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Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 10
So just when we thought we got the hang of Brayden's feeding, he threw us a curveball. Last night he was a very fussy eater, and took his time. We tried the tricks that were taught to us by the lactation consultant but it didn't seem to speed up his eating. Each feeding lasted 2-3 hours last night. After Sherry went to bed around midnight, Brayden was still wide awake and hungry. I wanted Sherry to get some much needed rest, so I tried to substitute Brayden's food with formula. After going through 40 ml of formula, and 4 changes of diapers, I finally got him to go to bed around 3 in the morning. He woke up at 5 am, but at least Sherry was able to get at least 5 hours of straight sleep. I also woke up at 5 am to help bring Brayden to Sherry and burp him.
The fussy feedings continued all through the morning and afternoon and night. We managed to keep Brayden awake for most of the day today in hopes of having him exhausted and sleeping longer during the night. Steve and Regina gave us a jungle themed mat which plays music and has many toy animals. We used this to try and stimulate Brayden while he was awake. Brayden also had about 5 minutes of tummy time as well which he took like a champ, though he started to get frustrated towards the end. We read several books to him, though the whole time he kept mouthing that he was hungry. We took a break from being cooped up in the house and went to a nearby park, where Sherry walked around with the stroller and I was able to shoot some hoops for about 45 minutes. When we got home, Sherry and I were feeling exhausted so we ate an early dinner and went through the process of getting Brayden to get ready to go to sleep. We gave him a "short" two hour nap before feeding him again and letting him sleep for another few hours.
So, the 7th generation diapers are also leak prone though not as bad as the Huggies diapers. The best ones so far that I've used were the Pampers Swaddlers for newborns. Haven't had an accident in those yet.
Today was a good day in terms of diaper changing, well at least for me (I can't say the same for Sherry). I was able to foil Brayden's attempts to spray his pee and poop everywhere.
The fussy feedings continued all through the morning and afternoon and night. We managed to keep Brayden awake for most of the day today in hopes of having him exhausted and sleeping longer during the night. Steve and Regina gave us a jungle themed mat which plays music and has many toy animals. We used this to try and stimulate Brayden while he was awake. Brayden also had about 5 minutes of tummy time as well which he took like a champ, though he started to get frustrated towards the end. We read several books to him, though the whole time he kept mouthing that he was hungry. We took a break from being cooped up in the house and went to a nearby park, where Sherry walked around with the stroller and I was able to shoot some hoops for about 45 minutes. When we got home, Sherry and I were feeling exhausted so we ate an early dinner and went through the process of getting Brayden to get ready to go to sleep. We gave him a "short" two hour nap before feeding him again and letting him sleep for another few hours.
So, the 7th generation diapers are also leak prone though not as bad as the Huggies diapers. The best ones so far that I've used were the Pampers Swaddlers for newborns. Haven't had an accident in those yet.
Today was a good day in terms of diaper changing, well at least for me (I can't say the same for Sherry). I was able to foil Brayden's attempts to spray his pee and poop everywhere.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Day 9
Stupid dogs. Ruined my sleep last night. Both JD an Collette kept whining all morning long starting from 2am til 5am. Not sure what was bugging them since they were fine the previous days. So every hour on the hour I'd check up on them, give them water or let them go outside and they'd go back to sleep, but then wake up and whine at the top of the following hour. Hopefully they'll be good tonight.
Brayden has been keeping us entertained with his randomness. His poop schedule mystefies us. Today he was the poop cannon. Every time I'd change a dirty diaper he'd shoot out poop in between the time I remove the dirty one to the new one. I got better at placing towels or waiting a little bit but his timing is so random it's hard to guess when it's going to happen.
Note to self, Huggies newborn diapers leak. Never use them again. Surprisigly the 7th generation brand newborn diapers my cousin Jamie brought over work remarkably well. Even bette than the Pampers swaddlers ones.
Brayden has also been fussy during feeding times. He keeps pushing away the food source initially and then eventually takes it in. As a result feeding times have increased from 40 min to over an hour now.
Heres the picture of the day:
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Brayden has been keeping us entertained with his randomness. His poop schedule mystefies us. Today he was the poop cannon. Every time I'd change a dirty diaper he'd shoot out poop in between the time I remove the dirty one to the new one. I got better at placing towels or waiting a little bit but his timing is so random it's hard to guess when it's going to happen.
Note to self, Huggies newborn diapers leak. Never use them again. Surprisigly the 7th generation brand newborn diapers my cousin Jamie brought over work remarkably well. Even bette than the Pampers swaddlers ones.
Brayden has also been fussy during feeding times. He keeps pushing away the food source initially and then eventually takes it in. As a result feeding times have increased from 40 min to over an hour now.
Heres the picture of the day:
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Eyes open
Here's a picture of Brayden with his eyes open.
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Happy Baby
Was lucky enough to capture this smile. Not sure if he's having a good dream or pooping.
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