Kancheong Spiders

Something that has been amusing is how kancheong everybody gets over a newborn. I think I'm a pretty laid-back mum and I hope that doesn't change, but I am surrounded by kancheong spiders who question every little whimper and hiccup and bowel movement to the point of it being irritating at times.

To me, Natalie is still adapting to her new environment and thus I am not going to panic if she sneezes or doesn't poop in a few hours or is not hungry at times. But her father is super-anxious! I thought he would be a bit more level-headed but oh no, he worries about everything...am not surprised though since the MIL is kancheong spider No.1. He must have inherited it from her!

Nick has earned the nickname 'Milk Nazi' because he's always wanting her to drink more milk and trying to feed her extra. When he's on night duty, he will patiently wait till Nat's asleep before putting her down, and then he will wake up every 10 mins to check if she's breathing and that the blanket is not smothering her...even on my shift! No wonder he's sleep deprived lah. Meanwhile, if she's still awake when I feed her, I leave her to entertain herself in the dark until she falls asleep. I think the more the light is on and she has company to entertain her, the more she won't sleep!

My MIL has also been super anxious about the jaundice, the sneezing, the hiccups and her poop that she calls Nick every now and then to check if she's ok. I love them both, but wish they would relax a little...they're giving themselves stress!

Now, if they had bothered to do some research or background reading, maybe they wouldn't panic so much. Whenever I'm not sure about something, I'll look it up in the books I have or Google it. Don't sweat the small stuff I say...