Partway into July now, with Conrad turning 4 weeks old on Monday – time’s really going quickly and we just realised how long it’s been since the last blog entry…!
Unfortunately, Conrad still hasn’t taken to breastfeeding, which means I’m still expressing, through the night too… He’s seemed to latch on a couple of times in the last few days, but comes off again pretty soon and seems to lose interest. He still feeds well on breastmilk from a bottle, so it’s not an issue of him not being fed, thankfully. I spoke to the breastfeeding advisor on the phone today, as Conrad and I haven’t managed to see her in person yet after his tongue tie got sorted out, and she said it seems strange if he’s getting that far but not managing to stay latched on – perhaps the cut under his tongue wasn’t deep enough. We agreed that I’d try to come to the Baby Café on Monday and she’d see what she could do to help then. Thing is, if Conrad and I can’t get to grips with breastfeeding soon, we’ll have to seriously consider raising Conrad on formula – I’m not getting anywhere near enough sleep at the moment, a situation that obviously isn’t sustainable in the long run., if I’m to be a good Mum to Conrad and his sister
Conrad is sick quite a lot, needs plenty of burping and is restless for a few hours every evening and/or night. It sees such a shame that feeding should be such hard work for someone so little, but I guess it makes sense if his digestive system isn’t quite up to speed yet. in 3-4 months time though, I’m hoping it’ll be better and Conrad will be happier.
It has been commented on a few times now how long and strong Conrad’s legs are. As with his sister, his Daddy’s already started putting him in training in anticipation of Conrad walking – moving his legs and encouraging him to push against resistance with his feet. No fear of Ian being a ‘pushy parent’, though – it’s really just a fun way of playing and bonding.
Gabriella