Home Visits

One of the best things about having Sharon in our lives is the 7 day postnatal home visits. This is all part of the package when you book her as your midwife. Everyday she arrives to check on how Zara and I are settling into our new lives. Our temperature is monitored which is usually within a points difference, helps with establishing breastfeeding, particularly as the milk comes in. Checks how many wet nappies we having in a 24 hour cycle, signs of jaundice, responses etc. With me she monitors how my uterus is contracting, whether I am having problems with the feeding. How well I am eating and resting. Sharon is very strict about resting properly in the first week. She caught me down stairs twice and I got wrapped over the knuckles for not letting Chris help me.

Sharon also weighed Zara again on day 7. Her birth weight was 3.280kg and on day 7 she weighed 3.2kg. What a star! Majority of babies loose 10% of their birth weight by the time they are discharged from hospital. I decided not to weigh her in the hospital and we are happy to see that Zara has lost very little weight and is clearly enjoying her mommy's milk!

One of the things Sharon likes, is to analyse postnatal dreams during her home visits. I have been totally useless at remembering my dreams though. So we have put it down to the fact that I have had all my issues and life is now dandy with Zara here safe and sound.