I have been thinking a lot lately about extended rear-facing for children while riding in a car. A friend of mine is an expert when it comes to car seats and she's the first one who told me about the safety of extended rear-facing and the danger with turning your kid forward facing too soon. I watched a video of a kid in america whose mom turned him forward facing at a year old, they got in a accident and the kid broke his neck and has to have one of those neck frame things for the rest of his life. The video was made by the little boys grandparents who said they wished they had known to keep him rear facing as he would not have broken his neck if he was rear facing.
So I began researching rear facing and rear facing carseats. Oddly, Britain doesn't tell you about extended rear-facing which I find highly annoying. The company Britax (which are my favorite carseat brand) make rear facing seats with a 55lb limit in Sweden yet they don't make them for Britain or even mention the danger of turning your kid forward facing too soon. They are supposed to be rear facing until atleast 3yrs old. Micahs current seat is made by Britax and has a rear facing limit of 28lbs! He weighs that now and he's not even 2 yet. They don't even make rear facing carseats in Britain that will do up to 3-4yrs old. So it looks like I'll have to get a Swedish one. And this next baby will be rear facing as long as possible.
Here is a great website about extended rear facing if anyone is interested.
http://www.rearfacing.co.uk/
And here is the link to the video of the little boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8gU9zzCGA8
Friday 12 June 2009
Monday 8 June 2009
My wonderful husband!!
My wonderful husband is 30 today!! I just want to post about him cuz he's pretty special. We have been married for 5 1/2yrs now. And what an amazing 5 1/2yrs it's been!! I love my hubby bcuz he is the only person in this world that I can truly trust. He has always loved me no matter what, with all my faults and failings, with all my attitudes and grumpiness. He encourages me, challenges me, tells me the truth, forgives me when I'm horrible to him. He is a great father, he loves his kids more than anything, he is super supportive of breastfeeding, babywearing, co-sleeping and all of my birth choices. He is my best friend and I love him more than anything. Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!!!
Friday 5 June 2009
Poor babies!
This is totally going to be a rant, but seeing as it's my blog I'm allowed it...LOL.
Why do people feel the need to follow this "Baby wise" crap. It's just not natural at all. Forcing a baby onto YOUR schedule is rediculous. Why have a baby if you are just going to reject it's cries bcuz it doesn't fit in with YOUR schedule. A baby cries bcuz it's hungry, logical answer is to feed them. Baby cries because it's tired, logical answer is to get them to sleep, not leave them in a crib to cry on their own. How traumatizing for the poor wee toot. Sometimes a baby just wants the comfort of its mother but oh wait a minute that doesn't fit into YOUR schedule. And why the heck do people think that they must have a newborn sleeping through the night. It's a freaking baby for crying out loud, they feed often, they have tiny stomachs that don't necessarily fit into our schedules of feeding. Why have a baby if you are just going to try to fit it around YOU. The whole point of mothering a baby is meeting their needs, not them meeting yours. Get a grip people! I just feel so sad for all the babies that have to cry alone in their beds, that have to cry in hunger bcuz it hasn't been 3 or 4 hours yet, that don't get held as much by their parents bcuz advice is not to spoil them. IT IS A BABY!!!!
And someone made the comment that "a baby feels more secure when you set boundaries and limits". What a load of bull!! A baby feels secure when it's needs are met by its loving and nurturing mother and father. How can neglecting them and putting them on an un-natural schedule make them feel secure? How can leaving them to cry alone make them feel secure? How can not feeding them when they are hungry make them feel secure? How can not meeting their every need make them feel secure??? They are babies for goodness sake! A baby communicates its needs by crying, and we as mothers are supposed to meet those needs. Just let a baby be a BABY for crying out loud!
Why do people feel the need to follow this "Baby wise" crap. It's just not natural at all. Forcing a baby onto YOUR schedule is rediculous. Why have a baby if you are just going to reject it's cries bcuz it doesn't fit in with YOUR schedule. A baby cries bcuz it's hungry, logical answer is to feed them. Baby cries because it's tired, logical answer is to get them to sleep, not leave them in a crib to cry on their own. How traumatizing for the poor wee toot. Sometimes a baby just wants the comfort of its mother but oh wait a minute that doesn't fit into YOUR schedule. And why the heck do people think that they must have a newborn sleeping through the night. It's a freaking baby for crying out loud, they feed often, they have tiny stomachs that don't necessarily fit into our schedules of feeding. Why have a baby if you are just going to try to fit it around YOU. The whole point of mothering a baby is meeting their needs, not them meeting yours. Get a grip people! I just feel so sad for all the babies that have to cry alone in their beds, that have to cry in hunger bcuz it hasn't been 3 or 4 hours yet, that don't get held as much by their parents bcuz advice is not to spoil them. IT IS A BABY!!!!
And someone made the comment that "a baby feels more secure when you set boundaries and limits". What a load of bull!! A baby feels secure when it's needs are met by its loving and nurturing mother and father. How can neglecting them and putting them on an un-natural schedule make them feel secure? How can leaving them to cry alone make them feel secure? How can not feeding them when they are hungry make them feel secure? How can not meeting their every need make them feel secure??? They are babies for goodness sake! A baby communicates its needs by crying, and we as mothers are supposed to meet those needs. Just let a baby be a BABY for crying out loud!
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