My notes. Breastfeeding It was a challenge. I tried all the different positions recommended by the lactation consultant. I finally got a good latch once I lay her down beside me and let her do her thing. Yes to lanolin. No to disposable breast pads. They are uncomfortable and scratchy to wear. Yes to shelf-bra-singlets […]
Pickle barely spends more than 15 minutes ‘playing’ after being fed and burped and when she’s not practicing her head control in ‘tummy time’ on the old fashioned mat I found at the local charity shop, her favourite game is copying faces. Popular wisdom suggests she is now approaching the developmental stage that spending some
The past 8 weeks have passed in a blur of feeding, burping, settling and weighing wee Pickle. I feel like I haven’t had a minute to collect my thoughts much less write and publish them, so I’m in awe of some of the ALI bloggers I follow who have become new mamas and managed to keep
After scheduling a c-section for breech presentation for next Tuesday morning, my waters gushed at 9pm last night at 38 weeks, 5 days. Baby was delivered just after midnight on the 21st May by emergency C – just in time for my 43rd birthday tomorrow! She’s a wee 2.6kg (about 6 lbs) but perfectly formed
I follow many blogs in my reader and have noticed over the past few weeks several posts suggesting people are not posting or commenting as much as before. This may be because the community is changing as we reach different milestones in our journeys or it may be that blog commenting is dying out. I
I had my checkup today and the doctor was concerned because the fundus measurement was only 32 cm and I hadn’t gained any weight for four weeks. Well, it didn’t seem like I’d gained any weight since my weight measurement was the same as my first visit to the new hospital when the midwives were
Over the last several weeks I’ve been experimenting with making yoghurt in a desire to satisfy my dairy cravings in a healthy-ish manner. I was inspired by the extremely straightforward recipe for doing so in the Nourishing Traditions recipe book which basically tells you to After a quick trip to the housewares shop to buy a thermometer,
I don’t normally have a problem with Facebook. Given I’ve lived in four different countries over the past 15 years, it allows me glimpses into the lives of friends who I simply don’t keep up with on a regular basis. It makes me feel connected to them and when we do get in touch
I cannot believe how quickly time has been passing! I’ve added a couple of days volunteer work to my schedule and between those and my frequent naps, I’ve been reading and cooking, but not so much writing or commenting. I have some catching up to do. I had my compulsory booking appointment with the new,
With my first pregnancy I was a bit anxious because it was all a new experience. But I was innocent enough to believe things would probably be fine, until it all went downhill at ten weeks. With my second pregnancy I was hyper-vigilant. I worried and over-analysed every symptom until we passed 14 weeks