Natasha is 4 months today and the teething is well under way. Her gums are so sore, I have to rub it most evenings. I think she prefers my finger over the teething toys she has, she will hold tight and guide my finger to her mouth and bite real hard.
I bought her a Sophie from eBay - apparently the most famous teething toy in the world. Nick calls it the 'Expensive Giraffe'. Retail price here is $40, eBay with shipping was $25. But she can't hold it properly yet, though sometimes she manages to awkwardly guide the pacifier in her mouth herself.
She relies on the pacifier to fall asleep only. And sometimes when I leave her hands bare, she'll find it hard to fall asleep. As soon as I put on a pair of mittens, she'll cover her eyes and snooze - maybe I should get her a little blindfold?
She's been trying to turn, arching her back valiantly but succeeding only a couple of times. Think her bum is too heavy! When I give her tummy time, she can raise and hold her head up but if she's at it too long, she gets cranky especially when she gets tired and 'smushes' her face on the mattress. She's been doing a lot of crunches though.
Since her neck is stronger, I've been putting her on the Bumbo chair, she rather enjoys being upright. But her head still lolls about sometimes. Speaking of head, it's still odd-shaped but slightly better. Now when she naps, we lie her on her side and alternate directions.
Her pooping habits have improved somewhat, instead of 4-5 days, it's now 2-3 days and I don't have to assist her with a cotton bud. Don't ask. Her diaper changes are few and far between, sometimes after 8 hours it's still relatively dry...guess she's absorbing all the milk instead of peeing it out!
She's still getting booby milk, about 5 out of 6-7 feeds a day. I lug my pump to the office everyday. Tried a manual one borrowed from Jeanette but it was too squeaky, tiring and slow. Luckily the pump I have comes with a portable battery pack.
She now drinks about 100ml per feed and is still on a 3-hr routine although sometimes she finishes 120ml. Will gradually increase it to a 4-hr cycle this month and increase her intake. Her latest weight is 6.4kg.
The cradle cap has improved though sometimes in the middle of the night her mittens might come off and she'll scratch her head. She scratches real deep and hard till it bleeds, poor bubba.
Sometimes she'll blow bubbles. When she's bored or wants attention, she'll gurgle and coo and squeal. She makes all sorts of funny noises, hence Nick calls her R2-D2. Mummy can make her giggle by pretending to do a lion dance, she loves that!
She's growing so fast and outgrowing all the cute rompers she has. Probably gets to wear each only two or three times...but her wardrobe is pretty set. With a mom like me, she need never worry about what to wear!
I bought her a Sophie from eBay - apparently the most famous teething toy in the world. Nick calls it the 'Expensive Giraffe'. Retail price here is $40, eBay with shipping was $25. But she can't hold it properly yet, though sometimes she manages to awkwardly guide the pacifier in her mouth herself.
She relies on the pacifier to fall asleep only. And sometimes when I leave her hands bare, she'll find it hard to fall asleep. As soon as I put on a pair of mittens, she'll cover her eyes and snooze - maybe I should get her a little blindfold?
She's been trying to turn, arching her back valiantly but succeeding only a couple of times. Think her bum is too heavy! When I give her tummy time, she can raise and hold her head up but if she's at it too long, she gets cranky especially when she gets tired and 'smushes' her face on the mattress. She's been doing a lot of crunches though.
Since her neck is stronger, I've been putting her on the Bumbo chair, she rather enjoys being upright. But her head still lolls about sometimes. Speaking of head, it's still odd-shaped but slightly better. Now when she naps, we lie her on her side and alternate directions.
Her pooping habits have improved somewhat, instead of 4-5 days, it's now 2-3 days and I don't have to assist her with a cotton bud. Don't ask. Her diaper changes are few and far between, sometimes after 8 hours it's still relatively dry...guess she's absorbing all the milk instead of peeing it out!
She's still getting booby milk, about 5 out of 6-7 feeds a day. I lug my pump to the office everyday. Tried a manual one borrowed from Jeanette but it was too squeaky, tiring and slow. Luckily the pump I have comes with a portable battery pack.
She now drinks about 100ml per feed and is still on a 3-hr routine although sometimes she finishes 120ml. Will gradually increase it to a 4-hr cycle this month and increase her intake. Her latest weight is 6.4kg.
The cradle cap has improved though sometimes in the middle of the night her mittens might come off and she'll scratch her head. She scratches real deep and hard till it bleeds, poor bubba.
Sometimes she'll blow bubbles. When she's bored or wants attention, she'll gurgle and coo and squeal. She makes all sorts of funny noises, hence Nick calls her R2-D2. Mummy can make her giggle by pretending to do a lion dance, she loves that!
She's growing so fast and outgrowing all the cute rompers she has. Probably gets to wear each only two or three times...but her wardrobe is pretty set. With a mom like me, she need never worry about what to wear!
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