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OperaMom Forum :: Search Results 10 Most Recent Posts 10 Results Found Result 1 of 10: Author Topic: Am I crazy? (Read 42 times) rosalinda Friend of the Forum member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 35 Location: Western US Karma: 0 Re: Am I crazy? « Result #1 on Dec 2, 2009, 11:13am » Mac, Good luck with your upcoming auditions! I think it's a really smart contingency to have your mother around during the prospective YAP/Residency Program. My own mother has been a lifesaver in past similar situations. I think 10 months is a great time to do something like this--the baby is old enough to be away from you for good chunks of time, but not yet a toddler, running everywhere and very taxing on an older caregiver (like your mom). You sound a lot like me, in that you like to try to plan ahead as much as possible. I admire that. I've also found it to be true, as the other mothers have said, that you can make plans, and then you just have to cross the bridges as they come. Things have a way of working themselves out, sometimes in an even better manner than you ever could have planned. Best of wishes with your pregnancy, auditions, and birth. Glad you joined the forum! Rosalinda Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 2 of 10: Author Topic: Am I crazy? (Read 42 times) mac416 New Arrival member is offline Joined: Nov 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Karma: 0 Re: Am I crazy? « Result #2 on Dec 1, 2009, 6:20pm » Thanks so much for the advice! I feel so much better. I just hope I have enough energy for the auditions. Thanks again! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 3 of 10: Author Topic: Voice problems After Breastfeeding (Read 222 times) Cassie Grujcic Guest Re: Voice problems After Breastfeeding « Result #3 on Dec 1, 2009, 4:14pm » Hi...Boy can I relate to your troubles! I weaned my daughter a month and a half ago, and had immediate problems. I was able to perform just 4 months after her birth, though it was admittedly tough due to stamina and support issues plus the fact that the voice got a little heavier AND I wasn't getting any sleep! BUT it still worked. So I really did't expect this setback with weaning. And now I have the same issues as you...fuzzy and thick, difficulty focusing it, and no top above B-flat and no head voice I was wondering if I'm somehow paying now for having come back too soon before. -? But my ENT, who I've been seeing regularly is convinced it's a hormonal issue. The prognosis is nothing drastic, just swollen chords that aren't closing...SO I've been vocal rest for 4 weeks and counting. Have had to cancel a couple upcoming productions...wondering when I can tell my agent and my boss that I will be back in singing form, but TRYING to be patient! ;-) And then I think...if it was this tough to come back, why don't I just have another baby NOW and get all the waiting over with. (!) Or would that really do my career in? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 4 of 10: Author Topic: Am I crazy? (Read 42 times) Hopper Lives On This Forum! member is offline Joined: Apr 2002 Gender: Female Posts: 391 Location: London Karma: 2 Re: Am I crazy? « Result #4 on Nov 27, 2009, 6:23am » Hi Mac It's best to go for what you want and worry about the details on the way. From this part of the journey the hurdles seem insurmountable but it is amazing how if you don't worry too much about things, they have a way for figuring themselves out along the way. Congratulations on the baby and all the best with your career. Hop hop Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 5 of 10: Author Topic: Am I crazy? (Read 42 times) Mommee Lives On This Forum! member is offline "No other success can compensate for failure in the home." -- J. E. McCulloch Joined: Apr 2002 Gender: Female Posts: 305 Location: NYC Karma: 3 Re: Am I crazy? « Result #5 on Nov 26, 2009, 10:17am » Hi mac, and welcome! Congrats on your pregnancy as well - what joy the new year will hold for you! I am familiar with singers who have done a studio program with a baby in tow - men and women! It is totally doable. Usually the biggest hurdle is finding housing, since you will probably not want to share. My advice is if you want to audition - do it! You don't need to worry about "fessing up" to your baby situation at your audition, either. Just sing your best and cross your bridges as they arrive. Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving! Mommee Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 6 of 10: Author Topic: Am I crazy? (Read 42 times) mac416 New Arrival member is offline Joined: Nov 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 2 Karma: 0 Am I crazy? « Result #6 on Nov 24, 2009, 5:04pm » Hello Everyone, This is my first time on this forum. What a great resource! I am a soprano who is pregnant with her first child (due March 2010). I am very excited to be a mother, but I am also trying to stay as focused as possible in terms of my music career. I am debating whether I should apply to Studio Artists programs that run from January-May 2011. My baby would be 10 months old at the start of these programs. If I happen to get in I am hoping my mother would be with me during this time (and that my husband would come see us as much as possible). Am I being crazy? Has anyone done a YAP or residency program with a baby? I may only have a couple of years left to do YAP and residency auditions since I am turning 30 next year. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 7 of 10: Author Topic: dilemma (Read 197 times) Mommee Lives On This Forum! member is offline "No other success can compensate for failure in the home." -- J. E. McCulloch Joined: Apr 2002 Gender: Female Posts: 305 Location: NYC Karma: 3 Re: dilemma « Result #7 on Nov 23, 2009, 2:56pm » Rosalinda, is that a new baby ticker for you? If so - congratulations!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 8 of 10: Author Topic: Help! Lost voice postpartum! (Read 492 times) Hopper Lives On This Forum! member is offline Joined: Apr 2002 Gender: Female Posts: 391 Location: London Karma: 2 Re: Help! Lost voice postpartum! « Result #8 on Nov 13, 2009, 9:23pm » If you enjoy singing then you must go to the ENT. You are missing out on doing something that feeds your soul so you should try to find out if it is likely to improve. Just because some of us earn our living from singing doesn't negate the importance of it for those who don't. Look after what matters to you. Hop hop Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 9 of 10: Author Topic: Help! Lost voice postpartum! (Read 492 times) Jen Guest Re: Help! Lost voice postpartum! « Result #9 on Nov 12, 2009, 4:24pm » I feel better having seen this forum and knowing I'm not alone. My son is now two, and my singing voice still hasn't returned. I would say it has only slightly improved. It's very frustrating. I'm not a professional singer; only someone who really enjoys singing. Because of that, I feel kind of silly going to an ENT... At least I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Result 10 of 10: Author Topic: dilemma (Read 197 times) rosalinda Friend of the Forum member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 35 Location: Western US Karma: 0 Re: dilemma « Result #10 on Oct 18, 2009, 10:12pm » Happy babymoon! Glad you were still surprised! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» OperaMom Discussion Boards--------------------- OperaMom Forum- DaddyDesk Forum- Administrative

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