Having a Baby.... What do we NEED?
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Top dadding. andy-xr said:
You might be misunderstanding me actually, I'm doing it because I want to, for me, our daughter and my wife.
I could pass it on to other women in the family but I didn't sign up for that
We'd probably bank those times for when we want to go put and need a babysitter or general help
I've got 2 weeks off so basically going to do as much as I can to help wife and daughter and spend some time with them
This is exactly what I did, I'm the house chef anyway but made sure we were all fed and watered and did as much of the mundane stuff as I could.I could pass it on to other women in the family but I didn't sign up for that
We'd probably bank those times for when we want to go put and need a babysitter or general help
I've got 2 weeks off so basically going to do as much as I can to help wife and daughter and spend some time with them
Took him out for a few walks to give mum a rest, then on the day before I was due to go back to work fell off my bike and broke my femur. Cue 3 months off work for me and my wife looking after 2 babies!
get friends, family and visitors to bring some home cooked meals to eat or freeze for later. Or cook some in advanced so its a throw it in the oven job and not much thinking about.
cakes, sweets and chocolates from visitors are nice for a bit, but having the time to think, shop and cook a nice meal is what we craved in the short term but were both so tired and in shock.
HTH
cakes, sweets and chocolates from visitors are nice for a bit, but having the time to think, shop and cook a nice meal is what we craved in the short term but were both so tired and in shock.
HTH
So baby #2 is a week old..
Other than clothes, nappies and car seat, we've needed the Moses basket, an ikea changer, muslins, blankets, and about a month's worth of precooked food in the freezer.
Get bottles and a steriliser
We bought the Perfect Prep formula machine, well worth the £70 compared to faffing with kettles at 2am.
Other than clothes, nappies and car seat, we've needed the Moses basket, an ikea changer, muslins, blankets, and about a month's worth of precooked food in the freezer.
Get bottles and a steriliser
We bought the Perfect Prep formula machine, well worth the £70 compared to faffing with kettles at 2am.
Has anybody bought this:
http://www.mothercare.com/prams-and-pushchairs/my-...
(Still can't believe I'm on PH asking about a pram instead of the pro/cons of ds3000 pads!!!!!) life's about to change big time!! Uprated radiators on hold, big turbos on hold, full respray.... gone right out the window!!
http://www.mothercare.com/prams-and-pushchairs/my-...
(Still can't believe I'm on PH asking about a pram instead of the pro/cons of ds3000 pads!!!!!) life's about to change big time!! Uprated radiators on hold, big turbos on hold, full respray.... gone right out the window!!
essayer said:
We bought the Perfect Prep formula machine, well worth the £70 compared to faffing with kettles at 2am.
Kettles? Are you making them tea? Warming up stuff you've premixed in the microwave is pretty simple. That said, anything that works for you and makes things easier is a godsend.Current recommendation is to sterilise the formula, so you are supposed to use water near boiling temperature then cool it down to serve
Obviously this is ridiculous, so the easier way is to heat say 1/4 of the water to boiling, put in the formula then cool it down with the other 3/4, but this is fiddly at 2am using either microwave or kettle. Hence, perfect prep.
Obviously this is ridiculous, so the easier way is to heat say 1/4 of the water to boiling, put in the formula then cool it down with the other 3/4, but this is fiddly at 2am using either microwave or kettle. Hence, perfect prep.
The easiest way that we used with our children was to have bottles with boiled water measured to the correct level made up before we went to bed. Then all we had to do was add the formula when needed. The formula was in a dispenser that we had put the correct amount in so all we had to do was add it to the bottle and give it a good shake. Saved a lot of hassle and time.
RosscoPCole said:
The easiest way that we used with our children was to have bottles with boiled water measured to the correct level made up before we went to bed. Then all we had to do was add the formula when needed. The formula was in a dispenser that we had put the correct amount in so all we had to do was add it to the bottle and give it a good shake. Saved a lot of hassle and time.
That's what we do. Current recommendations is to sterilise the powder so going by that we are doing it 'wrong'. 10x the faff that way however.
RosscoPCole said:
The easiest way that we used with our children was to have bottles with boiled water measured to the correct level made up before we went to bed. Then all we had to do was add the formula when needed. The formula was in a dispenser that we had put the correct amount in so all we had to do was add it to the bottle and give it a good shake. Saved a lot of hassle and time.
I thought pouring the boiling water on to the formula was to sterilise the formula so having pre boiled water defeats the object. But I could be wrong as its been a while now.+1 for perfectprep.
If you read the thread about toddler-proofing your house
You either need eyes in the back of your head, an ability to never switch off, and a baby who isn't inquisitive or
Child proof locks on every cupboard, stair gates on every door frame, a net over the toilet to stop them falling in.
