CRYING OVER YOU

So now the baby has arrived. Now what?

Well now you get to play a little game. It's called, "I'm a baby, guess my cry". I believe I have it down to this system.
In order of importance.

Are you hungry? When it comes to crying and food, Quinn goes from 0-100 in a second. Like her mother. We started the breastfeeding fiasco at the hospital. Due to a breast reduction in her past, Heather was a prime candidate for problems before she even started. She gave it the old college try anyways. Through much anxiety, consultations, and some heavy emotional times, we decided to move on to pumping and formula. It was the right decision. Pumping continued to cause problems in the nipple area. To the point of blood in the milk. My rule of thumb for anything, once you get to blood. Stop! We are now solely on formula and Quinn is thriving. Three weeks in and she is pounding back 4oz. of Similac Omega 3 every 3 hours. Just remember to burp.

Do you need to burp still? We have all watched someone shake a pop can and wait for some unsuspecting innocent bystander to come and open it. This is what it is like if you do not burp your child. Like a fountain of formula. I like to give her a chance to belch after each ounce. That way there is less spit up at the end and she is continued to be stimulated during feeding. She has a tendency to snooze near the end. Right before she explodes in her pants.

Do you need to be changed? I love the look on Quinn's face when she vacates her bowels. It is contentment at it's finest. A soft glaze comes over her eyes. Her mouth instantly shapes into an O. Then the air escapes her bottom. Her peepers close and a small smile creeps across her face. She waits to pee after I have taken off the first diaper. I am wise to this little trick now. I am told that the smell doesn't start until solids are introduced. I am happy to feed her formula until she moves out then.

Are you too hot or too cold? Check behind the neck. It is usually one of the above, so this is a last resort for me. You know the temperature of the room. Don't put on the fuzzy sleeper during the heat wave.

Do you want to be held? The answer to this is YES. For us, Quinn would rather be held than not. She also shares time between her swing and her new play mat which she absolutely loves. She is a bright one.

There is a lot of anxiety and unknown when you start this journey. I can tell you that the things that you had anxiety about in the beginning will subside. Don't worry though. There are new ones lying right around the corner.