Survey

ElizabethS · #1 March 18th, 2010, 12:21 PM

Thought we'd do a fun survey. Made up totally by yours truly lol!

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)?
Natural or Epidural?
Home or Hospital?
Midwife or Ob-Gyn?
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first?
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery?
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)?

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet?
Breast or Formula?
Cloth or Disposable diapers?
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand?
Baby-wearing or no?
Self-soothing or attachment?
Pacifier or no pacifier?

I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch but I'm making this up quickly between check ups with the boss lol!

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Epidural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Put on belly first, before the cord is cut
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming in
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? In between, I like 1-2 days to recover without having to move about and pack up. But I hated the 5 day stay with my son an 8 day stay with my daughter due to their jaundice, I thought I'd NEVER get to go home!

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Co-sleeping
Breast or Formula? Breast, I'll be pumping after 6 weeks though so he'll still get breastmilk but in the bottle during the day
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? Feeding on demand, but will have to scedule him during the day once I start back at 6 weeks pp, so I know how much to pump
Baby-wearing or no? Definitely baby-wearing, I rarely put them down lol!
Self-soothing or attachment? Attachment, self-soothing is fine for when they get older IMO
Pacifier or no pacifier? Prefer no pacifier while nursing. My son was attached to one until age 2, my daughter has one too (she calls it her you). So I guess it's unavoidable lol!

CutlassDiva · #2 March 18th, 2010, 12:26 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Natural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-Gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Not sure
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? a little of both probably
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Stay until we are both safe to leave....

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Crib
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Cloth
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? probably on demand
Baby-wearing or no? yup
Self-soothing or attachment? maybe a little mix
Pacifier or no pacifier? ideally none....but not sure

clouise · #3 March 18th, 2010, 12:33 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Not sure yet...probably an epidural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? OB
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? I don't know...if I have the baby prematurely they tend to whisk them away to the NICU right away.
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Once again...depends. If by some miracle I go full-term I will want them to stay with me.
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Soon as possible...depending on how we're doing

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Bassinet
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? on demand
Baby-wearing or no? baby wearing and also a stroller
Self-soothing or attachment? A little of both I guess
Pacifier or no pacifier? pacifier

alonzoc · #4 March 18th, 2010, 12:35 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Epidural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-Gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Cleaned up
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Little of both
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Staying as long as possible

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Crib
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? On Demand
Baby-wearing or no? Not sure
Self-soothing or attachment? A little of both
Pacifier or no pacifier? Pacifier

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~Got Pink~ · #5 March 18th, 2010, 12:54 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? C section
Natural or Epidural? Spinal
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? OB
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? they take them away right away to make sure all is well, then my mom gets to hold her while they sew me up.
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming in.
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Home asap... but I usually have to stay for 5 days.

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? co-sleeping
Breast or Formula? Formula, but I don't produce enough, so I'm preparing myself for the transition.
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? On demand
Baby-wearing or no? I'd love to, but I can't due to bad back.
Self-soothing or attachment? Attachment
Pacifier or no pacifier? Pacifier.

susieQ3 · #6 March 18th, 2010, 01:08 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? vaginal
Natural or Epidural? sign me up for the epidural!!
Home or Hospital? hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-Gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? cleaned up
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? nursery
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? stay in hospital as long as possible

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? bassinet
Breast or Formula? breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? scheduled because he will be in daycare after 6 weeks

Baby-wearing or no? we have a front carrier, but not the sling
Self-soothing or attachment? I'm not sure what this means???
Pacifier or no pacifier? I'd prefer no pacifier, but if he starts sucking his thumb I'd rather have him use a paci so that he doesn't royally screw up his teeth like I did- braces two times on this girl right here!!

Ang1885 · #7 March 18th, 2010, 01:11 PM

This is our first baby so I have no clue how things will really turn out...lol

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Epidural, I know myself and will need it. I won't try to be a hero. LOL
Home or Hospital? Hospital, no choice, I'm high risk

Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-gyn for my high risk issues

Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Hmm...cleaned up? Depends if he's okay or not too.
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming if possible
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? I'd like to get some rest but I really don't like being the patient in a hospital so stay as long as needed then get out!

