i think this is one of the most used line and all of us have used it at some time or the other!
but when it comes to naming our baby, we all just go crazy! especially these days when every parent is in a scramble for a "unique" name! Internet websites are a big hit (no pun intended)! some still buy books and go through pages and pages of it! and then ofcourse out here, since we do no sex determination we have to find lovely names for both genders.
in our case we had LOADS of girl names and very few boy names. And then ofcourse Cubby happened and we were like, yaar ladke ke baarein mein seriously socha hi nahi tha! we kept on going in circles about what should it be! we had come down to 3 or 4 names which were Ishaan, Nishad, Aarav and Kabir! and ofcourse every name was said with surname to see if it had a good impact! hehe!
Finally after so much thinking we decided on Kabir! :) we got usual questions like "but isnt it a muslim name??" and "wont he face racism in future?" and all thta jazz! and we kept saying no one knows of what cast Kabir was! He is known as Sant kabir, inarguably a hindu thing! and even if it is a Muslim name we really don't care! he was one of the greatest men around and we like it! and then it was finalised! :)
so Bumpy aka Cubby aka CubbyR is officially known as Kabir Jain. we had a traditional "barase" (marathi naamkaran ceremony") ! there were some 150 odd people whom we invited and who turned up. you can imagine the noise in the small hall. and what does Kabir do? he sleeps through the entire ceremony and post that! i mean people said make sure you remember to take the baby when you leave the hall! hehe!
ofcourse though we had thought of the name six months before, by the time we anoounced it, Chak De! India had released! and woe! i was asked upmteen times "are you a SRK fan??!!" aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargghhh! the fact that i almost cannot stand SRK just made ir worse!
But then i really dont care if it a common name or not! both of us just loved the name and couldnt imagine Bumpy being called anything else!
welcome Kabir! :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
what everyone has to say!
i had put my previous post as a review of Wipro Diapers on a website called Mouthshut.com and here are some comments i got which shows how all babies at one level are just the same! :)
->> Can you believe it that I do carry one or two spare Diapers in my dash board as well as one at office too as dunno when wifey is going to walk in the office.
still remember when my kiddo used to wear those triangular nappies (not so long ago) and right like you our bedroom terrace as well as kitchen terrace was full of Jhandi’s as my wifey used to call it.
->> I have probably by now bought no less than 10,000 diapers and still counting. I know the entire Engineering of diapers. Like,
-How to check whether there’s potty while the baby is running around.
-How to pack a diaper with a potty in a neat manner.
- How to repair a diaper.
Did you notice, babies always pee when the diaper is just taken off?
Have used them all- little junior is now comfortable with pampers and he has a habit of tearing off his diapers, so tough diapers last at least 3 hrs :)
I remember the shock when we first bought Huggies 8 years back- 14 bucks a piece and we had to use min 4 a day !! Good that we now have this huge 50’s pack and the price is as low as 4-5 bucks.
Otherwise kisika potty save hua to kisika nikla :D
Also, sniffing diapers from a distance without physically checking it, is an art . Like sniffing fine wine. The smell must linger on, so that you can identify.....whether its fresh or vintage :) :)
->> I wonder if all the babies do it the same way as mine does it all the time the moment we start for dinner or lunch - bang on time - almost every time.
Second as long as she is on the back seat - it never happens - but the moment she steps on the drivers seat that too only the day she is not wearing a diaper - she pee’s on it - why ?
The night - u dont put on a diaper - she will sleep in such a way that the next day morning you will have a wet pillow and not the mattress. Thanking god that these days we have washable pillows.
->> yes, i think these chaps have a Kids Union up there in Stork Country. because all kids, unfailingly for the past 30 years (my mom says i used to too), poo as soon as ma-pa sit for dinner and pee as soon as diaper/nappy is taken off.
and they whine as soon as you drift into first stage of sleep.
and they puke as soon as you finish changing their T-shirt
and they feel hungry just a few seconds before you step out for the evening’s plans
and they smile as soon as you get back home from work---- ah, that’s what makes it all worth it!
(this whole comment from kids union to here is Daddy O's.)
->> Thankfully our baby has outgrown her diapers...she just completed potty training, which of course included a prolonged (2 years) session of sitting on assorted newspapers and magazines. I did notice her marked preference for the Economic Times and also found that TOI gave her a nasty temper......:D
Parenting shows you really what being ’flooded by warmth’ means.....