(However, the reality is probably somewhere in between)
You either need eyes in the back of your head, an ability to never switch off, and a baby who isn't inquisitive or
Child proof locks on every cupboard, stair gates on every door frame, a net over the toilet to stop them falling in.
(However, the reality is probably somewhere in between)
I have more info, we have a 2 week old now.
What you need is a thick skin from midwives. The Breastapo as our Health Visitor put it. They're going to push breast feeding a lot, and they're going to quietly shame you if you're not doing it. Usually all the advice is going to be about breast feeding, and there's f
k all about bottle feeding. When you get your 1 day and 5 day appointment, the midwives will show you how to breastfeed again and again, and give you a dirty look if you use forumla.
We're mixing, so my wife is expressing using an electric pump and that gives about 2 feeds a day
Everyone we know has tried breast feeding, and it's hard. Sometimes it doesnt work out, and the midwives need to be told. It's not their baby.
We got some general Philips bottles as a pack, but they're too high flow teats for our baby, so we got some anti colic bottles instead and they've been much better. They're slower flow, so sometimes we have to tickle her toes or her cheek if she falls asleep half way through a feed. We wake her to feed her if she's gone more than 2.5 hours without a feed.
The way we sterilise and prep is to stick the bottles in the steriliser, make up 2 bottles with boiling water and cool them down quickly. They'll stay in the fridge at the back for a day max, really
We tried just filling the bottles with boiled water and then adding the formula, but you need (apparently) the boiling water to sterilise the formula, and you're not supposed to have a batch of formula just sitting around. So we do it in pairs of feeds. They're alright out of the fridge at room termperature for an hour, or in an ice pack for a few hours
We also got a Mothercare travel system as a gift from her Mum and while it fits fine in my car as a complete chassis and pram, it wont fit in my wife's C3 so she's got to put one of the back seats down which is a bit of a ballache. Undecided at the moment on whether to change the pram of the car, but we've got enough st to spend money on for a chrsitening, birthdays and Christmas coming up without replacing something we already have.
Lastly, Holly Willoughby's book is apparently very good for new Mums. And buy your other half some pate, Malbec and blue cheese
What you need is a thick skin from midwives. The Breastapo as our Health Visitor put it. They're going to push breast feeding a lot, and they're going to quietly shame you if you're not doing it. Usually all the advice is going to be about breast feeding, and there's f
k all about bottle feeding. When you get your 1 day and 5 day appointment, the midwives will show you how to breastfeed again and again, and give you a dirty look if you use forumla. We're mixing, so my wife is expressing using an electric pump and that gives about 2 feeds a day
Everyone we know has tried breast feeding, and it's hard. Sometimes it doesnt work out, and the midwives need to be told. It's not their baby.
We got some general Philips bottles as a pack, but they're too high flow teats for our baby, so we got some anti colic bottles instead and they've been much better. They're slower flow, so sometimes we have to tickle her toes or her cheek if she falls asleep half way through a feed. We wake her to feed her if she's gone more than 2.5 hours without a feed.
The way we sterilise and prep is to stick the bottles in the steriliser, make up 2 bottles with boiling water and cool them down quickly. They'll stay in the fridge at the back for a day max, really
We tried just filling the bottles with boiled water and then adding the formula, but you need (apparently) the boiling water to sterilise the formula, and you're not supposed to have a batch of formula just sitting around. So we do it in pairs of feeds. They're alright out of the fridge at room termperature for an hour, or in an ice pack for a few hours
We also got a Mothercare travel system as a gift from her Mum and while it fits fine in my car as a complete chassis and pram, it wont fit in my wife's C3 so she's got to put one of the back seats down which is a bit of a ballache. Undecided at the moment on whether to change the pram of the car, but we've got enough s
t to spend money on for a chrsitening, birthdays and Christmas coming up without replacing something we already have. Lastly, Holly Willoughby's book is apparently very good for new Mums. And buy your other half some pate, Malbec and blue cheese
Matt_N said:
Perfect Prep is one of the best gadgets full stop, not just baby related.
Something so mundane as making a bottle has never been so easy.
You can normally sell them for a decent return too so low depreciation!
I would strongly disagree. We had watchdog on the phone to us yesterday asking if we wanted to go on TV to talk about the mould issue (we don't). Apparently lots of mid wives have been raising concerns about them. Google 'Prefect Prep mould'.Something so mundane as making a bottle has never been so easy.
You can normally sell them for a decent return too so low depreciation!
We raised this issue with tommee tippee over a 18 months ago, chased it for 6 months and they fobbed us off. Convinced our child has been affected by it.
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