My Experience on Giving Birth – Part III

I left Beni with Jon and after just about one hour or so; I was reunited with them and able to feed Beni for the first time. I was really excited about Beni, it was really nice to hold and feed him. He was really tiny; Beni was born with 7 pound 2 ounces.

The next day after the delivery I went to St Peter’s in Maldon, for the aftercare. They were really nice and helpful. When I got there I was really tired because Beni did not sleep the night before, so they took him from me at night and looked after him for me for two nights, I was really pleased with that so I could get a rest. They also showed us how to bath him and look after his umbilical cord. More importantly they taught me how to breastfeed Beni, without their help I probably would not succeed. So, for that I am really grateful.

I did have a birth plan, but in the end I did not need to use it as the staff in St John’s were excellent and they did everything that I had thought about. When you are in labour things just happens and when you least expect it is all over. But I was glad I had prepared a birth plan, so that I knew how things were going to work and I knew exactly what I wanted.

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I did recover well after all that and now just need to loose some pounds to gain my old figure back….

It took me about two months to totally bond with Beni. After getting home with Jon and Beni I was totally overwhelmed. I did not realised it would be so hard to look after and care for a little baby. He was really dependent on me and I almost did not get any sleep. Beni wanted to stay with me all the time. He did not like sleeping on his basket and did not like to stay on his own for any time. Which is totally understandable as he was just a little baby that had just come out of my womb. So, I did care for him with all my heart, but I felt really overwhelmed.

The decision to breastfeed Beni made things very hard for me at the beginning, as he wanted to feed all the time and did wake up every two hours during the night. But I am glad I persisted, because in the long run it is best for him and also became easier for me as do not have to worry about preparing bottles and Beni now sleeps a lot better during the night and also has longer breaks between feeds during the day.

He is now four months old and still wakes up twice during the night, but I don’t mind as my body clock got used to it now. I can also sleep with him during the day, as he is quite happy to stay in his cot.

Having a baby is very rewarding as I get to follow his progress and interact him with as he grows, which brings me lots of joy.

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