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Bassinet and crib
Breast or Formula? Breast if possible
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable although DH is looking into cloth
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? A bit of both but no set schedule
Baby-wearing or no? If I can figure out which sling or whatever is safe and easy to use I'll try it LOL
Self-soothing or attachment? Attachment at first so they know I'm there
Pacifier or no pacifier? Going for no pacifier but again our first baby so...

leahanna · #8 March 18th, 2010, 01:15 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? vaginal
Natural or Epidural?epidural
Home or Hospital?hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn?ob-gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first?put on belly first..Dh will cut the cord
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? rooming in more than likely. She may stay in the nursery a little but it depends on my labor and if dh wants to keep an eye on her when I nap. if hes not to tired. I went in the hopsital with dd at 12 and had her at 439am so we were exhausted.
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? 1-2 days will be enough for me.

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? pack n play then crib
Breast or Formula?formula
Cloth or Disposable diapers?disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? depends...I dont think ill wake her up.
Baby-wearing or no? im really thinking of baby wearing but i havent bought anything yet.
Self-soothing or attachment? both ? im not going to let her cry unless im making a bottle, changing her etc
Pacifier or no pacifier? we have already bought some pacifiers. I hope she takes to them. My step daaughter is 7 and still suckes her thumb so yes pacis is for us.

Bridgett_H · #9 March 18th, 2010, 01:24 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)?
Hopefully vaginal (VBAC)

Natural or Epidural?
natural

Home or Hospital?
hospital

Midwife or Ob-Gyn?
OB-GYN

Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first?
belly first

Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery?
rooming in

Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)?
home!!

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet?
undecided...kind of scared cause i sleep so sound, and wild lol

Breast or Formula?
breast at first, but probably change to formula soon

Cloth or Disposable diapers?
both

Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand?
on demand

Baby-wearing or no?
no...at least no sling

Self-soothing or attachment?
attachment

Pacifier or no pacifier?
hopefully none, but we'll see how my resolve is once it's crying.

#10 March 18th, 2010, 01:32 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? c-section
Natural or Epidural? Spinal
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? with my c/s I get to kiss her and they took my dd away to be cleaned and vitals and then handed to DH.
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming in unless I have any issues like I did with DD and she had to stay in the nursery for 1 night.
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? In between. Was there for 2 nights/3 days with DD and I was READY to go home

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Bassinet
Breast or Formula? Formula
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? Feeding on demand at first but eventually a schedule like we did with DD.

Baby-wearing or no? no baby wearing
Self-soothing or attachment? attachement at first and about 6 months self-soothing. Worked great with DD.
Pacifier or no pacifier? Paci- My dd had one and she LOVED it, but we weaned her at 1yr. No problem weaning her either.

preciousgiftsmama · #11 March 18th, 2010, 01:43 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? c-section

Natural or Epidural? epidural

Home or Hospital? hopstial

Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Perinatologist

Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? clean up, its a c-section, no putting on my belly

Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? rooming in

Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? 3 days for c-section and blood thinner meds

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? co-sleeping in co-sleeper

Breast or Formula? both

Cloth or Disposable diapers? cloth

Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? on demand

Baby-wearing or no? no

Self-soothing or attachment? attachment parenting

Pacifier or no pacifier? pacifier for sure if he will take it...Julia had one, but the twins refused them.

blue lotus · #12 March 18th, 2010, 01:49 PM

C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Natural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob-Gyn (midwife is very tempting, though
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? On belly, I can clean the kid up myself. And I don't want the umbilical cord clamped until it stops pulsing.
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming in (for the short period of time I plan on being in the hospital)
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Leave ASAP. Will not be staying overnight unless there is a problem.

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Co-sleeping
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Cloth
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? On demand
Baby-wearing or no? Baby-wearing
Self-soothing or attachment? Attachment
Pacifier or no pacifier? No strong opinion on this.

