Milk
misty · Tue, Oct 6, 2015Update: Milo slept as well as ever last night. She fell asleep around 10pm, woke up to eat at 3am and then again at 5:30am, and then she woke up for the day at 7:30am. We feel very rested!
I’m proud to say that I’ve been fattening up my baby with only my milk, no need for supplementation. I don’t know how much she currently weighs, but her cheeks are getting chubbier by the day. I think they might start drooping soon :)
Today was a good, active day for my girl. She took a short nap, followed that up with a couple of hours of awake time, then another decent nap (2 hours!) with me on the sofa, and then she remained awake for much of the day, with little catnaps (~20m) here and there. We talked, she goo-gooed and smiled, and she looked around and watched me while I got a few chores done around the house. It was a nice day.
She’s been pretty gassy and poopy lately, so I’m thinking about doing some experimentation with my diet to see if I can help her out. I already tried cutting down on dairy, but that didn’t seem to make much difference. I’m not sure what I’ll try to cut down on next. I worry about her gas pain, mostly at night because that’s when she squirms most.
At night, she’ll often squirm a lot (turning her head from side to side, writhe in her swaddle, kick her legs) from about 2am until it’s time for her to wake up. At the breastfeeding group, the lactation consultant told us that this is normal, but it’s still disconcerting. She does all of this squirming while she’s still asleep, which is impressive. Sometimes I’ll pick her up to feed her, thinking that she’s awake because of all the movement she’s been doing, and find that she’s still sleeping. Anyway, we’ll see if the gassiness subsides in the coming weeks.