nguJennifer Shakeel
Uma ufana nami, lena cishe yi-trimester enzima kakhulu yokukhulelwa ukudlula. Lokhu ngikusho ngezizathu ezimbalwa, sekusondele isikhathi lapho ingane yakho izozalwa kangangokuthi awukwazi ukubekezelela. Ufuna ukumbamba, uzwe ukukhala, ubone iminwe emincane nezinzwane. Ngingakutshela ukuthi lenjabulo ayipheli ngisho sekungumntwana wakho wesithathu lona.
Isizathu sesibili engicabanga ukuthi lena yi-trimester okunzima ukudlula kuyo yingoba manje, uzizwa ukhulelwe. Izinhlungu, ubusuku obungaphumuli, yilapho uzogqoka khona inqwaba yesisindo sakho futhi ngokungagwegwesi, ukhathele nje ukukhulelwa. Yilapho engikhona manje, ngibala izinsuku zehle. Ukusiza, ngizokwazi ukukutshela ukuthi yini ongayilindela ngengane yakho ekhulayo kule trimester kanye nezinguquko emzimbeni wakho.
Inyanga 7
Njengamanje uzwa umnyakazo waleyo acrobat encane ngaphakathi kuwe. Ukunyakaza kuzosukela ku-bucking kick kanye nokunyakaza okuncane. Ngingakutshela ngokuhlangenwe nakho ukuthi ingane ngayinye ihlukile. Ingane yami yokuqala yayiyi-acrobat yasendle eyayikhahlela okohlanya. Ingane yami yesibili ayizange ikhahlele, kodwa yazelula ngaso sonke isikhathi. Le imizwa ehlukene ngiyakutshela. Kwakuhlale kumnandi ukubuka ingane yami yesibili ikhanda layo likhuphuka noma izinyawo zayo njengoba izelula.
Manje emavikini angu-28 umntwana uqala ukubeka ikhanda lakhe phansi. Lokhu kuyinto evamile futhi ezenzakalelayo futhi ingane ibonakala ithanda lesi simo. Umntwana uyakwazi futhi ukuzwa umehluko phakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama esibelethweni. Lokhu kungaba nomthelela emijikelezweni yokulala yengane. Qagela, ingane ingezwa futhi! Hhayi nje imisindo yenhliziyo yakho noma ukugedla kwesisu sakho, kodwa naye uyalizwa izwi lakho! Ngakho-ke khuluma nesisu sakho, cela owakwakho akhulume nesisu sakho. Indodana yami ithi ulale kahle kudadewabo ozoba lapha njalo ebusuku. Ukuze uthole umbono wokuthi imisindo enjani, cabanga ngesikhathi sokugcina ungaphansi kwamanzi futhi uzwa abantu bekhuluma eduze kwakho.
Njengamanje, ingane ikhulisa izinkophe njengoba kufakwa amafutha angaphansi kwesikhumba. Uma unengane yomfana manje sekwehla amasende. Ingane icishe ibe ngama-intshi angu-14 ubude futhi inesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-2.5. Uma ubungase ube nomntwana manje, basethubeni elihle kakhulu lokusinda.
Inyanga 8
U-Baby ulungiselela umhlaba wonke ngalesi sikhathi. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokukusiza ukuthi uphumelele kule nyanga iwukukhumbula ukuthi nsuku zonke ingane yakho isesibelethweni sakho ngalesi sikhathi yizinsuku ezi-2 ezingaphansi obekumele iyichithe esibhedlela uma ingane izalwa manje. Ukukhiqizwa kwamangqamuzana abomvu kwenziwa ngokuphelele ngomnkantsha wengane. Umntwana uchama nsuku zonke ku-amniotic fluid ngalesi sikhathi. Umntwana udlula cishe amalitha angu-.5 ngosuku.
Ngokuqondene namehlo omntwana ama-irises manje angakwazi ukunwebeka futhi aphendule ekukhanyeni. U-Baby uyakwazi ukuvula nokuvala amehlo abo ngokuthanda kwabo manje. Izinzipho zeminwe sezifike ekugcineni kweminwe, kunezingane eziphuma zidinga ukunqunywa izinzipho. Ukungagayeki kahle kokudla ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwakho kungenzeka ukuthi ulindele ukuthi ingane yakho iphume nezinwele ezigcwele. Yazi ukuthi izinganekwane zamaxhegu azilona iqiniso ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi kuyinto evamile ukuba ingane iphume nezingidi ezigelezayo… noma ingabi nawo nhlobo amangidi.
Ngenyanga edlule umntwana upakishe cishe amakhilogremu angu-2 iningi lawo okungamafutha nezicubu zomzimba. Lokhu kwenza isisindo somntwana sicishe sibe amakhilogremu amane manje futhi sicishe sibe ngamayintshi angu-16 ubude!
