And today’s weight is:
12.6 pounds . . . we are now in size 1-2 diapers!
12.6 pounds . . . we are now in size 1-2 diapers!
I am often reminded about what an easy baby she is. Â This happened recently while I was responding to another parent’s email on a mailing list.
The original email:
My newborn, Henry, (almost 3 weeks old) sleeps great if I am carrying him in the sling.  But as soon as I put him down in the bassinet or within 15 minutes of putting him down, he wakes up and fuses.  This isn’t so much of a problem during the day when I can carry him.  But at night I am having the hardest time sleeping because he won’t sleep without being held or carried.
Last night I tried walking with him in the sling for about 20 minutes after feeding him and then putting him down.  This worked for 2 of our night time feedings, but the other ones it didn’t work for.  Plus by the time I nurse him and walk him it is practically time for his next feeding, leaving me very little sleep.  Help, please
My response:
I had a similar issue with my daughter the first night we came home. Â She would fall asleep in my arms, but wake up within 10-20 minutes of being put in the cradle. Â I did not get much sleep that night. Â For the next few nights, I slept with her on my abdomen. Â She slept in two hour increments – but at least I could sleep too. Â (I found that I was fine / functional after sleeping in two hour increments so long as I got many such sleep increments in during the night.) Â
At her next check-up, my pediatrician strongly discouraged us from allowing the baby to sleep face down on my abdomen . . . so I only did this for less than a week . . . but she subsequently slept fine when I put her down. Â (Interestingly, she did not have any day/ night confusion.) Â Ultimately, I am rather confused about whether allowing children to sleep face down is truly a problem or not since several postpartum professionals have advised us that the risks associated with sleeping face down are overblown, and they disagree with our pediatrician’s advice. . . please do your own due diligence before you decide to let your baby sleep face down.
There you have it folks -sleeping in two hour increments is in fact easy! Parenthood indeed changes us.
Abi has had an eventful week.
Grandma Elmira & Aunt Riva came to visit from Friday to Tuesday. Â Abi had a lot of fun. Â She was a little fussy, and thus did not do much to convince Aunt Riva to make little cousins for Abi. Â
Dad took his first overnight trip from Sunday to Wednesday. Â Abi & Dad video chatted almost every night (except when Abi zonked out early). Â They had a lot of fun. Â I was not sure that Abi would recognize her Dad because video chatting is a very different cognitive experience than hanging out in person – but she did. Â She had a lot to say to him. Â She was very happy when he came home, and of course remembered all the fun she has pulling his pony tail. Â Thankfully, there are no more overnight trips on his horizon.
On Monday, Abi went to her first postnatal class at Isis Maternity. Â It is the Next Stages class (for ages 3-5 months). Â It involves singing, movement exercises etc. Â We highly recommend it. Â At the beginning of class, she was staring intensely at the class facilitator and smiling at her. Â The facilitator stared back at Abi, and lost her concentration. Â Teacher’s pet!
Abi is also progressing on her physical development. Â She cannot support herself in a sitting position. Â However, when sitting with support, she is pulling herself forward when holding on to someone’s hand in front of her, and bracing herself with her hands when falling forwards. Â She can also support herself in a sitting position by holding Mommy’s hands.
She has been standing for a while (when supported under her arms) but has absolutely no balance. Â Recently, she has started trying to take steps, and no longer stands on curled toes. Â When sitting, she pushes down with her legs to let us know that she wants to stand up.
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