Wow, before we knew it, Lulu has reached the 4 months milestone. She even surprised us by rolling over. She has doubled her birth weight and is overall ok, health wise. Her 5th month has not been a smooth sail for me, as I am a first time mom, but both Lulu and I are learning to interact with ourselves and the world around us from a growing baby and a mother's point of view.
Issues And solutions to them:
1. Once she rolls over, she wants to be mobile, but that is hard for her and she gets frustrated. Also, she is unable to roll back to her back, so she ends up crying.
For this, we just put her on her back after she struggles for a while. We use pillows to prevent her from rolling in her sleep.
2. She wants company all the time.
We try to always be around her, but if that is not possible, I give her a new toy or switch on the fan, or move a curtain. The novelty of the thing, will keep her distracted for a few minutes.
3. She needs to be occupied all the time.
I take her out to the play area, show her tress, come home, play with her, show her books, give her toys, they need constant exposure to people, sounds and new places.
4. She feeds very often and gets distracted.
Who doesn't hate the countless two minute feed. But some babies can't help looking at new things, so the best solution is to fine a quiet, place with less sounds Also, feeding can sometimes be postponed if you think she is full by distracting her. But babies need more milk around this time as their bodyweight and activities increase.
5. She doesn't sleep when we want her to.
Lulu doesn't too but I noticed that an established routine helps immensely. Put her to sleep briefly for 30 mins in the evening and night and one one nap for 2-3 hours apart from the 10-11 hour sleep and we are good to go. She usually falls asleep after feeding but even while playing she sometimes gets tired.
6. I am tired all the time.
Taking care of self is as important as taking care of the baby. If you fall sick, the baby suffers too as you can't spend that quality time together. Try to get enough sleep. Have you vitamin pills regularly and don't accept responsibility, you can't handle. It takes time to nurture a baby and get back to being normal again.
7. I am struggling with things
Being a mother might not come naturally to everyone. Just believe in yourself. Think that with much lesser exposure, our moms and their Moms successfully parented us and hence, so can we. There are fixes for every problem. Also, pray and meditate daily. It will help your overall well-being.
Hoping Lulu's journey through life is an amazing one. It never ceases to amaze me to see firsthand the effect of love and happiness on a small baby. We are born , we live and we will die with love around us. Tough, tender, crazy, lazy, suppressed, unexpressed or hazy but still there.
And it is our duty to the world to create as much or maybe more love than we absorb.
All the best to all of us, with lots of Love. :)
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