Week 28:I'm making blood, fat & hormones!
今天也是大年初四，也是小Qoo 七个月的日子了～时间真的过得好快哦！快得开始让我有点措手不及了，感觉自己还没有做好心理准备接受小Qoo 的到来，总感觉自己好像什么东西都还没有准备好～小Qoo 的婴儿床，手推车，衣服，她的房间还没有布置好，人奶该怎么储存等等的我们都还没有 get ready～最重要是她的名字我们也还没有想好～真不知道该怎么办！我看我和老公要加紧脚步，要快点筹备了，希望能够带个愉快轻松的心情来迎接小Qoo～
You know how you’ve been feeling like a whale with legs?
To state the obvious, that feeling isn't going anywhere until you finally get down to the hard work (aka labor) of evicting your womb-squatter.
For the time being, your little genius is in the fat collection business!
Despite being a bipedal whale, this fetal fat collection stuff is serious business, and you’ve got to put up with it because it’s going to keep your little porker warm and healthy after birth, since their brain will be unable to regulate their tiny baby-body's temperature.
Other good stuff from inside the womb: your little explorer's eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now responding to light and dark!
And in life-critical physical developments: your champ's tiny industrious bone marrow is now a major construction site for blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen — which will stimulate your body to begin milk production.
Say “Moo”!
And how's mom doing?
If you’ve not yet made up your mind, it's about time to take a deep breath and dive into the name-game.one of the biggest most life-changing aspects of having a newborn will be their need to breastfeed - or more specifically, be attached to your breast for the majority of their waking hours in the first three months of life.
There are only about a bazillion baby-name books out there (check out Amazon.com) not to mention the plethora of websites with head-spinning lists of name possibilities.
If you're not feeling any of the existing names you've seen, you can always create a new name (you know, like “Thygor”).
Naming your child isn’t always the most obvious process, anyway. Some parents wait to meet their child before they name them! It's still a good idea to have a list of preferred options if you're going to choose this route.
If you haven't yet started thinking about your baby on the outside, one of the biggest most life-changing aspects of having a newborn will be their need to breastfeed - or more specifically, be attached to your breast for the majority of their waking hours in the first three months of life.
No, it's not easy (neither is formula-feeding, for that matter - it's just less mother-dependent), but it is an undeniably superior form of baby-food.
10 Reasons why you'll want to breastfeed:
- It's simple and quick (no bottles, measuring or mixing!).
- It protects your baby from diseases, viruses, stomach pain, and infections, and lowers their risk of allergies and asthma.
- Your milk contains oxytocin - the "love hormone", which helps you and your baby bond with one another.
- It also contains over 400 vitamins, minerals, fats, and proteins NOT present in any formula out there.
- Breastfed babies have higher IQs. (The longer you breastfeed, the higher the IQ of the child.)
- It's custom-tailored specifically to your child's nutrition and immunity needs.
- It protects your baby against SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
- It burns about 500 extra calories a day for YOU. Breastfeeding = quicker postpartum weight loss!
- It contains special brain-promoting proteins and fats not found in any formula out there.
- It's 100% free (well, pumps and nursing bras aren't, but they're still cheaper than a year's worth of formula).
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