We are going really well bar a few hiccups Chloe is a super relaxed baby and generally just eats and sleeps at this stage. Friends and family have all commented that they are yet to hear her cry, lol! She does cry but only briefly when she wants a feed or is not enjoying her bath or nappy change. She is just so chilled out! We may be in for a rude shock though around the 5 week mark when the little terrors suddenly wake up.
Breast feeding was going super well but Chloe managed to graze my nipples and now I have an staph infection in both breasts. I'm on antibiotics to treat it and hopefully avoid mastitis. I'm also pumping most feeds to rest my nipples for a few days. So glad I got onto my lactation consultant before it got worse. That woman is worth her weight in gold! Chloe attaches really well so once the grazes and infection have gone, we should hopefully continue to breastfeed well. My supply seems to be good (I'm pumping about 80ml each time which happens to be the perfect amount to knock Missy out!) and Chloe is demand feeding every 3 hours during the day and generally 4 over night. I'm super impressed!
We had an unexpected stay in hospital on Thursday night as Chloe had two scary choking episodes so the paediatrician wanted to monitor her overnight. The choking episodes were so damn scary, I honestly thought she was going to die She choked on mucous and struggled to clear her airways. There wasn't much we could do but hope she'd clear her nasal passage so she could breathe again. OMG, it was horrible. The paed was pretty sure it was left over mucous from her birth combined with reflux (she's a bit of a happy chucker) but he wanted to rule our laryngospasm. I made the mistake of Googling that when we got into our room at the hossi and pooped my pants! Nasty, nasty!! Anyway, to cut a long story short, she was monitored overnight and of course, nothing happend so we were discharged the next day with a few strategies to hopefully stop it from happening again and advice on what we can do if it does happen again, god forbid! So far she's been ok with the bassinet mattress tilted, extra burping and laying her on her side to sleep. Hopefully the mucous is all gone now too so we can sleep easy again, although my Angel Care Sound and Movement Monitor has certainly helped me to sleep since it happened.
DD1 is coping really well with Chloe's arrival and loves her little sister to bits. She does get a bit jealous when I'm feeding Chloe or expressing and demands 'mummy cuddles' but she's quickly realising she just has to wait. Her sleep has miraculously improved since Chloe's arrival too which is fantastic as we were having issues due to moving house and putting her in a new bed and I was so worried how we'd cope but she's sorted herself out. She has spent a couple of nights in our bed but we have a king size bed now (best purchase ever!) and she sleeps so well that we don't fight it!
I'm off to write my birth story while I have a bit of time. Both girls are asleep but I'll be due to pump again in about an hour.
Chloe is a super relaxed baby and generally just eats and sleeps at this stage. Friends and family have all commented that they are yet to hear her cry, lol! She does cry but only briefly when she wants a feed or is not enjoying her bath or nappy change. She is just so chilled out! We may be in for a rude shock though around the 5 week mark when the little terrors suddenly wake up.
She choked on mucous and struggled to clear her airways. There wasn't much we could do but hope she'd clear her nasal passage so she could breathe again. OMG, it was horrible. The paed was pretty sure it was left over mucous from her birth combined with reflux (she's a bit of a happy chucker) but he wanted to rule our laryngospasm. I made the mistake of Googling that when we got into our room at the hossi and pooped my pants! Nasty, nasty!! Anyway, to cut a long story short, she was monitored overnight and of course, nothing happend so we were discharged the next day with a few strategies to hopefully stop it from happening again and advice on what we can do if it does happen again, god forbid! So far she's been ok with the bassinet mattress tilted, extra burping and laying her on her side to sleep. Hopefully the mucous is all gone now too so we can sleep easy again, although my Angel Care Sound and Movement Monitor has certainly helped me to sleep since it happened.
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