American Taboo: Cosleeping

There are many things that I have been doing with my little one, not because someone told me it was the right thing to do but because it was naturally what I wanted to do. For example, we cosleep, also known as bed-sharing. I also practice babywearing. While babywearing doesn't cause that much controversy, cosleeping does. I don't get any double takes when I walk down the street with the baby in the Moby Wrap. But when I nonchalantly talk about our sleeping arrangement and the fact that the baby's room is not set up yet, I definitely get weird looks. I seriously can't even imagine having the baby in his own room at night. I would probably have to be up every couple of hours soothing him. Currently, the little one sleeps in between me and B. He naturally faces me and we normally sleep tummy to tummy. I noticed early on that he tends to move towards me during the night. I don't know how, he just kind of wiggles and scoots towards my scent I guess. It is so much easier with breastfeeding too. The minute he starts fussing, I just latch him onto my breast and let him suckle. We noticed that when we put him in the bassinet, he does not sleep as well. He'll wake up and start crying. And then the minute we put him in the bed with us, he quiets down and falls asleep. He feels more secure with us in the bed. I believe in attached parenting because it works. The cosleeping and babywearing alone have made me a believer. The babywearing is awesome. I love feeling him breathe and having him right up against me. He feels so snug, warm and secure in the Moby Wrap. It was a godsent in the airport and on the plane. But I digress, cosleeping rocks and we plan on having him in the bed with us until he begins walking. Cosleeping has been quite controversial. In New York City, they even have a whole campaign talking about how babies sleep best alone. People ask me if I am worried about rolling over or crushing him. Um no... Of course if you smoke, drink heavily, take medication that causes drowsiness or do drugs, cosleeping is not for you. Cosleeping is practiced worldwide with minimal problems. Leave it to America to complicate traditional and natural practices such as cosleeping and breastfeeding. It's a personal choice and I don't like anyone telling me what's best for my child. But anyway, have a good night! I know me and my family will, all together in the bed! :)

Finally a moment to myself!

Both of my guys, the little one and the big one, are sleeping so I finally get a moment to myself. After spending the night and the day with a fussy little one, B came home fussy too, asking about what's for dinner. So after spending some time with B and whipping up some dinner for him, I started getting ready to go to the gym. Then my cousin called, whom I hadn't talk to in ages so that delayed my gym venture for about half an hour. I finally made it to the gym at 9:30. When I left, both my guys were fast asleep on the sofa; what a sight that was! I never used to be a night gym person, but I kind of like it. It is a nice release at the end of the day. And coming back all sweaty and jumping in the shower feels so good! My birthday is coming up in a few weeks and I am really trying to jump start my weight loss. I saw the pictures of me and the baby from his 2 month pics and I was not happy with what I saw. Everyone has been telling me how good I look and how I don't look like I just had a baby. I think I let that get to my head. Now is the time to buckle down. I mean sure, I am within 7-8 pounds of my pre-preggo weight BUT my body needs lots and lots of work. I feel chubby. I think with the Weight Watchers and the working out that I am finally on my way to getting to my ideal weight and body without getting obsessive and extreme about it. I never used to pay attention to Weight Watchers but now I am like their number one fan. It really does give you a realistic way to lose those excess pounds. I was always trying fad diets and extreme diets and struggling to stay on them. I would lose weight and then gain some back. Now I feel good because I finally found something that fit. And I love that they have a special program for nursing moms. I do not want to jeopardize breastfeeding for weight loss so I feel great that I can do both at the same time. I love my little guy so much and I want to be a hot, fit, breastfeeding mommy! Come spring time, watch out world! I am totally reinventing myself. My Godsister is making a "look book" for my new style with all the pieces I need to create the new, postpartum me. I want to be a cool edgy maman. I am still young and I don't feel like I need to all of sudden dress the "mom" part. And all this motivates me to work harder at the gym. I want to be 3 pounds down by my birthday, 11 pounds by the time he is 5 months(he will be 3 months on the 22nd of this month), and at least 15 pounds by this summer. Sexy yummy mummy by the summer! Anyway, time to crash! Goodnight!