So I took these two videos of Alexis to send it to him enjoy at work - one is for when she was going to bed and the other is for this morning when she woke up.
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Lei
Sent from my iPhone
If you would like to visit us after that please make sure you have the following shots already.
1. Flu shot
2. T-dap shot - it's a vaccination for whooping cough
Also make sure you don't feel sick or have not been around sick people before you visit Alexis. Thank you for your understanding.
Look forward to seeing you soon.
Lei
Sent from my iPhone
Even though I have to get up pretty much every hour to either go to the bathroom or change T-shirts because I sweat through (residual effect of c section) or squeeze out some milk due to engorgement, I'm very happy to have a total of eight hours of sleep in one night. This is my best night of sleep since Alexis was born.
Hopefully it would just get better from here.
- 9 lb 12 oz 70%
- 21.5 inches. 60%
- head circumference 15 inches. 70%
She got one shot and cried for only 10 seconds. All looks good. We now can start using a pacifier for naps and sleep at night. Just once until she spit it out.
She slept another 5 hrs last night. Yeepy
- seriously sleep deprived - at most 2-3 hrs of sleep at a time (I became so tired that I forgot to turn off the faucet one day for 10 min and flooded the bathroom).
- imaging getting woken up 2 to 4 times a night to feed the baby. Sometimes it can take 2 hours before she goes back to sleep. She may be too gassy so burping takes one hour after feeding
- stressed and worried about many things (enough breast milk? Engorgement, etc...)
- baby blues (crying out of the blue is normal) with few people to talk to. Most people had no idea what a new mom goes through.
- feeling claustrophobic or trapped. All the days run together and dominated by feeding 24/7. I forget what day it is and also don't get to go out until maybe 3rd week
- frustration - cant always sleep when I have a window of time to rest. I can be super exhausted but can't sleep.
- pain from c section. Was on heavy meds that cause constipation. Not fun on top of everything else.
- still feel pregnant. Takes the uterus awhile to shrink back. I still look 5 months preggie.
- Eating 6 meals a day become a chore and dig into rest time. I am always hungry and never feel full. If I don't eat in time, I get a major headache and my milk is affected.
Why am I sharing this? Maybe just to vent or to make sure others who want kids know the serious work involved. At least I see a light at the end of the tunnel.
She is one months old today and was able to sleep 5 hours straight last night. I now go out for a walk at least once a day and can go out for a quick dinner nearby with jaime once a week.
Below are more resources to help new moms.
http://www.babycenter.com/404_is-it-normal-to-feel-overwhelmed-by-the-responsibility-of-ca_10018.bc
http://www.babycenter.com/0_stressed-out-life-with-a-newborn_10201.bc
Taking it one day at a time. Seeing Alexis smile once in awhile makes it all worth it.
Lei
She is a very healthy girl - pees and poops at least 5 times each a day. We are going through diapers like crazy. Bad for environment but Alexis is always clean.
Dr says she can cry for 15 min straight without affecting her. We will start with 5 to help her digest and exercise her lungs.
My milk is also set so the hardest part is hopefully over.
