With another month that passed, I am now familiar with Keath's patterns. Feeding pattern, cry pattern, poo pattern, basically what is it that he wants. It is very difficult to put him to sleep everyday (we are not just talking about the sleep at night, but rather the daytime naps) as it requires a lot of carrying and rocking. You can rock for 20 min and once you put him down, he wakes up immediately. When you carry him, you cant do it sitting down, he will know and protest. You got to do it standing up and basically walk around the house. Oh did i mention that it also involves patting him and singing at the same time? Yup, so we carry, rock, walk, pat and sing at the same time to make him sleep. Otherwise, another easier method is to nurse him to sleep. But once you pull out the human pacifier, he wakes up. We gave him the pacifier but he rejects it most of the time, crying even louder.
During this month, what we see is a rounder version of Keath. Yes, he's always hungry! I dont know whether to think that he really is hungry or is it that he is just greedy. We are feeding him 120ml of milk 10 times a day and yet he still cries after we pull out the bottle. I read from many articles that a baby only needs 900ml of milk a day but Keath is drinking 1200ml. Mil likes to give him milk when he cries at the 2 hour mark while i like to drag the timing if it is possible. When the confinement nanny was here, we fed Keath at the 2.5 - 3 hour mark. So as a result, we saw rapid weight gain in Keath now. Many people who saw Keath at the baby shower were surprised to see so much changes in him after one month. I'm not sure if we are overfeeding him.
A milestone this month is that Keath discovered his voice! We have begun to hear him make more noises and attempt to 'talk' to us. He is now able to respond with a smile or some gibberish reply when we talk to him. Whenever he smiles or responds, my heart melts awwww. And you would forget that you spent so much time rocking the rascal to sleep which didnt happen. And because of this, I have been busy taking videos of him this month. I am amazed at how i can talk so much rubbish to him everyday just to see him smile >_< He is also now able to indicate to us when he is about to poo and when he has finish pooing. He has also discovered his hands and is occasionally sucking his fingers now.
Another thing that I want to talk about is breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is beautiful. It is smth that you hear so much about when you are pregnant and wonder how difficult it would be. It is indeed tiring to breastfeed. It takes more time and effort than feeding your baby with formula milk. You need to cling the baby onto you whenever he cries at 2-3 hours; to keep your supply up, you still need to pump out milk after he latches on; you also cant dream of sleeping for long stretches of time because you will wake up with rock hard and painful boobs. We bottle feed Keath most of the time and I latch him only 1-2 times a day. Cos he doesnt unlatch every time and would cling on to me as a pacifier and sleep after he is full. It is more time efficient to feed him with a bottle and you would know how much he is drinking.
But then, i really enjoy latching him on as there is the undescribable bond that you have with your baby when he latches on. Like, he is feeding on the sustenance of your life and you know that only you can provide him with the nutrients that he needs to grow up. You feel responsible for him and you know that he can only rely on you. You need him and he needs you. It's smth only mothers can give. And it works wonders! Whenever Keath cries, i know there is smth that will ultimately keep him quiet. He may be hungry, tired, fussy, scared, pain after a jab and once you shove the neh into his mouth, he calms down hahaa. It's magic. I hope that he wouldnt bite after he starts teething!
Some photos taken this month! I'm enjoying every moment with him before i go to work.
I like to slouch like daddy.
First time out in a stroller. (he can only stay quiet in a stroller for 15 min max. the carrier is still my best friend)
Do you like my cheeks?
I'm asking again, do you like my cheeks?
