The first 6 weeks of mum life 👶

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your next bold move. I know that's going to look different for everyone, but just no, I'm right here by your side and that you have the RNC community behind you. Let's do this. Hello and welcome back to the Rice and Conquer Podcasts. I am back in your ears in real time with a bit of a mum episode, and I just want to chat about the first six weeks of having a newborn because it has been the most surreal, like the happiest, the most fulfilling, craziest emotional ride of

my life. And it's so crazy because when I was in it, I was like, you know, everyone tells you it's wild and it's intense and it's life changing, but until you actually experience it, I just can't. There's nothing

too compare to it. Like I was explaining to a girlfriend any other life event, like you know, when you get married, it's obviously super special or engaged or whatever, like it's super special, but apart from the actual date, nothing really changes that much in your relationship, like maybe a little bit. But having a baby, like from the time they're born, your life changes. And it is the biggest just slip in the face and just reality check

I have ever experienced. I'm not gonna lie. It was super challenging for me, going from someone who had a lot of independence, who did what she wanted when she wanted who you know, work wise, even like I'm very blessed in the way that I create my own schedule, I have a team, so I can take time off when I wanted, and yeah, just like I'm not gonna lie, we're really amazing life, really like care free, almost a

bit selfish sort of situation. Then going to a scenario when you have this newborn who needs you twenty four seven, who has to feed every couple of hours, who keeps you up at night, who needs all your time, energy and attention, it is an adjustment and a challenge, to say the least. And even though you know people talk about it, when you're experiencing it, it is. Yeah, it's wild and it's very emotional. And I remember thinking, why

does no one talk about this? Why does Norman tell you how, you know, crazy and tense this time is? And I think they do. I just don't think you absorb it. But yeah, I wanted to do just a bit in an episode talking about the first six weeks because, to be completely honest, I wasn't really prepared for it, and I felt a bit isolated and a bit you know, it's such this transformation, it's such this transformative time when

you're basically going from one person into two people. That's exactly what's happening, and it's just it's really surreal and it's a lot and yeah, and I feel like a lot of my new mums or soon to be mums will be able to resonate and yeah, resonate with this episodes. I just wanted to do a little episode about our experiences, you know, what's helped, what hasn't, what we've learned, and

go from there. Obviously, every baby is so different, and we got a call of key Baby, which is very hard and challenging when your baby is upset most of the time, and collectus means when your baby cries a lot. And paul Ivy girl had a lot of stomach issues at the start, and I was doing a lot of things wrong to be honest, and yeah, so I'm just going to go through it. And so let's get into the first six weeks of being a mum. So the first one or two weeks, like you get home from

the hospital and it's such a blur. You're you know, you're recovering from birth. You're probably wearing nappies or period undees or pads. There's a lot happening down there. You're quite sore, you're very tired, and then you've got to like work out this breastfeeding thing. Something I definitely recommend is asking for a lactation consultant. When you're in the hospital. They do get you to go to a lactation class.

Definitely do that, but if you're not feeling one hundred percent confident, ask for a consultant and that's where the consultant will come to your room and talk to you individually. I cannot recommend that enough because breastfeeding is hard. Like I just thought, ibe will just latch on, it will

be all fine, and it's just not. So you know, that can happen, but often it's quite complicated and there's all these things like them latching properly, you know, making sure they have a good latch so you don't have soret nipples, how how long you should have them on there, so they're getting not just the fore milk but the hind milk, because it's important for them not to just snack and have a little bit then get off, because that first milk is often quite sugary and it doesn't

have a lot of nutrients in it, whereas the milk they get when they're on there for longer has a lot more nutrients. Is going to sustain them. So if you find that you have a baby that just like sucks for a little bit then gets off and on, they're not getting like a full feed, which Ivy was doing. And also the fore milk was creating a lot of tummy issues for her. It's high and lactose and it can,

yeah create tummy issues. So also something I realize is I wasn't feeding her enough, so like she would jump on, she would breastfeed for like maybe six minutes, and then she would fall asleep and I would think, oh, she's had a feed. I'd put her down. What I didn't realize is newborn's love to sleep. So again what I just said is I realized I didn't realize. But then she would wake up and scream and basically she was hungry all the time, and I wasn't feeding her enough,

