Baby and poop

So my mother in law thought it was weird that our baby pooped more then once a day since according to her, my husband use to do just that. Worrying after her comments, I looked this up and realized it was really common for babies these days to poop once a week... And even once every 10 days. ... To which I thought wtf? That's major constipation. Then I started worrying if our baby was pooping all the nutrients out since according to moms whose babies pooped once every 10 days, they just absorbed all the nutrients of breast milk hence there is no waste.

.... But amidst my own life experiences and intuition, that makes no sense. And then I read this article:

Our babies, our guts or: what Napoleon can reach us about breastfeeding

And I totally agree. Just because it's common doesn't mean that it's healthy or normal. They explain very well the important link between moms diet and baby's pooping schedule. And the fact that, babies ought to be pooping everyday!! It just makes sense when even on solids, we still need to poop once a day at least!

Interesting read, take a look!

Baby A is 11 weeks old

A quick update- she does mini pushups, she laughs, she coos, she speaks baby, she even plays with a toy (but only with her left hand). She's at that lovely age where she's not super attached to people yet meaning she will let anyone hold her and laugh with you if you make faces at her :)  She's her grandma and grandpa's  darling, both sets and her papa wants pictures of her throughout the day. She's also sleeping through the night waking up every three hours to feed. Meaning, I can finally get some semblance of sleep.

How's mom? I've chopped off my beloved hair that took forever to grow. I still have 10 lbs to battle but I'm working on it with limited carb intake, 4 sets of rigorous Tabata's every other day and yoga every day. My goal is to fit in my old pants again because it will be annoying to shop for new sets of pants !!! I can't believe three months is almost passed. In 9 months I'll go from seeing my baby everyday to only in the evenings. It's actually heartbreaking to think of. I also battle the urge to coddle my little one instead of stimulating and making her do physical activities like tummy time... But I must!

Our job is to prep her to survive on her own one day, I have to remember that!

I try to get my own things done when I can, when I have some hands free but it's hard. Much harder then I thought. Boy was I naive. Thank goodness for smart phones. But it doesn't matter, I fully understand my priorities now. I understand what people say now about mat leave- enjoy it thoroughly because babies grow so quickly! This time will not repeat itself.

That's my little update from my smart phone as I fake a nap next to baby so that she'll sleep a bit longer. Again, thank goodness for smart phones. Until next time!