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Before DD arrived, baby caring was a rosy cozy picture to me: She lies comfortably on my shoulder with a beautiful satisfying smile on her face. I pat her and ouch her gently, singing and talk to her softly. Light melody of music is surrounding us…
When I face the real world, I find baby-caring actually is…quite difficult. It is tough, tiring and tedious. I am overwhelmed.
I need to feed DD 8 to 12 times around the clock. Besides, I need to change her diaper whenever she was wet or dirty, burp her every time after nursing, and rock her to sleep or just hold her to calm her down. This means I have to be up at least 18 hours daily.
I need to eat nutritious and balanced meals to keep my milk supply.
I need to drink plenty of fluids, otherwise my milk production would slow down and I would develop constipation.
I need to pump after most feedings to stimulate more milk production.
I need to go bathroom at least several times a day to maintain my system running properly.
I need to clean myself and changed pads 4 to 5 times every day, since my uterus still bled.
I need to clean my breasts frequently and put lotion onto nipples to prevent them from getting cracked and infected.
I need to brush and floss my teeth regularly, otherwise they would bring me trouble again.
The last but not the least, I need to sleep, otherwise I would… break down.
There are so many things I need to do, but there is only 24 hours a day. For the first time in my life I felt time was so precious and limited that every minute needed to be well managed.
I am overwhelmed by the busy, busy, and busy baby-caring.