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It's been the 11th day since I became a mother. Coping and adjusting with being one has been tough, mostly unpredictable as I tried to meet her real needs. When she cries after a feeding and a diaper change, we had to rock her to sleep. The moment we put her down into the cot, she'll wake up and cry. Hence, week 1 was tough. I wasn't sure if I was giving her enough breast milk as the milk was slow in coming so I had to supplement her intake with formula milk contrary popular beliefs that if I were to do so, she'll get confused. I told myself, I need to persevere and if breast milk is still insufficient by this week, I will give her formula. Thank God that the last 3 days, she is off formula and feeds entirely on breast milk. She is the least confused at this point despite the supplement and suckles well especially when she is hungry.

Now that I am better physically, I've started to train her to sleep on her own without anyone rocking her to sleep. The previous week, we had sleepless nights because we adopted the 'rocking' method. For the last 3 days, I only woke up for about 1 1/2 hours including feeding and getting her to bed after that. It's not so random and erractic anymore. The training is tough in the beginning but I believe it will pay off. Sometimes, it seems 'cruel' for me to just let her cry in the cot. As far as possible, I'll ensure that we've done our best to make her comfortable and than the training begins. Probably may be too much for a 11th day old child but I believe we need to start early. This is a long journey and we need to pace ourselves.

She is definitely very cute and adorable. Hopefully, she doesn't get away with many things with her looks. :)

Parenting continues

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