Having a Baby.... What do we NEED?
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jshell said:
eybic said:
It's claimed that the women folk are at their most fertile just after having a baby 
It's a formal warning given before you leave the hospital in our case. Didn't matter to me, I had just watched three staff hold my wife by the shoulders whilst a doctor pulled a 3 ft long, 3" diameter blue squid from my wife with a pair of forceps around her head in an operating theatre.'Stick a few extra stitches in there, whilst you're at it' did not go down very well....
Brave (idiotic) shout.
Soov535 said:
jshell said:
eybic said:
It's claimed that the women folk are at their most fertile just after having a baby
It's a formal warning given before you leave the hospital in our case. Didn't matter to me, I had just watched three staff hold my wife by the shoulders whilst a doctor pulled a 3 ft long, 3" diameter blue squid from my wife with a pair of forceps around her head in an operating theatre.'Stick a few extra stitches in there, whilst you're at it' did not go down very well....
Brave (idiotic) shout.
You will get loads of cuddly toys / teddies / comforters for the little one, the vast majority of which they will ignore but when they do suddenly latch onto one in particular it will become the most important thing in the world to them. Find out where it came from and buy at least one more as a back up immediately.
Our daughter fell in love with a rabbit comforter from Mammas and Pappas and we knew if we lost it we would be in deep s**t. Went back to Mammas and Pappas to find out they stopped making it!
We luckily found another on ebay for a healthy premium.
Our daughter fell in love with a rabbit comforter from Mammas and Pappas and we knew if we lost it we would be in deep s**t. Went back to Mammas and Pappas to find out they stopped making it!
We luckily found another on ebay for a healthy premium.
Davey S2 said:
Find out where it came from and buy at least one more as a back up immediately.
1000% this.Soov Jr is 4 and has a Hamleys' foot long labrador. It goes EVERYWHERE with him and if we lost it his little life would be over.
I have a spare hidden just in case. If it's ever needed it will have to be rubbed over the floor a few times before he gets it - to avoid the ruse being discovered!!!
wiggy001 said:
Bullett said:
Oh and get the Ikea High chair.
Can't believe I forgot this.Either spend £100 on a high chair then another £50 on one that will fit in the car, or just buy the Ikea one. No brainer.
The IKEA one is about £10, comes to pieces and wipes clean.
DO NOT buy an expensive w'nk on made of wood. They're universally sh*t
First aid lessons...seriously... Having removed food from my 3 years old daughters blocked windpipe not once, but three times over the last year (including one 'memorable' occasion on the Eurostar to Paris...) using lessons on YouTube, I plan to go back and study those lessons again.
That's a good call. Never needed it but round here the ambulance service did a baby/child first aid what to do session.
Very good and free.
My boy who is nearly 7 now latched on to a cuddly monkey. It was M&S and we found another and hid it.
Monkey prime goes missing one day and he's upset about this. So we bring out Monkey two.
He takes one look at it and says "not monkey" oops.
When Prime turned up again it was clear they were the same pattern but one was fatter than the other. Prime is known to this day as "baby two" and the other fatter one is "daddy two" there is also a glove puppet version known and "mummy two".
Very good and free.
My boy who is nearly 7 now latched on to a cuddly monkey. It was M&S and we found another and hid it.
Monkey prime goes missing one day and he's upset about this. So we bring out Monkey two.
He takes one look at it and says "not monkey" oops.
When Prime turned up again it was clear they were the same pattern but one was fatter than the other. Prime is known to this day as "baby two" and the other fatter one is "daddy two" there is also a glove puppet version known and "mummy two".
jshell said:
eybic said:
It's claimed that the women folk are at their most fertile just after having a baby
It's a formal warning given before you leave the hospital in our case. Didn't matter to me, I had just watched three staff hold my wife by the shoulders whilst a doctor pulled a 3 ft long, 3" diameter blue squid from my wife with a pair of forceps around her head in an operating theatre.'Stick a few extra stitches in there, whilst you're at it' did not go down very well....
Oh, and one thing you need which is (IMHO) the first week at your home with just the three of you.
I say this because it is f***ng hard to adjust to what has happened and what you now have to look after, you will both be knackered and frankly visitors/guests etc you need to look after, get drinks for etc is something which does not assist.
It may offend/upset some of your relatives, but they will get over it.........
I say this because it is f***ng hard to adjust to what has happened and what you now have to look after, you will both be knackered and frankly visitors/guests etc you need to look after, get drinks for etc is something which does not assist.
It may offend/upset some of your relatives, but they will get over it.........
motco said:
jshell said:
eybic said:
It's claimed that the women folk are at their most fertile just after having a baby
It's a formal warning given before you leave the hospital in our case. Didn't matter to me, I had just watched three staff hold my wife by the shoulders whilst a doctor pulled a 3 ft long, 3" diameter blue squid from my wife with a pair of forceps around her head in an operating theatre.'Stick a few extra stitches in there, whilst you're at it' did not go down very well....