->> I love kids when they r just fresh from bath, well fed and not feeling sleepy :) :)
->> Ah the bane of child rearing - the poo’s the pee’s, the nightwatch, the moodiness. If kids werent so cute, they would wind up in the dustbin.
Been there , done that, and in the paleolithic era when my girl was born, there were NO DISPOSABLE NAPPIES.
We had plastic katchies that we slipped over the regular cottan diaper.. horrible they were - necessary evil. We slept on the surgical plastic sheets and slithered about in misery. We carried tiny plastic potties whereever we went, in case the child wanted to ’go’. HORRORS !! But I survived !!
Am alive and love my children nevertheless.. and they love me.
->> i was baby-sitting for a friend and ofcos the baby had to poop and never having changed a diaper before i was hopelessly lost (i think i also put the poor girl’s diaper on ulta) ... anyway, was halfway through changing when i heard the door and thought thankfully parents have come, my tortures over. anyway, baby’s dad walks in, sees what i’m doing and runs away to the other room to get away from the smell ... so much for him being a godsend, shouldnt he have been used to it by then ????
->> But was reminded of an interesting reason that my friend gives for the use of diapers :) She says it serves like a ’’cushion seat’’ whenever the baby trips and falls as soon as he starts walking :) Also, prevents him from su-su ing the carpeted floors :)
Now this is a looong post and a copy paste job from my comments section! :)
most of the detailed comments belong to fathers who have done their share of diaper duty and really know the entire thing inside out! i am impressed, heartened and they gave me a serious complex too! :p
most mothers just heaved a sigh of relief saying their diaper days are over! i guess they didnt even want to relive the memories!
guess they do still change a lot more diapers!
but warm welcome to new age daddies who are doing their bit of Dirty Job of another kind!
god bless them! :)
cheers!
->> Can you believe it that I do carry one or two spare Diapers in my dash board as well as one at office too as dunno when wifey is going to walk in the office.
still remember when my kiddo used to wear those triangular nappies (not so long ago) and right like you our bedroom terrace as well as kitchen terrace was full of Jhandi’s as my wifey used to call it.
->> I have probably by now bought no less than 10,000 diapers and still counting. I know the entire Engineering of diapers. Like,
-How to check whether there’s potty while the baby is running around.
-How to pack a diaper with a potty in a neat manner.
- How to repair a diaper.
Did you notice, babies always pee when the diaper is just taken off?
Have used them all- little junior is now comfortable with pampers and he has a habit of tearing off his diapers, so tough diapers last at least 3 hrs :)
I remember the shock when we first bought Huggies 8 years back- 14 bucks a piece and we had to use min 4 a day !! Good that we now have this huge 50’s pack and the price is as low as 4-5 bucks.
Otherwise kisika potty save hua to kisika nikla :D
Also, sniffing diapers from a distance without physically checking it, is an art . Like sniffing fine wine. The smell must linger on, so that you can identify.....whether its fresh or vintage :) :)
->> I wonder if all the babies do it the same way as mine does it all the time the moment we start for dinner or lunch - bang on time - almost every time.
Second as long as she is on the back seat - it never happens - but the moment she steps on the drivers seat that too only the day she is not wearing a diaper - she pee’s on it - why ?
The night - u dont put on a diaper - she will sleep in such a way that the next day morning you will have a wet pillow and not the mattress. Thanking god that these days we have washable pillows.
->> yes, i think these chaps have a Kids Union up there in Stork Country. because all kids, unfailingly for the past 30 years (my mom says i used to too), poo as soon as ma-pa sit for dinner and pee as soon as diaper/nappy is taken off.
and they whine as soon as you drift into first stage of sleep.
and they puke as soon as you finish changing their T-shirt
and they feel hungry just a few seconds before you step out for the evening’s plans
and they smile as soon as you get back home from work---- ah, that’s what makes it all worth it!
(this whole comment from kids union to here is Daddy O's.)
->> Thankfully our baby has outgrown her diapers...she just completed potty training, which of course included a prolonged (2 years) session of sitting on assorted newspapers and magazines. I did notice her marked preference for the Economic Times and also found that TOI gave her a nasty temper......:D
Parenting shows you really what being ’flooded by warmth’ means.....
