Having an after-dinner glass of wine tonight. Aaahhhhh, gotta love the pump-&-dump option. And I’m drinking it out of my most fabulous wine glass… check out this baby:
It has different level markers, including “Going big tonight,” “Bobby’s being a pain,” Had a long day,” & “Just a splash.” Was a birthday gift from last December that I’ve been waiting to use. I’m pretty much enjoying every sip.
Tonight began the “sleep-training” process with the Rosebud. That phrase is weird to me… like something you’d do with a puppy. Anyway, so tonight, instead of rocking her completely to sleep after her last bottle, I put her in her cradle while she was still somewhat awake. Went back in every 4 mins or so to soothe her until she fell asleep. She wasn’t a fan of this new process, but I’m hoping that she’ll come around. Bobby & I have been debating on when to move her to her room. Probably will in the next week or so. I like our monitor — we went with the snazzy video kind because hearing her isn’t enough, I need to SEE her — so I guess I’m ok with having her out of hearing (& seeing) range. Meh. Still nervous, although I’ve drastically improved. I barely slept when we first brought her home… would lie in bed & listen to her breathe, petrified that if I fell asleep, she would die. And when I would fall asleep, I’d wake up panicked, scrambling out of bed to look in her cradle, touch her, make sure she’s still breathing. Yeah, doing much better (as in less psycho-paranoid) these days.
Ok, my giant wine glass is now empty, so I’m off to bed…
Mina said:
I asked both my ped and my gyn about this – I missed alcohol too.
Both said that as long as it is just one beer or one rather small glass of wine, it should be fine, because only 2% of that alcohol gets into the milk. Ok, so they are German and they are known to drink beer for breakfast, when it is a Bavarian breakfast. But they also told me that the pump and dump method is as reliable as the controlling of the alcohol intake, each body processes alcohol differently, and one may pump now and actually get the Bordeaux flavoured milk six hours later, or something.
Now, please take these words as just another point of view. I know so well that what works for you is what is best (for you, of course). When I was craving a beer, I had consulted all doctors available, including dr. Google, and made my decision as I saw fit. (if you are curious to know, I just made it a radler, half beer, half lemonade, and it was oh so darned good! And then I just ignored the thought of the infinitesimal quantity of alcohol that passed in my milk. I am good at ignoring things when it suits me.)
There are a thousand ways of dealing with stuff and parenting is living in a house of glass, never forget.
All in His Perfect Timing said:
I LOVE your wine glass!
I hope your bedtime routine is a smooth one from here on out!
Lisa said:
Wine. Yes!!!