Oskar is now with us at home since Wednesday.
So how are we doing?
We’re tired.
So far we had three really bad nights in a row. Feeding did not go that well and Oskar was subsequently increasingly unhappy, cranky and I guess just hungry. Which meant for us that we slept no more than 3 hours a night which is really tough, of course.
Bathing does not go that well either and we still need to learn a lot. It’s really too early for us to understand whether maddening, desperate crying comes from being hungry or sick or water boiling / freezing, being held wrongly or… the possibilities are seemingly endless and yes: it’s challenging.
Luckily, today seems to be kind of a turn around. Feeding goes better. And while bathing is still a mess he clearly is more relaxed afterwards and falls asleep easier. Today we put him to sleep three times and each time we were successful within 15 or 20 minutes (versus 2 hours or more in the days and nights before).
Keep your fingers crossed for us that it continues that way :)
