I usually find that people are very good about keeping their hands clean and not touching or kissing L's hands and face. But then I also find that some people have no sense at all when it comes to this.
Nothing makes us cringe more than someone kneeling down and kissing his hands, or even just touching his hands. His hands are always in his mouth right now and whatver is on their hands goes right in his mouth... You would never shake someones hand and then stick your fingers in your mouth and suck on them, would you?? Being his parents we have to watch out for these things since he is not able to himself.
We have people wash their hands before touching L and now we are asking them not to touch his hands and face, also. The more we read about childhood illnesses and even just cold/flus, we dont want people passing on any more germs then what I know he will unavoidably be exposed to. Their little immune systems are just not strong enough for that kind of onslaught.
I hate that these things even have to be said to people. I just wish they had enough common sense to know better. Usually its not a problem, but you always get those few.
I find so often now people try to kiss his hands and it drives me crazy... just crazy. Since when is it ok to go around kissing peoples hands first of all. No one would ever do that to another adult but they think babies are fair game.
Anyway, gosh, that turned into quite a little rant. :-) I always hope that people wandering around online will read random little posts like this and learn from it. Dont touch or kiss anyones babies' face or hands! Parents dont like it!
:-D (Im only smiling to make this post appear to be polite, when actually its not meant to be at all. :-) lol
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Breastfeeding help!
Ive decided that I would really like to help other mums with breastfeeding, because of all the trouble that I had with it. I really understand how heartbreaking it can be when its something you really want to do. Im looking into becoming a lactation doula/postpartum doula. Im not sure if this will work out or when, but its something Im really thinking about. I keep reading the bfing forum on WTE and there are so many women being screwed over at the hospitals. Theyre just not properly trained for bfing and mothers are paying the price for it because of their horrible advice.
When L is a little bigger I may try to make a website for help with bfing and of course suggest with all I am that people either see or contact Jack Newman.
L is doing really well. We had a family picnic over the weekend and he did really good with meeting some relatives for the first time. He let the cousins and aunties hold him and giggled and smiled for them. I was really proud of him because a week before he had a meltdown at a relatives house and I was feeling like a bad mother wondering if we hadnt been taking him out and around other people enough. I found this weekend that thats not true at all. hes a really sociable little guy when hes well rested.
When L is a little bigger I may try to make a website for help with bfing and of course suggest with all I am that people either see or contact Jack Newman.
L is doing really well. We had a family picnic over the weekend and he did really good with meeting some relatives for the first time. He let the cousins and aunties hold him and giggled and smiled for them. I was really proud of him because a week before he had a meltdown at a relatives house and I was feeling like a bad mother wondering if we hadnt been taking him out and around other people enough. I found this weekend that thats not true at all. hes a really sociable little guy when hes well rested.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Ok... I cant believe THREE months have gone by. lol
I had been copying this blog to a journal all through my pregnancy so that baby boy would have it when hes older. Right before his birth I stopped posting here, and just continued privately with his journal where I talk about daily life with him and all of his milestones. I will try to start writing here again when I can now that things are slowing down a bit for us.
L is doing really well. He is almost to his 4 month mark now, on September 11. Next big thing on the horizon is the four month shots which I am dreading of course, even though he did really well with the 2 month shots.
He is right on track with development, and breast feeding continues to go really well for us- with all the thanks in my heart to Jack Newman and his clinic!
We are pretty well into a good routine now, and have been for the entire third month. Bedtime is great, and days are great as long as he gets the right amount of nap time. He will need between 14-16 hrs of sleep from month 3-6 and he usually gets 14. He sleeps about 10 hrs at night, gets up 3 times to nurse, and then has two 2 hr naps during the day (on a good day). His sleeping is only predictable in that his napes are about 2 hrs apart. He takes his first about 2 hrs after waking in the morning, and the second 2 hrs after the first. Usually.. there are odd days when he doesnt.
People started telling me that I should not worry so much about his naps and that I should go ahead and take him out whenever I feel like it because "he will adjust" and "learn" to sleep anywhere. Well, thanks to these people I learned the hard way that just because other peoples babies do things in a certain way dos mean all babies do things in a certain way.
I tried taking him out like that a few times and we both paid for it dearly. He does not sleep outside of home at nap time, and if he doesnt get all the sleep he needs he gets overtired and extremely cranky and worked up. Luckily for these advice givers- they dont have to mop up the mess, I do. :-)
So, needless to say we have learned to do things our own way. It simply means that if other people want to visit L, they have to go by his schedule and not their own.
I will write more soon, L just woke up from his nap and we have a few things to get done.
L is doing really well. He is almost to his 4 month mark now, on September 11. Next big thing on the horizon is the four month shots which I am dreading of course, even though he did really well with the 2 month shots.
He is right on track with development, and breast feeding continues to go really well for us- with all the thanks in my heart to Jack Newman and his clinic!
We are pretty well into a good routine now, and have been for the entire third month. Bedtime is great, and days are great as long as he gets the right amount of nap time. He will need between 14-16 hrs of sleep from month 3-6 and he usually gets 14. He sleeps about 10 hrs at night, gets up 3 times to nurse, and then has two 2 hr naps during the day (on a good day). His sleeping is only predictable in that his napes are about 2 hrs apart. He takes his first about 2 hrs after waking in the morning, and the second 2 hrs after the first. Usually.. there are odd days when he doesnt.
People started telling me that I should not worry so much about his naps and that I should go ahead and take him out whenever I feel like it because "he will adjust" and "learn" to sleep anywhere. Well, thanks to these people I learned the hard way that just because other peoples babies do things in a certain way dos mean all babies do things in a certain way.
I tried taking him out like that a few times and we both paid for it dearly. He does not sleep outside of home at nap time, and if he doesnt get all the sleep he needs he gets overtired and extremely cranky and worked up. Luckily for these advice givers- they dont have to mop up the mess, I do. :-)
So, needless to say we have learned to do things our own way. It simply means that if other people want to visit L, they have to go by his schedule and not their own.
I will write more soon, L just woke up from his nap and we have a few things to get done.
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