Category Archives: Baby Days
Two months old
Dear Abi, Your second month of life has been a trying one. You’ve contracted the dreaded colic and tried to kill your father and I by crying non-stop. If you’re not being held you’re crying–no, rocking you in the pram or swing will not do and a nice long walk will only help while we’re [...]
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Dealing with colic
Colic has been the bane of my existence over the past couple of weeks–though it seems like longer. The wind pain and the screaming has, in a very literal sense, been driving me mad. To the point that I’ve doubted my parenting ability and really become concerned about my actual sanity. Things were especially bad [...]
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Breastfeeding protip
If you’d like to breastfeed while laying down but can’t because your boobs disappear around the back somewhere when you try. Grab a towel and use it under your arm to help prop yourself up.
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Coping with colic
She doesn’t sleep much at the moment. Not much during the day and certainly not much at night. For a while there I was averaging two hours sleep a night in one hour segments. The night I got four hours of unbroken sleep I woke up feeling like a new person, so much so that [...]
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Colic: did your kid have it?