This week we celebrated Lily's first Thanksgiving with a trip to Virginia to visit both sets of grandparents. Lily did great on the car trip down, sleeping all the way. There was one sticky point where we got into stop and go traffic and she got a bit fussy, but as soon as we were rolling again, she fell back asleep. She was pretty good on the way home as well. I was really worried about her sleeping in a strange place, but she slept fine in her daddy's old crib (Grandma and Grandpa Hall set it up in our room with a new mattress and sheet).
I must admit that it was hard for me to be out of our comfortable setting and routine with her, and I'm a bit relieved to be home. I honestly think she handled it better than I did. She ate, was awake, and slept on a pretty normal schedule. She really wasn't much more fussy than she is in a normal day, but for some reason, when we are around others, her crying makes me really stressed. I feel a lot of pressure to have her be a happy baby even though I know that our families understand and don't care. I've got to work on that. It's hard because I often feel like I'm the only one who can really comfort her and she does seem to get fussy sometimes when other people hold her. Perhaps she is spoiled, or perhaps I am.
I also find nursing her around others, especially my in-laws, a bit of a challenge. On one hand I feel like if the baby needs to eat, there is nothing wrong with feeding her, but on the other, I am a bit embarrassed to break out my boob in front of Josh's parents and his little brother, even under my cover. Around my family and our friends, I find it less of an issue. Again, I know that they wouldn't really care, but it's another one of the things that I need to work out and work on.
Overall the trip went very well and Lily really traveled like a champ...me, not so much...but I plan to work on it, and I think it will get easier.
Thanks for sharing this post.From this post i gain good knowledge about traveling.We also have to travel during time of Christmas with our child (he is three months old).I am very grateful for this post.
ReplyDeleteI remember my mom nursing my younger siblings around our families, both mom and dads side. At first she was uncomfortable because she was worried about making others feel uncomfortable. However she kept her cover on in front of people she didn't know well. In the long run I find is very empowering for a woman to nurse their child in public. Its the NATURAL thing to do. Its not DIRTY or obscene. You don't think twice before you eat in public, lily is only doing the same. It would be inspiring and helpful for more woman to not think twice before feeding their child in public. You go Mamie Hall!! Think about all the women who will drawn from the empowering image of a breastfeeding mother. <3
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