After my Pilates class this morning, I hurried back home and Ian’s Mum and I got Jessica ready to quickly pop down to the health visitor clinic to get Jessica weighed. She’s 3 months this week (12 weeks yesterday Tuesday and 3 calendar months on Sunday), so I wanted to know her weight so I could put it in the baby book we’re filling in for her. She’s now 6.59 kilos (14lb 7oz), which still is perfectly fine according to her previous development. I did ask if they’d mind measuring her length too, as she’s grown so much and I’m curious plus I wanted to put that too in the baby book, but as she wasn’t officially due to have that done they said no – in a nice way, but still… So we’ll have to do it here at home.
Jessica with some of her toys:
Jessica still seems fine after the jabs yesterday. Her grizzliness from two days ago has continued, though. Hopefully – if it is my milk production lagging behind Jessica’s demand – it will sort itself out in not too long. I asked the health visitor who had the shift at the clinic about this, but she misunderstood me and started talking about it being a choice between Jessica feeding more often during the day and having a longer sleep at night, or going longer between feeds during the day and then not sleeping through as much… So we completely got our wires crossed – that’s the problem when you’re speaking to someone who doesn’t know your situation. I didn’t worry about persisting in explaining but will give ‘my’ health visitor a call and see what she says instead.
Did get some helpful advice about something else, though. Ian and I had noticed Jessica’s left knee and ankle clicking when we’ve changed her nappy and held her and she’s moved her leg: you can’t hear it, but feel it. Even though Jessica doesn’t seem to be in any pain or distress over it (or even notice it for that matter), we were a bit concerned. But the health visitor at the clinic said that this was probably due to Jessica’s ligaments still being loose, as she’s still growing, and will most likely sort itself out with time, as her legs grow stronger. The health visitor did, however, suggest that if we were worried, I make an appointment with one of the GP’s when we come back for her next lot of jabs (in one calendar month’s time).
A couple of photos of Jessica with her farmor:
Thank you for the reassuring advice regarding settling for the night, Andrea (comment against entry ‘Sleep’). It makes perfect sense not to make it too complicated. Advice in books have these long lists of things to do in the process of putting a baby to bed and it seemed like we were supposed to be spending half the day (well, certainly all of our evening) going through an elaborate bedtime procedure. At the moment it takes about an hour and 15 minutes from the nappy and clothes change to Jessica falling asleep, which I think is reasonable, as it also includes an extra large-ish feed. As she falls asleep around 9.15-9.20pm, Ian and I get a little bit of time together before we go to bed too – very important! Maybe that’s the biggest change when one becomes a parent: not getting to be just the two of you much anymore.
Gabriella