[LEE]

One of my friends on Devotees has just posted this up on there, and even though I have no children I thought it was funny.

It's about how your reactions change for your 1st, 2nd and 3rd child.

Your Clothes:
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms 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 practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th month.

The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, & fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau
2nd baby: You check to make sure that 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 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

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

Nappies:
1st baby: You change your baby's nappy every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their nappy every 2 to 3 hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their nappy 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 Gymnastics, BabySwing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
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 5 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.

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

[Mairi]

Thanks for posting this, LEE. I found it really funny.

If it IS true, perhaps it's just as well that I didn't have a third child.

[rachb]

Originally posted by LEE


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

Oh dear i only have the one baby but seem to have jumped to the third baby bit as far as the clothes go

[Maggie]

VERY FUNNY LEE


I dread to think what happens to a forth child and I have four

[BusyBee]

Sounds pretty true to life to me, although I only had the two.

I think my second had a bit of a rough deal though cos she was dressed in her brother's cast off dungarees and trousers - perhaps that's why she practically lives in jeans now.

ps - she DID have some very pretty frilly dresses, but they were kept for best.

With your first you try to be the perfect mum - goes downhill after that

[Boris]

Oh dear i only have the one baby but seem to have jumped to the third baby bit as far as the clothes go

I had 2 many years ago but did the same and am STILL wearing those maternity clothes I think !!!

I think my second had a bit of a rough deal though cos she was dressed in her brother's cast off dungarees and trousers - perhaps that's why she practically lives in jeans now.

My son wore everybodies cast offs and was constantly in trouble for going through the knees on his trousers......then I realised, as he was the 4th person to wear most of them (my sister had 2 as well) that it was amazing they had lasted so long anyway ! Ho HUm !