 15 March 2012 at 12:39pm

I am sure I have soooo many of these... but I can't really remember anything specific... I do quite enjoy seeing people break their own rules though - it is good! You have to go with the flow sometimes!!

I remember my SIL always commenting on my baby proofing and how with her first two children she just taught them not to touch/get into things... baby number three came along and now EVERYTHING is baby proofed - all kids are different and so it pays not to judge!!]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:39:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787732&title=what-did-you-say#5787732 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787680&title=what-did-you-say#5787680 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 41690
Posted: 15 March 2012 at 8:04am

DD wouldn't have junk food or watch TV ha ha she'd had both these by her 1st Birthday.

I was certain I'd want to return to work after the 1st year, now I'm doing everything I can to stay home till DD goes to school.]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:04:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787680&title=what-did-you-say#5787680 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787679&title=what-did-you-say#5787679 Author: AzzaNZ
Subject: 41690
Posted: 15 March 2012 at 7:57am

I was never going to allow junk food - now I carry a bag of crackers/biscuits/chips/lollies everywhere.

I would never co-sleep - then I realised I'd sleep standing up if it meant I'd get some sleep so co-slept for as long as needed.

I would never have an unruly child in a mall/restaurant or on a plane. A few weeks back I was the mum with the screamer on the plane getting dirty looks from the other passengers.

I'd never allow Barbie/Bratz/anything similar - so far we've stuck to this.

I'd never eat my kids leftover food - have stuck to this.

I'd have homebirths - ended up with 2 c-sections.

Meals would always be eaten at the dinner table. In my defence, DH has commandeered it for his computers and we'd eat there if we were able.

]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:57:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787679&title=what-did-you-say#5787679 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787662&title=what-did-you-say#5787662 Author: Stoked
Subject: 41690
Posted: 14 March 2012 at 10:28pm

I was never going to let my child sleep in my bed. Sleep was going to be strict and no-nonsense - oops, it appears I'm a softy!

There would be no food grazing as he walked around the house, food was to be served in the highchair - yeah right!

My house would not be taken over by toys - hmmm, it's starting to look that way...interior decorating by Fisher Price!]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:28:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787662&title=what-did-you-say#5787662 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787654&title=what-did-you-say#5787654 Author: SethsMama
Subject: 41690
Posted: 14 March 2012 at 10:01pm

I was not going to be one of those mums who let their child run around naked or pants-less.
DS spends most sunny days naked (only at home though!) Nappy changes are just a huge drama at the moment.]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:01:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787654&title=what-did-you-say#5787654 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787642&title=what-did-you-say#5787642 Author: minik8e
Subject: 41690
Posted: 14 March 2012 at 9:16pm

I was going back to fulltime work at the end of my PPL - I went back to very casual part-time, and have only gone back to full-time this year - so they were 2.5. I was never going to have "licenced" stuff in my house...now I look around and see Dora everywhere...]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:16:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5787642&title=what-did-you-say#5787642 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786794&title=what-did-you-say#5786794 Author: Febgirl
Subject: 41690
Posted: 11 March 2012 at 9:29pm

I was never going to have any of that hideous tacky merchandised Disney cr@p in my house - fast forward 4 years and you can't go anyway in the house without seeing Dora lurking somewhere    Have resisted the duvet covers, that's about it!

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:29:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786794&title=what-did-you-say#5786794 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786430&title=what-did-you-say#5786430 Author: Raspberryjam
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 11:32pm

no dummy - failed with number one, tried to with number two and she wouldnt take it lol
I eat slobered on food occasionally the little one feeds me but more often its just left overs - cause If I didtn I wouldnt eat somedays there just isnt time
No co sleeping - didnt with number one - did for a little while with number 2

I definately dont wipe boogers on me
I dont wipe with spit! yuk!! my mum did that to me and it was gross!


