rosie 8-22-05
Rosie has been having explosive poos - usually while i am changing her - right now we are using both cloth diapers and sposies and I found the trick with huggies, they have this blue inner elastic barrier that you have to pull up and out before putting the diapers on (otherwise it stays stuck to the bottom lining and doesnt contain the mess…my kissaluvs fitteds are the best for poo containing though….
She was still really fussy and unhappy all day yesterday - basically nursed or had to be on me non-stop - only napped a few times and only for 15-30 min each time- she probably slept a total of 3 hours during the day yesterday - then had a super fussy loud crying time from 11pm to midnight - but once she was asleep - she slept soundly for 2-3 hour chunks (only waking a few times to nurse and diaper change) through the night until 10am! yay! not sure if it was from the lack of sleep during the day, or the hyland’s colic tablet I gave her around 11:30pm - or maybe a result from the glass of wine I had around 9pm - whatever it was it worked!
I got the wonder weeks book - it has some great info on when to expect fussy times and what we can do to comfort them - according to the book she is right on schedule at 5 weeks - the world of changing sensations - so hopefully this fussiness will end soon and we will have a fussy-free time after that.
I have been thinking of introducing a bottle soon - I don’t really need to - but want to have that option for if/when I need to work or just get out on my own for a pedicure or massage or something - or for Joe and I to go out on a date or something - I pumped a little the other day and got a couple ounces - but I tried hand expressing too and I think that is easier and more comfortable for me… i got that breast bottle that is supposed to be closest thing to the breast - so maybe we will give it a try later this week…