->> I love kids when they r just fresh from bath, well fed and not feeling sleepy :) :)
->> Ah the bane of child rearing - the poo’s the pee’s, the nightwatch, the moodiness. If kids werent so cute, they would wind up in the dustbin.
Been there , done that, and in the paleolithic era when my girl was born, there were NO DISPOSABLE NAPPIES.
We had plastic katchies that we slipped over the regular cottan diaper.. horrible they were - necessary evil. We slept on the surgical plastic sheets and slithered about in misery. We carried tiny plastic potties whereever we went, in case the child wanted to ’go’. HORRORS !! But I survived !!
Am alive and love my children nevertheless.. and they love me.
->> i was baby-sitting for a friend and ofcos the baby had to poop and never having changed a diaper before i was hopelessly lost (i think i also put the poor girl’s diaper on ulta) ... anyway, was halfway through changing when i heard the door and thought thankfully parents have come, my tortures over. anyway, baby’s dad walks in, sees what i’m doing and runs away to the other room to get away from the smell ... so much for him being a godsend, shouldnt he have been used to it by then ????
->> But was reminded of an interesting reason that my friend gives for the use of diapers :) She says it serves like a ’’cushion seat’’ whenever the baby trips and falls as soon as he starts walking :) Also, prevents him from su-su ing the carpeted floors :)
Now this is a looong post and a copy paste job from my comments section! :)
most of the detailed comments belong to fathers who have done their share of diaper duty and really know the entire thing inside out! i am impressed, heartened and they gave me a serious complex too! :p
most mothers just heaved a sigh of relief saying their diaper days are over! i guess they didnt even want to relive the memories!
guess they do still change a lot more diapers!
but warm welcome to new age daddies who are doing their bit of Dirty Job of another kind!
god bless them! :)
cheers!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
diaper diaries!
well heres something i just put up at another place where i write! after this i will add the comments i got on the review!! am sure it will make for a fun read!! meanwhile here it is! :D
Minding Pee difficult Qyon?
The moment you know you are going to have a baby, even the most logical and cynical person starts dreaming and trying to imagine what will he / she be like. We think of the looks, the cute smile, the way your finger will be held tight in tiny fist with little fingers and you are already dreaming about walking holding that little hand which trusts only you. And among all these rosy dreams one of us says “Par susu - potty kaun saaf karte baithega?”
Suddenly the daddy goes Ewwww showing disgust with his facial expressions and the sound. The Mommy tries to put up a brave front and says “Come on! It’s our baby!” But in her heart she too is going Ewwwwww!
Soon the D-day does arrive! 3 days in the hospital the nurses are taking care of most of the things and you haven’t had a chance to check if its your baby only ki kahi exchange hoke opposite gender aa gaya! But then before we know we are changing nappies by the dozen per hour and it seemed like a never ending task.
Mayunk was of course still dreaming about a potty trained child who could take care of not just his emotions but also the motions! He wanted as ready-to-use baby with minimum hassles! Blame the quick-fix culture. Well I would be lying if I didn’t think it was indeed a pleasant dream. But like the French say, “Avec un si, on peut mettre Rome en bouteille” translated for pauvre people who don’t understand French as “With an IF, one can put Rome in a bottle!”
Then comes the rainy season (in Bangalore it lasts till December) and your house starts resembling a breeding ground for nappies (you seriously think they are multiplying by themselves!). Every possible surface is covered with white, yellow, pink, blue and other coloured pieces of cloth with fan moving at full speed! Then comes the moment you thought never will. THREE DOZEN nappies are in different states of wetness and poor Cubby ki laaj rakhne ke liye kuch nahi and he is now affectionately called Su-Su Boy!
Then we decide it’s time for to use the last resort! Out we rush on our bike to buy some (no no! not more nappies!) Wipro Babysoft Diapers! (Phew! So that’s what the review is about!)
Wipro is a fairly new entrant in baby care products and has tough competition to face from old timers like Johnson and Johnson, Huggies and Pampers. I tried using other two diaper brands for my baccha, but Huggies gave him a rash. Pampers has the silliest made diapers. Though it was no rash for CubbyR, the stick on tape that holds the diaper is made of an extremely hard material with sharp edges. So sometimes those tapes end up cutting baby’s inner thigh.
