Dear list
I remember with my first baby, 31/2 yrs ago, he had to sleep in his room,
not ours, and having to get up for all his feeds and staying in there for
all the settling. No doubt this contributed to my exhaustion, but I
believed that it was what you should do. Next baby, 18 months later,
bassinette in our room, fed in bed and fall asleep. Eventually baby was
moved into own room. Now with another baby, only 8 weeks old, starts off in
his bed in our room, ends up in our bed. Sleep is so essential for coping
with life. It also helped that the last 2 babies were born at home, point
being the continuity of care and support.
Unfortunately for a lot of us it takes our own experiences to grow from and
become more confident parents. This is not helped by carers, including the
post-natal midwives, giving women such varying advice and often so archaic.
I also believe our lifestyles contribute, many women leave full time work
just prior to having their baby and have no idea how to be at home, least
of all be a parent. They are used to their day fitting into a schedule, and
we all know babies create their own. I don't even bother to check how long
it is between feeds now, if Angus cries he gets fed, I don't have time to
do controlled crying. I spent so much time teaching my first to sleep, I
wished I'd spent it enjoying him. Being a parent is one of the hardest
things you can do, yet we are expected to be fully qualified in 3 days, or
5 if you've had a cs.
Dare I add that our immunisation schedule could be contributing to the
amount of very unhappy babies out there.
Sweet Dreams
Megan Resch
Birth Matters SA
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