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She definitely has lots of wet and pooey nappies! she is a machine! And she gained 1kg in the first 2 weeks, she feeds like a champ and feeds a lot, So maybe I will let her sleep... I'll go check she is ok and leave her if she is happy.
It's weird, I want her to sleep when she is awake and when she is sleeping I miss her.
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Soooooooo true lol!!!!!!
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Well she woke herself Right after I posted last so now she is happily on the boob...
So tummy time doesn't matter at this stage? And I felt bad for not stimulating her!! She doesn't have any toys above her carseat, no mobile to look at in her bassinet, nothing but sleep boobies and hugs. Oh well.
Thank you all so much for reassuring me. It's what I need right now. It's so hard because I was so confident at first, so relaxed and knew what we wanted but now, not so sure... I just want the best for her...
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Tummy time is importnant to help stengthen their neck muscels (sp) etc- but it doesnt have to be on the floor- just holding her on your chest on her belly (while you lay flat-ish) and her lifting her head is fine. I may be a "bad" m,um but i never put my kids on the floor for the 10-15 minutes a day as recomended, or if i did it wasnt in one block, more like a minute at a time a few times a day, just for as long as they were happy. On your chest is great too coz she can see your face!
Its a tough job hey!!!!!!! And parenting is such an important job that you want to do sooo right!!!But everything you hear is different!!!!!!
Last edited by ~StarBright~; January 22nd, 2011 at 11:14 AM. : fixing stupid typing mistakes coz i am typing with bandaids on my fingers lol
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You are the stimulation she needs - looking at your face & expresions.
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At this age, the world itself is stimulating. As for tummy time - my DD never liked tummy time; so we didn't force her. My boys on the other hand loved it from about 4mths.
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I am another one for hugs and cuddles as much as she wants at this age, but on the other hand, if you need to do something like go to the bathroom, make some lunch etc. so long as you know she is not tired/hungry/dirty then you should just go and do it IMO! If she cries for a few mins its not going to do any long lasting damage, and you can always have her right there with you and you can talk to her and she can see you. Yes, its not nice to hear them cry, especially when they are so tiny, but sometimes you just need to go to the loo...
You are doing a fantastic job hun, congratulations on your gorgeous little one! Also, for toys, its probably still a little bit early, my DS would just cry at any toy put near him till he was nearly 12 weeks old, all he wanted to do was sleep and have his boobies.
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What would I do without the BB community? I would lose my mind...
Thank you. I really needed the reassurance.
I am just going to have to learn to turn of the voices in the back of my mind saying " you shouldn't do that, it's bad for her blah blah blah" and just do what feels the most right (because nothing feels right at the moment!!)
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Sometimes we think too much when we should just go by feel. I'm a terrible one for overthinking.
At this point it's all about getting to know each other and feeling your way through - trial and error is fine. Everyone is different so there's no possible way there could be one right way of doing anything.
DS and DD are so completely different - there's no way we could do things the same way. DS would not be put down, ever, in the first few months. DD gets grizzly when she's tired and actually wants to be put down. Seems so strange to me after DS.
Advice is just taht, advice. It's not rules or directives or anything you actually have to do. Sometimes it's helpful, often it's not. Just take what helps you and ignore the rest.
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