Teresa and Lotus: Week 4 Postpartum Reflections
What week?
4-6
How big is baby?
4.4kg - 4.8kg
My body?
I feel back to normal levels of energy and I think my immunity is fairly strong as despite being exposed to some people who have been unwell I’ve stayed really healthy. My belly is very squishy, I’m about 8lbs/4kgs off my pre-pregnancy weight but my actual body feels like a different shape. I’m curvy in places that I’m really enjoying! I need to wear hardcore deodorant with alcohol! (thanks Aesop) otherwise the hormonal BO gets the better of me. Finding the right deodorant has made this much better!
What’s something new?
Lotus is now really locking in and coo-ing back with us, she has so much to say. It is the most gorgeous thing to listen to and interact with. She imitates our faces too- if we stick our tongue out she does too. This level of back and forth conversation is completely heartwarming.
Most challenging moment?
We don’t have a nanny or a regular babysitter to call here on here in Byron as we always balance it between us plus my mum without having extra help- we like it that way and although it is always SOOOO busy and we of course drop the ball in some areas because of it - the house isn’t always as pristine as I love it to be! or sometimes we will forget about something on the schedule or fall behind on emails but we balance it well enough and have always made it work.
Having a full time nanny has never made sense for us as between jobs I’m a stay at home mum and Mark and I don’t usually work at the same time. I’ve been able to find friends in the past who would be able to jump in from job to job to be with me and my breastfeeding baby during filming and Mark/Mum would juggle the others at home.
However now there is FOUR at home with extremely busy extra curricular activities and socials lives and often 4 of them need to be in different places at the same time, we are realizing that between Mark & the limited driving Mum does, that it’s just not enough hands on deck! So next year with my whole year already packed with acting jobs, we need to find someone great to be available for full time work during filming and very limited to no hours in between. It’s going to be hard to find someone wanting that kind of work haha so ummm if you know anyone local?! hit us up hahaha
Favourite moments
EVERYTHING. It’s like I’m drinking this baby in. Oh the smiles, the singing to her and her “singing back”. Her 3 favourite songs are “can’t take my eyes off of you” and “you are so beautiful to me” plus a song called “hello Lotus” that we made up!
Mama time
Extreme levels of limited. No other comments here haha. Nothing. Nada. When I sleep? Not uncommon at this age but also.. FIVE KIDS. Nuff said.
What’s working
Sleep is still working great. She wakes 1-2 times per night with just a few little grizzles to let me know she’s hungry but because she’s right next to me in her little day bed sleeper I stay in a dreamy half asleep state anyway and just put the boob in and fall straight back to sleep. No need to change her nappy anymore as she doesn’t poo over night now.