We're starting to get settled into a routine. Probably the worst adjustment wasn't the ba
by at all, but my frustrations with physical limitations due to the C-section. It took 3 weeks before I really started to feel like myself again. Being able to drive myself around was a personal victory!
Tori has been wonderful. She sleeps a lot. The first night was the hardest, again, our fault not hers. She was awfully fussy when we tried to put her to bed. We couldn't figure out what was bothering her. She had been fed, we wrapped her in her blanket, was it too hot? cold? We rocked her, gave her the binky, turned the AC on, turned it off. After about two hours of our frustrating attempts to please her, it finally occurred to me, "when was the last time we changed her diaper?" Wow! That was the ticket. Kenny and I learned a lot that night and haven't forgotten to change a diaper since.
Tori's favorite item is her swing. She falls asleep quite peacefully in it and will stay asleep for as long as two hours straight! That makes for a great opportunity for me to try to keep up with paying bills, reading email, sending out thank you notes and doing the many loads of laundry Tori creates!
Unfortunately, things didn't work out as we had hoped with the breastfeeding. I'm only producing about a third of what Tori needs for each feeding. Thankfully we have a super cool pump that I have to use every 2-3 hours. So we have to suppliment each feeding with formula. Tori doesn't seem to mind, but I had to deal with feelings of inadequecy for a brief time. However, there was a good chance I wasn't going to produce any milk at all after my surgery a few years back, so on the bright side, 1/3 breastmilk is far better than none at all.
Kenny has taken to life as daddy so well. He's great at changing diapers, getting her to sleep and calming her when she fusses using the "Happiest Baby" techniques by Dr. Harvey Karp.
by at all, but my frustrations with physical limitations due to the C-section. It took 3 weeks before I really started to feel like myself again. Being able to drive myself around was a personal victory!Tori has been wonderful. She sleeps a lot. The first night was the hardest, again, our fault not hers. She was awfully fussy when we tried to put her to bed. We couldn't figure out what was bothering her. She had been fed, we wrapped her in her blanket, was it too hot? cold? We rocked her, gave her the binky, turned the AC on, turned it off. After about two hours of our frustrating attempts to please her, it finally occurred to me, "when was the last time we changed her diaper?" Wow! That was the ticket. Kenny and I learned a lot that night and haven't forgotten to change a diaper since.
Tori's favorite item is her swing. She falls asleep quite peacefully in it and will stay asleep for as long as two hours straight! That makes for a great opportunity for me to try to keep up with paying bills, reading email, sending out thank you notes and doing the many loads of laundry Tori creates!
Unfortunately, things didn't work out as we had hoped with the breastfeeding. I'm only producing about a third of what Tori needs for each feeding. Thankfully we have a super cool pump that I have to use every 2-3 hours. So we have to suppliment each feeding with formula. Tori doesn't seem to mind, but I had to deal with feelings of inadequecy for a brief time. However, there was a good chance I wasn't going to produce any milk at all after my surgery a few years back, so on the bright side, 1/3 breastmilk is far better than none at all.
Kenny has taken to life as daddy so well. He's great at changing diapers, getting her to sleep and calming her when she fusses using the "Happiest Baby" techniques by Dr. Harvey Karp.
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