Oct
18
Sleep Update
Filed Under Cosleeping, Post-Birth Sleep | 5 Comments
I’m tempted not to discuss this for fear of tempting the Sleep Gods, but here it goes:
Sleep, for the past couple of weeks, has been WONDERFUL!
I figured out that Ash liked to sleep on top of me at night, and when he did, he’d sleep in four hour stretches! Sometimes his waking period would be […]
Sep
15
It’s all water weight, I swear! I haven’t gotten off my ass in a week
Filed Under Baby Pictures, Cosleeping, Post-Birth Sleep, Post-Birth Weight | 3 Comments
Family beds are the way to go! Last night we slept for nearly twelve hours (in 3-4 hour incriments) with only short breaks in between we learned how to properly breastfeed so that he stays full for longer. The first few days I’d get have to get up to nurse nearly every hour. It was […]
Sep
14
First Checkup
Filed Under Breastfeeding, Post-Birth Doctor's Appointments, Post-Birth Recovery, Post-Birth Sleep, Post-Birth Weight | Leave a Comment
We had a visit from the public health nurse today. Her visit is two-fold: one, I’m positive she was here to check things out and make sure that we are in a safe environment (therefore there was lots of cleaning up before her arrival!) and second, she is there to help with anything that I […]
Sep
13
Sleep Deprived, But Okay
Filed Under Clothes, Daily, Post-Birth Sleep, Post-Birth Weight, The Father | 5 Comments
Clive’s back to work today and my mom’s here until the weekend. It’s very nice to have help, even though I feel like continuing my regular work load. It’s weird to spend most of my time in bed. I really need to though- recovery’s been a bitch, and probably ranked harder than actual labour because […]