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20 Feb 2019 (19w 5d): First menses after delivery

The feeling is so familiar and yet uncomfortable. I got my first menses when baby is 19+5 weeks old. It's not cramp, but I just miss having no menses for 1 year ;p

9 Feb 2019 (w18): Compulsory Vaccines

At birth BCG 1st dose + Hep B 1st dose 1-month Hep B 2nd dose 2-month DTaP 1st dose + Hib 1st dose + Polio 1st dose 3-month DTaP 2nd dose + Hib 2nd dose + Polio 2nd dose 5-month DTaP 3rd dose + Hib 3rd dose + Polio 3rd dose 6-month Hep B 3rd dose 9-month MMR 1st dose 12-month MMR 2nd dose 18-month DTaP Booster + Hib Booster + Polio (IPV) Booster 7 yo MR 2nd dose + DT Booster + 13 yo HPV 1st & 2nd dose 15 yo Tetanus Booster

2 Feb 2019 (w17): The basics of baby poop

Meconium Greenish-black, tarry, sticky stool that looks like motor oil Meconium is made up of amniotic fluid, mucus, skin cells, and other stuff ingested in utera. This is usually passed out within 24 hours after birth. Transitional stool Dark green-brown and less sticky When baby is 2-4 days old and start digesting early breast-milk or formula, baby is likely to pass out transitional stool Breastfeed stool Seedy yellow or slightly green stool with a mushy or creamy consistency, sweet smelling If baby is breastfeed, the stool will indicate that he/she is not receiving mature breast-milk instead of colostrum or transitional milk. It may be runny enough to resemble diarrhea. Stool color may vary depending on what you are (high-iron). If you see bright green and frothy stool, your baby is getting too much foremilk (the low calorie milk that comes first in a feeding), and not enough ...