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Oswin
Sorry I'm posting so little at present. I seem to be drowning under a combination of book shop (long commute and a lot of hard work), folk festival, (which will at least be over in six weeks) and occasional granny stuff.
The plus point of being a granny is that I seem to have acquired the super-power of 'stop baby from crying'. I get the occasional text/phone call of 'help, she's been crying for three hours', go along, pick her up, pop her in the baby sling, start walking and she drops off to sleep immediately.
What I want to know, is why didn't this super-power work when I was a parent?
I suspect it mostly comes from being fresh to the case and not frazzled from lack of sleep and not having back ache from already carrying her around for several hours.
Whatever the reason, it's good to be able to help Oswin's parents and it's handy that I live close enough to be able to get there easily.
Meanwhile, for those who wanted the latest pic - here's a short video of Oswin feeding. She wasn't strong enough to suck from the breast when she was born, but Carrie has been expressing breast milk, so a lot of what Oswin is drinking is breast milk even though it's in a bottle.
The plus point of being a granny is that I seem to have acquired the super-power of 'stop baby from crying'. I get the occasional text/phone call of 'help, she's been crying for three hours', go along, pick her up, pop her in the baby sling, start walking and she drops off to sleep immediately.
What I want to know, is why didn't this super-power work when I was a parent?
I suspect it mostly comes from being fresh to the case and not frazzled from lack of sleep and not having back ache from already carrying her around for several hours.
Whatever the reason, it's good to be able to help Oswin's parents and it's handy that I live close enough to be able to get there easily.
Meanwhile, for those who wanted the latest pic - here's a short video of Oswin feeding. She wasn't strong enough to suck from the breast when she was born, but Carrie has been expressing breast milk, so a lot of what Oswin is drinking is breast milk even though it's in a bottle.
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Baby slings are *excellent* things.
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I may look up the sling library. Thanks.
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And you are another gift for the family.
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One great thing, about having a bottle about at all, is that it's fun to feed a baby, and this way the fun can be shared with family and friends. But I'm glad to know there may be the possibility of support from the La Leche League (great institution); also that a baby sling is in use. I can't imagine caring for a newborn child or grandchild without one. And, later, for a simple "baby back pack" with a kick-stand built in so that a parent or grandparent or friend can wriggle the baby into it and easily pop into it themself and go off into the world with the baby able to peer over grown-up's shoulder and feel the motion of the walking and see the world from this wonderful perch.
I love your nearness to the family and super-power and your keen awareness that "it mostly comes from being fresh to the case and not frazzled from lack of sleep and not having back ache from already carrying her around for several hours." Yes!! Every new mother should be so fortunate to have such a gift for the family.