We were up early this morning for our visit to the paediatrician. That meant strapping Eloïse into her car-seat, which was a little tricky at first. I’d forgotten how to adjust the straps and had to resort to the manual.
Eloïse is doing fine. She’s lost a little weight, but that’s normal for newborn babies. She’s also a little jaundiced, due to the high quantity of bilirubin in her blood. We’re keeping an eye on that and exposing her to some sunlight to help break down the bilirubin. Some degree of jaundice is actually very common in newborns.
As I was changing Eloïse’s nappy last night before going to bed, her umbilical cord snapped off.
Even though it’s rotten and smelly, I couldn’t quite bring myself to throw it away. It’s so curious to have a bit of someone’s body drop off like that. I doubt we’ll hang onto it for very long, though.
There’s not much else to report today, really. Eloïse continues to cry very little and is a good eater, but Sarah’s boobs are still pretty sore from the engorgement with milk and poor latch of the first few days. Eloïse shows them very little mercy: she feeds frequently and vigourously.
I disassembled the birthing pool this afternoon and will be returning that tomorrow. Breaking it down was even more work than setting it up, I think. It was really hard work to coil the outer rim tightly enough to snap it into its binding.
As always, there are a couple of new photos to check out.