Christmas 2012
11 years ago
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On June 6, 2011 at 10:58am, we welcomed our amazing son, Carson Brown Lefebvre to the world. We are so thrilled to have him in our life and look forward to this exciting next chapter with him.
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William's Best Buddy12 years ago
HI HILLARY!!!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness.... I am soooo sorry to not have replied to all of your comments sooner, but life just seems to get so busy. Here I am at 1:45am finally responding!!! Ahhhh -- the joys of motherhood...;0). First -- let me say -- you look FANTASTIC!!! What a gorgeous and perfect little bump you have. Looks like you are taking great care of yourself. Only 14 weeks to go. Trust me -- it will be here before you know it. To answer your question about sleeping through the night. The best thing we ever did was get miles on a feeding schedule. We did on demand breastfeeding for the first couple of weeks and then switched him to a more rigid feeding schedule. We started with every 3 hours and then moved to every 4 hours after a few weeks. The feeding schedule was soooooo important for helping to foster his internal clock. By 8 weeks old Miles was sleeping 8 hour stretches at a time and by 12 weeks 12 hours straight!!! We also refer to the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" as our "bible". We didn't follow everything in the book -- but most things -- and the information on infant sleep and the importance of it and naps is crucial!!! Also -- by about 6 weeks old, Miles started falling asleep at the same time consistently every night. This was our cue to start putting him to bed at a regular time every night and thus the bed time routine was born. Let's just say -- routine, routine, routine -- schedule, schedule, schedule. I am learning now that this will come in very handy if you decide to have another little one - especially when they are as close in age as mine. Sorry this turned into a novel.... ;0). I did want to share one last thing with you before I sign off. I wasn't sure if I just got lucky with my first pregnancy, but I never got stretch marks and my skin bounced back remarkably well in the postpartum. Genetically -- I am prediposed to get them -- so I was surprised by good fortune. I tried the same things this time around and sure enough -- no stretch marks and my skin is already bouncing back. I thought I'd share what I did in case you are interested. I was meticulous about my "good fat" intake during both pregnancies. I ate 1/2 an avocado every day and took 3 Salmon Oil pills per day. I drank tons of water and moisturized twice a day with the Shea Body Butter from the Body Shop. That moisturizer is beyond amazing for your belly. I personally think it costs a ton for the small tub that you get, but they usually have buy one get one free sales every few weeks -- so I just stocked up when that happened. I really believe that I would have had stretch marks if not for this routine -- especially considering my boys were 8lbs. 9 oz. and 9lbs. Oh -- and a belly binder is like a miracle in rubber!!! I am 11 days postpartum and my belly is back to flat!!! I love the squeem -- but any binder out there will work. Ok -- I should hop off now -- I've given you enough unsolicited advice....;0). Lots of love to you and your growing family. I am looking forward to reading about your continuing journey. Thanks for all your love and support through ours.
xo
Amanda