]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:32:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786430&title=what-did-you-say#5786430 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786426&title=what-did-you-say#5786426 Author: NovemberMum
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 11:07pm

um tries to think?

oh yeah wouldl have to be the food thing lol dont really like bribing my children with food but at the end of the day when my 4 year old has whinged and whined for the last 20 minutes and you have a splitting headache hahahaha.]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:07:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786426&title=what-did-you-say#5786426 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786422&title=what-did-you-say#5786422 Author: Mattsmum
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 10:36pm

Oh the best laid plans

I was never going to put a child in preschool - DS went to daycare at 5 months.
Never use disposables - don't use cloth now
Never use formula ( had to with both children)

There are so many. ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:36:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786422&title=what-did-you-say#5786422 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786367&title=what-did-you-say#5786367 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 7:51pm

Hehe, I eat pre-chewed toddler foods sometimes

I was pretty open for the most part, although I was definitely going to have my kids sleep sorted out by the time they were weaned. Sigh. I wish.

I'm probably a bit slacker with her diet than I thought I would be, but part of that has been allergies etc restricting what she and I can eat at all.

I was never going to let the kids watch TV, and so far I haven't. My 2 year old has probably watched less than 2 hours in her life and I've no idea who all these characters other parents talk about at playcentre are!

I was going to breast-feed, that was my one non-negotiable and we've done that despite a few hiccups both times ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:51:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786367&title=what-did-you-say#5786367 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786360&title=what-did-you-say#5786360 Author: Kellz
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 7:12pm

Oh and I was never gonna bribe my kids with food,....lol do it all the time for peace now- ie- feeding them snacks in the buggy/car to keep them occupied and settled! An first day back at school- if u go into class when the bell rings without making a fuss I will buy u an iceblock after school- totally worked, shes been getting dropped of at the gate since and only needed the one iceblock, lol!]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:12:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786360&title=what-did-you-say#5786360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786348&title=what-did-you-say#5786348 Author: Nutella
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 6:51pm

I was never going to have a child who stayed up late...sigh..]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:51:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786348&title=what-did-you-say#5786348 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786261&title=what-did-you-say#5786261 Author: Danda08
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 2:03pm

I was never going to co-sleep. Didn't see any reason for it. And here we are with one of my girls in our bed most nights - not that I want it that way but for the sake of us all getting some sleep I'm taking the easy road (for now).

And I was going to be a working mum, was going to go back to work when baby was 6 months. In actual fact I went back when they were 19 months and have already resigned ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:03:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786261&title=what-did-you-say#5786261 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786258&title=what-did-you-say#5786258 Author: fattykat
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 1:51pm

I was never going to use a dummy....that didn't last too long.
I wasn't going to use formula....after 5 months of EB I started using formula.
I was never going to use disposable....used them.
I was going to be a SAHM....that really didn't work out as planned.
My child was never going to be the one running through the clothes racks in clothing shops....unless she is strapped in the stroller, she is usually found with me trying to coax her out of the middle of the most expensive delicate stuff in the whole shop.
Whew this list could go on & on ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:51:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786258&title=what-did-you-say#5786258 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786248&title=what-did-you-say#5786248 Author: snugglebug
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 1:00pm

Dummies here too hehe. But also I wasn't going to work, I work part time now. I wasn't going to let the baby in our bed as a newborn, I did that at times when he wouldn't settle. I never specifically planned not to eat slobbered on leftovers and I don't but I have had them shoved in my mouth on occasion by my son hahaha. I was never going to formula feed either, but that didn't quite work how I planned. Nothing ever does. I had to laugh recently when my SIL who has a 3 month old previously said she would never ever use a dummy, then a photo popped up on FB with her child with a dummy. I have learnt to never say never anymore hehe apart from the obvious things like smacking, you never know what you'll do when you're desperate/nothing else works.