Wipro Babysoft Diapers on the other hand do really have cloth feel as they claim in their ads and the stick on tapes are like you cellophane tape which stick easily and don’t hurt the child. The fit is extremely comfortable (or so I think, since Kabir has never protested) and has a good soaking capacity. I have rarely had a leak unless Cubby has had too much liquid or it is too cold! ;)
Like all other diapers, it is available in 4 different sizes of Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. They have different colours for every size which makes it stand out in all the green colour diaper packs. Their costing is the same as the other players with a small diaper being 10bucks a piece.
Wipro diapers are still not available commonly with all chemists (at least in Bangalore), but most of the bigger departmental stores / super markets stock them and finding them should not be very difficult.
Of course every child is different (AND special as TZP says!:) and what suits one may not suit another. So if you want to try Wipro, make sure you buy a small pack first and see if its suits your baby, since diapers don’t come cheap!
Apart from that nothing matches the comfort of a cloth nappy! So if you aren’t too busy or tired its best to let your baby’s skin breathe in a comfy cotton nappy. Diapers are best to be used when you are going out with the baby and at night so that your little angel’s sleep doesn’t get disturbed ‘coz of the wet feeling. Upside is your sleep doesn’t get disturbed either! Hehe!
All in all I think Wipro is a brand that can be trusted. They also have something called Wipro Babysoft Nappy Pads which are like pads that need to be stuck on the nappy which can be used for short times out or even during the day giving more comfort than a diaper. It does tend to leak because of its structure, but won’t soak through for least few hours.
I haven’t tried other products like powder and soap, not because I don’t want to, but I have been gifted with enough supply of J n J to last my darling Cubby for a year at least!
So now you know what NOT to get if you come to see us?! :p
Happy New Year to All of You! May you have a year that you have always dreamt of! :)
Our dream is potty trained CubbyR!
Minding Pee difficult Qyon?
The moment you know you are going to have a baby, even the most logical and cynical person starts dreaming and trying to imagine what will he / she be like. We think of the looks, the cute smile, the way your finger will be held tight in tiny fist with little fingers and you are already dreaming about walking holding that little hand which trusts only you. And among all these rosy dreams one of us says “Par susu - potty kaun saaf karte baithega?”
Suddenly the daddy goes Ewwww showing disgust with his facial expressions and the sound. The Mommy tries to put up a brave front and says “Come on! It’s our baby!” But in her heart she too is going Ewwwwww!
Soon the D-day does arrive! 3 days in the hospital the nurses are taking care of most of the things and you haven’t had a chance to check if its your baby only ki kahi exchange hoke opposite gender aa gaya! But then before we know we are changing nappies by the dozen per hour and it seemed like a never ending task.
Mayunk was of course still dreaming about a potty trained child who could take care of not just his emotions but also the motions! He wanted as ready-to-use baby with minimum hassles! Blame the quick-fix culture. Well I would be lying if I didn’t think it was indeed a pleasant dream. But like the French say, “Avec un si, on peut mettre Rome en bouteille” translated for pauvre people who don’t understand French as “With an IF, one can put Rome in a bottle!”
Then comes the rainy season (in Bangalore it lasts till December) and your house starts resembling a breeding ground for nappies (you seriously think they are multiplying by themselves!). Every possible surface is covered with white, yellow, pink, blue and other coloured pieces of cloth with fan moving at full speed! Then comes the moment you thought never will. THREE DOZEN nappies are in different states of wetness and poor Cubby ki laaj rakhne ke liye kuch nahi and he is now affectionately called Su-Su Boy!
Then we decide it’s time for to use the last resort! Out we rush on our bike to buy some (no no! not more nappies!) Wipro Babysoft Diapers! (Phew! So that’s what the review is about!)
Wipro is a fairly new entrant in baby care products and has tough competition to face from old timers like Johnson and Johnson, Huggies and Pampers. I tried using other two diaper brands for my baccha, but Huggies gave him a rash. Pampers has the silliest made diapers. Though it was no rash for CubbyR, the stick on tape that holds the diaper is made of an extremely hard material with sharp edges. So sometimes those tapes end up cutting baby’s inner thigh.
