Comments on Our Life Upstate: Advice Comes From Everywhere And Everyone

The worst advice: You need to break him of that (w...

2012-01-22T12:55:34.031-05:00

The worst advice: You need to break him of that (when my baby was crying for me and as I was going to pick him up).

The best advice: Trust yourself.

Like: Enjoy your children for they grow up too qui...

2012-01-22T01:31:46.124-05:00

Like: Enjoy your children for they grow up too quickly.

Don't Like: Shave my daughter's head so her hair grows in thicker (from my crazy MIL)

My favorite advice was from my grandmother -- Keep...

2012-01-21T16:49:04.659-05:00

My favorite advice was from my grandmother -- Keep you chin up and keep moving!

My least favorite -- everything happens for a reason -- that one just drives me up a wall for some reason. It may very well be true but it still bugs me -- LOL

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Never go to bed angry!

2012-01-21T13:54:30.736-05:00

Never go to bed angry!

take life easy and when it gets rough get on your ...

2012-01-20T22:07:36.042-05:00

take life easy and when it gets rough get on your knees becaue it is there where you will find the answers is the best advice

the worst advice is that my children needed more discipline

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Ha!!! I got criticized for potty training "to...

2012-01-20T21:47:40.014-05:00

Ha!!! I got criticized for potty training "too early" when my son started (on his own) asking too use the toilet. People just love to criticize, don't they?

I never really liked sleep when the baby sleep eit...

2012-01-20T21:46:39.316-05:00

I never really liked sleep when the baby sleep either. I always needed that time to get things done too. :)

I like that advice too. Go with your gut is my phi...

2012-01-20T21:45:35.065-05:00

I like that advice too. Go with your gut is my philosophy completely. My daughter was treated the same way. It is so sad.

What an absolutely terrible thing to say. I am so ...

2012-01-20T21:44:11.124-05:00

What an absolutely terrible thing to say. I am so sorry for your loss.

When my first child was born 18 years ago, I did n...

2012-01-20T11:34:11.902-05:00

When my first child was born 18 years ago, I did not like the way my husband's family talked down to me because I was breastfeeding. My sister-in-law actually said to me that her "husband would never allow that" - I was too timid to say much back then. But, as my other children were born, I stopped caring what my in-laws thought and did what was best for me and my baby.

Best advice was to let our baby have a pacifier.

Liked: Just live as your would before the baby got...

2012-01-20T11:14:29.020-05:00

Liked: Just live as your would before the baby got there. No tippy toeing.

Disliked: He isn't potty trained as yet??

great question! liked : let the baby sleep in the ...

2012-01-20T10:28:38.680-05:00

great question!
liked : let the baby sleep in the nursery when you are in the hospital, so you get rest...
didn't like: let the baby cry it out...

sheep when your baby is asleep.. it came in handy ...

2012-01-20T09:37:17.771-05:00

sheep when your baby is asleep.. it came in handy and i wished i would have listened to it more!
chantal @ tcms

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Oh I do not know. I think the best advice was, &qu...

2012-01-20T09:20:08.103-05:00

Oh I do not know. I think the best advice was, "Enjoy life to it's fullest" Giving by my Mother.
The worst would be " Life is a bowl of cherries, everything has pits". Given by a Columnist. I found that one to be depressing and will not let me enjoy life.

Liked: No matter what we do as parents, we're...

2012-01-20T09:15:55.055-05:00

Liked: No matter what we do as parents, we're going to screw them up somehow. so just go with your gut and hope for the best.

Worst: She has to learn to cry it out, put her in the crib, close the door and leave. she'll fall asleep eventually (about my child who was in a crib in an orphanage for 5 months with no personal care, propped up bottles, etc.)

Like: Don't keep a quiet house around the baby...

2012-01-20T09:05:52.031-05:00

Like: Don't keep a quiet house around the baby.

Didn't like: A laundry list of why I should breastfeed. Oddly this never came from friends or family, just pushy doctors.

Like: You are the parents and know your children t...

2012-01-20T08:29:41.118-05:00

Like: You are the parents and know your children the best, do what you think is best for them.

Worst: Don't ask, I think it came yesterday :(

Hmm, trying to remember since all my advice was wi...

2012-01-20T08:16:40.761-05:00

Hmm, trying to remember since all my advice was with my first.

Liked: Get as much sleep as you can

Didn't like: Sleep when baby sleeps. (when baby was sleeping is only time I ever got things done)

Happy Friday!

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Liked dehydrating tips from my daughter. Didn'...

2012-01-20T01:57:10.795-05:00

Liked dehydrating tips from my daughter.
Didn't like: suggesting I go to bed earlier.

Liked: Sleep when the baby sleeps (of course). Di...

2012-01-20T01:32:45.798-05:00

Liked: Sleep when the baby sleeps (of course).

Didn't like: Maybe it's time to stop breastfeeding. (at six months and younger).

Also didn't like: It's time to get over him (re: my son who died, six months later)!!!!!