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AIBU to ask your most ridiculous PFB moment...

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OgdensGoneNutFlake · 07/04/2022 20:05

Inspired by the "first ice cream" thread, I wondered whether anyone had any embarrassingly Precious First Born tales of their own?

None of mine are particularly memorable at this moment, but essentially my second born has had a lot more chocolate, late nights, gopping nappies and soil-eating than my little angelic PFB ever did (and he's altogether happier for it!)

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Cheeseycheeseycheesecheese · 07/04/2022 20:29

I got upset that ds first seaside visit was with my aunt not me. But then dh put it into prospective by saying "but it's her first trip with him, you still get your first trip too noone can take that off you"

Calmestofallthechickens · 07/04/2022 20:26

There was, so the sound had to be turned right down, but I could lie there watching the picture 😁

Strokethefurrywall · 07/04/2022 20:19

I was far more relaxed with DS1 than I was with DS2.
My maternal instinct to keep him close was totally primal and overwhelming.
The day we brought him home my friend was over for a cuddle and when she left he smelt like her perfume.
I burst into tears and had to give him a bath.

That was probably the most PFB thing I did, I was pretty relaxed about everything else.

Traumdeuter · 07/04/2022 20:18

Put the video baby monitor next to my head on my bedside table, when the baby was in a crib at the foot of the bed.

Grin brilliant @Calmestofallthechickens. Was there an echo?

Traumdeuter · 07/04/2022 20:17

@littlemissnorthernbird

Coming home from the hospital and setting my alarm to make sure I was awake to feed my PFB! Why I thought I needed an alarm, I do not have a clue?!!! PFB woke up practically every 45 mins for feeding and stopped me from sleeping for the first 4 YEARS of her life!
Grin The first night (in hospital) with my DS, the midwife told me to set my phone alarm for 3am to feed him. This was at 11pm and I’d been awake for the entire previous night labouring (as well as sleeping badly for the previous five months…) and I laughed out loud, thought she was joking. She wasn’t, and came in at 3am to wake me…

When he moved into his own room at 6 months I did set my alarm for a couple of times in the night to go in and check he was OK!

Calmestofallthechickens · 07/04/2022 20:15

I wiped all the baby wipes in my eyes to judge which were gentle enough.

Put the video baby monitor next to my head on my bedside table, when the baby was in a crib at the foot of the bed.

hangrylady · 07/04/2022 20:10

I took DD to the GP for a tiny bit of dry skin on her foot once Blush. I'm actually pretty relaxed as a parent now but in the early days I worried about everything.

littlemissnorthernbird · 07/04/2022 20:10

Coming home from the hospital and setting my alarm to make sure I was awake to feed my PFB! Why I thought I needed an alarm, I do not have a clue?!!! PFB woke up practically every 45 mins for feeding and stopped me from sleeping for the first 4 YEARS of her life!