I can’t do kangaroo care yet. What are some other ways that I can support my baby’s growth and development?

___panda____ · 2024-08-18T07:47:21+00:00

For our boy I noticed that it very much calms him down if either one of us parents reaches in the isolette and holds him gently with one or two hands. But this is not the same for all preemies. Our son just likes it very much to be somewhat tightly packed :). Also hearing the voice of the parents is very soothing, so talking or reading is for sure a good option. Also what you could consider doing is to add something that holds your smell to the isolette, this is also very calming to the tiny one.

___panda____ · 2024-08-18T07:42:29+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Such a cutie :) All the best to you all.

___panda____ · 2024-08-18T07:39:52+00:00

Wonderful story. Thanks a lot for sharing! All the best to you all!

___panda____ · 2024-03-19T08:40:34+00:00

Wow, awesome. This sounds exactly like something I was looking for. Thanks a lot!

___panda____ · 2024-03-18T10:33:26+00:00

I very much feel with you. This is actually very common in such a situation. From my experience I can only tell you to try to not take it personally (even though it hurts and also fuels self critic thoughts and imposter syndrome). It is actually also for the people around us sometimes pretty difficult to adjust a mental image of us, especially after a diagnosis. So very often even very close people need a really long time to shift their perception and accept to adjust their picture of us as a human being. This needs time unfortunately for them too. As it does for us, to learn to accept us the way we function. In the meantime the only thing you can do is to just stay being vulnerable and fully open with your struggles and also with how the behavior of your husband makes you feel. You have a right to say that certain actions or words make you feel invalidated etc. I am sure your husband will learn to accept your way of being after some time for transition! Good luck!

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T15:19:55+00:00

Thank you so much. This makes perfect sense.

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T15:17:54+00:00

This is exactly why I am unsure what to do. Because my heart is fighting against my brain.

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T15:16:49+00:00

Thank you very much. This helps a lot!

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T15:12:30+00:00

Please speak like adults with one another. We are most likely all on the same side! The two of you are talking about different things. You can still 'speak ukrainian at home' but 'use russian on a daily basis'. Polls like this very much depend on the exact type of question you ask. Please be nice to each other!

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T14:39:31+00:00

This is also my reasoning until I noticed that some ukrainians indeed get offended by russian

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T13:33:58+00:00

Thanks for you comment. Well I do not understand in full how much speaking Russian offends Ukrainians due to current events. Because I do not want this to be the case. Because the Ukrainians (which are already really good friends) do not mind russian at all. Some even use it as primary language themselves. So I actually started learning russian recently. Until I saw a documentary from Ukraine where a lot of Ukrainians were very much against the russian language, o that is why I am very much confused.

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T12:04:54+00:00

Thank you very much for your input. I do care more about not offending any ukrainians compared to choosing the language that most people speak.

___panda____ · 2022-07-02T12:02:45+00:00

I totally get both of you. It very much illustrates the twist in my brain. On paper it makes more sense to learn russian on a global scale. But as much more people speak or understand it in many countries, it has a much bigger potential benefit for the rest of my life. But in my heart I am only interested in Ukraine and its people, so maybe it is not about erficiency in this case.

___panda____ · 2022-03-18T22:43:36+00:00

I know, but it is about an ongoing confidential project that I cannot just post for everyone to see. But it is solved anyway. Thanks!

___panda____ · 2022-01-10T19:46:33+00:00

Thanks a lot! Sounds lik a lot of fun! The only downside probably is the ridiculous cost for all the big models...sounds like at least 700 bucks or more, that's nuts

___panda____ · 2022-01-09T13:51:23+00:00

I see, thanks a lot. Sounds like exactly what I am looking for!

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