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This is a magical milestone on the parenting calendar and even though you may be tired and Baby still quite demanding, you somehow feel that you’re not quite such a novice anymore. Often women will want to venture out into the world again, show off their babies and revel in the fact that walking and sitting is easier, as the perineum is likely to have healed nicely if you have followed all the advice.

About Baby

•Routine will be important for both you and Baby but make it baby-led. Your close observation of the past days will mean that you might now know how frequently your baby likes to nurse – quite likely this will be a pattern of two-hourly [previously numerals] intervals with one or two longer stretches each 24 hours. A few babies drink like clockwork throughout the day and night. Be guided by this flexible pattern and build your routine around it.

•Bath Baby at any time of the day but try and make it the same time each day. Before a feed and a longish sleep are good times as babies will then be at their most relaxed.

•Notice if there is a particularly fussy time to the day and make sure that this time is as free of chores as you can make it. Rather feed frequently, go for a walk with Baby or let Dad take over for a while until you feel rested.

•If Baby feeds with difficulty, examine the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks for signs of oral thrush: raised thick white patches. This will require treatment with an antifungal oral gel, the Sister Lilian homeopathic remedy Calendula Tablets or the tissue salt Kali mur. You will also need to treat your nipples with antifungal cream as cross-infection is likely.

•Read your baby’s body language, which incorporates physical gestures and ways of crying. If Baby cries stridently, usually after feeds, and goes quite red in the face, this might be his way of saying, ‘I’m frustrated and quite cross, Mom! I need to feed a bit more before this session is complete. Don’t expect me to have it all in one or two courses. And don’t then call it colic when I cry!’ This baby will appear strong-willed and intense but will often be quite happy between feeds. If they are very windy and posit a lot, they may well respond well to treatment with homeopathic remedies like NausiCare or ColicCare.

Tips for Mom

•Despite your increased energy, take care not to overdo things. Continue to pace yourself through the day and night and rest every now and then through the day. Go easy on chores too.

•You might pass blood clots and suddenly bleed more today. If bleeding passes within a few hours and you have no pain or fever, there is no cause for concern. If you do not feel well or bleeding remains profuse, see your midwife or doctor as soon as possible.

•Ask your partner to take you out for tea at a baby-friendly restaurant and enjoy the admiring glances your baby is sure to attract.

•If you still feel weepy and as if you are not coping, call a private midwife, log onto the Sister Lilian Centre website for available services or call the Postnatal Depression Support Association. Sharing your feelings will help put things in perspective.