Have a lot of pajamas When your baby start to crawl and stand up. Buy socks with bands under so he wont slip. Same with pajamas. Get something that can get warm for colic.
Drive with baby in �bucket�. Bring into house and let baby sleep.
Tuck the newborn in tight blanket. I mean you do kind of a cocoon! The baby can't move, so he is warm, he feel secure, he can't scratch himself while sleeping, etc.
Use the "creepers" shirts. They snap in the front and under legs. So much easier for the poop up the back blowouts. But, if I got a poop up the back explosion, I'd try to wrap the shirt under itself before pulling over the head to lessen the diaper to skin transfer.Tuck the newborn diaper in at the back. It creates a lip to help catch some of the poop explosion.Get all free samples so that way you can see which brand you like best.
Have the baby visit an Osteopath.When a baby has a cold you can always rub some "Vicks" (the vapor rub we use on our chest) under their feet! Get an extra portable humidifier for the bedroom in case they get a cold. When trying to pump a baby with the nose pump. "Shoot" the salinex/saline solution/hydrasense in one nostril and pump the other one. Turn the baby head on one side (or all the baby on his side) then shoot the product in the upper nostril and pump the lower one. Then turn the baby around and do the same.
If your baby have the lacrymal canal stuck. The best way to free it is to massage it with small circles. Do it every diaper change and hang in to your routine even though the baby cry b/c he doesn�t like it. It's better to do this than end up in a surgery room. It does work. Wipe the green pus out the more you get out the quicker it's going to work.
Trust your instinct but do not think of the worst every time they do sneeze!
Pump so that husband can bond with baby. Also lets you go out. Swing Pacifiers (more than one)
Video: The Happiest Baby on the Block
Babies love Pepsi plastic bottles that are empty, empty boxes, Gatorade bottles.
Also put some rice or beans in the bottle. They love to shake it.
Go with the flow with the baby. Do not stress over the fact that he's not nursing for 30 minutes or doing as the book says. As long as the baby is healthy and gain weight and the pediatrician is saying s/he's ok don't bother!
Rest if you can do not feel guilty if you can't
Do not always go "by the book
And do not hesitate to ask your sista for insight and help!
Go out and walk with the stroller. Even in winter.
If you want to get back in shape find a class where you can bring your baby with you. Most malls have some form of mall walk.
If your baby is falling in love with a blanket or a stuff animal, have at least 2 of them if not 3. 1 for him, 1 when you get the other one washed and one for the daycare (mostly if he needs it to sleep.
Subscribe to all the newsletters. Pampers, huggies, milk formula company, etc. And have a sample of everything!
If you can take a massage class with your baby.
January 17, 2005