Old guy I worked with said: 'pussy will pull you further than gunpowder will blow you'!
jshell said:
motco said:
jshell said:
eybic said:
It's claimed that the women folk are at their most fertile just after having a baby
It's a formal warning given before you leave the hospital in our case. Didn't matter to me, I had just watched three staff hold my wife by the shoulders whilst a doctor pulled a 3 ft long, 3" diameter blue squid from my wife with a pair of forceps around her head in an operating theatre.'Stick a few extra stitches in there, whilst you're at it' did not go down very well....
Old guy I worked with said: 'pussy will pull you further than gunpowder will blow you'!
Sod all that sterilising crap, get these : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Playtex-Drop-Ins-Original...
Disposiable drop in bottle liners. We get ours from Canada as they don't seem to be a hib thing over here, but they are a time saving God send.
Disposiable drop in bottle liners. We get ours from Canada as they don't seem to be a hib thing over here, but they are a time saving God send.
FlyingMeeces said:
Dr Murdoch said:
Rear facing at 3/4?
Where do their legs go?
I think the seats mostly are not flush against the vehicle seat they're placed on, therefore allowing some fairly 'conventional' legroom - few pics here: http://www.rearfacing.co.uk/gallery.php#pics the first few are 1 year olds and then there are some older/bigger children. Where do their legs go?
I've got a reasonably large car (Saab 9-3) but I can't get an isofix base behind me, so my son (18 months) goes in the seatbelt restrained seat behind me so he can kick my seat, while my daughter (4 wks) goes in the rear facing isofix based seat behind the - further forward than is ideal - passenger seat.
Hackney said:
Looked at many of those and thought, "where does the driver go?"
I've got a reasonably large car (Saab 9-3) but I can't get an isofix base behind me, so my son (18 months) goes in the seatbelt restrained seat behind me so he can kick my seat, while my daughter (4 wks) goes in the rear facing isofix based seat behind the - further forward than is ideal - passenger seat.
Yup, ours only just fits behind my seat, despite the amount of room in the back of a passat...... It was something we went to the shop to check, had the shop one put in just to make sure I still had enough leg room.... Goodness only knows how people in smaller cars do it as I am not exactly tall.I've got a reasonably large car (Saab 9-3) but I can't get an isofix base behind me, so my son (18 months) goes in the seatbelt restrained seat behind me so he can kick my seat, while my daughter (4 wks) goes in the rear facing isofix based seat behind the - further forward than is ideal - passenger seat.
Davey S2 said:
You will get loads of cuddly toys / teddies / comforters for the little one, the vast majority of which they will ignore but when they do suddenly latch onto one in particular it will become the most important thing in the world to them. Find out where it came from and buy at least one more as a back up immediately.
Our daughter fell in love with a rabbit comforter from Mammas and Pappas and we knew if we lost it we would be in deep s**t. Went back to Mammas and Pappas to find out they stopped making it!
We luckily found another on ebay for a healthy premium.
That only works when they're small. Between us and our daughter we have eight identical Jellycat / White Company bunnies and our granddaughter can pick out the special one and isn't happy if it gets left in the wrong house.Our daughter fell in love with a rabbit comforter from Mammas and Pappas and we knew if we lost it we would be in deep s**t. Went back to Mammas and Pappas to find out they stopped making it!
We luckily found another on ebay for a healthy premium.
We have a 6 month old. Bought virtually nothing to start with.
Isofix maxi cosi seat (the family fix is better. Can take the next size seat up) and a push chair chassis that can take them so you're not waking them up when you nip to the shop
Endless wet wipes. Aldi were good until pampers went on offer and were cheaper and now have several crates full. Buy them in bulk.
Endless muslins- the large ones and the small ones
Basic baby grows and vests.
Next to bed crib, No getting out at night,
Changing mat (as cheap as poss. And plastic for wipeability)
Bouncy chair - life saver.
Sudocream and calpol.
Sleep bags- these are bloody amazing.
Didn't bother with sterilisers/monitors and the rest of it. She's survived.
Isofix maxi cosi seat (the family fix is better. Can take the next size seat up) and a push chair chassis that can take them so you're not waking them up when you nip to the shop
Endless wet wipes. Aldi were good until pampers went on offer and were cheaper and now have several crates full. Buy them in bulk.
Endless muslins- the large ones and the small ones
Basic baby grows and vests.
Next to bed crib, No getting out at night,
Changing mat (as cheap as poss. And plastic for wipeability)
Bouncy chair - life saver.
Sudocream and calpol.
Sleep bags- these are bloody amazing.
Didn't bother with sterilisers/monitors and the rest of it. She's survived.
littlegreenfairy said:
Basic baby grows and vests.
Sudocream and calpol.
Sleep bags- these are bloody amazing.
In order:Sudocream and calpol.
Sleep bags- these are bloody amazing.
Yes. The French ones are even better as they wrap around the baby and have poppers. Easy.
Yes, yes and calprofen. Don't forget you can overlay the two from 3 months. Handy for fevers and extreme teething.
Sleep bags - yes. Awesome things.
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