{"id":1398,"date":"2013-04-24T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T20:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/2013\/04\/24\/aby-registry-shuffle\/"},"modified":"2013-04-24T14:56:44","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T20:56:44","slug":"aby-registry-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/aby-registry-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baby Registry Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, Dearest<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve changed the pack n\u2019 play three times on my baby registry, the highchair twice, and I go back and forth deleting and re-adding the adorable birdie swing. Who knew there would be so much pressure registering for a tiny, new person? I mean, it\u2019s just stuff, right!?!<\/p>\n

What do I really need? If I believed the registry checklist on the Babies R\u2019 Us website, I am pretty sure my child\u2019s stuff would require a second mortgage on my home. So I turn to friends and family. Texts at 10pm asking, \u201cDo I really need a special trash can for baby\u2019s room?\u201d and \u201cToo many breast pump options. Should I go with a manual or electric? Single or double?\u201d Last week I got 30 opinions when I asked on Facebook, \u201cBouncer or baby swing? Which one’s better or do I need both?\u201d (Refer back to the deleting and re-adding of said adorable birdie swing). I\u2019ve also peeked at other expectant mom-friends\u2019 registries to get ideas.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019ve turned to trusted resources, looking up cribs, car seats and infant carriers on Consumer Reports to find their best buys (I\u2019m on restricted activity per my OB\/GYN so I have some extra time). That\u2019s helped, although once I got the car seat they recommended home, I didn\u2019t care for the quality and made a mom-executive decision to go with another one.<\/p>\n

But when it comes down to it, I still feel lost. How will I be a good mom when I can\u2019t even commit to a baby shampoo. What does Johnson & Johnson say about my mothering? Am I better mom if I choose California Baby or Burt\u2019s Bees?<\/p>\n

And yet, I know these choices are just the beginning of choices I will have to make as a mom. So, I\u2019m releasing myself from the guilt and pressure, and I\u2019m registering for the things I know my baby will need and a few things that just make me happy. And that\u2019s enough for today.<\/p>\n

Just don\u2019t get me started on paint color for my little sweet pea\u2019s room.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello, Dearest I\u2019ve changed the pack n\u2019 play three times on my baby registry, the highchair twice, and I go back and forth deleting and re-adding the adorable birdie swing. Who knew there would be so much pressure registering for a tiny, new person? I mean, it\u2019s just stuff, right!?! What do I really need? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":12100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[101,123,122],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellness","tag-parenting","tag-pregnancy","tag-rachel"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}