| #ffffff;" /> | | | | always hungry. At first, finding a place in our home for |
| Why did the staff let me leave the hospital with this | | | | nursing was a bit difficult. It is up to mom to find the |
| helpless little creature? Such were my thoughts the | | | | position that works best for both herself and her baby. |
| day I took my baby home. Newborns are so different | | | | Some people use ring slings, fabric carriers that allow |
| than the cute, chubby babies I had babysat for long | | | | you to carry the baby around with you. Baby can be |
| ago - and this baby was totally my responsibility! I was | | | | positioned nicely for nursing with a correctly adjusted |
| hit hard by reality - it was me who was the parent | | | | ring sling. I preferred to use my ring sling as a |
| now. I found that even after giving birth I still did not | | | | convenient hands-free carrier. After some trial and |
| have much confidence in my parenting ability. How did | | | | error over several feedings, I found the rocking chair to |
| my mother do it? It did not seem possible I could be as | | | | be my best option for nursing. |
| capable as she? The panic began to set in. | | | | I could not believe how many times my baby needed |
| I found that placing my baby into the car seat was | | | | changing. Newborns have an output capacity that |
| quite a feat. We had bought the best baby travel | | | | shames the most efficient factory. I had chosen to use |
| system we could find. The three-in-one feature of | | | | Fuzzi Bunz cloth diapers. It was a good thing they fit |
| locking into the stroller, into the car, or just as an infant | | | | snugly. Some interesting diapering issues arise from a |
| carrier was quite a bonus. So perfect when | | | | a "liquid only" diet." Most of the biggest diaper issues |
| purchased, the infant seat seemed huge that first day! | | | | occurred in the first week. Be prepared for the |
| My heart believed she was as safe if not safer in my | | | | unexpected is the motto you will live by! For me, the |
| arms than alone in a car seat! My husband and a little | | | | most challenging part of cloth diapering was the |
| bit of logic managed to convince me to let go. | | | | fastening. Of course they will not work at all if you do |
| However, no matter how you place them in a car | | | | not fasten them quickly enough! |
| seat, newborns scrunch down into one little corner. | | | | Even though the first few days home are challenging, |
| This is a cute phase which lasts until baby gets some | | | | they are the beginning of an entirely new chapter. |
| muscle tone and is more able to handle sitting. You can | | | | Adaptability is the key to the first months. You will be |
| purchase additional padded support for your baby for | | | | tested at every phase your child reaches. I found |
| use with the first weeks of "amoeba life". | | | | myself consistently calling upon all my resources |
| I knew I needed rest but I was torn between the rest I | | | | sometimes just pretending to be as capable as my |
| needed and being with my new baby. And she was | | | | mother. |