Oh I was also never going to do baby led weaning (too messy for me no other reason) but my son from about 8 months refused to eat any other way so Ive had to get over it hehe ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786248&title=what-did-you-say#5786248 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786228&title=what-did-you-say#5786228 Author: andweknowthis
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 11:40am

Kellz wrote: I was never going to use a dummy, would be a SAHM till all the kids were at school and never use daycare- have done all those things. I thought it was gross eating slobbered on food leftovers, and wiping the kids face with spit, and wiping kid boogers on their clothes- guilty of all those things too!

haha i wipe his boogers on my jeans all the time. i just never seem to have anything handy to wipe them on :s]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:40:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786228&title=what-did-you-say#5786228 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786190&title=what-did-you-say#5786190 Author: minipig
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 9:22am

Don't have my kid yet...
But I was never going to be a pregnant lady who only wore jandals. I was still going to wear pretty shoes!
Haha, the only thing I can wedge my gigantic feet into is jandals! ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:22:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786190&title=what-did-you-say#5786190 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786178&title=what-did-you-say#5786178 Author: catisla
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 8:54am

Oh - and i was going to make all my own baby food and never buy a jar . . . ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:54:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786178&title=what-did-you-say#5786178 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786175&title=what-did-you-say#5786175 Author: pudgy
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 8:49am

I was never giving them junk food lol! And they were going to have fairly strict routines.

They do the snot wiping thing too. I have also never eaten their slobbered on leftovers, but Phil does ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:49:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786175&title=what-did-you-say#5786175 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786172&title=what-did-you-say#5786172 Author: Kellz
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 8:44am

I was never going to use a dummy, would be a SAHM till all the kids were at school and never use daycare- have done all those things.
I thought it was gross eating slobbered on food leftovers, and wiping the kids face with spit, and wiping kid boogers on their clothes- guilty of all those things too!]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:44:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786172&title=what-did-you-say#5786172 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786169&title=what-did-you-say#5786169 Author: andweknowthis
Subject: 41690
Posted: 09 March 2012 at 8:31am

Me too with the dummy... and then I went to ok I'll use it but only for bedtime. Yeah right, I take it EVERYWHERE in public just in case, and in the car... because who can stand sitting in a car with a screaming baby?

I think that might have been it, I can't think of any others at the moment.]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:31:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786169&title=what-did-you-say#5786169 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786114&title=what-did-you-say#5786114 Author: mizpix
Subject: 41690
Posted: 08 March 2012 at 9:27pm

ummm yeah snap to the dummy
was going to have drug free birth, used every drug known to man!
always used to roll my eyes when someones child went "off" in the supermarket and swore that I'd always have better control of my kid than that...yeah right
was never going to use formula...
the list goes on and on!]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:27:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786114&title=what-did-you-say#5786114 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786088&title=what-did-you-say#5786088 Author: Delli
Subject: 41690
Posted: 08 March 2012 at 8:23pm

We didn't really have any expectations per say as to what having children would be like, so didn't say we would never do anything, in case we had to eat our words.

However I do remember saying to DP (rather hopefully) before the birth of our first child that women had been going through labour and birth for millions of years so surely it can't be THAT bad, right? LOL. I now tell everyone who asks that evolution could have done a *much* better job of that process. ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:23:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786088&title=what-did-you-say#5786088 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786086&title=what-did-you-say#5786086 Author: freckle
Subject: 41690
Posted: 08 March 2012 at 8:16pm

I honestly can't think of anything I was absolutely not doing, except for smacking (which I haven't)... but it was 15 years ago when I had my first so I'm sure there would be some things I changed my mind on... I do remember the reality of parenting being quite different to the expectation ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:16:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786086&title=what-did-you-say#5786086 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786080&title=what-did-you-say#5786080 Author: catisla
Subject: 41690
Posted: 08 March 2012 at 8:07pm

The big one was 'i will never use a dummy'.

And yup - big dummy convert here!

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:07:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786080&title=what-did-you-say#5786080 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786065&title=what-did-you-say#5786065 Author: Hopes
Subject: 41690
Posted: 08 March 2012 at 7:35pm

Inspired by another thread - what did you say you'd *never* do when you had kids... and did you?

I have two - the first was that I was never going to let them eat food in the lounge (and thus drop it all over the floor). Um, yea. Come see our carpet, and you can judge for yourself whether we managed.

The second was that I would *never* eat slobbered-on toddler rejects like I've seen so many Mums do. And I never have. So far!]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:35:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41690&PID=5786065&title=what-did-you-say#5786065