Things we've learned and loved....
Classic Items We Didn't Use
- bottle warmers
- bottle sterilizers
- diaper genie or other system
- baby bath...we had a large baby bath pillow we used until Jax could sit on his own
- baby seat....though it seemed useful...the period of time he would use it was so small, we decided to skip it all together
6- 8mos (in progress)
- Still likes ArtSee FartSee
-No more pacifier, or swaddling, and rarely mylicon
- baby leg warmers (keeps legs covered when pants ride up, but nothing extra to remove when time for changing)
- Early to bed + good bedtime routine = happy baby that sleeps thru the night.
Our routine = dinner + bath + books w/bottle = bed
The food stuff
- Added some formula around 4 mos
- Added rice cereal at 5.5 mos
- Started solid baby food at 6 mos...prunes first due to constipation
- wubbanub pacifier
- Mylicon (generic brand is fine)
- ArtSeeFartSee CD
- LookLook B&W Book
- Miracle Wrap (best swaddle)
- Huggies wipe BOX (you can refill with whatever you like...but this dispenser box is better than most)...though i liked their wipes the best also
- GOOD umbrella stroller (we used it much more than our mega-stroller). Chicco Lite Way.
Mommy stuff
- cloth breast pads (with the lace on one side)
- nursing tank tops
- feminine rinsing after delivery - i used a mug warmer, but water in a mug and filled the rinser-bottle halfway with water and put it in the mug. Then i'd add cold water to the bottle when it was time to rinse.
WHY? You want to rinse with warm water....but warm water took too long to come from the faucet and i'd waste water besides. Filler the rinser and heating it up was get it too hot.
HOT TIPS!
-Breast Milk poopy stains - rinse with some oxyclean+water and lay in SUN!
-Breast fed babies may only poop every few days...so don't freak :-)
- Don't over commit to anything....what works for one baby, may not work for another (ie. don't buy 10 of one type of bottle until you know YOUR baby like that type.)
- Be aware of the items that might be temporary in babies world, and purchase appropriate amount at appropriate price...(swaddlers, etc)
- Don't outrule anything....what didn't work a few minutes ago to soothe baby, may work in another second.
-put baby down for nap/sleep BEFORE they are sleepy or at least at the very FIRST SIGN of sleepiness.
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