post-partum blues (or the lack of it)
it’s been a week since mia was born and i can’t tell whether coping with a new member of the family is easier this time around or not. so far, things have been gong pretty smoothly, too smooth and easy-going than i expected for me to believe this status quo will last. in under a week, i’m physically more or less recovered from the delivery (though my ab muscles are still nowhere to be found and my tummy’s all wriggly and wobbly) and i’ve even overcome breastfeeding obstacles (when else will you have rock-hard, move-over-pamela-anderson sized mammary glands?) in less time than it took me with jan. mia’s sleeping a lot, even at nighttime, so i’m not as sleepless as i dreaded i would be (though i am more sleepy than usual these days). so far, she’s been a darling, not fussy at all (knock on wood).
i intentionally asked my folks not to come immediately after i give birth, as i thought we would need the time and space to fall into our new roles and establish a routine that works for the family before we have folks stay with us for a visit. but as things are, i suppose i should tell them it’s time to scout for flight deals!
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8 Responses to “post-partum blues (or the lack of it)”
May 7th, 2008 at
samantalahin, habang puro tulog ang ginagawa ni baby! hindi ko ma-imagine ang 11 hours of labor. hands down! pahinga ka ng mabuti.
May 7th, 2008 at
ahh, but then i cheated. i was on epidural from the 3rd hour onwards, hehe…
May 7th, 2008 at
sched natin best time na ipagluto kita ng sinigang or pochero
May 7th, 2008 at
Same thing here with my #2. Maybe I’m not too hung up over every little thing too, and I know what to do now. so stress is lower. but hey congratulations! it only keeps getting easier I tell you.
May 8th, 2008 at
yep, it’s so nice when babies just sleep and sleep and sleep hehe. and then, they wake up and all hells break loose!
nah, joke lang po….
tama yung sinabi mo na you should wait a while before having the folks over. pag medyo mahaba at madalas na ang waking hours ni Mia!
sa ngayo naman, mukhang you’re handling things well. 
May 9th, 2008 at
I’m glad that everything is going smoothly and you recovered quickly. Ang bait naman ni Mia:) Well, may your Mother’s Day be filled with more rest and lots of joy. Happy Mother’s day my dear friend…
May 10th, 2008 at
[…] ok, looks like i spoke too soon. as i suspected, it was still too early to expect mia to stick to some sort of predictable schedule. yesterday, she was awake the whole morning, as we went to register her at the embassy and apply for her passport, and then proceeded to sleep the whole afternoon til evening, with just a few short feed-breaks in between. it wasn’t any surprise that while the rest of the world slumbers, she was then wide awake last night. […]
May 17th, 2008 at
wow, lucky you, sana maging kasing calm din ni mia tong 2nd ko.