and then it was causing all these issues. And so what we then realized is we had to feed her, wake her up a bit, make sure she has a full feed, and that helped so much. Another thing that we didn't realize at the start, And you're probably thinking, Georgia, this is like so silly, of course you do this, But because Ivy was a very gassy vomity baby. She needs to be burped so much more than like a normal baby. I've been told whereas as soon as she unlatches from the boob or the bottle, we get her

up and burp. So I just thought you fed them and you burn them right at the end, and that just does not work for her. We have to burp her throughout the whole feed. Otherwise she doesn't burp, and she's got a burp stuck in there and she feeds on top of that, and then as soon as you get her up, she just vomits everything on top of burp, if that makes sense. So we had to burp her a lot more, feed her a lot more, and she started to get a bit more happier. The whole sleep

depriving thing is insane. You're just not ready for it at all. And also then you just get so emotional. So I had the baby blues pretty hard, where I was crying every single day, multiple times a day, probably from day three or four for like two weeks. And it's not like I was sad, it was just well, sometimes I may have been, but I was just overwhelmed, like the feeling of the hormones the love you have for this newborn. It's just a lot, and you just

cry all the time. And something that I would go back to myself and say, is it's all good. Like cry, let it out and just get a hug from Tim or your parents, and it's all good. Because those hormones really do settle by week three for me personally, and during it when I was feeling all those feelings, I started to get really worried that I would feel those feelings forever and that's what motherhood was, and it's just not you feel those feelings. It's just so intense from

being pregnant and the birth. But like do not stri they go and they level out obviously for you still feel like that after, you know, the first six to twelve weeks. Definitely recommend seeing someone professionally, but personally, my hormones and emotions definitely leveled out by week three to four.

Don't get me wrong. I still have some overwhelming moments now, but that is so normal and I just I never I've never cried so much my life, and it's just so normal and just sometimes and that's also another time, like as I'm recording this episode ivys nine weeks but sometimes I would just wake up and I still feel those feelings and I just feel a bit overwhelmed, and I just bit bland and very The biggest thing, the biggest like shocking thing for me has been is it

literally feels like there has been a death, and that kind of has because your old self has died and you're now this new person who has this little person who depends on you twenty four to seven, And it really is it's a lot, and it's a big transformation. So if you sometimes you know, feel overwhelmed or sad and you think, oh my god, why do I feel like this. I'm so lucky. Look at this beautiful baby. You know, I have so much to be grateful for. I think it's about realizing that is so normal and

not beating yourself up. Because I still have those days where I just feel a bit down and I feel a bit sad, and I get really angry at myself, and then I realize this is normal. It's a huge transformation and it is okay. I think we need to take the stigma away and normalize those feelings. Yeah, so first couple of weeks overwhelming af Okay, rn C, fam, We're just having a quick break. We will get back into the episode in one second, But firstly I have to ask you, do you get enough sleep? Do you

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more and burper more. We figured out tummy pains. I have a highlight on Instagram just called ivy where I've put some things we tried out, like infan Cole and Wilby's and those different things that I did find worked for her colic. So you can check that out if you want. And I feel like we figured out the breastfeeding thing a bit more, and yeah, things started to get a bit normal. But in saying that, even after those you know, the first three weeks being such a blur.

It's like this rollercoaster because like, one day they will feed perfectly, they will go to sleep, they won't cry, they will be super chilled, and you're like, oh my god, you'll have sleep and you'll just be a new person. You'll be like, oh my god, I understand this parenting thing. Look how happy my baby is, Like life is great. And then you'll have a day where they're not latching, they won't feed, they're so one happy and you just you take it so personally, and you also feel like

crap because maybe you haven't had the sleep. You know, you're having fights with your partner, and it's just such a roller coaster and that is normal. That is the first six weeks. Well, actually, let's just say the you know, the first weeks when you have a baby, it is so normal. You have really amazing days and then you have really shocking days. And in those shocking days, I'm

not like I would cry. I would like literally just like hand Ivy to Tim or my mom or whoever was there and just be like you need to take her. I need to like go cry in the shower. And that's okay. That's another thing, guys, is before we had Ivy. I remember my brother and his wife recently had a baby like six months before us, and Ash had her mom come over and stay with them for the first two weeks, and me and me and Tim were like, that's so weird, Like wouldn't you want to embrace the

newborn stage? Like you know, just used to bit judging, I know. And then we had Ivy, and honestly, any help that you were offered, take it. That is the biggest thing. Like the first couple of weeks we had people cooking us dinner, we had my mom come over to help us, and or even just ask for it and take any help because holy shit, you really need it. And that's the biggest thing. Like if you have a friend who has a newborn baby, the biggest thing that you can offer is help, So you know, ask them,

