I watch Adan sleep in his swing after another exhausting meltdown. He finally took the pacifier and fell asleep when he realized once again he was faced with no other options. He needs to suck and would prefer my breasts to sleep to. I would happily do this for him except he doesn’t want to deal [...]
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Having a new baby is full of sounds you never noticed before. We try not to be quiet so he doesn’t get used to silence, however he wakes up to higher pitched noises. I can now hear the bird at 5am, my husbands; snoring, sneezing, laughing and tripping, women who laugh loudly, motorcycles, people screaming on [...] Adan likes to suck. He did right away. He just wasn’t good at it yet. No, he REALLY likes to suck! He would do it 24/7 if he could. I have been researching for weeks about comfort sucking, human pacifiers and other similar situations. I don’t find much. Yes, a lot of women spend time breastfeeding [...] Here are just a few things that helped me get through this time with my newborn without anyone to help (especially if you are breastfeeding): 1. Accept that you may not be getting out much and allow yourself to set up a comfortable area where you can sit and relax with baby. 2. Buy a new couch that [...] Labor Begins During a [...] Photos taken by the best photographer [...] This is by far the hardest time for me during this pregnancy. You hear throughout the whole 9 months how babies are usually 2 weeks early or 2 weeks late and you learn to accept that and I thought it would just be my growing excitement and anticipation that I would have to deal with… oh, [...] Please consider coming out now. I don’t mind that you are cozy in my womb and honestly I can wait till your ready. But it makes people uncomfortable when you pass up the imaginary estimated due date and then they want to do things to force you out instead of just letting our bodies do what [...] There is a book on anything. No, REALLY! And since I have been pregnant I have been offered a book on EVERYTHING from, how to be pregnant, give birth, swaddle a baby till he can no longer move, Look good while being pregnant and many on how to properly breastfeed. Not to mention the million books [...] This is the hardest part for me so far. The days are long and I feel a little more trapped because of my physical limitations. Not to mention the excitement of just wanting to see my baby. I wonder if he feels trapped also as there is less room for him to move and yet somehow [...] |
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