One of the joys of having a newborn is that you get to show off your pride and joy to close friends and relatives. Yesterday my sister came round to visit from Thailand and she seemed to love little Aimee, depsite her screaming and crying. After a short while of getting acquainted, Aimee took to the arms of Sylvie and fed like a trooper. She'll have to get used to the company as Aimee has a lot of aunties and uncles. Yesterday was quite a crowd actually, with my parents, sister, Cat's Mum, Cat and me all in one room. Aimme didn;t seem to care long as she had a bottle to feed from.
Textbooks - throw them all away!
I'm having a textbook versus instinct debate with Cat at the moment. For me, I beleive Aimee should feed every 3-4 hours no matter what. Cat feels Aimee should be allowed her five - six hour sleep if needs be (books and the midwife advise against this), or two hour feed if that is what she wants. I am nervous about letting Aimee sleep too long for fear of her missing a feed and getting dehydrated. Last night, we did it my way, I woke Aimee up after five hours of sleeping had elapsed. Darn! I paid the price with three hours of crying hysterics after a copious feed and nappy change. So today, we do it Cat's way and feed on demand and leave well alone if sleeping for long periods. If the weather is nice, we may even venture outdoors for a stroll in the pram for the first time.
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