Happy one month baby girl
Juliana is one month old today...can you believe it?
One month of sleepless nights and days, one month of latching (or not), one month of tearless cries, one month of snuggles, one month of sleeping on my or her daddy's chest, one month of sleeping in the swing/car seat/co-sleeper/bouncy seat/wherever, one month of screams/coos/sighs/hiccups/burps/pukes....
One joyous sweet month...that has gone by too fast. How could one month go by so quickly?
But oh, how I love this child more today than I did just one month ago :-)
6 Comments:
Wow, time flies. I'm so glad things are going well.
Happy first month to the three of you!
And you think you love her now...just wait till month 2.
Hang in there, D, things will get better and better and better. Soon.
And pretty much everything that Moxie says, especially the stuff about me being right.
She's just so adorable! Happy 1 month to little princess and to her mommy, who is doing a great job!
She's so pink and perfect!! Oh, I've got major baby envy right now!!
Thinking of you and hoping all is well.
She is absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on her first month.
Congratulations - what a gorgeous little girl! Hang in there - you are doing really well through one of the very very toughest times possible... so cut yourself some slack. :)
Don't know whether my experience will be helpful at all, but I have to say that for me and my daughter, bonding was a gradual experience. It wasn't the *bang* you're bonded sort of thing you read about/see on TV... for us, it was and continues to be about getting to know each other over time. (She'll be 2 next month!)
Breastfeeding, especially early on, can be really hard. Just take it one day at a time and relish the fact that your kid is thriving! Whether breast or bottlefeeding, I don't know of many folks who get a lot of "ME" time in those first couple of months of parenthood. Maybe the ones who can afford full-time nannies, or have relatives nearby?
The weepiness, the sleep deprivation, the emotions, the physical labor of feedings and changes and your body recovering, the hormones... it's pretty rough. But as everyone says, it does get better. Slowwwwwly, but it really does!
Do your best to take care of yourself, and sleep when she sleeps even though you just want to watch her. :) And if you're still feeling weepy in a month or so, make an appointment to talk to your OB.
Also, get outside if possible. Join a mother's group, make a regular date to go for a walk with a friend, anything to get yourself out of the house and ambulatory with the baby will help build your confidence. I didn't go anywhere for 6 weeks, I was so petrified! But once I got the hang of it, it felt really good to be out and about. Good luck to you!
Happy one month! I can't believe how fast things are going.
She is just beautiful!
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