Wipro Babysoft Diapers on the other hand do really have cloth feel as they claim in their ads and the stick on tapes are like you cellophane tape which stick easily and don’t hurt the child. The fit is extremely comfortable (or so I think, since Kabir has never protested) and has a good soaking capacity. I have rarely had a leak unless Cubby has had too much liquid or it is too cold! ;)
Like all other diapers, it is available in 4 different sizes of Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. They have different colours for every size which makes it stand out in all the green colour diaper packs. Their costing is the same as the other players with a small diaper being 10bucks a piece.
Wipro diapers are still not available commonly with all chemists (at least in Bangalore), but most of the bigger departmental stores / super markets stock them and finding them should not be very difficult.
Of course every child is different (AND special as TZP says!:) and what suits one may not suit another. So if you want to try Wipro, make sure you buy a small pack first and see if its suits your baby, since diapers don’t come cheap!
Apart from that nothing matches the comfort of a cloth nappy! So if you aren’t too busy or tired its best to let your baby’s skin breathe in a comfy cotton nappy. Diapers are best to be used when you are going out with the baby and at night so that your little angel’s sleep doesn’t get disturbed ‘coz of the wet feeling. Upside is your sleep doesn’t get disturbed either! Hehe!
All in all I think Wipro is a brand that can be trusted. They also have something called Wipro Babysoft Nappy Pads which are like pads that need to be stuck on the nappy which can be used for short times out or even during the day giving more comfort than a diaper. It does tend to leak because of its structure, but won’t soak through for least few hours.
I haven’t tried other products like powder and soap, not because I don’t want to, but I have been gifted with enough supply of J n J to last my darling Cubby for a year at least!
So now you know what NOT to get if you come to see us?! :p
Happy New Year to All of You! May you have a year that you have always dreamt of! :)
Our dream is potty trained CubbyR!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
it's official now!
am back after a loooong hiatus! well am back in office which means internet access without having to beg hubby for his laptop @ home!
i know! i know! you are wondering what kind of a mother IS she?? she hasnt mentioned seperation pangs at all and is harping on about getting 8hrs of non-stop internet access!
well! ofcourse i AM worried! i am scared and anxious! i have always said that sitting at home isnt an option for me, not because i have a great career going, but simply because i enjoy my time out in the sun (even if its seen only from office window) and that little money i earn makes me feel a lot better! :)
today is day one and daddy o has sweetly agreed to work from home to make sure i am not in tears and feeling miserable! :D i am sure its a matter of time when i will get comfortable with the idea of leaving our 5month old Kabir with his favourite Rajamma. everytime i worry too much, i look back on my childhood! my mom was always working and my brother and me turned out just fine! or so i would like to believe! so CubbyR (his daddy's creation) will do super too!
amen!
on the other hand i feel oddly misplaced in my office! the fact that my place and system has been given away doesnt make it easier! i feel as if its my day one in new work place! soon i will get back into the familar groove and it will be asif i had never gone away!
so whoever is reading this... just say a little prayer for us! :)
i know! i know! you are wondering what kind of a mother IS she?? she hasnt mentioned seperation pangs at all and is harping on about getting 8hrs of non-stop internet access!
well! ofcourse i AM worried! i am scared and anxious! i have always said that sitting at home isnt an option for me, not because i have a great career going, but simply because i enjoy my time out in the sun (even if its seen only from office window) and that little money i earn makes me feel a lot better! :)
today is day one and daddy o has sweetly agreed to work from home to make sure i am not in tears and feeling miserable! :D i am sure its a matter of time when i will get comfortable with the idea of leaving our 5month old Kabir with his favourite Rajamma. everytime i worry too much, i look back on my childhood! my mom was always working and my brother and me turned out just fine! or so i would like to believe! so CubbyR (his daddy's creation) will do super too!
amen!
on the other hand i feel oddly misplaced in my office! the fact that my place and system has been given away doesnt make it easier! i feel as if its my day one in new work place! soon i will get back into the familar groove and it will be asif i had never gone away!
so whoever is reading this... just say a little prayer for us! :)
Thursday, October 4, 2007
the ultimate "booby" trap!
If there was and is one thing that kept putting me off this whole motherhood thing every now and then is breastfeeding! so here i am just putting across some breastfeeding travails etc!
Breastfeeding is best for your baby for sure! But...
