I can’t believe eight weeks have passed since Baby R entered the world. I’d like to say the previous week has got easier since my ‘On the turn’ post from week seven. And I suppose, in a way, it has. Baby R is definitely managing more naps in the day, albeit short ones. But a…Continue Reading “Week 8 – finding a routine”
Looking back on week six, with Ruby now a seven week year-old, I feel like we’re slowly turning a corner. Don’t get me wrong: this week has been super tough (like last week and all the weeks before!) and included one of her worst night’s sleep to date. For at least a couple of days,…Continue Reading “Week 7 – on the turn?”
Baby R is now six weeks’ old. Week five has just gone by in a blur and I don’t quite know where the time is going. Days merge into one another and I have no concept of what day it is or what’s going on in the world. My life comprises my house, the bed,…Continue Reading “The six-week milestone”
Baby R is five weeks old today, and looking back on week four, I realise it’s been a week of firsts. There have been the typical highs (first smiles) and lows (in particular, R waking up at 1:45am and not properly going to sleep until the following night), but it feels like we’ve made more…Continue Reading “Five weeks in – a week of firsts”
Today is Baby R’s four week birthday – our one month newborn baby 🙂 – and what a four weeks it’s been. The ongoing breastfeeding saga This week in particularly has been super tough. We went a few days where I decided not to give Baby R expressed milk top-ups from the Haakaa manual breast…Continue Reading “Baby R’s four weeks today!”
I think I’ve had one day this week where I didn’t cry – that was a good day. The rest have either started or ended in tears, usually when my husband leaves or comes back from work. Lucky him! I never, ever thought having a baby would be this emotional – spoiler: it is. And…Continue Reading “Week three – it’s been emotional”
So I’m writing this post in week three, and trying to recall how week two has been. The time has flashed by in a total blur. I’m not going to lie – it’s been really tough. The main thing that’s happened is finding out R had lost more weight beyond what was considered OK. I…Continue Reading “Week two of motherhood”
Baby R and I came out of hospital Friday night, after she was born last Thursday evening. I was absolutely desperate to come home. Three and a half days in hospital is enough for anyone, even though the care we received was excellent. I had to go back in a taxi, separate from my husband,…Continue Reading “New mommy diaries – week one”
Ugh, so I’ve still not gone into labour and now it’s a day and a half until my induction. How did it come to this? If it wasn’t for my husband, I would wait it out until 42 weeks but he has been badgering me to get it done, even though it’s me that’ll have…Continue Reading “41+2 – two days til induction”
There’s something so exciting about counting down the days to your due date. Then, when it comes, there’s such a sense of anticipation. You know the statistics – that less than 5% of babies come on their due date, and I’m sure I’ve read that over 50% of babies to first time moms go over….Continue Reading “40+3 weeks – still pregnant”