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As if on schedule, the weather suddenly cooled by about 5 degrees this week. It has gone from being ‘hot’ (30+C) to ‘mild’ (25+C). So we can now open the windows and turn off the air conditioning.
Hannah is well. Sometime during the month, when I wasn’t watching, she grew by 6cm, so she is now 60cm long and a bit big for her cot.
She is generally sleeping and feeding well. And when she is awake she is often alert and attentive.
Although just as often she seems to have discomfort in her tummy, especially lying down. She often seems to have wind and if this travels too far down it seems to cause cramp for hours and eventually nappies that look like an explosion at a mustard factory.
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In these cases she often cries and need to be held when she is awake. Sometimes holding her is enough to soothe her. Other times she is inconsolable, and even the most experienced hands are unable to much more than keep her nappies dry and hang on to her unll she cries herself to sleep.
In these cases, I handle the 8pm-3am shift, and Rika takes over in the early morning.
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To be honest this was all getting a bit much for the two of us, and we were very grateful to be rescued by Rika’s mum, Atsuko, who stayed with us all through last week.
Hanna now seems to recognise us and be able to see and respond to ‘conversation’, especially with her grandmother.
I was getting a bit smug about my ability to burp and sooth Hannah when she was upset by holding her and walking around the room with a bouncy walk and silly noises. Soon after that, it stopped being infallible.
This week’s discovery is that Hannah now likes sleeping on my tummy almost as much as being carried (except when she has wind).
Hannah is well. Sometime during the month, when I wasn’t watching, she grew by 6cm, so she is now 60cm long and a bit big for her cot.
She is generally sleeping and feeding well. And when she is awake she is often alert and attentive.
Although just as often she seems to have discomfort in her tummy, especially lying down. She often seems to have wind and if this travels too far down it seems to cause cramp for hours and eventually nappies that look like an explosion at a mustard factory.
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In these cases she often cries and need to be held when she is awake. Sometimes holding her is enough to soothe her. Other times she is inconsolable, and even the most experienced hands are unable to much more than keep her nappies dry and hang on to her unll she cries herself to sleep.
In these cases, I handle the 8pm-3am shift, and Rika takes over in the early morning.
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To be honest this was all getting a bit much for the two of us, and we were very grateful to be rescued by Rika’s mum, Atsuko, who stayed with us all through last week.
Hanna now seems to recognise us and be able to see and respond to ‘conversation’, especially with her grandmother.
I was getting a bit smug about my ability to burp and sooth Hannah when she was upset by holding her and walking around the room with a bouncy walk and silly noises. Soon after that, it stopped being infallible.
This week’s discovery is that Hannah now likes sleeping on my tummy almost as much as being carried (except when she has wind).
And it doesn’t give your arms cramp.
According to the Sears' Baby Book, Hannah should be contented if I just put her in the sling and carry her around. But this only works for Rika. So far, she seldom stays comfortable for long in my sling.
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The white thing around my head is a halo. In Japan, all fathers get these if they help out for more than 30minutes. As they say here - “if God had intended men to change nappies he would never have given us ties”.
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The white thing around my head is a halo. In Japan, all fathers get these if they help out for more than 30minutes. As they say here - “if God had intended men to change nappies he would never have given us ties”.
Now that it is cooler the cats have resumed sleeping together.
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They are getting used to Japanese food. I have found a type of 'cat bento' that they really love.
