For naturally delivery, if no other complications, the std is 3 days 2 night stay
Twinstars, i can understand what you hv been thru... i am still hanging on without giving him pacifier. my boy usually wants to suck for comfort from late afternoon to night before sleep if he didnt get to sleep properly during that period. precisely, hb worried that we may end up using pacifier to stop all bb cries, so we agreed no pacifier until i cant take it.
i also hv very sore nipples during the first month (now still hv a little). i thought of pumping out BM so that the nipples rest, but the lactation consultant told me i should continue cos nipples will heal by themselves when bb sucks. BM also has healing power. So, i continued and applied some BM on them after feed and let them dry before applying nipple cream. Indeed the wounds healed within days. since u pump out your BM, are u using bottle to feed your baby? i scare my bb will get confuse so even if i pump excess BM out, i stored it in freezer for later use when bb can start solid food.
Agree that nappy is better than diaper, my boy has diaper rash since first month, it is better now cos i hv been using water to clean him instead of wipes and use lots of diaper rash cream. I dun want to wash nappy... there are more than enough bb stuff to wash
Are you taking care of your bb alone? Indeed, its very tiring to nurs and take care of bb alone but somehow i can find the energy.. maybe its the power of motherlove!
Ok, I better go cook and eat my lunch b4 bb wakes up ;D