1st 24hrs being a fulltime mother of Triplets

26 Aug 2010

cubby 1 had moved in to recovery room wit me. Have to start changing nappy and feeding him all on my own. 
Feeding:
He is on full breastfeeding, which means save time on heating up milk or feeding him wit cup/syringe. However, he is a super sleeper, he does not wake easily thou been kacau for more than an hr. Heard many ppl says BF must feed every 2hrs, each time feed 20mins from each breast. However, my case is totally different. My bb only sucks 10-20mins n fr one breast. After that he refuse any top-ups n will fall asleep. Was quite worried initially cos afraid he did not eat enough, moreover,he can stays on for more than 4hrs without food. 
consult and get assurance fr doctors n nurses that he is getting enough. But they still advice, not to wait more than 4hrs cos it may affect his blood glucose level. Hence, everyday,nurses will punch his feet to get a drop of blood to test it out. margin count: 2.8, cubby's result 4.5 n above. So, now will only feeds him when he cries.

New environment:
Tis room is a new environment to him, new temperature. Once after giving him 10pm meal, he started crying non-stop. He is fed, nappy changed. Carry him in arms, he stop for a short while,once put him down,he starts the crying again. He cried & scream almost throughout the nite n the day after.