Input
- Feeds required: every 2-3 hours.
- Milk consumed: 1-3 oz. every feed.
- Breast-fed: Yes
- Formula-fed: Yes (as a complement)
- Formula used: Similac (infant), S26.
- Cost of formula: S$38++ for 900g, S$18++ for 400g
Output
- Poop: uncountable
- Live-pooping viewed: 2
- Pee: uncountable
- Pee’d upon: 3
- Diapers: Change every 3-4 hours.
- Diaper used: Mamypoko Newborn
- Diaper cost: S$17++ for 52
Likes
- Feeding.
- Given a tour of the house.
- Sucking.
- Sleeping with the arms and tongue out.
Dislikes
- Being wrapped like a burrito.
- Hunger.
- Dirty diaper.
- Lying down alone.
Lessons learnt
- Identifying the different types of cries: hungry, uncomfortable, HOLD-ME-HOLD-ME-HOLD-ME!!
- Feeding with one hand, bejeweling & surfing in the other.
- No water, just milk.
- Burping: it’s an acquired skill.
- Changing diapers.
- Changing diapers quickly.
- Watch a video on the laptop while holding him, and he will just sleep through the noise.
- Make the tiniest bit of noise while he’s on the bed, and he will stir.
- I need money. Lots and lots of it.
Yet to learn
- Bathing. I tend to snooze after the subuh prayers.
Tags: baby, fatherhood, Umar
