Tips for new moms and moms to be

Not really a tip, more common sense, but when changing baby's diaper, make sure you have all the paraphernalia before changing.
And watch out for the boys Razz

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- ALWAYS have a toy and a biscuit in your handbag.

- Give them something to play with when you change their diaper so that they keep still.

- I use a nail file for my baby's nails as she won't keep still. I make silly noises as I move it and she thinks it's great fun. However, I loved the suggestion about cutting them in their sleep - what a great idea!
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biting your baby's nails?? ewww
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Posted: Thu, May 29 2008, 3:19 pm Post subject:

I give my (locked) cell phone to my babies during changing time. Sometimes I get a clothespeg and clip in on their sleeve or top - they love that!

And I always always bite the babies nails, until about 18 months or so. The thought of cutting their delicate toes or fingers with an instrument makes me very scared!!

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I also cut the nails while she is sleeping its the only way. And I second getting a nasal aspirator.

This doesn't really pertain to an infant, but it's important, nevertheless. When zipping a boys pants, when they're wearing underwear, be careful. I accidentally zipped, only a drop because he screamed, my brother when he was around 3 years old. Now, he's 26 and I'm 100% sure he doesn't remember, b"h.

Yeah.. I acidentally zipped my niece's skin once Sad

I felt so awful afterwards! I was zipping my sweatshirt on her as a blanket when it was really cold once and she didn't have a blanket for some reason. She was tiny and I felt so bad about it!!

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If you don't have an exersaucer, a high chair with toys on the tray works nicely too!

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Have the nurses in the hospital teach you to swaddle very tightly- nothing like it to help a baby feel cozy!

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yep just learned the trick about giving medicine inthe bath. so u dont have to clean up the whole mess from the medicine.

I use scissors to cut their nails. biting can cause them to have an ingrown nail.

make sure to have enough bottles food, extra pair of clothing.. etc before u leave home. and since I live on the second floor. when I go down I take with everything . phone . food. pampers. wipes. all in a bag. no point of wasting time running up and down. every minete. once I am down I am down.

Posted: Wed, Aug 20 2008, 1:44 pm Post subject:

If you have a car keep a spare bag in the car for when you forget or run out. (a couple of diapers, wipes, clean outfit etc)

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Swaddle-what does that mean?
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It might look like I'm sitting here doing nothing, but I work so fast I'm always finished!!

The whole point of swaddling is so when they are startled (the moro reflex), they don't fling their arms and legs out. Swaddling lets them sleep longer and keeps them calm when awake too.

Check out Dr Harvey Karp and books he has written on Google, Youtube and Amazon.

I would like to know the reason the hospital has for keeping the arms out. I do know some babies like one arm out and sleep better that way but I'm not sure why.

Diamond Member Joined: Apr 23 2007 Posts: 3308

Maybe it had to do with SIDS? I read that one of the assumed reasons that sleeping on the back is better to prevent SIDS is specifically becuase the startleing prevents them from sleeping too deep and they can wake themselves if they suddenly stop breathing.

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I once heard about a theory that the first few months of a baby's life are called the "fourth trimester." So anything you do that makes them feel like they are still in the womb makes them feel comfortable. Swaddling makes them feel warm and cozy and keeps them sleeping nicely. Also, when you put the hands in, as mentioned in quite a few posts, the baby will stay still and not wake itself up by wacking its head, etc.

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giving medicine in the bath is a good idea - but don't you have the syringes?

they come with the nurofen here, and are fantastic, medicine pushed slowly into the mouth, doesn't go anywhere...