Baby Topics

Finances
List of initial purcahses
   shower items
Budget catagories: feeding, 
   clothing diapers, 
   furnishings, toiletries, 
   recreational, traveling, 
   health/safety accessories, daycare. 
   Here are specific 
   items organized
  

Growing Child
links of concern:
discipline
school work

Best Kept Secrets

• You keep a lot of weight after the baby's born: you need to excersise to get in shape; do a lot of walking BEFORE the baby is born too (you won't be wearing you pre-pregnancy clothes for a long time, it took me about two years)
• even after labor is over you will have painful contractions, as I did, pain alone wipes out your energy, think about all that neuro chemical energy it takes for that pain (it was worse that labor for me, the drugs wore off by then)
• infants need to feed every two to three hours: no more than five hours at night should pass before feeding again: so wake up and wake up the infant if all she ever does is sleep- eating , especially for a small baby is important
• babies need their diapers changed very often! their tummies aren't that big to hold it, so you will be busy.
• you should not have sex 40 days after giving birth, you may get an infection and your life may be at risk
• once they can crawl, they are into everything! watch out, they can easily find something to hurt themselves.
• babies do not have strong neck muscles, so you must support their heads when transporting them or when they are resting
• they do not have the cause-n-effect concept down: my baby was choking on a piece of napkin and I did a hymlick manouver for her to spit it out - next thing I know she is putting that napkin back in her mouth!
• So be warned!!! You will be sleepless, worn out and really busy with the baby alone.

  I heard a really good tip: if you have a partner, don't exuasut both of you by taking turns during the night, take turns by the Day. Then you will have a full night of restfull sleep last night if not now.

Other Links for the baby and you!

how to's & other articles
feeding
kids rights-the pamphlets are great.

safety about products (recalls)
more care
mom's guide
upromise club

Register at:
Lullaby Club at Target
Babies R Us
Baby Depot