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I bought all newborn diapers to prepare for when baby comes home! How many woman skip the N and go straight to 1?? I have no 1 diapers at all (accept for free samples).
Right now I have 4 packages of N diapers from different brands. Should I stock up on 1 too, take some N back??
Whats your opinion!
I use All free and clear for all of our laundry because I have sensitive skin. I don’t use special baby detergent, but I do put some oxyclean in all laundry except baby stuff. If I do a double rinse cycle can I start washing her clothes with mine and my husbands?
I am a first time mom and my son is 6 weeks old. He has been extremely gassy ever since we brought him home from the hospital. It has gotten to the point where he wakes himself up because he is “pushing” so hard and he grunts and groans so loud in his sleep. He seems to be in so much pain! My husband and I get about 2 hours of sleep a night because the baby is so uncomfortable that he wakes us up crying. Though he is gassy all the time, he seems to be the most uncomfortable at night. I have monitored my diet closely (I am breastfeeding and supplementing with formula) and also tried to use several different brands of soy and lactose free formulas per my dr’s suggestion. I have tried Mylicon and Little Tummies gas relief drops as well. Nothing is working! The baby is not constipated so I am not sure why he is pushing so hard. He cries when he passes gas as well, which is very frequently. Please help!
what are all the nb necessities!
what clothes do i need?
what is the best diapers for nb?
what gear do i need?
p.s just want to know because i have all my stuff but i just want to check if i got everything!
feel free to put htings that were very helpful for you during the first weeks & month
p.s im planning on breastfeeding
but if i don’t what formula is better. similac or enfamil?
My son was born yesterday at 6:26am delivery by vbac ( vaginal birth after cecearian) but I am in a lot of pain. Feels like I’m still contracting, I ripped so I got stiches and my old c section scar started ripping. The hospital I am in wants everyone to breastfeed. They even stopped handing out those free diaper bags. They had me start breastfeeding while I was getting stiched up without anesthesia. I don’t feel like I’m producing enough breastmilk and my son really doesn’t want to latch but he takes a bottle well for a minute or two. I don’t mind pumping but its just not working out with him latching on. They have formula here but when I ask for a bottle the nurse pulled down my gown and grabbed by breast. When he finally got a bottle he only took a fourth ounce and then 3 hours later he took another fourth ounce. I burp him but he keeps spitting up. The nurses are so rough with him. I ring for the doctor all the time but he hasn’t seen my son still. Is it normal for him to eat such small amounts and how can I prevent him from spitting up. I never had this issue when my daughter was born.
I was at a children’s party with my nieces and nephews, their parents, my husband and a host of other children and their parents. This particular group of families are all politically independent and prefers to live outside of politics and legal stuff as much as possible. A pretty wholesome group of people.
Very natural, free-flowing people so it is not weird or interesting that this person ask me to take care of their baby boy for a few days. No, we did not know each other or anything. Generally, we exchange contact information and they give me the baby supplies.
My husband and I and our family took the baby home later realizing that the person who gave us the child did not give us a contact number or any supplies. My husband and I went to the store and bought diapers and allergy free formula for the baby plus other minor things to get us through a few days. He immediately became attached to us. We began to think how we would love to have a child of our own.
A few days past and we had to go back to the location of where the baby was given to us because my husband left something there. We saw the couple who gave us the baby. We greeted each other and they seemed very happy. They asked us if we would like to keep the baby and raise him as our own. They explained that they were in no position to raise him, they do not love him and he deserve to be with a family who would love him. They further expressed how they did not want to turn him over to the courts or sign away their parental rights and have him go in the system. They explained how they have been observing us (my husband and I) for a while and observed that we would be a wonderful set of parents for their child. They shared with us some things they did such as neglect him and felt really really guilty about it which is why they decided to look for someone else who would like a child.
That moment was very interesting for us. Both my husband and I agreed but then we asked if we needed to go through a social worker or the courts to have everything switched over. The baby was only 5 weeks old. The parents did not want that because they knew that the social worker would take the baby from both families and put him in a foster home. They feared that tremendously. They were really adamant about the baby staying with us. It was like an adoption without legal authorities being involved. Is there a name for that????
We set up a meeting at our home to have the parents sign papers and agreements that we came up with together. At that meeting the parents gave us everything that belonged to the baby including his birth certificate with OUR names on it, his medical records, his pediatrician, name change forms and a bunch of other papers, brand new breast pump, sooooooooooo many clothes from size 0-3 months up to toddler clothes all organic and mostly new. The only used clothes were the newborn clothes. So many shoes, hats, outdoor wear, crib, bassinet, swing, bouncy chair, 7 different carriers, 57 huge bags of diapers size ranging from newborn to pull-ups, about 100 containers of organic wipes, 12 diaper bags, a play pin, bedroom decorations, baby first aid kits, medications, 4 different strollers, 4 different carseats, and so many things that you need for a baby. They were set and my husband and I did not have to purchase anything.
I had my lawyer present and they had their lawyer present. Though we did not go through the court, we agreed to have our lawyers. I figured we would do this openly where their child will still know them and visit but they wanted to cut all strings. They signed away their rights of that child to my husband and I. They made it clear that if somehow the courts became involved, the whole agreement between us would mean that they gave us permission to babysit. They refuse to sign their child to the courts. They heard so much about the system and it would kill them if they did that to their child. They would rather take him back than to have him in the system.
Anyways, the mother requested that I breastfeed. I do not have any children so I was wondering if that is possible? If I start pumping and stimulating, how long will it take for the milk to come down?
The only concern we had was the cultural difference. We are African American and the baby is mixed hispanic and white. He will one day begin to see that he is a different color from my husband and I. We asked the parents what we should tell him. They said to tell him that he is a special baby.
Anyway, these are my questions:
1. We are are the type of family that prefers not to be involved with legals and courts and the system as well but never thought this would come up. I posted what happened and how we basically took on parenthood. Is that enough?
2. How long does it take for the milk to come down once I start pumping?
3. Should I change pediatricians or continue taking him to the same? By the way, his pe
My shower was yesterday and so today I hit up the stores with the coupons I have been saving up and bought what I didn’t get.
Is this enough for when the baby arrives…??
Diapers: Four 20-40 packages of newborn diapers from Pampers, Huggies, Target & another brand I can’t remember
Wipes: 100 Count from Pampers, several free sample packs of different varities 5-15 count.
Is that enough to get me started?? Should I stock up on more wipes or diapers?
I am trying to help my cousin as well as my brother, plus it would be just good to knkow of any programs or companies that provide free stuff for infants, one baby is just a few days and the other baby isnt here yet, but it would be nice to help them seeing as they really need it.
Thanks so much for any help…
im 29 weeks and i want to prepare my self for my little boy! what do i need?? no baby shower for me so i’ll be getting the stuff all by my self.
i have 2 brand new NB clothes
a 6oz bottle that i got for free from motherhood maternity LOL
a stroller
a crip
i will be getting some:
diapers
more bottles
car seat
bibs
more cute little outfits
… that’s all i could think of, am i missing something on the list?
The doctor’s gave her tips but they do not seem to work. Any natural remedies that is safe for newborn babies? Could it be the milk? Do they have lactose free formula for infants? Do they have vegan formula for infants?
