we decided that he will sleep in a moses basket in our bedroom for the first few months so we put him there and went to bed quite early. but all of a sudden he started to scream and we took him out again. when he didn't stop screaming i got quite worried as he had some trouble with his digestion the first three days. we finally decided to take him back to the hospital. after an examination the dr told us that everything is fine and it might just be the change from being at home for the first night. also he might feel that we are a bit nervous about it. relieved we went back home and cuddled him for the rest of the night.
luckily the midwife came the next day for her first visit. she told us that pea might just be a bit colicky and not to worry. also she showed us how to swaddle him to calm him.
we put a warm grape seed pillow (mike zebra) on his tummy to sooth his ache which seemed to help a bit. we also took him to the osteopath which he seemed to enjoy a lot.
after another few days the midwife found that pea has lost weight. she advised me to pump to see how much milk i produce. we found out that it was not enough and in addition to breastfeeding we started to give him the bottle with formula.
after all it wasn't colic but pea was just hungry. realizing that made me quite sad as i thought i should have known as his mother. but everyone reassured me that one never knows and everyone has to find out these things in the beginning...
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