** I received these Wonderful swaddle blankets as a gift. They are made by Aden & Anais **
Out of All the blankets we were given these are my absolute favorite. They are stretchy, breathable, and super soft. The patterns are different but very cute. I got more complements at the hospital and even the nurses wanted to know where I got them because they liked the look, feel and thought they were better than the ones the hospital uses.
I had to learn how to swaddle from Chase (who seemed like a pro before we even had her)... So here is the way to swaddle correctly before you have to do it yourself!
** Mother's Milk & Eye Infections- Who knew? **
On day 8 of Hallie's arrival, she woke up with what we decided looked like an eye infection- crusty eyes, closed shut with dried yellow mucous in the corners. Now that's scary to a new mom like me! Did I do something wrong? Did I not wash my hands enough before touching her? Should I call my doctor? Thank You God for the internet and "Google search engines"!!
Over and Over we read that mother's milk, dabbed into the corner of the newborn's eye, (although some said it wasn't proven), contains antibodies that are as effective as any eye drops! What could it hurt? So, I tried it- dabbing milk each time I nursed and then followed that up with clean water (Thanks Brita!) on a cotton ball to clean the eye again.
Now it's day 11, Hallie's eyes are "crust free" and I have learned a valuable lesson - Web MD is my friend!
** So like the song says, "I believe in Miracles"... still rings true!**
In the hospital when I was struggling with the whole breast feeding thing. My child who was born breech (another reason for what was going on) was having issues with the latching because her tongue kept pushing things from coming in her mouth and her jaw and mouth etc. were all still having to grow/learn. She was early so all these things were causing a problem with her getting the latching down and her getting the milk she needed to grow! I had asked for a lactation consultant the first day she was born and kept asking for one. The day before we were to leave, I FINALLY got one who told me about this problem as to why she was loosing weight. She then had me pump what milk I had and also had her get a paci to help aid her in forming her mouth correctly and learn to move the tongue out of the way. Then on the last day a different lady came to check on me and her and found that there were still some issues as well. She fixed those and made me feel a lot better about all this feeding. Anyways- here is the miracle she explained to me that I just HAD to share!!
She said that when babies have a deficiency or their body is needing a certain antibody to fight off something in their system, when they latch on the nipple their saliva tells the certain gland in the mother that the baby is lacking or needing that certain vitamin/antibody/mineral and then it sends it back to the baby!!! How cool is that? Then she says, there is not an animal on this planet that can do the same thing to their young!