It’s been a week! Emma’s a week old! The week zoomed past so fast that it seemed as if we only rushed to the hospital last night.
Emma’s still having slight jaundice, and we’re praying for ample sunlight in the morning and evening these days, but these few days have been rather cloudy, with little pockets of sunlight which we try to catch to sun Emma as best we can. All else, we’re trusting God to bring the jaundice level down, and also praying that Emma’s bowel movements will improve.
Other than that, Emma’s getting on fine at home, sleeping well, and drinking milk well. For now, we’re supplementing her with formula milk, only after Ade feeds her each time. Thank God she’s not showing preference for the bottle over mommy’s supply (albeit limited for now), but she’s beginning to be quite picky over what she drinks. For example, she’s beginning to dislike the red dates water (that should help with bringing her jaundice level), and she’s beginning to use her tongue to try and push the bottle out from her mouth. Hahaha… we then cup-fed her the red dates water, so she has no choice but to swallow.. hehehe…
Ade found out how to get her going at suckling without falling asleep. Play music with strong vocals, like worship music by Martha Munizzi, or even Melinda DooLittle’s singing during the American Idol contest earlier this year. We’ll try it again for her subsequent day feeds and see if it works. But she was definitely awake when the upbeat worship by Martha Munizzi was being played. Praise God!
Emma did her morning stretching exercise after her "(indirect) sun-tan" session.
[ s-t-r-e-t-c-h!! ]
[ lower to shoulder level… ]
[ breathe in and r-e-l-a-x…. =) ]
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