The First 4 Months.

I’ve already done a post about my birth so I won’t repeat that! Go and check it out if you like 🙂 

My boy is now just over 4 months old now and honestly I’ve been handling being a mother really well, and my baby boy is doing amazing! From 5 weeks old he’s been sleeping through the night (minimum 6 hours) which is amazing for a new mum! Before that he woke up every 2-3 hours which killed me but I managed, every time he had a nap I would too (he would sleep on me). I had help though around the house and didn’t do much to make a mess, as I had a cesarean I wasn’t doing much. The first couple of months was pretty much feeding, sleeping and getting into a routine. 

In the beginning I breastfed but I change fully to formula a while after, I have my reasons. I’ll admit that it was hard and formula feeding is so much easier for going out and about, which was a plus. I had some bad days after I stopped breastfeeding, I didn’t realise how much it would affect me until I already did it but it was getting too much for me, not sleeping or doing anything else pretty much. At the moment he gets 4-5 bottles a day each one 200mls, and twice a day he gets purée. I also have a post about solids if you want to check that out! 

He makes me so proud he rolls over (both ways), he can move around so much on his own (not crawling just dragging himself), he can almost sit up, he just needs more strength, he loves his toys but he puts absolutely anything in his mouth! He’s at the age of pulling my hair even if it’s tied up, he screams the house down sometimes but nothing could ever change how much I love my baby! 

Becoming a mum was really scary, it was always something I wanted to do, but not at 19-20, I was in party mode, and I was the first one out of all my friends to have a baby! I had a few problems along the way and one day I might post about my pregnancy 🙂 

Solids.

I asked quite a few people when they started feeding their babies solids, some said a early as 2 months! others said 4-6 months, so I decided to start feeding my little boy purée, his first ever one was one bought from the store, now I don’t expect him to like it or even eat it straight away, but he ate some of it but I don’t think he liked it much. Of course I tried a couple of times but still not interested, so that’s when I just mooshed up a banana and he loved it! I now make his purée at home with all fresh fruit and veggies! One day I put up a few of the recipes/ideas I have for his purée 🙂
He started off really well but recently he’s been a bit fussy, he does eat his food but getting his attention off everything else in the room is hard, I turn the TV off, toys away and everything, I’m thinking I need to give him variety now. 

So far he is doing really well! I also buy the Heinz vanilla custard or strawberry and banana custard and he goes nuts for it, and then cries when I won’t give him more, because I won’t give him too much sweet food.

An easy to feed him quick everyday is to make a large amount at a time and store in sealed containers or ice cube trays with lids, or even wrapped up in glad wrap! You can store them for up to 3 months in the freezer or up to 72 hours in the fridge. I usually use all mine in a week as I feed him 2-3 times a day along with 4-5 bottles. I don’t give him a lot of food and usually is after a bottle. 

I love feeding him food and the faces he makes when you give him something new! I feed him in his little bumbo I picked up for $20! Definitely something handy to have around, especially if you can pick up a second hand one! 🙂  

Good Green Stuff

Ever since I’ve had my little boy, my energy levels have dropped, which means messy house, piles of washing, piles of dishes and so on. It’s so annoying when I wake up and feel tired and the end result is me feeling like a bad mum, because I can’t be bothered doing anything, does anyone else feel like this? 

As I watch a lot on the Internet and YouTube, I found something called Good Green Stuff, although I haven’t tried this particular product I did find one in my local supermarket. It’s just powder that you add to either water or your favourite smoothie! Being a mum I need to have the energy to play with my baby and do everything he needs me to do for him! 

I can’t be 100% sure that this is what’s working but in the past 4 months I’ve been so lazy that my house never really gets cleaned, but the past 3 days (when I’ve had super greens ) I’ve had energy to do everything! Clean everything, then I have the whole day to relax or go out! I have changed my diet a bit aswel, I do drink smoothies most mornings as breakfast because I don’t eat in the morning. 

This is it below ⬇️⬇️   

I feel so much better even with just a couple of small changes in my diet!                               Happy mumma + happy baby = happy home ❤️

Also as I’m still quite new to this I’m not sure what to post a lot of the time, so maybe let me know? 💗 xo