Conor’s 2 Month Update

I’m a little late with this update (two weeks to be exact!) but things have just been so busy and each day just rolls into the next. I’ve lost all concept of time and space and if you’re a new mummy too, you’ll definitely be able to relate to that feeling. This month has definitely been easier than the last – mostly because (more recently) I’ve felt a lot healthier in myself and my body has adapted to the lack of sleep (well, just about). I never get tired of hearing people tell me how cute Conor is and how he’s such a happy little soul. I’m one proud mamma!

Milestones: Everytime you talk to Conor or sing to him, he just smiles constantly. He focuses on our faces and on the dogs and often laughs at them. His legs are getting so strong and I think it may be time to buy him a doorway bouncer so we can strengthen his legs…and tire him out too! All of a sudden the baby grows that were huge on him are becoming a little snug.

Sleep: There are good nights and bad nights so I wouldn’t say there’s any kind of solid routine in place just yet. He tends to go to sleep at around 11pm and then he’ll wake up about about 2am, 4am and 6am. His feeds and settling time take about 30 mins so my sleep is very broken. As I said, I think my body has begun to adapt to the sleep deprivation slightly but there are still some days when I feel like a zombie. I’ve learned to relax about the sleep situation now because there’s no way around it and you just have to go with the flow. Conor naps a lot during the day, for about an hour at a time so that allows me to get things done.

Best Moment: Hearing his first proper laugh was just incredible. He looked at Decky and chuckled and it was just the best sound ever! He seems to find the most mundane things the funniest…that’s babies for you!

Worst Moment: That definitely has to be when I took him for his 6 week vaccinations. Two big needles in each thigh and lots of screaming and crying. He also got a bout of diarrhoea after having the Rotavirus vaccination so he would just started bawling all of a sudden. As a mother, hearing your child cry in that frantic way is just horrible. He was really grouchy for about 24 hours and just cried constantly which was really stressful for me and Chris. He hardly slept so he was just constantly grumpy. I actually cried that day because I just hated seeing him in any kind of pain and I felt guilty that it was my fault. Vaccinations are a necessary evil but it’s not easy to see your child like that.

Health: His health has been perfect really so no big complaints in that area. The only thing of note is that his eyes are quite weepy but I read up on that and realised that it’s very common in young babies as their tear ducts are still developing. He also got a bit of thrush in his mouth which looked like white spots on his tongue and a white film on his inner lower lip. We got some Nystatin Oral Suspension for that and it’s clearing up nicely.

Eating: I made the decision to stop breastfeeding at the 2 month mark because I was becoming so run down that I started to feel ill. That together with the sleep deprivation was just exhausting me and I found that my Psoriasis started to get much worse. Once that happens it becomes a very difficult catch22 situation where you’re tired from the lack of sleep and the breastfeeding so the Psoriasis flares up, which makes you tired and weakens your immune system and leaves you open to catching every cold and virus out there. It wasn’t a decision I made lightly and I ideally would have liked to breastfeed until the 6 month mark but for the sake of my health, I had to switch to formula. I feel like I gave it my best shot and Conor got the most important concentrated breastmilk in the first few weeks so at least he got the goodness from that.

Things I want to remember: His first laugh and all the little new sounds he’s making.