Caring for Babies - (was What does your prolapse look l

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Thank you for the bouncing on the ball suggestion. And the list of exercises that help you. I think I'll go pick up a sea sponge as well and see if it will help at all. My dr's appointment is a month away. My midwife mentioned that at 7 weeks the ligaments wouldn't be back to par yet so perhaps you are right that over the next year things will improve a bit. My uterine prolapse is pretty close to becoming 2nd degree so I'm extremely concerned about that - not to mention that it's terribly uncomfortable.

What tips do you all have on taking care of our babies? How do you carry them so as not to aggravate conditions? I have a sling and a front carrier. I wonder if those african type wraps with the baby on the back might be best. I love my sling, but it makes my shoulders hurt.

Any thoughts?

Monica

I think the front carrier would be fine for the first few weeks. As soon as you can, try to carry your baby as high on your back as possible, while maintaining the posture. I know it's tiring at first, but your body will rally!!

OK, how do I do that? With my sling? That back position is tricky with the sling.

I don't know...those hip African wrap-carriers weren't around when I was a youngmommy. Do a search and I'm sure you'll come up with many to choose from.

i have 2 slings & one hurts & one doesn't. one seems to have more padding & material & it is the one i prefer. i have my baby face me, his head even wit my neck & his legs hanging near my waist, & the bottom of the sling under his bottom & the top at his neck. I can keep the posture in this position by consciously keeping my shoulders down. my slings weren't designed to carry baby on the back. just front & hip. there's a backpack called kangakid but it's kind of pricey--over $100. then there's the ergo baby carrier that's just under $100. but all of these are carrying baby at waist level. personally, i'm afraid to wear baby on my back. on the front i at least feel like i could catch him if he started to fall out. but cooking is not possible with him on the front. so the ergo carrier is enticing.http://www.ergobabycarrier.com/

Bummer, I just missed out on an Ergo co-op. Back carrying has just never occured to me before. I want to see my baby, but if it would help my prolapse, I'd try it.

Monica

Monica, Responding to two at once: our profiles ARE very similar. :) My 3 was a surprise and I did homebirth.

It seems like all the baby carriers don't recommend carrying on your back until baby is 5 or 6 months old. That seems right in line with their development physically (that they are able to hold themselves up) and emotionally: that up until that time they want to see us as much as we want to see them. And baby is weighing more by that time so moving baby to the back at that age, when they want to look around and see the world more, seems to be a benefit to both mother and child.