Day 3 Relief

Wn got discharged today together with the baby, and it was a huge huge relief for me.

For one, the hospital environment was driving me nuts... I find that a completely well person who stays in a hospital for long may very well fall ill too. There's just no place like home... and nothing better than to fall asleep on that super comfy mattress instead of that damn lazychair that's been giving me backaches.

Secondly, this is the day that the confinement lady takes over the caring of the mother and the baby. There's nothing better than to have an experienced pro around rather than the 3 - 4 nurses that have to take care of the entire ward and only pop in occasionally. Really lifted a huge weight off my shoulders.

Baby's been feeding... a lot. The good thing is that after he feeds and has his diapers changed, he falls asleep for a couple o hours, and this is a good time for us to catch some zzs. For the first time in two days I feel human again.

Baby cries a lot too... it's hard to decipher his cries at this point of time, so when he starts crying and doesn't seem to want to be fed or has his diapers changed, I am literally caught with my pants down and don't know what to do. The times when he's sleeping and quiet, I come up with a tagline for visitors - "If he cries, you breastfeed 'em!" ;p