Misha: 6 weeks

So its been 2 weeks of figuring out how to deal with a baby (again). So far its been better than I expected. In fact I think it was a lot harder with Meera (especially emotionally). I only had a few emotional episodes. One in particular was 2 days after the lady left. I called Jing and he said he might be back late and I just melted. It was a tough day especially since Misha hardly slept. But other than that things have been not too bad.

I got the Baby Whisperer book and  I'm trying to follow the EASY method. Based on that I'll be blogging in that order.

E for Eating
So far breastfeeding is going well. No supply issues that I can see. However I have yet to notice any growth spurt on Misha's part. Supposedly they will need to feed like every 2 hours or more. Or they will feed for a longer duration but so far I've not noticed anything like that.
I looked at the logs I kept of Meera and it seems like I feed a lot less now. Which I put down to a few factors. Misha feeds a lot better, She doesn't need much comfort sucking and I am not always assuming that she is hungry. The last factor is mainly I think from past experience where every time Meera cried I used to think she was hungry. I know better now. 
I'm trying to put her on a 3 hour schedule so right now she has about 7 feeds a day (which usually includes 1 bottle of milk which I pump for). I am still contemplating if I should give formula once in a while given the difficulty we had switching Meera to formula. But for now I think I'll take my chances.

A for Activity
Right now there isn't much activity. Most days her awake time is a bath or just sitting in her bouncer. I want to start doing tummy time more regularly but with her reflux its a bit hard to time. She's hungry as soon as she wakes and I can't do it so soon after a feed so it's a bit hard to fit in. I do try to put her on my chest so at least that gives her some opportunity to exercise her neck muscles.

S for Sleep
As expected this area is where I am struggling with the most. I can't seem to time her naps properly and bedtime has not been smooth. Typically we need to rock, shh and pat to get her to sleep. Even then it can take a few attempts before she settles.
She does sleep during the night (thankfully) but its usually around midnight (or later) before she settles down. Needless to say I am starting to get tired (literally) of this. I figure there's no point in trying to regulate anything now since this whole month is going to be very disruptive with visitors and the wedding. So we'll try to set things right in November. By then she'll be closer to 3 months so that may also help.

Y for You (as in time for yourself)
Haven't had much of that! More like time for catching up on things. But overall I do feel like I'm able to  accomplish quite a bit. I cook most of the days (mainly cos there's quite a bit of leftover meat in the freezer from the confinement lady's time). Cleaning has taken a back seat though. But right now that isn't really a concern for me. I try to fit in time with Meera but that has been quite challenging since timing it with Misha's needs are a bit difficult. Hopefully over time I get the hang of things.