Comments for Penni Drysdale http://pennidrysdale.com P Plate Parenting Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on There is a God by Louise http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/09/there-is-a-god/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Louise Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:06:36 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=374#comment-42 Love it! Love it!

]]> Comment on The entertainer by Pen http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/the-entertainer/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Pen Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:32:58 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=352#comment-38 Hey Emma. I wonder if it's a boy-boy thing? Would big sisters do the same? Anyone in a Big Sister situation who can comment? Hey Emma. I wonder if it’s a boy-boy thing? Would big sisters do the same? Anyone in a Big Sister situation who can comment?

]]> Comment on The entertainer by Pen http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/the-entertainer/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Pen Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:29:32 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=352#comment-37 Frayed nerves, exactly! I'd never thought of myself as having an anxiety disorder until now. Fingers crossed its all unfounded and the babies survive! Frayed nerves, exactly! I’d never thought of myself as having an anxiety disorder until now. Fingers crossed its all unfounded and the babies survive!

]]> Comment on The entertainer by nadine http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/the-entertainer/comment-page-1/#comment-36 nadine Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:33:36 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=352#comment-36 I am finding my nerves similarly frayed! It's my Little Lion's Dr Evil impersonation when he drawls: "Helloooo Bubbyyyy..." that sends me into a maternal pannic. Well, that and his preference for the catapault-baby-out-of-the-bouncer game. I am finding my nerves similarly frayed! It’s my Little Lion’s Dr Evil impersonation when he drawls: “Helloooo Bubbyyyy…” that sends me into a maternal pannic. Well, that and his preference for the catapault-baby-out-of-the-bouncer game.

]]> Comment on The entertainer by Emma Gilmartin http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/the-entertainer/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Emma Gilmartin Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:49:49 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=352#comment-35 hi penni this is so funny and exactly what i'm going through at the moment! emma x hi penni
this is so funny and exactly what i’m going through at the moment!
emma x

]]> Comment on Baby whisperer by atv guy http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/07/baby-whisperer/comment-page-1/#comment-32 atv guy Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:41:07 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=173#comment-32 Excellent post thanks! Excellent post thanks!

]]> Comment on Reflections by Nadiah http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Nadiah Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:13:52 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=339#comment-30 Yes, I feel like I should too, and I wish someone had told me some of it. I suppose this might be where older female relatives are meant to come in, although unfortunately not everyone has them (or is on good terms with the ones they've got :-) ). I was thinking about your post some more after I commented last night, and I reckon maybe the best time to tell them these things could be while they're still pregnant. I don't know how common my experience was, but I have never felt so happy and mentally stable as I did when I was pregnant, particularly for the last 4 months or so. I was also really eager to get some advice. Maybe that's the best time to raise it? Yes, I feel like I should too, and I wish someone had told me some of it. I suppose this might be where older female relatives are meant to come in, although unfortunately not everyone has them (or is on good terms with the ones they’ve got :-) ).

I was thinking about your post some more after I commented last night, and I reckon maybe the best time to tell them these things could be while they’re still pregnant. I don’t know how common my experience was, but I have never felt so happy and mentally stable as I did when I was pregnant, particularly for the last 4 months or so. I was also really eager to get some advice. Maybe that’s the best time to raise it?

]]> Comment on Reflections by Pen http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Pen Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:54:02 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=339#comment-29 Hey Nadiah! I agree that any sniff of advice needs to be carefully delivered to the highly sensitive minds of new mums...it's a tricky one. I guess it depends how well I know her. It's certainly easier to share the pearls of hindsight with expectant mothers (assuming I know them well too) and I kind of feel like I should - I wish someone had have told me many things the first time around (very sensitively of course!). Hey Nadiah! I agree that any sniff of advice needs to be carefully delivered to the highly sensitive minds of new mums…it’s a tricky one. I guess it depends how well I know her. It’s certainly easier to share the pearls of hindsight with expectant mothers (assuming I know them well too) and I kind of feel like I should – I wish someone had have told me many things the first time around (very sensitively of course!).

]]> Comment on Reflections by Nadiah http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Nadiah Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:58:50 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=339#comment-28 At the risk of doing a #1, I try to mention #2 and #3 to all new mothers I know. Someone tried to tell me #2 when I was breastfeeding Entropy Boy at about 3 months old, and I am grateful that I had heard the truth from someone else first. I was able to just politely smile and continue feeding him knowing that what I was doing was fine. Do you tell new mums you know these things? The trick is always finding a gentle way (read: one that doesn't induce guilt or terror in the usually sleep deprived and sensitive new mother mind) to say it. At the risk of doing a #1, I try to mention #2 and #3 to all new mothers I know. Someone tried to tell me #2 when I was breastfeeding Entropy Boy at about 3 months old, and I am grateful that I had heard the truth from someone else first. I was able to just politely smile and continue feeding him knowing that what I was doing was fine. Do you tell new mums you know these things? The trick is always finding a gentle way (read: one that doesn’t induce guilt or terror in the usually sleep deprived and sensitive new mother mind) to say it.

]]> Comment on Mary’s little lamb by physical therapist http://pennidrysdale.com/2010/08/marys-little-lamb/comment-page-1/#comment-27 physical therapist Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:48:40 +0000 http://pennidrysdale.com/?p=189#comment-27 My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work! My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!

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