for my mental health

Baby schedule May 9, 2006

Posted by fmmh in : Baby , trackback

People keep asking me if Babyboy is sleeping through the night. I wonder what does that mean. Are there no awakenings? Babyboy does sleep through the night when he isn’t crying, nursing, grunting, or getting his diaper changed. Maybe people wonder how long he is sleeping each night?

9pm bedtime & feeding

1am feeding

4am diaper change & feeding

630am diaper change & feeding & burping

7am rise & shine

I guess that makes it approximately 7 hours of sleep. His nights are pretty consistant. However, his day schedule constantly changes, feeding every 1 to 2 to 3 hours with diaper changes and naps in between. I often struggle an hour burping him. Babyboy will regurgitate milk or cry and thrash his body angrily if we aren’t in sync with his burping needs. A typical day, we both change our outfits 3 times because of spittle.

Why am I feeding him so much? I don’t know. I think the reason varies (growth spurts, volume consumed, spittle amount, feeding rate & frequency, and mood).

I try not to bath him more than twice a day. He’s not too fond of baths. Babyboy has eczema and must have balm rubbed all over him after the bath. The peds doc prescribed a lot of meds for him to treat the itchy skin, but I found the organic balm works good enough, although expensive. Silly docs think I’m gonna give my baby drugs just because they prescribe it for free? “Whateva, whateva, I’ll do what I want!” ~South Park’s Cartman

I avoid putting him in his swing because I feel guilty, like I’m neglecting him. If I need to put him in his swing, so I can clean or do other mommy stuff, then I try not to leave him there for no more than 2 hours. It’s really tempting to let him stay in there as long as he is sleeping.

Every few days Babyboy’s nails have to be trimmed. Toenails are the hardest. I have never trimmed his right foot’s toenails because he won’t let me. He’ll even wiggle his toes while sleeping.

Breastfeeding is a lot of work!!!!! I’m not complaining (I didn’t mention the pain involved) because it (breastfeeding) is the best thing for Babyboy and also me (bonding, weight loss, emotional needs).