Mom Life by Carmen

BABY KAIRO'S EYE INFECTION  Kairo I wanted to share my not so fun experience that i had this pass weekend. My son was up two nights in a row. So it all started Friday night, at around 11pm or so, kairo was up crying and i could just tell it was more than just him wanting his bottle. He was really upset. So we tried to give him his bottle but he refused to take it. Eventually we turned on all the lights and then we saw what the problem was. His eyes were completely closed! They were stuck by a yellow goo. We put warm water on his face cloth and just wiped his eye till they opened. I think he was traumatized that he couldn't get his eyes open. Then i remembered my husband and i noticed he was getting like a yellow sticky goo in the corner of his eyes before he went to bed. Every time we wiped it 10 minutes later it would come back. I didn't think too much of it and then the following morning it kept happening. So i googled it to see if it was serious, and the

BABY LIFE WITH A NEWBORN KAIRO Life with a newborn, although it is true that they eat sleep and pop. They up every two hours or and hour. You have to now adjust to being on there schedule. It can be tiring, new moms have to rest as much as possible as well. I remember trying to sleep when he would sleep but i would be even more tired cause i would wake up still tired. I think there are a lot of moments as a mom you go through but its not really discussed. Maybe some moms are worried that other moms will judge them. For me the night routine was the hardest i think cause your brain is telling your body its sleeping time, but you are up every 2 hours to feed your baby, burp your baby and make them sleep. I could not wait until he could hold his own bottlel!  When you become a mom life changes for sure.  I think its normal to love your baby and say hey this is hard work too.  Its just super draining in the start cause both you and baby are a djusting to him being o

PREGNANCY MY FIRST VISIT WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST GYNECOLOGIST VISIT MY FIRST SCAN  (i was about 3 months and 1 week) On my first visit i went to Parklands Hospital and meet with Dr. Keerath, i was very impressed with the way the visit went. Everyone was very friendly and very helpful. It was the most exciting time of my life and he made mine and my husbands experience a pleasant one. So the first thing i had to do before i saw the gynae, the nurse gave me forms to fill out and then she she took my weight and made me do a urine test. When i saw the gynecologist, he had my file and he asked me questions about my medical history as well as my families medical history. Once he had gone through the paper work he asked me to go into a separate room and lay down. He checked my blood pressure, breasts for any abnormalities and my belly and he did a pap smear. I you unsure of anything feel free to ask your  gynae any questions you might have. Next is the

PREGNANCY HOSPITAL BAG So I packed a bag for myself and baby, I did not know that the Hospital supplied everything for my baby. I packed for both of us and they provided me with his own bag with everything he needed. In the bag they gave me had toiletries, pampers, wet wipes, dummie/pacifier, maternity pads. I don't remember everything that was in the bag but i didn't need to use anything i had packed.They have baby clothes that they used and blankets those things you leave behind when you take your baby home, so you will need a outfit with a hat and a blanket. I will do a list of everything i packed  for my baby  anyway because not all hospitals provide you with this,i know public hospitals here in South Africa don't give you anything so you will need to go well equipped. (Kairo in a outfit and blacket provived by Westville hospital) (Kairo in a outfit and blanket provided by Westville hospital) Heres what i packed! BABY'S  BAG: - x2 growe