Inyanga 9
Kuyivelakancane ukuthi ngifinyelele kude kakhulu kule nyanga. Ngihlale ngisheshe ngihambe. Ngokusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami kobuhlengikazi, ucwaningo ngizokutshela ukuthi yini ongayilindela enganeni kule nyanga. Ukukhulelwa isikhathi esigcwele ngokuyisisekelo ukukhulelwa kwamasonto angama-40. Ngokuvamile abesifazane abaningi bazala phakathi kwamaviki angama-36 no-40. Uma ungalethi ngeviki lama-40 bazonxenxa abasebenzi. Idethi yamanqamu abakunikeza yona iwukuqagela nje okungcono kakhulu. Iningi lezingane lizofika emasontweni ama-2 ngaphambi kosuku olunqunyiwe kuya emasontweni amabili ngemuva kosuku lwakho lokuzalwa.
Izitho zengane sezikhule ngokuphelele isikhathi eside. Kule nyanga umntwana usebenza ekuqedeni ukuthinta ngaphambi kokuba azalwe. Lokhu ngikubiza nge-in uteuro primping. Njengoba nje lokho kuthinta okokugcina okwenzayo esibukweni ngaphambi kokuba uphume, nansi into eyenziwa umntwana. Amaphaphu akhipha ukuqhuma kokugcina kwe-surfactant ukuze amaphaphu akhule ngokuphelele ekuzalweni. Izinso zikhiqiza umchamo omningi futhi wengeza omunye uhhafu wephawundi isonto ngalinye aze afike emavikini angama-37. Khona-ke ukuzuza kwesisindo kuncipha. Isilinganiso sesisindo somntwana singamakhilogremu angu-7.5 futhi angama-intshi angu-18 kuya kwangu-22 ubude.
Umntwana uzonikeza amasignali omzimba wakho mayelana nokuthi usekulungele nini ukuphuma futhi lokho kuzokwenza kube nzima ukusikwa.
Wena Nomzimba Wakho kule Trimester Yokugcina Yokukhulelwa
Uqala ku-trimester ngokuzuza cishe amakhilogremu angu-5 ngenyanga yakho yesi-7… qagela ukuthi yini, uzoqhubeka nokugqoka amakhilogremu angu-3 kuya kwangu-4 inyanga ngayinye uze ubeletha. Njengoba ngishilo, yilapho wonke isisindo esiza. Kuyajabulisa! Kuyajabulisa! Iseluleko sami, phuma uyothenga izingubo zokubeletha ezintsha. Uzozizwa ungcono. Ngethembe.
Cishe uzoqaphela ukuthi une-mody kancane. Umyeni wami wangitshela ukuthi yile nyanga abone ukuthi ngizocasuka ngokushesha futhi kuzongithatha isikhathi ukwehlisa umoya. Bengine-fuse emfushane… ngingenasineke. Ngenhlanhla lokho kwehle.
Lala… ahhh, kukhona into oyishodayo kule ngxenye yokukhulelwa. Ngithi yindlela yakho yomqondo nomzimba ukulungiselela ubusuku obude nomntwana omusha. Ukukusiza ukuthi uthole ukulala okungcono ebusuku zama ukuphuza okuthile okungalungile bese ulala ngohlangothi. Ngingakutshela ukuthi uma ngilala ngohlangothi lwangakwesokudla ngizumeka ngokushesha, uma ngilala ngesinxele kungithatha unomphela ukulala. Lokhu akusho ukuthi ngilala, ngokuvamile ngivuka kathathu noma kane ebusuku, futhi akuthathi lutho ukungivusa. Futhi, ngiyazi ukuthi yindlela yemvelo kamama yokungilungiselela umntwana omusha.
Ngaleyo nyanga edlule, uzobona ukuthi isisu sakho sishintsha isimo njengoba ingane ishintsha izikhundla futhi iqala ukwehla. Lokhu kufanele kusize ukuphefumula, njengoba kufanele kube lula. Kodwa-ke, uzoqaphela ukuthi uvakashela ibhodwe kaningi.
Ngeluleka ukuthi uqale ukwenza uhlelo lokuzalwa. Yiba nohlelo A kanye nohlelo B lokufika esibhedlela uma uzoteta. Phakamisa isikhwama sasesibhedlela kanye nesikhwama se-diaper. Uma usunazo izingane khuluma nabangani nomndeni ukuze wenze izinhlelo zokuthi ubani ongakusiza kanye nomyeni wakho ngenkathi nisesibhedlela ukuze ezinye izingane zakho zihlangabezane nezidingo zazo. Yazi ukuthi ungaba esibhedlela usuku noma izinsuku. Ngokuqala kwami ngangingena ngiphuma emahoreni angama-22. Ngesesibili sami ngisesibhedlela izinsuku eziyi-7, ngiphume izinsuku ezi-4 futhi sabuya ezinye izinsuku ezi-5. Yenza uhlelo! Kungcono ukuba necebo futhi ungalidingi bese uzama ukubhekana nezinxushunxushu ngemva kokuba nomntwana.
Ngikufisela inhlanhla! Ziningi izibusiso kuwe kanye nezakho ngokuzalwa kwengane yakho eyigugu!
UJennifer Shakeel ungumbhali futhi owayengumhlengikazi onolwazi lwezokwelapha olungaphezu kweminyaka eyi-12. Njengomama wezingane ezimbili ezimangalisayo onenye esendleleni, ngilapha ukuze ngihlanganyele nani engikufundile ngokuba umzali kanye nenjabulo nezinguquko ezenzeka ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ngokubambisana singahleka futhi sikhale futhi sijabule ngokuthi singomama!
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