do you need me to pick up groceries? Do you want me to make dinner for you? Guys? What can I do to help? And if you have a new baby or your new mom, when someone asks what can I do to help? Literally just tell them, don't be like, oh I don't want to, you know, ask or put people out no, you need help because yeah wow, So yeah, I'm not gonna And then like all I can say is it just gets better and better. So at the start, I'm not gonna lie. I literally thought to myself, what

have we done? Like I honestly had a conversation with Tim where I was like, why do people want to have more than one baby? Like why do they go back? Why do people have like four kids like my parents? Because I'm never doing this again, like I blaintly said to Tim, We're not having a second child because I cannot do this again. Like it just feels so hard and so challenging, and like your life will never be the same the same again. Well it won't, but like in a shit way, like in a oh my god,

what have I done? Way? But all I can say is hold on. It just gets better. And also, like Ivy's at a stage now where she's starting to smile, she's starting to interact, and you're just getting that little bit more from them. So when you're like, you know, having the sleepless nights when you're feeling super overwhelmed and sleep deprived, and they crack a little smile, You're like, oh, it's worth it, And then also like Cooper's baby, who's six months now, is so playful. He smiles the time,

and he has such a personality. And yeah, so that's all I can say is it just gets better and better. And everyone that I've spoke to has said the first two to three months are so challenging, so overwhelming, and

just like like not that great. And I'm just going to be the first person to say it, because I feel like there's a lot of crap on Instagram or social media where it's like I'm in the newborn bubble and it's so great and we're just soaking up on newborn and yes, I guarantee you they're doing that, but also it's hard and also they're going through shit and you're in the trenches and oft and you will think, holy crap, did I get up, you know, give up

my previous life for this? What was I thinking? But it gets better? And yeah, so as I'm recording this, Ivy is nine weeks and just each week it gets better. More of a personally comes, personality comes out, we learn more, we get her into more of a routine, we get to sleep longer, we find our feet, and it's just getting better. I definitely want to chat to you guys about our sleep and feed routine we have. I beyond because it has helped her so much. I should have

known my baby loves routine because I love routine. I know it's not for everyone and that's so fine, but for us, it's really working well. So I'm happy to chat about that. And yeah, so all I want to say is if you're a new mom or soon to be mum, or you know you have a baby, like you are doing amazing. And this is the big thing.

If you have a friend who has a newborn baby, literally texts them and just say you were doing amazing, because I guarantee you they're going through a lot and it's hard for them and it's such a surreal, life changing, crazy experience, but it's beautiful and it's magical and it's

so worth it. And also another big thing, like, for example, if your baby is having trouble with breastfeeding, see a lactation consultant, if they're not sleeping, see a sleep consultant, like ask for help and you know, do some research and just get help. Because we had a few scenarios where you know, we got to our wits end. We finally reached out. We got help from a professional or you know, a friend, and it was a game changer.

And like, now we had help from a sleep consultant, and Ivy is sleeping through like long stretches through the night. She's having really good day sleeps, and it's just it's changing everything. She's stopped crying as much since, you know, we've been making these little changes. And yeah, so that's what I want to say, is ask for help. You're

doing amazing. It only gets better. And if you're feeling overwhelmed and emotional and maybe a bit like you know, unattached from your life or your baby or anything like that, like it's it's all normal. You're doing amazing. It just gets better. And yes, I hope you enjoyed this little episode. I know it's a bit random, but I just wanted to say my feelings because again, I feel like when you're a new mum, you think you should just love

every moment of the newborn stage. And I just don't think that's a reality for you know, ninety nine percent of us. If you're that one percent, you have a newborn who just sleeps and eats and is an angel. Amazing I'm so jealous, but I feel like that's not like I feel like that's not normal. But it is all well worth it, and it's a journey, and like I say, these talents just shape us and it's important.

So thank you so much for listening. Please please let me know if you liked an episode like this, if you want me to talk more about you know, what we're doing for Ivy's sleep and feed routine and all that sort of stuff. Obviously happy to chat about everything. We will have some more normal rn C episode soon. Just bear with me while I get back into it. I love you guys so much. Thank you. I hope you're enjoying the mini EPs and I will be in your ears very soon. Bye. Thank you for listening for

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