Today marks the 40th day of my confinement and 40 days Nouaira in our life. Yeah, I guess time flies but it still feels a little slow to me.
She had her 2nd jab of Hep B immunity dosage on the 12th. Everything went smoothly.
It's Ramadhan now. Second day of puasa. Obviously I am not fasting. Postpartum does not permit me to fast. I was hoping it ended earlier but alas, I could only wish. It's going to be another direful waiting game to wait for it to dry up. Sangatlah tidak mahu ganti puasa banyak sangat. Malas.
In 2 days time Nouaira is 6 weeks old. So far she can smile and laugh like a champion. Suka sangat ketawa masa tidur and sometimes in the middle of the night she'd giggle loudly and I'd be freaked out. Her eyes can focus and follow object without moving her head. I bought Lamaze wrist and socks rattles hoping she'd discover her hands and feet soon. But maybe that won't be for another month or two. She can hold up her head well for more than 10 seconds. She still hates lying down on her own. I don't know what to do about that for now. She still can't fall asleep on her own. Nak kena timang sampai terlena, then rock, then hold on lap THEN after a while baru boleh letak on her mattress. Manja much? If she's very sleepy the whole procedure takes a few minutes but if she's not then the timang-timang part takes a while sampai lenguh bahu and tangan.
Nouaira is a grazer. She drinks little but frequent. The most she would take is 4oz but not in one feeding. 2oz first then rest about 10 to 30 minutes then another 2oz. Most of the time she finishes 2oz and nap for about an hour and half. Other times she drinks one and half plus another one and half, sleeps for about 2 to 3 hours. But her sleeping and drinking habit is still unpredictable. Yeah, they say routine only starts after the 3rd month or so. I've got to be patient, but it is kind of driving me crazy especially the part where ALL I do is look at her, feed her, change her and try to put her to sleep. Sabar..sabar..trying not to get baby blues get the better of me tapi kecundang jugak a few times. So at those times, I let Mr.Hubster and Mother take care of her while I sleep or rest.
I put her in cloth diaper in the daytime. So far I have 17 diapers in my stash and of various brands. I can't pick out a favourite just yet but the first pick would be the Rumparooz. The least is the Grovia, probably because it's not a "stay dry" diaper. Others I have are Bumgenius 3.0, 4.0 & Freetime, Charlie Banana, Itti Bitti Tutto, Lunatots 3.0 & AI2, Baby Wizard, Blueberry NB, QQBaby, Baby Beehinds and Autumnz. I am currently waiting for a one size Swaddlebee Simplex. I find that cloth diapering is easy so far. For now we only need 3 disposable diapers per day. I guess jimat la jugak.
Due to breasfeeding failure, yes I finally have to admit it, that I have failed salah satu hak anak, Nouaira is on formula. I do not want to go into all the gruesome details for now. Currently, she's on Isomil sebab takut allergy reaction but nak tukar soon because 1) can't afford susu mahal, and 2) need to introduce lactose supaya tak develop allergy to it.
So that's all the update for now. I am hoping that the next update would be about Nouaira's first outing. Yeah, I have a bad case of want-to-go-out-itis. Haritu pun dah dapat keluar, just to go watch Batman : The Dark Knight Rises, which was awesome by the way! Here's hoping! :)
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