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almostwitty) wrote2011-01-27 04:00 pm
A lot can happen in a week...
Last week – Thursday 20 January – ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
bijziend was induced.
SIXTY SIX hours of labour later, Alexander Joseph Ming Hin Wong was brought into the world in a very messy manner on Sunday morning, weighing 8lbs 1oz. I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…
We were finally allowed to bring Alexander home on Wednesday afternoon, after three nights of bijziend and Alexander being stuck in a noisy ward full of screaming babies, Alexander included.
Thus Wednesday night was the first night of hell for both of us, with a screaming baby that could only be placated by a combination of feeds, bumps, crooning Lady GaGa lullabies and finally him sleeping in my arms while I was propped up on the sofa and could take a nap myself. Tips for getting babies to sleep at night are highly appreciated!
And that’s already taken up one week of paternity leave – just two more to go. 
Mirrored from almost witty.
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Congratulations and best of luck!
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66 hours of labour - *hands endurance medal to Shalene*
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Congratulations to all three of you in coming through it more or less unscathed.
*sends tea and biscuits*
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Beautiful baby... my first nephew is an Alexander.
Stick me on the filter!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
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As to sleep things are different in different phases, sometimes things are better and sometimes worse. You also get used to it.
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He is really beautiful! And so often you have to lie because no matter how cute the kid ends up being, they start off looking terrifying where they're all new born. But Alex is actually a cutie from the start!! Nice work.
Can I be on the baby filter pleeeeease? I am still on LJ. New years resolution is to actually use the thing a bit more.
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Yes, put me on the special filter.
As for seeing things I can't imagine... after three kids, all fully conscious the entire time, I'm pretty sure I have...
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For getting baby to sleep a night, a bat? Not helpful? OK. No.
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*yes on the babyfilter
*baby to sleep: well, everyone has their own way of doing things. if you don't have it already, get "the baby book" by dr. sears. it's amazing. i have also heard good things about the book "the no-cry sleep solution."
for us personally, the ONLY way dragon would sleep at night (or at all, at any time, ever) was for us to co-sleep. he needed to be able to nurse all night, or wake up, nurse, and go back to sleep. we started with a side-car sleeper, but eventually he just moved into the bed with us. i realize it's not for everyone, but i will tell you, he slept through the night and i got more rest than any of the other parents i knew. we transitioned him to his own bed when he got older and then eventually to his own room, so don't believe the myth that you will never get them to sleep on their own. babies needs are pretty simple: clean diaper, warmth, fed, burped, held and held and held and held. :)
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