So Edward is now one month old! I know everyone always says it, but the time has gone so quickly!
Edward has been home with us for three weeks now and we're getting to know what he likes and doesn't like and reminding ourselves of how to deal with a newborn!
Edward loves the sling. We're using the red-wrap sling mainly as the ergo is a bit cumbersome with the newborn insert that we need to use with him and the Baba sling doesn't tighten quite enough at the top to hold his head up (I find myself having to use one arm to support his head most of the time in it). Edward loves to nap in the sling. In fact he doesn't like to nap anywhere else really. I'm trying to convince myself that this is a good thing as it means that we can get out and about, rather than being tied to a moving buggy or his basket. It does mean that although my hands are free I am always carrying him and so sometimes am limited about what I can do.
It seems that despite the huge effort we went to to get the moses basket here Edward is not taken with it and prefers to sleep in our bed with us. He just always seems to wake up disturbed from his basket and as we're so sleep deprived already we're not going to fight him!
Edward guzzles his milk and always has it dribbling down his chin (due in part to my oversupply I'm sure). He doesn't know when to stop feeding and so every day he will do a number of 'milky sicks' where he brings his milk straight back up again. I am trying to just feed him from one side each feed so that he doesn't overfeed. Like Leila, Edward struggles with his wind and we are already giving him infacol to help him out. Although he can burp at first after a feed, he still needs to be upright and being burped for some time afterwards and will randomly posset throughout the day. We get through multiple muslins and changes of clothes all round! We were worried about this at first, but the Doc found that Edward gained 500g in his first week at home, so she reassured us that he seems to be doing well. We have another appointment next week so we will see how he is doing then.
Between the long feeds, long burping and daytime naps in the sling, there isn't time for that much else in Edward's waking life at the moment. When he is awake we use the bouncer, the fleece and is play mat, but stick mainly to holding him or using the bouncer in an attempt to keep him more upright post-feeding. Hopefully he's getting enough visual stimulation from Leila poking toys and fingers in his face.
The doctors were pleased with how Edward recovered with his course of antibiotics in the hospital and after his slightly extended stay (thanks to Leila getting Hand, Foot and Mouth disease one week after he was born) he was discharged. Thankfully the 'mint sauce' poop of Leila's antibiotics was not repeated, but we did notice that his poo was mucousy and then a week after getting him home we found blood in his poo. I immediatly stopped dairy in my diet and the Doc agreed that this was the first thing to try whilst they run blood and stoll analysis. We've seen blood a few more times since, and his poos remain mucousy, but it will take a while to see the real effects of removing dairy and getting the test results back. (Leila is well aware of how poo-obsessed we are and mimics this by constantly saying 'poo - see' when we change Edward's nappy!)
Edward is really pretty strong already and can push down with his legs as well as lift his head up. When he was in hospital we saw him push his head up and turn it round to face the other way.He's on his way to growing out of some of the smaller newborn clothes we have for him. These will be saved in a pile ready for Granny to ship back to the UK for his cousin to wear when they arrive in November ;-)
Leila is very caring of Edward and Edward is very tolerant. She always wants to see what he is doing and give him a cuddle ('cu cu'). When he cries she says '(s)top (s)top' but when he sneezes she rushes off to the loo to get a single sqaure of tissue to wipe his nose with.
Edward has been home with us for three weeks now and we're getting to know what he likes and doesn't like and reminding ourselves of how to deal with a newborn!
Edward loves the sling. We're using the red-wrap sling mainly as the ergo is a bit cumbersome with the newborn insert that we need to use with him and the Baba sling doesn't tighten quite enough at the top to hold his head up (I find myself having to use one arm to support his head most of the time in it). Edward loves to nap in the sling. In fact he doesn't like to nap anywhere else really. I'm trying to convince myself that this is a good thing as it means that we can get out and about, rather than being tied to a moving buggy or his basket. It does mean that although my hands are free I am always carrying him and so sometimes am limited about what I can do.
It seems that despite the huge effort we went to to get the moses basket here Edward is not taken with it and prefers to sleep in our bed with us. He just always seems to wake up disturbed from his basket and as we're so sleep deprived already we're not going to fight him!
Edward guzzles his milk and always has it dribbling down his chin (due in part to my oversupply I'm sure). He doesn't know when to stop feeding and so every day he will do a number of 'milky sicks' where he brings his milk straight back up again. I am trying to just feed him from one side each feed so that he doesn't overfeed. Like Leila, Edward struggles with his wind and we are already giving him infacol to help him out. Although he can burp at first after a feed, he still needs to be upright and being burped for some time afterwards and will randomly posset throughout the day. We get through multiple muslins and changes of clothes all round! We were worried about this at first, but the Doc found that Edward gained 500g in his first week at home, so she reassured us that he seems to be doing well. We have another appointment next week so we will see how he is doing then.
Between the long feeds, long burping and daytime naps in the sling, there isn't time for that much else in Edward's waking life at the moment. When he is awake we use the bouncer, the fleece and is play mat, but stick mainly to holding him or using the bouncer in an attempt to keep him more upright post-feeding. Hopefully he's getting enough visual stimulation from Leila poking toys and fingers in his face.
The doctors were pleased with how Edward recovered with his course of antibiotics in the hospital and after his slightly extended stay (thanks to Leila getting Hand, Foot and Mouth disease one week after he was born) he was discharged. Thankfully the 'mint sauce' poop of Leila's antibiotics was not repeated, but we did notice that his poo was mucousy and then a week after getting him home we found blood in his poo. I immediatly stopped dairy in my diet and the Doc agreed that this was the first thing to try whilst they run blood and stoll analysis. We've seen blood a few more times since, and his poos remain mucousy, but it will take a while to see the real effects of removing dairy and getting the test results back. (Leila is well aware of how poo-obsessed we are and mimics this by constantly saying 'poo - see' when we change Edward's nappy!)
Edward is really pretty strong already and can push down with his legs as well as lift his head up. When he was in hospital we saw him push his head up and turn it round to face the other way.He's on his way to growing out of some of the smaller newborn clothes we have for him. These will be saved in a pile ready for Granny to ship back to the UK for his cousin to wear when they arrive in November ;-)
Leila is very caring of Edward and Edward is very tolerant. She always wants to see what he is doing and give him a cuddle ('cu cu'). When he cries she says '(s)top (s)top' but when he sneezes she rushes off to the loo to get a single sqaure of tissue to wipe his nose with.
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