Shaynna's Christening

Weeks before the end of my maternity leave, we decided to have Shaynna's christening. She just slept through the whole event.

Postpartum

Giving birth is really not a joke. However, if all the pains and discomfort after
birth are combined, labor pains couldn't compare. It took me more than 15 days to physically recover. Then there's the bust pains because Shaynna's now bottle-fed. The most difficult of all: depression. I don't know why I easily and often get depressed. I can't explain why I'm overly sensitive and always hot-headed. I'm gathering more strength to fight off these postpartum negative emotions... strength that I get from just staring at my little angel...

2nd Visit to the Pediatrician

Shaynna's cold and cough just disappeared but there's another thing that almost gave me a heart attack: she has some red, tiny spots in her face and her arms! Rashes? Allergies?
The doctor advised us to avoid using baby powder, baby oil, anything on that could be applied on the skin. (Of course I didn't applied any of these to her) We were also told to change the laundry soap used to wash her clothes. If these don't alleviate the condition after a day or two, we need to try switching to a lactose-free formula. Yes, sadly, "my milk" came in too late that when I tried breastfeeding her, she'd no longer take it. She got sooo used to her formula. (I forgot the name of the milk they gave her in the hospital.)

Days after, it became apparent that Shaynna, is indeed, not tolerant of lactose. We switched to S26 Lactose-Free.

First visit to the Pediatrician

Shaynna is still a week old... but she already got colds... and cough! Plus, her skin color turned somewhat yellowish. This really freaked me out and brought her immediately to the pediatrician. We were given some very mild cough medicine and some sort of vitamins. (Sorry I already forgot the whole medication given)

Bathtime!

Ok, it's time to bath little Shaynna... the problem was: my mother seemed to had lost her motherly skills and tricks! She had my younger sister 20 years ago... a good reason, don't you think? Yes? No?

Anyway, since it would also be my first time to give less-than-a-month baby a bath, we really should seek professional help... meaning, calling Shaynna's other grandma to help us out. Also, it was still a little bit hard for me to move around. After-birth pains, remember?

In the end, the team-up of two grandmas finished this very complex task and I just ended up watching the whole process. Maybe next time, I'd give it a try... if I'm no longer afraid to accidentally drop my baby. ^-^

Shaynna's bath time poses: