Mummyhood

Sophie was born on 9 August 2009 and became a National Day baby!


Mummyhood for the first week has been really challenging. Because the confinement lady only arrived 2 days after I was discharged, Alexis and I had to be hands on and grope our way about. Thankfully we attended the pre-natal class so could remember how to bathe and change baby. It also helps that Alexis is very involved so was adapting to his daddy role very well. Not forgetting the fast that he offered me alot of emotional support when the stress got to me at times


Feeding in the inital days were also tough coz I didn't have any milk yet and that was also a stressful time especially when the nurses and even my mother wanted me to give Sopie formula milk. But as I persevere the milk supply slowly began to build up. So now Sophie can have breast milk and hopefully I can continue to do so for a long time. After all breast fed babies are supposed to have better immunity and helps in mummy and baby bonding.


Being only a week old Sophie loves her sleep and wants to sleep more than eat now. Hopefully we can start putting her on a routine soon so that everyone will be happy too :) I cant believe how cranky I can be when I'm super tired too.

Verdict: First week of mummyhood has been very fulfilling and looking forward to more exciting moments to come.
You can read more about Sophie at her blog too.