Baby stuff and registry

[sparks19]

This thread is getting fun.

I personally dislike Pampers. They always seemed to leak when I used them with my first. Huggies is OK, but I prefer Luvs. I've never had a leakage issue with them before. But diapers are always changing and Pampers might have some good diapers out by now. Just make sure you use the newborn diapers with the notch cut into them the first week before their umbilical cord falls off, so that they aren't irritated. If you don't have diapers with the notch cut out you can cut it out yourself with scissors. Of course there are always cloth diapers as well. I have cloth diapers on hand just in case, along with a few pairs of plastic pants. I'd love to use cloth diapers full time but it's so darn expensive to wash clothes here and unfortunately there are no places locally that offer a diaper service. Plus, cloth diapers make great burp rags!

As far as diaper rash ointment I personally LOVE Aveenos or Berts Bees. If you want something a little less expensive though Desitin creamy is nice. It's not super thick like all the others so it wipes away easily. You're not spending ten minutes wiping it off.

As far as safety supplies go you'll need a baby gate, door latches, latches for the dishwasher and fridge, corner protectors, outlet covers, safety swabs for the ears, baby nail clippers etc.

Gel soothies are little round pads that you can stick in the fridge to help soothe sore breasts. If you have a lot of milk like I did with my first sometimes your breasts become swollen and this helps ease the pain a lot.

http://www.expressiva.com/baz_produc...p_prod_id=A310

AH good tip about the cloth diapers.

And thanks for the recommendation on creams.

that is what I thought you meant by safety stuff.... I will definately have all of that stuff.

Oh those Gell soothies sound like they would be good to have NOW lol.

[Sirrahsim]

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever (etc...) insert anything into your baby's ears!! Even "safety swabs" are not safe as it is extremely easy to damage the eardrum. Even adults should never ever ever ever ever (etc..) insert anything into their ears. Nature has its own way of getting rid of excess waxy buildup and if it is bad enough to need to go digging for then it is a doctor's job!

I can't believe that some medical people still say that this practice is ok *faint*

Many of the older generation will tell you that it is ok but just do some googling... it's an old fashioned practice and it's dangerous!!
That being said, q-tips work GREAT for applying rubbing alcohol to the umbilical stump to help it dry up and fall off. Even using those there is questionable though.

[sparks19]

So much great info. I love this. I am definately keeping this thread handy.

So much I didn't know about diapers and creams and q tips and stuff. Awesome.

So it is OK to pump sometimes even if you are breast feeding.... can these extra pumpings be used for daddy's turn at night time feedings? lol

[Sirrahsim]

absolutely you can pump to have Daddy feed It is recommended to wait to feed baby a bottle until about 6 weeks if you are breastfeeding to avoid nipple confusion but Tyler didn't have any problems switching between breast/bottle of breast milk/pacifier. It depends on your little one's temperament. Don't know if you are on any sort of assistance, but if you qualify your local WIC program can probably hook you up with a hospital grade pump for little to no charge if you plan on pumping a lot.
I only pumped occasionally and LOVED my Avent Isis hand pump

[catnapper]

I have a big bin of clothes to give you, if we ever get a chance to meet up! its been in my car for two weeks now Most of it is baby girl clothes (my psychic powers say you're having a girl ...ok the truth is we had them left from when we bought clothes hoping Cameron would be a g irl LOL)

As for registry items, register for whatever you like. The moms will buy what they know you'll need and non-moms will buy what they think is cute!

[Sirrahsim]

some docs encourage you to pump in the beginning to help build up your supply. Even if you do have Daddy do a feeding you will probably need to wake up to pump anyway. If you go too long between feedings/pumping it can hurt your supply, you can become engorged and you will most likely wake up in a puddle of milk
I wouldn't trade a minute of the tiem that I breastfed Tyler. I think it is so special

[caseysmom]

I went back to work after 4 months and my daughter would SCREAM when she saw the bottle, I thought I would have to postpose going back to work, with my second I gave one bottle a day right away.

[Sirrahsim]

I went back to work after 4 months and my daughter would SCREAM when she saw the bottle, I thought I would have to postpose going back to work, with my second I gave one bottle a day right away.