1) Breastfeeding DOES NOT come naturally to all women. it can take you anywhere between 1 day to 2 months to actually get the hang of it.
2) Please understand that sometimes your supply may be low or you arent able to breastfeed properly and you will HAVE to depend on supplements. DO NOT feel guilty about it. You ARE doing your best for your own child! :)
3) You might have thought that you have perfect boobs with those perfect nipples. Trust your child to shatter that myth! At times when the baby is not able to latch on chances are you have what they call "flat nipples". In such cases the contraption called "nipple sheild" available at all chemists is a godsend. It not only helps you feed your baby, but also elongates your nipples over a period of time for you to be able to do without one.
4) Nipple sheilds also take time time to get used to and to get rid of! So dont worry too much if it takes you maybe as much as 4 weeks too! The point is you can feed your baby.
5) Sadly there is no Boob-O-Meter to tell you if your baby has got enough from breast and if he needs supplements. Its something we all learn from experience. If your baby isnt crying post feed and seems to be satisfied you are doing fine! just in case he/she starts crying immediately after feed or say after jus 30-45mins it means they havent got enough and need some more! :)
6) Do NOT breastfeed forever because babies dont have the strength to suckle for say a total of 20-25mins during one feed. So chances are that if you are feeding for like 45mins, you are just breaking your back in vain!
7) If you are not sure whether your baby is being under fed, make sure you keep checking their weight say every 2 weeks. Ideally the baby should gain 25gms-30gms per day. If its not then consult your kiddos doc! :)
i went through horrible first month where i could not breastfeed comfortably and then had to keep giving supplement. no one tells you its normal and that its ok! even today my baby is on a combination of breast milk and supplement and i dont feel guilty about it anymore. you cannot, afterall, leave your child hungry because someone told you, you HAVE to breastfeed! so just relax and breastfeed as much as you can and for the rest comfortably use the supplement reccoed! :)
more stories later!! :)
Breastfeeding is best for your baby for sure! But...
1) Breastfeeding DOES NOT come naturally to all women. it can take you anywhere between 1 day to 2 months to actually get the hang of it.
2) Please understand that sometimes your supply may be low or you arent able to breastfeed properly and you will HAVE to depend on supplements. DO NOT feel guilty about it. You ARE doing your best for your own child! :)
3) You might have thought that you have perfect boobs with those perfect nipples. Trust your child to shatter that myth! At times when the baby is not able to latch on chances are you have what they call "flat nipples". In such cases the contraption called "nipple sheild" available at all chemists is a godsend. It not only helps you feed your baby, but also elongates your nipples over a period of time for you to be able to do without one.
4) Nipple sheilds also take time time to get used to and to get rid of! So dont worry too much if it takes you maybe as much as 4 weeks too! The point is you can feed your baby.
5) Sadly there is no Boob-O-Meter to tell you if your baby has got enough from breast and if he needs supplements. Its something we all learn from experience. If your baby isnt crying post feed and seems to be satisfied you are doing fine! just in case he/she starts crying immediately after feed or say after jus 30-45mins it means they havent got enough and need some more! :)
6) Do NOT breastfeed forever because babies dont have the strength to suckle for say a total of 20-25mins during one feed. So chances are that if you are feeding for like 45mins, you are just breaking your back in vain!
7) If you are not sure whether your baby is being under fed, make sure you keep checking their weight say every 2 weeks. Ideally the baby should gain 25gms-30gms per day. If its not then consult your kiddos doc! :)
i went through horrible first month where i could not breastfeed comfortably and then had to keep giving supplement. no one tells you its normal and that its ok! even today my baby is on a combination of breast milk and supplement and i dont feel guilty about it anymore. you cannot, afterall, leave your child hungry because someone told you, you HAVE to breastfeed! so just relax and breastfeed as much as you can and for the rest comfortably use the supplement reccoed! :)
more stories later!! :)
Friday, August 31, 2007
baby blues and it aint just a boy thing...this blue! :p
well last post might have seemed like an anti climax of some sort! :p
with a c section i wasnt allowed to get up and especially raise my head at all. i could see Bumpy but not too properly since i couldnt hold him for two whole days. the pain wasnt too bad and i seemed to manage fine. day 3 the teaty eyed new mom finally held the baby and it felt wonderful!! :)
day 4 we were home to a warm welcome and cosy room and bed! my stitches were still hurting a l'il bit but i was moving around and lot more comfortable than me or anyone else might have expected! beauty of modern medicine i guess.
