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| Feeding takes 3 source: wikimedia commons |
He aged 400% in 4 days :-)
How we feeling? Honestly? Screwed! Really really screwed.
Mainly Because:
- Babies need to feed every 2 hours
- Our baby hasn't taken the breast. So we run a 24X 7 dairy farm at home.
- 20 minutes to pump 20 ml
- 45 minutes to drink 20 ml
- I, the father, feed him. I have a little bottle that hangs upside down from my shirt. A capillary thin pipe runs from the bottle and ends between my fingertip and my thumb. And the baby sucks on my thumb! For 45 minutes.
- Amidst everything, I will never ever forget how amazing his lips and the light suck feels on my fingers. Angel! Heaven! Innocent! So strong! Trying to live! Aah!
- 10 minutes to clean
- Back to pumping
On top of that:
- Post-partum depression is a real things, folks!
On top of that
- We have become really forgetful. Babies' diapers and feeds need to be counted as it gives a picture of its health. We maintain it on a whiteboard and forget to note everything. And irritated with ourselves!
- A social worker is going to visit us to ensure we are not the kind of people who use drugs or can harm their own child. Good thing. Sane thing. Must check. But somewhere it hurts!
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