After going to the nursery for a short while to get cleaned up, I was taken to Mommy again. They thought I looked especially cute in my yellow crocheted hat. With the help of some nurses, Mommy positioned me on her breast and I began feeding. There isn't much to eat at first, save for maybe a teaspoon which is all my stomach could really hold. That's why we newborns have to eat so frequently (every two or so hours).
I "roomed in" with Mommy, which means that I could sleep on her lap or get taken back to the nursery to get changed any time. At night, Mommy and Daddy both slept in the hospital bed. I don't know how they managed to fit! Mommy was offered the option of an early hospital discharge, but she wanted to stay so that we could get our breastfeeding relationship well underway with the help of the nurses on staff, who were really very nice! Teresa Hobbs was particularly helpful in that regard and we benefited greatly from her interventions.
I got my first sponge bath in the hospital. A nurse demonstrated the process and bathed me near the sink. My hair was shampood and my body wiped down. My stump was swabbed. My feet turned blue by the end, but I got swaddled quickly. Mommy later learned how to diaper and swaddle me.
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