since i couldnt get up, even feeding Bumpy was out of question initially! and after that started the great war of breastfeeding. i thought i was incapable of feeling low and being depressed, but now i think postpartum depression is simply unavoidable. i mean here you are holding the child you have been waiting for since what seems like eternity, but you are shedding buckets of tears for no reason. i started thinking i dont love him and stated feeling even worse! i just didnt want to be around him for too long! and then my sweetheart hubby started talking to other women pals who had been there and done that and they all vouched for the fact that it just happens and goes away too! and today i can say it! so dont feel guilty if you feel like the throwing the child away as long as you dont actually do it! :p
it took me almost a month to feel maternal and there are still times when i feel very detached! but now i am sure its just a matter of time! :)
bumpy is an adorable kid! touchwood! though right now he doesnt do much other than pee and poo and bawl, we all wait for that elusive half smile that we get to see when he is sleeping! we go awwww when he has a 5 min long stretching session before he wakes up. talk to him and feel kicked even if he does one Hmmmm in half an hour long conversation!
life has definitely changed! more of the travails sooooon!!
Bumpy you are one helluva special kid! love ya!
with a c section i wasnt allowed to get up and especially raise my head at all. i could see Bumpy but not too properly since i couldnt hold him for two whole days. the pain wasnt too bad and i seemed to manage fine. day 3 the teaty eyed new mom finally held the baby and it felt wonderful!! :)
day 4 we were home to a warm welcome and cosy room and bed! my stitches were still hurting a l'il bit but i was moving around and lot more comfortable than me or anyone else might have expected! beauty of modern medicine i guess.
since i couldnt get up, even feeding Bumpy was out of question initially! and after that started the great war of breastfeeding. i thought i was incapable of feeling low and being depressed, but now i think postpartum depression is simply unavoidable. i mean here you are holding the child you have been waiting for since what seems like eternity, but you are shedding buckets of tears for no reason. i started thinking i dont love him and stated feeling even worse! i just didnt want to be around him for too long! and then my sweetheart hubby started talking to other women pals who had been there and done that and they all vouched for the fact that it just happens and goes away too! and today i can say it! so dont feel guilty if you feel like the throwing the child away as long as you dont actually do it! :p
it took me almost a month to feel maternal and there are still times when i feel very detached! but now i am sure its just a matter of time! :)
bumpy is an adorable kid! touchwood! though right now he doesnt do much other than pee and poo and bawl, we all wait for that elusive half smile that we get to see when he is sleeping! we go awwww when he has a 5 min long stretching session before he wakes up. talk to him and feel kicked even if he does one Hmmmm in half an hour long conversation!
life has definitely changed! more of the travails sooooon!!
Bumpy you are one helluva special kid! love ya!
Friday, August 3, 2007
THE arrival! :)
Doc got bored of waiting!! hehe!! he said come get admitted and we will induce labour! we wanted another date, but doc looked at his convenience and said nahi ussi din karennge!!
so i got admitted on thursday, 19th July 2007 and i didnt get a proper n cool A/C room leaving me sweating it out in a shared dorm. I could hardly sleep anyway! i was sitting and reading and nurses kept coming and going, giving me some medics or other, checking my BP etc. Finally she called me saying doc will induce labour at like 3.30am. everyone told me that being first pregnancy and all that my labour wont start for 6-7hrs least. i was like okie. but by 530am i was already feeling contractions and bleeding all over the place! i was howling in pain. i called my husband hollering at him and telling them to come to hospital rightaway and what the hell were they doing!
by 7am i was almost completely dialated and doc said theres no time to call for epidural as well and that i should be able tod eliver normally within an hours time! i was like Ok whatever! just get it out!! :p
by 730 Bumpys heartrate started dropping as doctors were guiding me to push with my contractions. but the heartrate was a matter of concern and doc said we would have to do a C Section. and soon i was getting anaesthesia while feeling the contractions driving me crazy!
by 8, rather 7.58am to be precise, my Bumpy was BORN! :) they cleaned him up and held him up saying its a BOY! i just looked and then fell into drugged stupor!
uske baad kya hua... watch this space!! :D
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