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Couple Helpful Ideas for Parents of Newborn/Toddlers (1 Viewer)
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Cliff Clavin
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Wrigley
Footballguy
As the parent of 3 girls(3yr old twins, and 1yr old).. Early on we found it very important to keep them on a schedule. Every 4 hours we woke them up, changed and fed them. This kept them, and us sane. The schedule allowed us to take turns feeding, allowing us each about 6-8 hours of sleep on any given night........something most new parents never get.
They become accustomed to your schedule, not theirs
Donsmith753
Footballguy
Dentist
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yeah, got plenty of the cheap crap like clothes and bottles and stuff... it's the expensive stuff that you don't get.. furniture, travel systems, all the doctors bills, etc.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
I guess I won't be getting my new TV.
So, dads, what crap is useful and what crap should we avoid?
My baby is invading in July.
shadyridr
Footballguy
oh we got a lot of big things but not furniture
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Judge Smails
Footballguy
I had 3 in college at one time - tell me about it.
the moops
Footballguy
We have 2 dogs. They used to get into dirty diapers no matter what the #### we did. My folks bought us some knock of diaper genie thing. We were skeptical. Find it to be pretty awesome though.
Agree on the changing table. We just toss them up on the dresser that is in the room. Have one of those cradled padded things on top of it.
flapgreen
Footballguy
Green and Gold
Footballguy
Newborns are generally pretty rough. As soon as you get into a comfortable routine and you think you have it all figured out, the baby will pull a 180 and you have to figure it all out again.
Breastfeeding can be really hard for some women, don't give your wife any grief if she can't produce enough milk or it hurts too much for her to continue. There are reasons 'wetnurse' used to be a thing.
The umbilical cord piece goes away after a couple of weeks, but it feels like much longer because it is just creepy.
Keep a diaper bag packed with a day's worth of diapers, wipes, and clothes. That way you are always ready if you want to go somewhere, even at a moment's notice. You will feel less trapped.
Kid stuff has a really short usable life and people often just want to get rid of it because their kids have outgrown them. Lots of stuff cheap or free on craigslist, especially toys as they get older. Consignment sales tend to have a lot of baby crap as well.
If she has a C section, she will need a lot of help for about two weeks. If that happens you should get a third person to help out - mother in law, her friend, the crazy old cat lady, doesnt matter.
Ok that is all I can come up with for now.
Breastfeeding can be really hard for some women, don't give your wife any grief if she can't produce enough milk or it hurts too much for her to continue. There are reasons 'wetnurse' used to be a thing.
The umbilical cord piece goes away after a couple of weeks, but it feels like much longer because it is just creepy.
Keep a diaper bag packed with a day's worth of diapers, wipes, and clothes. That way you are always ready if you want to go somewhere, even at a moment's notice. You will feel less trapped.
Kid stuff has a really short usable life and people often just want to get rid of it because their kids have outgrown them. Lots of stuff cheap or free on craigslist, especially toys as they get older. Consignment sales tend to have a lot of baby crap as well.
If she has a C section, she will need a lot of help for about two weeks. If that happens you should get a third person to help out - mother in law, her friend, the crazy old cat lady, doesnt matter.
Ok that is all I can come up with for now.
Wooderson
Fight The Power
Diaper genie has been great. We knew enough not to get a changing table. We got a dresser we can use later for them it works great as a changing table for now. Best part it's taller and much easy for us to use then some crap changing table.
Wooderson
Fight The Power
How did this work for your twins ?
With our twins one sleeps better then the other. We found it hard to wake up one just so he would be on the same schedule.
I could see this working for one kid but for twins we both have to be up to feed so it's not gaining any sleep for either one of us.
igbomb
Footballguy
Not to get all philosophical here, but just try to remember to live in the moment every now and again. As my kids get older, I miss those toddler years like crazy. The annoying parts largely disappear from your memory and you miss the giggles and little hugs more than you think you will.
Just don't get so burdened down in the grind of it all that you forget to take in those little moments. They don't last long.
Also, the first six months basically sucks.
Just don't get so burdened down in the grind of it all that you forget to take in those little moments. They don't last long.
Also, the first six months basically sucks.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Got a dresser / change table combo and a diaper genie. I don't want to be running outside to throw out diapers X times a day in -30c.... and the dog would shred them if I just tossed them outside.
trogg78
Footballguy
So man up and stop feeling shame. Stop letting other people control your emotions. You can't control what other people are going to do or say.
Wooderson
Fight The Power
Wrigley
Footballguy
If one woke up, we woke them both up.........usually every 3-4 hours(this allowed for us to take turns, as get a little sleep). Changed and fed each time up.
Our twins were also 8 weeks premature, so when they came home they were pretty much already on the schedule dictated by the hospital staff......saved us big time.
We became pretty creative when it came to feedings. A blanket makes for a very nice bottle holder until you've got a free hand.
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