My mother, who is
the mainstay of Vira’s care (apart from the feeding and night care) is gone to
attend a wedding. The baby is 47 days
old … and just figuring out that the world ‘out there’ , away from the crib ,
is a very interesting one. And she sure does not want to miss the action . So
everytime we rock her to sleep, she wakes up as soon as she is put down into her crib J . This is one out and
outer baby. And as all of know, if the baby is awake, the frequency of feeding,
burping, peeing and doing potty goes up two fold. So in the afternoon the cotton
cloth nappy is replaced with Pampers Active Baby diaper to let me rest for 40
minutes (yes .. 20 minutes to hand her over to the maid , all dry and happy,
prepare myself for a nap and a 40 minute nap before the maid brings her for a
feed) .
About the Late
morning / afternoon nap :- This nap is a huge life saver – it helps me stay
cheerful till the end of the day .And absolutely helps beat depression (which
can creep up so very easily when you feel tired and it feels like the baby has
overtaken your life)
And then by the evening we (maid and I) are
all too tired to want her to wake up during her fits of sleep . So out comes
the diaper again. The trick I’ve learnt ,to avoid nappy rash, is to put a
lotion everytime we change the diaper. And to change the diaper rather
frequently (not wait for her to pee into it 6 times – as written on the pack) .
I find that nappy rash is mostly due to
over drying the skin (the diaper absorbs all oil etc. from the skin and adding
in a dose of baby powder just makes it drier and more itchy and red) or letting
the soiled diaper stay on for longish periods of time .
Combat
techniques from the art of war –
a.
take short naps
b.
use technology (diapers with extra aloe vera) to increase your effectiveness – but take
precautions not to be upset by the enemy (nappy rash)
c.
thank god for surviving everyday - love your
mother and maid and husband and whoever
makes this survival possible
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