June 8, 2005 - reflections and then some. . . .
Funny thought from this week at work, "Do Vegans breastfeed?" hmmm.... Moo.
Night time is still best Pu-sleep time. About 10 minutes (on a good night) after being plunked in bed and she is fast asleep. "Pu-Down" (when she's asleep) is usually achieved by 8:30 - and she stays down till about 12:30 or 1a.m. That means Mom gets a nice 2-3 hour sleep block (hey, it would be more, but can I really go to bed at 9pm?!?!?!?). Then, its pretty good sleep till 4 a.m. (yipeee - another 3 1/2 hours or so... hey, feeding takes awhile sometimes!)... Final meal is either from Mom, or, when I'm in a rush to go to work, Dad via bottle. Yipee for Dads, bottles, and pumps.
Sad time comes when she sleep thru the night... gotta replace her with the husband... Hmm... both hog the bed. . . . Being intrinsically lazy (and a bad speller) - I'm all for sleeping with babies. Prior to having a Pu, i thought - ack! i'd roll over on her and smother her. Nope. Its amazing how lightly you can sleep (plus, first 2 or 3 weeks, she slept on me to stay warm) or still you can sleep if you have to. When the Pu had her 3-month old birthday, I finally felt comfortable enough to roll on my other side away from her.
Now a days, she takes up my old side, and I'm left with a sliver of my husband's side of the bed - she sleeps with arms flailed out at her sides. Orangatang-Pu. I definately am glad i made the choice to sleep with her! (who wants to get up out of bed every 2 hours to feed a new born?!?!?! hey, i'm lazy and admit it...)
Definately am glad we sleep together... the instant she fusses, i'm there to feed her and console her, and she gets to learn her needs are met quickly at a very young age. Plus - the best - she eats, and we both roll back to bed. No major interuptions.
And the best? At 2 a.m., she's there to wake me up to show me all the new sounds she can make. Lately, she's learned she has volume as well as sounds. Yipeee. Wouldn't have missed all these past months for the world - its wonderful sleeping with her.
Night time is still best Pu-sleep time. About 10 minutes (on a good night) after being plunked in bed and she is fast asleep. "Pu-Down" (when she's asleep) is usually achieved by 8:30 - and she stays down till about 12:30 or 1a.m. That means Mom gets a nice 2-3 hour sleep block (hey, it would be more, but can I really go to bed at 9pm?!?!?!?). Then, its pretty good sleep till 4 a.m. (yipeee - another 3 1/2 hours or so... hey, feeding takes awhile sometimes!)... Final meal is either from Mom, or, when I'm in a rush to go to work, Dad via bottle. Yipee for Dads, bottles, and pumps.
Sad time comes when she sleep thru the night... gotta replace her with the husband... Hmm... both hog the bed. . . . Being intrinsically lazy (and a bad speller) - I'm all for sleeping with babies. Prior to having a Pu, i thought - ack! i'd roll over on her and smother her. Nope. Its amazing how lightly you can sleep (plus, first 2 or 3 weeks, she slept on me to stay warm) or still you can sleep if you have to. When the Pu had her 3-month old birthday, I finally felt comfortable enough to roll on my other side away from her.
Now a days, she takes up my old side, and I'm left with a sliver of my husband's side of the bed - she sleeps with arms flailed out at her sides. Orangatang-Pu. I definately am glad i made the choice to sleep with her! (who wants to get up out of bed every 2 hours to feed a new born?!?!?! hey, i'm lazy and admit it...)
Definately am glad we sleep together... the instant she fusses, i'm there to feed her and console her, and she gets to learn her needs are met quickly at a very young age. Plus - the best - she eats, and we both roll back to bed. No major interuptions.
And the best? At 2 a.m., she's there to wake me up to show me all the new sounds she can make. Lately, she's learned she has volume as well as sounds. Yipeee. Wouldn't have missed all these past months for the world - its wonderful sleeping with her.
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