[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Originally Posted by dianethomas

Oh, just thought of something. Zaccheus didn't move around much at all when he was in his pouch. He just slept like a little log, and only got squirmy when he was awake. That's when I would feed him again and put him in his box to move around a bit. I guess being right on my chest was a little like snuggling with his littermates or momma. He was right over my heart, so he could hear my heartbeat. And being, shall we say, fluffy helped, I'm sure. It was a soft place to be. I didn't worry about being jostled the little bit he was whenever I moved around. I didn't do any jumping jacks or anything, and I was careful not to bounce him around. But I did the normal things like dishes and going to church. In fact, all the ladies think he's half theirs. You should have heard them when they realized I didn't need to bring him any more.

Hi Diane!

A pouch sounds like a great idea!! The only thing is, that I don't want to restrict her movement any more than I have - because all of the wiggling, rolling and moving about is important to help keep her little heart strong and her lungs clear.... especially with so much risk of aspiration pneumonia.

The excercise that she gets, along with my "beating" her chest after feedings - will HOPEFULLY minimize those risks.

Since she already has a compromised immune system - I just want to help keep her as strong as she can be in the event she has to fight off some kind of infection from the surgery, pneumonia, sinus infection, etc.

Guess in order to improve one aspect... we sometimes hinder another....