Baby products? Questions for PT skin kid moms.

**beeniesmom** · 01-13-2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

Does anyone know any fun baby shower games that could include men?

Well, a friend of mine was telling me about a game that you melt different chocolate bars into diapers and the person has to smell or lick it and guess what kind of candy it is. I'm sure a man could handle that and make himself sick with laughter!

**caseysmom** · 01-13-2009, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by beeniesmom

Well, a friend of mine was telling me about a game that you melt different chocolate bars into diapers and the person has to smell or lick it and guess what kind of candy it is. I'm sure a man could handle that and make himself sick with laughter!

blech!!!!! but funny!

**k9krazee** · 01-13-2009, 06:36 PM

I've played the candy bar game several times, it's quite fun! lol

I really don't have anything to contribute to this thread regarding baby products, but I was reading through my anthropology book today and they were talking about a baby's sleeping arrangement and I found it an interesting read. However, I'm sure it's a debatable topic and you all have some knowledge on the pros and cons to sleeping with/without baby.

"Infants in the U.S. typically sleep apart from their parents. To most North Americans, this may seen normal, but cross-cultural research shows that co-sleeping, of mother and baby in particular, is the rule. Only in the past 200 years, generally in Western industrial societies, has it been considered proper for parents to sleep apart from their infants. In a way, this practice amounts to a cultural experiment in child rearing.

Recent studies have shown that separation of mother and infant in Western societies has importat biological and cultural consequences. For one thing, it increases the lenth of the child's crying bouts. Some mothers incorrectly interpret the cause as a deficiency in breast milk and switch to less healthy bottle formulas; and in extreme cases the crying may provoke physical abuse. But the benefits of co-sleeping go beyond significant reduction in crying: Infants also nurse more often and have 3 times as long per feeding; they receive more stimulation (important for brain development); and they are less susceptible to sudden infant death syndrome. There are benefits to the mother as well: Frequent nursing prevents early ovulation after childbirth, and she gets at least as much sleep as mothers who sleep without their infants.

The benefits may lead us to ask, Why do so many mothers continue to sleep apart from their infants? In North America the cultural values of independence and consumerism come into play. To begin building identities, babies are provided with rooms (or at least space) of their own. This room of one's own also provides parents with a place for the paraphernalia associated with good parenting in North America."

**beeniesmom** · 01-13-2009, 06:40 PM

Interesting article.
My husband and I have been debating whether to have a nursery right away or wait awhile and just put the crib in our room for easy access. I don't know how I would feel about sleeping with the baby in the bed with me. I am sure I would crush it. We sleep with both dogs in the bed and they both snuggle up to my husband because I jerk around and roll about a lot. I would probably smush the baby too.

**sparks19** · 01-13-2009, 10:57 PM

It's a personal choice.

Honestly I don't think a child is better or worse off either way. Lord Knows Hannah has slept in her own crib from day one and she almost NEVER cries... EVER. and if she does it is only for a minute or two. and I know kids who sleep with their parents who aren't clingy and totally dependant and who made the transition to their own bed just fine. I think if a child has loving parents who tend to their needs... it doesn't matter if they sleep on their own or in their parents bed... they are both well off.

for me I couldn't have Hannah in my bed all the time. I have a hard time sleeping now as it is lol

**Husky_mom** · 01-14-2009, 11:24 AM

at one time after the bassinet in bed.. I placed the crib in our room right next to the bed.. so baby was right there but also on his own "bed"...

for me it was also more comfortable as I didn´t had to walk middle-of-the-night to his room

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**finn's mom** · 01-21-2009, 09:48 AM

Are swings for newborns or more for the older baby? I know I plan to have one, just not sure if I need to get one right away. And a bouncer will definitely be on our list.

Just trying to find one that we like, and that's preferably Made in the USA.

**finn's mom** · 01-14-2009, 11:43 AM

Our room is definitely too small for a crib, and we're going to have to rearrange to have a co-sleeper. The room we'll use for the nursery is directly across the hall, and I do plan to go there to nurse if David is sleeping. If I'm too sore at first, I'll just stay in the bed and nurse, and David will just have to use ear plugs.

I do like the idea of having a nursery set up for naps during the day and for the baby's things to be organized and in one area. I know I'll have a handful of things in our room with the co-sleeper, but I'd like to keep most of the things in the nursery.

My mom already sent a box of maternity clothes.

She got some really cute things for really really cheap at Kohl's. Most of the tops were less than $4. She's a great bargain shopper. When I talked to her today, she'd just picked up some Dr Seuss books for $5 a piece. She's a great gal, and way too excited to remind her that I asked her not to send anything until the first trimester was past.

Target had some really cute onesies and stuff, I was kinda surprised. I want to go into the store and put my hands on some of the stuff I'm including on the registry to make sure I like the feel of them, too. I know some things are only available online, but for those I can find at the store, that'll help in the decision.