Lilu, our beautiful bundle of joy, was born on October 1st, 2015. What was to be a planned c-section became am emergency one because my water had broken early and since the umbilical cord was around her neck, the doctor didn't want to take a risk.She stepped into our world crying loudly, but awake as she scanned our faces when she saw us for the first time. The first two days saw her crying a lot, for milk, for sleep for everything and we were a happy lot when we reached my mom's house, where Lilu and I were to spend three months, as is the custom.
She adjusted well to the brightly lit house and at 2 months, she has just begun interacting with the world around her.
These are a few things which Lilu does in her 3rd month:
These are a few things which Lilu does in her 3rd month:
- Plays for half an hour after her feed with her 7-8 toys, loves staring at curtains, at glass surfaces, fans and balloons which we had put up for her naming ceremony.
- Feeds for every 2-3-4 hours. But feeds only once in the night. Feeds more in the mornings and evenings and lesser I'm the afternoon and night.
- Feeds noisily. Sometimes frantically. And plays a bit which feeding. Feeding time is 20-25 minutes. It was longer earlier.
- After playing, she wants to be carried all the time. Else she will get fussy and cry. She loves it if my mom carries her.
- She spits up a bit after drinking but is not affected in any way because of it.
- She has started baby talking. She will say something with syllabi like 'aa', 'nga' and 'ame' with a lot of expressions and smiles.she has become a chatty baby.
- If I eat something which does not agree with her, she has tummy gas and cries a lot. We give her neopeptine for the pain and I have garlic and ginger, which reduces the gassiness of the food
- Her favorite toy is the duck, which she got and she currently shares a love hate relationship with her pink elephant.
- She loves to hear people sing. She keeps asking for more. Her Favorite one now is 'Doe a deer'.
- She loves to hear people sing. She keeps asking for more. Her Favorite one now is 'Doe a deer'.
It's one am and I am waiting for her to sleep. She is an active and happy baby and I am thrilled to have experienced the miracle of giving birth to such a beautiful bundle of joy. I am a different person now. Still a nervous parent but hoping that I can handle her well and bring her up to be an intelligent and a good person.
Some Observations I have as a parent of a two month old baby:
- Environment matters, her room and the people around her have to be clean and without any extra perfumes. The room needs to be simple with minimum things but very clean.
- Babies are happy when they are taken out, but its better to wait a bit before doing so and ensure that the area is less crowded. Also its better for everyone if they are fed first and then taken out. My city had faced an unprecedented amount of rains and flooding so she was cooped up at home.
- Babies need to be given a bath or kept clean. Everyday atleast 1 hour should be devoted to massaging them, give them a bath or sponging them with hot water and cutting their nails. They are happier and sleep better after the bath and massage.
- The more the people around her, the better. She is very happy when my sister visits and the more the people caring for her, the better her overall health is. Don't hide your baby. Keep them open to love and care.
- Whenever I have high protein food like beans and meat, she gets stomach pain (i.e she cries, drawing up her legs.). To avoid this, I have noticed that a tea made of cumin, ginger, garlic and fenugreek helps a lot. I just boil them in water and have it. Also garlic stir fired in oil and eaten helps prevent the pain she gets.
My two cents to the new parents:
- Its hard to care for a baby. The baby feels pain, hunger, anger, happiness and sadness but might not be able to communicate it properly. Do not panic if the baby cries. Try finding out why. It's ok to be clueless, but learn to understand what has changed for the baby which is making her/him uncomfortable. It might be the diaper, it might be your food intake or maybe the baby is sleepy or too overwhelmed.
- If your baby cries a lot and the cry is a high pitched, continuous scream, hold the in your arms. Try to put the baby on the tummy. Calm yourself and the people around you. It will subside soon. Something you ate is probably affecting her. or something is biting her. There is always a reason.Take her to the doc, if it doesn't stop though.
- Take care of yourself too. Its important for you to be happy and healthy. Don't strain yourself. meditation helps. Just be grateful for all the good things in your life and maintain that thought frequency throughout the day. Eat healthy too. The healthier every bite you eat is, the better. But, if you can't resist a treat, go for it.
- Write down all your questions, and ask the doctor for answer when you go for the check up. The doctors are happy to answer and you will be happy to get the questions answered.
Some Observations I have as a parent of a two month old baby:
- Environment matters, her room and the people around her have to be clean and without any extra perfumes. The room needs to be simple with minimum things but very clean.
- Babies are happy when they are taken out, but its better to wait a bit before doing so and ensure that the area is less crowded. Also its better for everyone if they are fed first and then taken out. My city had faced an unprecedented amount of rains and flooding so she was cooped up at home.
- Babies need to be given a bath or kept clean. Everyday atleast 1 hour should be devoted to massaging them, give them a bath or sponging them with hot water and cutting their nails. They are happier and sleep better after the bath and massage.
- The more the people around her, the better. She is very happy when my sister visits and the more the people caring for her, the better her overall health is. Don't hide your baby. Keep them open to love and care.
- Whenever I have high protein food like beans and meat, she gets stomach pain (i.e she cries, drawing up her legs.). To avoid this, I have noticed that a tea made of cumin, ginger, garlic and fenugreek helps a lot. I just boil them in water and have it. Also garlic stir fired in oil and eaten helps prevent the pain she gets.
My two cents to the new parents:
- Its hard to care for a baby. The baby feels pain, hunger, anger, happiness and sadness but might not be able to communicate it properly. Do not panic if the baby cries. Try finding out why. It's ok to be clueless, but learn to understand what has changed for the baby which is making her/him uncomfortable. It might be the diaper, it might be your food intake or maybe the baby is sleepy or too overwhelmed.
- If your baby cries a lot and the cry is a high pitched, continuous scream, hold the in your arms. Try to put the baby on the tummy. Calm yourself and the people around you. It will subside soon. Something you ate is probably affecting her. or something is biting her. There is always a reason.Take her to the doc, if it doesn't stop though.
- Take care of yourself too. Its important for you to be happy and healthy. Don't strain yourself. meditation helps. Just be grateful for all the good things in your life and maintain that thought frequency throughout the day. Eat healthy too. The healthier every bite you eat is, the better. But, if you can't resist a treat, go for it.
- Write down all your questions, and ask the doctor for answer when you go for the check up. The doctors are happy to answer and you will be happy to get the questions answered.
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