I missed poop #4 as well. In my defense, it was a quieter, unexpected explosion. But #5: I saw the fussiness, took the signal, sat her on the potty with a bottle in her mouth, and caught it!! Smiles, celebrations. The next day I had a number of catches, including in the bathroom at Chapters …
Today I learned that when Alya is pooping, she will refuse to nurse and cry when I bring her near the breast, all while insisting on downing a bottle – followed by extreme calm and silence. This would be a helpful signal to get her on the potty if I could remember it for more …
The other night Alya & I went to a birthday party for our doula’s daughter who’s turning 5. It was big outing for us: M wasn’t able to come so we went alone, and it was a party, and it was at night. But we love our doula and her daughter, and we had a …
Sitting on the couch with Alya. She’s eaten, and she gets that look in her eye … so I rush her to the bedroom, take off the diaper and plop her on the potty. She’s perfectly happy to sit there, but nothing comes out. So into the bathroom we go, as it’s bathtime. I try …
Relatively speaking, sleep hasn’t been the biggest issue with Alya. In the beginning, if anything, she slept too much and nursed too little (though that may have also been due to not enough milk). We still sometimes get 5 or 6 hour stretches at night, and very often 3 hours or more. However, we also …