I read somewhere that between 6-12 weeks is the best time to start because by then they shouldn't get confused and they shouldn't be "set in their ways" as much

[sparks19]

I have a big bin of clothes to give you, if we ever get a chance to meet up! its been in my car for two weeks now Most of it is baby girl clothes (my psychic powers say you're having a girl ...ok the truth is we had them left from when we bought clothes hoping Cameron would be a g irl LOL)

As for registry items, register for whatever you like. The moms will buy what they know you'll need and non-moms will buy what they think is cute!

LOL your psychic powers.... all the wives tales point to a girl too lol.

Thank you that is very kind of you now we just have to get around to meeting up lol. BTW are you feeling better?

[luckies4me]

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever (etc...) insert anything into your baby's ears!! Even "safety swabs" are not safe as it is extremely easy to damage the eardrum. Even adults should never ever ever ever ever (etc..) insert anything into their ears. Nature has its own way of getting rid of excess waxy buildup and if it is bad enough to need to go digging for then it is a doctor's job!

I can't believe that some medical people still say that this practice is ok *faint*

Many of the older generation will tell you that it is ok but just do some googling... it's an old fashioned practice and it's dangerous!!
That being said, q-tips work GREAT for applying rubbing alcohol to the umbilical stump to help it dry up and fall off. Even using those there is questionable though.

I think the majority of us know that already. There is no need to stick a q-tip into the ear canal, but they are great for cleaning up excess wax on the outside, and especially great if the baby gets an infection, to help remove crusty material from the outside. Also great for cords too...not sure why that would be questionable??? It's surely not going to do anymore harm than using a cotton ball, unless you're jabbing your baby with it, in which case you have issues lol. FYI, safety swabs are much too big to even fit inside a babies ear canal. Shoot, they couldn't even fit into mine! They are much too big. Might be able to fit up my nose though lol.

[Sirrahsim]

I didn't mean to sound like I was attacking you luckies4me Most people knwo that but there are still some who are out there who don't know it. I may be a little over sensitive to the issue because my husband is a q-tip user and it makes me squirm everytime

[luckies4me]

I only pumped occasionally and LOVED my Avent Isis hand pump

I second you on that one! I thought it worked wonders for me!!! Plus sometimes you just need to pump. I had so much milk I could have fed three kids, so I had to pump. I would store it in the freezer to use at a later date.

[luckies4me]

I didn't mean to sound like I was attacking you luckies4me Most people knwo that but there are still some who are out there who don't know it. I may be a little over sensitive to the issue because my husband is a q-tip user and it makes me squirm everytime

LOL. I am too, but only because I have allergies and the only way I can ever itch my ears is with a q-tip. I hate it.
It gets so bad sometimes that I can hardly sleep. Plus I can't stand water in my ears after I take a shower....drives me insane! I really need to try and talk to the doctor about eleviating the itch.

[Sirrahsim]

oh man that would be annoying!

[Sevaede]

This thread is getting fun.

I personally dislike Pampers. They always seemed to leak when I used them with my first. Huggies is OK, but I prefer Luvs. I've never had a leakage issue with them before. But diapers are always changing and Pampers might have some good diapers out by now. Just make sure you use the newborn diapers with the notch cut into them the first week before their umbilical cord falls off, so that they aren't irritated. If you don't have diapers with the notch cut out you can cut it out yourself with scissors. Of course there are always cloth diapers as well. I have cloth diapers on hand just in case, along with a few pairs of plastic pants. I'd love to use cloth diapers full time but it's so darn expensive to wash clothes here and unfortunately there are no places locally that offer a diaper service. Plus, cloth diapers make great burp rags!

As far as diaper rash ointment I personally LOVE Aveenos or Berts Bees. If you want something a little less expensive though Desitin creamy is nice. It's not super thick like all the others so it wipes away easily. You're not spending ten minutes wiping it off.

I agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!

I was helping to take care of my niece from the time she was 9 mos old right about until we left (so for almost 1.5 years). Luvs are, imo, the best disposable diapers. Aveenos and Burts Bees are also, imo, the best of their products. Another thing I love about those ointments is that they don't leave so much of a greasy residue and is easier to wash off your hands. Like, you put the cream on the butt of baby but then it's on your hands and is really creamy and greasy and kinda hard to come off? Well, those particular brands are easier to wash off of your hands, it seemed.