tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post7884836543278285090..comments2023-09-18T08:07:15.353-04:00Comments on Aidan, Baby of Mine: I (use to) love babiesEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587287197734518952noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-17336723715577288022010-11-06T18:56:06.849-04:002010-11-06T18:56:06.849-04:00I can relate to this post a lot, too. I used to b...I can relate to this post a lot, too. I used to be almost obsessed with all things baby and child related. I used to love to look through the baby section at the store and I have been getting the Pottery Barn Kids catalog for years now, even with no living children of my own. It goes straight to the trash now. Like you said, it is just a reminder of all that we have lost.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722893069322386523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-78623155750048623772010-11-05T22:40:10.512-04:002010-11-05T22:40:10.512-04:00for a long time I had trouble being around parents...for a long time I had trouble being around parents of healthy kids, babies, pregnant women and anyone I knew who had no tragedy in their life I was aware of. <br />It gets easier, it did for me anyway. I hope it does for you as well.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-89887132516828828882010-11-04T21:16:54.395-04:002010-11-04T21:16:54.395-04:00This is like reading my own thoughts and experienc...This is like reading my own thoughts and experiences. <br /><br />I used to love reading the magazine "Mothering." I started reading it before we were even ttc with our first baby. I had friends in college get pregnant, and that began my fascination with pregnancy and birth. I took a doula training years ago but decided not to pursue it because I was in grad school at the time. I used to love reading and learning about pregnancy and birth, but not anymore. <br /><br />Just the other day I was the libraby where I used to check out the "Mothering" magazine. I thought about it, and wondered if I could read it again. I was pretty sure I couldn't, but I went to look at it. I picked it up, flipped through some pages of smiling pregnant women and beautiful babies and put it down. I just couldn't do it. Yet another loss, on top of loss.Big Love, Big Acceptance - or so I sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647121831668711451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-48776829757920901432010-11-04T20:23:41.092-04:002010-11-04T20:23:41.092-04:00I felt this way for almost two years - about 4-5 m...I felt this way for almost two years - about 4-5 months after Teddy's sister was born I started being able to talk about baby & parenting stuff without wanting to pull my hair out.<br /><br />And I can completely see how it could be easier to be around sick children than healthy ones right now. I don't think that's terrible at all, just very human.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347057746449071812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-37209014413247108512010-11-04T20:21:35.410-04:002010-11-04T20:21:35.410-04:00I can definitely relate to this post in some ways....I can definitely relate to this post in some ways. Over the past couple years having struggled with infertility and then losing Lily I now avoid babies and people talking about pregnancy. The other day someone who used to work at the hospital brought in their baby and I didn't even look at her I just left the area and tried to say busy with work. As you said, it's just too painful a reminder of what I have lost and what I will never get back.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480554666969330506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-47962590180238919582010-11-04T09:36:16.627-04:002010-11-04T09:36:16.627-04:00Nursing is becoming more and more technical and re...Nursing is becoming more and more technical and requires more sophisticated understanding of disease processes, treatments, and pharmacology. Nurses also want to be treated as professionals rather than semi-skilled workers. To these ends, the current trend favors four year degrees rather than the shorter programs. Many nurses opt to get a two year degree either at a diploma school or community college, then return to complete a BSN while they gain work experience. Some hospitals pay BSN graduates slightly more (mostly as an incentive to obtain a BSN), but the job assignments are identical.Rey Abisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521925875451131637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176061010619490822.post-12421801612302732172010-11-04T08:26:25.691-04:002010-11-04T08:26:25.691-04:00My Mom was a nurse and I spent hours as a child lo...My Mom was a nurse and I spent hours as a child looking through her old textbooks and all the pictures of babies and children. My favorite course in university was child development. If Embrology had been offered, I definitely would have taken that one too.<br /><br />My interests have changed. When my sister was pregnant the first time, I knew everything that was going on. I knew exactly how far along she was, I checked the development updates all the time and I started knitting for her baby. She is 13 or 14 weeks pregnant now (I'm not really keeping track) and I feel terrible, but I don't really want to know anything about her pregnancy. I talk to her about how sick she feels, but I never check development updates on her baby, I try not to look at her belly, and I will never ask to feel the baby kick or even if she has felt the baby kick yet. It is all too painful. Although I don't want anything bad to happen to her and her baby, I don't want to be involved in the pregnancy...which is particularly hard since she lives down the street from me. <br /><br />I used to talk to my coworkers about their kids alot more too. I have one who has a niece that is the same age as my nephew and I used to ask about her all the time. I haven't asked about her now since May. <br /><br />I used to volunteer for the church nursery too, just as I did every Sunday when I was a teenager. I did it about 2 months ago and it was so difficult that I probably won't do it again until I have a baby in the nursery, if I ever do. <br /><br />I often wonder if people notice the difference.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860497122946287983noreply@blogger.com