Alison79 · #13 March 18th, 2010, 02:01 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Natural
Home or Hospital? Home
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Midwife
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Skin to skin for at least an hour
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? N/A
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? N/A

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Co-sleeping
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Mostly cloth
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? Feeding on demand
Baby-wearing or no? Definitely baby-wearing
Self-soothing or attachment? Attachment for the fist months
Pacifier or no pacifier? Whatever baby prefers

Mama2threeprincesses · #14 March 18th, 2010, 02:05 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Natural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? OB
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Belly FIRST! I didn't do this with my 1st DD & regretted it so much... I want to be the 1st person to hold her & look in her eyes!
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? rooming in
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? home ASAP!! I hate being in the hospital

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Bassinet
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable, unless I can talk DH into cloth!
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? On demand
Baby-wearing or no? yup
Self-soothing or attachment? attachment
Pacifier or no pacifier? pacifier

QMama · #15 March 18th, 2010, 02:09 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal (except she seems to be REALLY happy flipped the wrong way and hasn't been head down this whole pregnancy. So we'll see!)
Natural or Epidural? Epidural, fo' sho!
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? Ob/Gyn
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Belly first
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming in
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? I think they only let us have one night there, which is fine by me

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Crib, in my room
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Cloth (first time! So we'll see how it goes!)
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? On demand. Our family is awful with schedules
Baby-wearing or no? I plan to carry her in the carrier/sling as much as I can, but not so much that I'd call myself an official baby-wearer.
Self-soothing or attachment? Attachment. I can't stand to hear baby cries!
Pacifier or no pacifier? Depends on if she likes it or not. Neither of my other kiddos really liked pacifiers very much.

EquestrianMama · #16 March 18th, 2010, 02:46 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal? I wish I could do vaginal, but I can't
Natural or Epidural? Epidural.. I'm a wimp about pain
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? OB, since I'm high risk
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? On belly if possible
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming in, we don't have a choice.. our hospital doesn't have a nursery
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Stay in.. sleep is good!

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? bassinet until about 3 months
Breast or Formula? breast if I can
Cloth or Disposable diapers? disposable, I don't want to wash diapers
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? on demand until older
Baby-wearing or no? if my doc allows me, I'm not allowed to lift over 20lbs even when not pregnant
Self-soothing or attachment? attachment
Pacifier or no pacifier? paci for sure, they're a life saver sometimes

NinaNatalie · #17 March 18th, 2010, 02:46 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)?Vbac
Natural or Epidural?natural
Home or Hospital?Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn?Both
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Belly
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery?rooming
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)?home

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Playard
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? On demand at first then try to schedule
Baby-wearing or no? Not me...but hubby will
Self-soothing or attachment? both?
Pacifier or no pacifier? No... I think...

EllenCarroll · #18 March 18th, 2010, 03:07 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Epidural for sure!
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? OB
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Put on my belly first, as long as he is healthy!
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Rooming and maybe 1 night in nursery for my lastnight alone!
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? I honestly dont care.

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Bassinet in our room though for the first few months
Breast or Formula? Formula
Cloth or Disposable diapers? disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? schedule
Baby-wearing or no? baby wearing and also a stroller
Self-soothing or attachment? both
Pacifier or no pacifier? pacifier

emschic · #19 March 18th, 2010, 03:36 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)?vaginal
Natural or Epidural?epidural
Home or Hospital?hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn?ob
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first?belly first
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery?both
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)?home

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet?crib
Breast or Formula?breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers?disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand?on demand
Baby-wearing or no?yes
Self-soothing or attachment?both
Pacifier or no pacifier?none

AmandaEliz · #20 March 18th, 2010, 04:01 PM

DELIVERY:
C-Section or Vaginal (not a choice, obviously lol, just a wish!)? Vaginal
Natural or Epidural? Natural
Home or Hospital? Hospital
Midwife or Ob-Gyn? OB
Baby cleaned up or put on your belly first? Don't care. Ethan had to be whisked away because of a bowel movement during L&D
Baby rooming in or staying in the nursery? Both
Stay in hospital as long as possible or go home as soon as possible (if hospital birth)? Get me home!

PARENTING (first few months):
Co-sleeping/crib/or bassinet? Bassinet then crib once I'm feeling better & DH goes back to work.
Breast or Formula? Breast
Cloth or Disposable diapers? Disposable
Scheduling feedings or feeding on demand? Combo
Baby-wearing or no? Probably more this time... I only have so many arms!
Self-soothing or attachment? Depends on baby. Ethan was colicy, so I held him a lot. If the baby is happy, then I'll let her learn to fall asleep on her own. Note... there is a big difference between CIO & self-soothing.
Pacifier or no pacifier? Hahaha... I said NONE with Ethan, but on a 4 hour car ride, I gave him one & he still won't give it up. We'll see with this one. I certainly ate my words plenty with Ethan, so I'm adopting a "depends on the baby" attitude with this one.