Wow, time is flying! And we've just begun...
Cora had her checkup on Thursday. She weighed in at 13 lbs, 1 oz (50th percentile) and measured 25 inches long (60th percentile). The doc said that was great so nothing to worry about there. He said we could start Cora on solid foods when we're ready...We don't think we're ready yet! Though it would be fun to experiment with, we're in no hurry. Then she got her shots...no fun, lots of tears, but once she got over the initial shock she did great.
Cora has finally been starting to sleep longer for her naps. For about the whole month of April the longest she slept during the day was 45 minutes. I wasn't too worried because she was still sleeping really well at night and I had been moving her bed time earlier so she was (and still is) sleeping 10-11 hours at night. Occasionally she'd wake up once to eat, but the last two weeks she's been sleeping all night again. Now, I said I wasn't too worried...well, I was a little worried because she would wake up horribly. Crying, rubbing her eyes, almost screeching or wailing - so I knew she was probably still tired and hadn't slept long enough, but nothing seemed to help. I tried rocking her to calm her down again, feeding her in case she was waking up because of hunger, leaving her to fuss and cry (which made it worse), just giving her the pacifier. It didn't seem she was able to sleep longer the 30-45 minutes. It was comforting to hear from a few other moms that their kids had gone through a stage like that - and it was just a stage. So I kept being as consistent and patient as I could.
Now it seems that the last week she's started sleeping longer for her naps all on her own. The last three days she took a 2 hour nap in the afternoon, and this morning her first nap was an hour and 45 minutes! The best part was that she woke up like she does in the morning - she makes some noise, maybe a little whining, so we know she's awake but she seems rested, content and ready to greet the world! Hopefully this continues!
Anybody have advice about when/how to start solid foods? I'd love to hear stories or experiences! I've done some reading about it but it's always nice to hear real-to-life advice.
You asked for the advice and I am sure you will get a fair amount, but a few reminders too. If you are breast feeding when a baby spits up it generally doesn't stain too bad, if at all. Likewise, when you breastfeed the diapers don't have much odor. However, when you use formula or add in food the spit stains and the poop stinks! They also tend to get the spit on sofas, vehicle seats, or your clothes. So I wouldn't rush into it for the sake of the fun. It will come soon enough. If she is hungry and needs it is another thing. Also some babies when breast fed don't have as much waste because the mother's milk is just what they need, but if they get more than they need it just comes out and you have more dirty diapers to change. Just a few things I learned. Hope it helps.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about how it would change the stain factors, etc. Good thoughts! Thanks!
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