Osteopathic Children's Centre today

Good morning! And yes it is a good morning! I have just finished a video call on MSN with Bear. If he is in his office in the mornings, I try to make it a routine to put baby Bear in his bouncer chair, place the laptop with the camera right in front of him and make a video call to Bear so he can look at his beautiful son everyday. :-)

So; it was another good night last night, although this time he woke up twice (as opposed to once the night before) between 12 - 8.15am, and was a little bit grouchy, but nothing in comparison to the hell we have experienced in the nights before. He seemed to have a little bit of cramp when he woke up but it didn't take me more than 15 mins to make him go back to sleep after feeding him, and he wasn't screaming out loud like he has before.

Both Bear and I are feeling really positive about it and also excited of just the thought that the colic is easing up and that our son is not in so much discomfort anymore.

Despite him getting better (or so it seems anyway), I am taking him to a Osteopathic Children's Centre this afternoon. My health visitor recommended it to me and said she has sent many colic babies there and many mothers have come back very grateful and pleased. At the clinic they treat babies and children for various conditions such as asthma,, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and sleeplessness, as well as more common childhood ailments like glue ear and colic.

A paediatric osteopath will use manual techniques to bring about profound changes within the child's body through gentle manipulation.
This will allow the different body systems - the nervous system, the immune system, the muscular system and the circulatory system - to work effectively and optimally. The treatment uses no drugs, and is non-invasive.

The OCC even has a team of 'flying' paediatric osteopaths who treat these babies within the intensive care and neonatal unit at Barnet hospital in London, so I'm feeling very optimistic about the treatment. Watch this space! PUSS

Mum and Colic

My Mum, when highly pregnant with my brother Erik

Last night was a bad one. Sean’s colic is getting worse and it goes on for hours and hours and there is nothing we can do.

It’s horrible to look at his when his cramps are kicking in and his whole face turns read and he is tossing and turning and screaming out the pain. He pulls his feet up under his body and clenches his fist and produce a lot of wind.

I have hardly slept in 4 days, still breast feeding every three hours or so, sometimes more despite it draining me. Thankfully unlike some other mothers to infants, I have no stitches holding my privates together!

I now know that women with kids…they are “superwomen”. I have an unbelievable amount of respect for mothers now more than ever….and for the single mommies….Seriously……you guys are superheroes.

And speaking of mothers. This morning was the first in 6(!) weeks that I wake up without having my Mum around. She has now gone back to Sweden and to be honest, some might have thought it’d be a relief for me after all this time, but the truth is that I really miss having her around already.

I have a new found respect for her, especially now that we both are Mommies and can relate more to one another. I don't know how I would have coped these last few weeks without her. She has been through a tough few years and her battle is still not won, but I want her to know that her beloved grandson and I will be here for her every step of the way, cause we love her.

Without her vast knowledge, many valuable lessons these last six weeks and most importantly her unconditional love I would not be half as strong as I am today and would have most likely been diagnosed with post natal depression.

Thanx Mum I love you. xxx