Tag: First Two Weeks

  • 1 Month Update

    1 Month Update

    The first month as a parent is amazing to say the least. Between the birth process, adjusting to your new life, learning about your child,  supporting your partner, and figuring out a new work/life balance, the first 30 days are pretty special and overwhelming. And time does “fly by”. The first two weeks go pretty…

  • The First Two Weeks: Growth Spurt

    The First Two Weeks: Growth Spurt

    Yep, you read it right. Growth spurt. Your baby will go through it around 7-10 days, and you will definitely know it. While that first week isn’t easy, by the end of that first week a routine had started. Baby’s sleep pattern was kind of established, their eating habits were beginning to form, and you…

  • The First Two Weeks: Pooping Bili Baby

    The First Two Weeks: Pooping Bili Baby

    Many babies are born with jaundice and it is pretty normal. The “accepted” level is somewhere around 13 (although hospitals will be more cautious than that). Our baby had a bilirubin (the yellow in jaundice) level of only 8 in the hospital – yet they still had her sleep one night in the phototherapy bed…

  • The First Two Weeks: Mama’s Touch

    The First Two Weeks: Mama’s Touch

    The first two weeks with a newborn are a trip. We’ve all heard the cliche that you don’t get any sleep, that you have no idea what is coming, yada, yada. All that is true to some extent, but there are definitely things that nobody tells you. One of these things is the magical “Mama’s…