Since breastfeeding, DW started to develop sore nipples. The pain was so intense that made her cry while feeding DS. How sad seeing her miserable tears! But later we have figured out the proper latching position of the baby, and the pain is considerably reduced.
She is now fluent in cradle and football hold, and begins to practise lying down position.
We live in an era with nearly no relatives of the older generation and friends having experience in breastfeeding (Becasue in the 70s, the hospitals said "formula feeding is more nutritious for babies" to all mothers). Even today, the nurses and doctors in the maternal and child health centres cannot figure out the cause of her wound, and they only want to know if the baby gains weight and gets enough fluid (yes he does!) - and if they need to prescribe "supplemental bottles" (this reveals that they don't support breastfeeding wholeheartedly). We have to rely on ourselves.
Perhaps co-sleeping (more appropriately called sleep-sharing) is the best way to solve the sleeping problem of both mother and baby...
...a practice widely adopted by many cultures throughout human history, but not openly admitted by many parents in Hong Kong (& US)...worrying that their relatives would say this would "spoil" the baby...
...mother can comfort the baby timely and get him into sleep again before he wakes himself up, without leaving her bed and being fully awaken.
But DW is still reluctant to sleep with the baby all night. She doesn't want me to sleep outside the bedroom (Because of the size of our bed, I must move out to ensure the baby's safety)
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