tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post1854904018355523241..comments2024-03-28T16:03:56.398-04:00Comments on parentwin: Babies Aren't Machines; Throw the Schedule Out the Windowparentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-43255564257189021722011-07-19T21:03:11.301-04:002011-07-19T21:03:11.301-04:00I'm right with you. My son was feeding every h...I'm right with you. My son was feeding every hour when he was first born (longer at night between feeds). I can't imagine ignoring him for 2 hours just because 3-4 hourly feeds is considered "normal". He's a small boy and just needs to feed often. It's stretched out to 2 1/2 hours now :)<br /><br />I don't like listening to him cry, I'd much rather try and sort out the problem, or at least give him a hug!Gilliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-53427982072145692182011-07-19T15:50:05.877-04:002011-07-19T15:50:05.877-04:00Amen and amen! It breaks my mama heart to think a...Amen and amen! It breaks my mama heart to think about these poor helpless beings having all this negative intent heaped on their tiny selves, screaming away in confusion and fear and hunger, all because some idiot decided that children are responsible for keeping our lives convenient.<br /><br />This is the reality of what babies are like. If you don't like it, don't have children (which is something I rarely say ;)).brand_new_hope_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-26291416316967633792011-07-19T12:44:57.813-04:002011-07-19T12:44:57.813-04:00I read that post to my husband and his first quest...I read that post to my husband and his first question was "is she training dogs? or raising a human to grow up? 'don't look them in the eye' is something they tell you not to do to dogs!"<br /><br />Having just had my baby, I can't imagine just ignoring her cries to eat, or withholding her food, all I want to do is snuggle and cuddle her all day long.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308883986978393928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-56664305644863746742011-07-19T12:05:37.731-04:002011-07-19T12:05:37.731-04:00wow. I can't believe this sort of advice is on...wow. I can't believe this sort of advice is on the internet in any sort of official capacity - even as an opinion blog - considering the mayo clinic and AAP both do not condone scheduling babies that young OR giving water to newborns. Disconcerting that this is being passed on as sage advice when it's definitely not main-stream and borderline dangerous. :-/Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101142137510490314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-86762156471752681532011-07-19T11:37:18.955-04:002011-07-19T11:37:18.955-04:00You're right. My first paragraphs are not clea...You're right. My first paragraphs are not clear. Patch blogs are not their news, and I did not mean to imply that they were. What I meant by that is that once someone writes something and publishes on the internet, it carries more weight than it sometimes ought, and I wanted to remind people that there are many things on the internet (including my own pieces) that are simply opinion.Parentwinhttp://parentwin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-83450861812504202562011-07-19T11:17:15.107-04:002011-07-19T11:17:15.107-04:00Please get YOUR facts straight. Patch blogs are no...Please get YOUR facts straight. Patch blogs are not Patch news articles. She's doing the same thing you are on a different platform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-86997847617425229612011-07-19T11:16:09.715-04:002011-07-19T11:16:09.715-04:00Sorry, I meant if you ARE the type....Sorry, I meant if you ARE the type....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-80729540875025379192011-07-19T11:15:19.224-04:002011-07-19T11:15:19.224-04:00If you are not the type that can't handle havi...If you are not the type that can't handle having your schedule interrupted by a child, you shouldn't have kids. If kids are that much of an inconvenience that you can't be bothered to get up with them in the morning or feed them when they're hungry or change their wet pants, you'd be better off childfree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-17483713898637635782011-07-19T11:14:23.080-04:002011-07-19T11:14:23.080-04:00I hate the "it works" justification. Yes...I hate the "it works" justification. Yes, following this method may very well end with your newborn sticking to a strict schedule and not eating that much, but that's not why I'm opposed. I'm opposed because that's not how newborns operate, and it's cruel. Since when is it ok to take a Machiavellian approach to caring for a baby right out of the hospital?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com