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Bethany .
My baby pulled down on the screen of my laptop and cracked the side.. just a small crack and I didn't close it all the way to see but when I begin closing it then it looks as if it is going to snap. What should I do?????
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I would look around for a used one or add an external monitor. Check for used ones here...
http://www.kijiji.com/
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Cheers
I would look around for a used one or add an external monitor. Check for used ones here...
http://www.kijiji.com/
http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites
Cheers
All new moms & veteran moms PLEASE HELP!!!?
Hottie5000
All new moms & veteran moms PLEASE HELP!!!!?
I am trying to get things together for my newborn who will be here 9/2011 God's willing. I have a list of questions that I want to ask:
1. When should I start shopping?
2. How many newborn, 0-3, 3-6 & 6-9 month clothes should I buy?
3. Which brand of baby clothes should I buy? I know Gerber runs small.
4. Are Breastflow & Soothie bottles good for breastfed babies?
5. Where can I find affordable baby items (online, coupons, etc.)?
6. What are the MUST HAVES and MUST NOTS?
I think those are all of the questions I can think of at the moment lol!!! Thank you in advance!!!
Answer
1) start shopping after the baby shower, at the very earliest. Do you know the gender? If not, I might recommend getting your bigger ticket items after the shower and buy only a handful of 0-3 month sleepers and onesies before the birth, and buy everything else afterward. Unless of course, you don't mind a dresser full of gender neutral greens and yellows.
2) Don't by many newborn/0-3 month clothes. I'd say about 10 sleepers and onesies and leave it at that. Baby is going to outgrow that stage SO fast.
3-6 month I'd have a bit more of. You will use a lot of onesies, so unless you are looking to do a lot of laundry, get between 10-20 of those. MAYBE about 5-7 sleepers for this stage...at this point, you're going to want to start putting more shirts and pants on the little one. Again though, within reason. Don't go overboard.
I wouldn't buy anything for 6-9 months until the baby is at least 3 months old. You really don't know how fast your child is going to grow. By 3 months, you'll also have a good handle as to how many clothes you'll go through in the run of a day. It's hard for a stranger to tell you how many clothes are "okay" since you may do laundry less than I do, or the other way around. Just get enough to get you by for the first few months and judge what you need for future stages based on the usage from the newborn/3 month stages.
3) What brand of baby clothes? Again, this is why you should wait until the baby is born to buy the bulk of the clothes. Each brand is going to be sized differently and shaped differently. I have some sleepers that are 0-3 months but could fit a 6 month old. Likewise, some sleepers that are short enough to fit a preemie comfortably, but wide enough to fit two babies...you really have to see your baby's shape before buying.
Personally, with my daughter, I've had good luck with Carters and Old Navy...but all my baby clothes came from a second hand store. Nothing brand new, so if it didn't fit I wasn't out $$$'s.
4) Never heard of Soothie bottles. I hear good things about Breastflow, but honestly, if you're breastfeeding, don't even worry about pumping or bottles at this point. If there comes a time where you need to give a bottle, look for one where the nipple has a wide base and that flanges out, and is made of soft silicone rather than the typical rigid latex. Also look for one with an excellent venting system. Breast flow, Born free, Adirie...these all fit the bill. But wait until breastfeeding is firmly established (at least 6 weeks) before introducing a bottle of any kind.
5) Affordable, second hand baby items...shop locally on websites like www.kijiji,ca and other classified websites. For brand new stuff, keep an eye out for the Babies R Us catalogue. In the back, they frequently have dollars or percent-off coupons. Pretty handy if you're looking for big ticket items, not so much for smaller things.
6) Hmmm...must haves...depends on if you're planning on co-sleeping or putting the baby in their own bedroom right away.
For their own bedroom...a crib is essential. If you're co-sleeping, a playard or a bassinet is fine.
A dresser is something that, even if you don't use it right away, is something they will need as a toddler.
If the baby is in their own room, a monitor is needed.
A washtub.
Nail clippers, a nasal aspirator, thermometer...you'll get all of these in a Nursery care kit. Rarely do you need to buy these things individually.
Infant car seat or convertible rear-to-forward facing seat.
MUST NOTS:
Don't be fooled into getting one of those diaper warmers. Waste of money, power, space. The wipes will always stay at room temperature. Unless you typically keep your house unreasonably cold, no wipe you ever pull out will be less than lukewarm.
I wouldn't waste money on baby towels or washcloths. Your own adult sized towels and washcloths are fine. In fact, we stopped using the baby towels when my daughter got too long for them to be snugly wrapped around her at 6 months.
I wouldn't bother with a changing table if you co-sleep. If your baby has their own room, it might be a good investment...for a short time. Then once the kid gets too big for it and doesn't want to be lifted up on it, what do you do with it? We're faced with that now. My daughter hasn't been changed on anything but the floor now for the past 4 months because she hates going up on the table, and it's now overflowing with clothes and other crap that I just throw there in a hurry. Nothing more than a collector of useless stuff.
1) start shopping after the baby shower, at the very earliest. Do you know the gender? If not, I might recommend getting your bigger ticket items after the shower and buy only a handful of 0-3 month sleepers and onesies before the birth, and buy everything else afterward. Unless of course, you don't mind a dresser full of gender neutral greens and yellows.
2) Don't by many newborn/0-3 month clothes. I'd say about 10 sleepers and onesies and leave it at that. Baby is going to outgrow that stage SO fast.
3-6 month I'd have a bit more of. You will use a lot of onesies, so unless you are looking to do a lot of laundry, get between 10-20 of those. MAYBE about 5-7 sleepers for this stage...at this point, you're going to want to start putting more shirts and pants on the little one. Again though, within reason. Don't go overboard.
I wouldn't buy anything for 6-9 months until the baby is at least 3 months old. You really don't know how fast your child is going to grow. By 3 months, you'll also have a good handle as to how many clothes you'll go through in the run of a day. It's hard for a stranger to tell you how many clothes are "okay" since you may do laundry less than I do, or the other way around. Just get enough to get you by for the first few months and judge what you need for future stages based on the usage from the newborn/3 month stages.
3) What brand of baby clothes? Again, this is why you should wait until the baby is born to buy the bulk of the clothes. Each brand is going to be sized differently and shaped differently. I have some sleepers that are 0-3 months but could fit a 6 month old. Likewise, some sleepers that are short enough to fit a preemie comfortably, but wide enough to fit two babies...you really have to see your baby's shape before buying.
Personally, with my daughter, I've had good luck with Carters and Old Navy...but all my baby clothes came from a second hand store. Nothing brand new, so if it didn't fit I wasn't out $$$'s.
4) Never heard of Soothie bottles. I hear good things about Breastflow, but honestly, if you're breastfeeding, don't even worry about pumping or bottles at this point. If there comes a time where you need to give a bottle, look for one where the nipple has a wide base and that flanges out, and is made of soft silicone rather than the typical rigid latex. Also look for one with an excellent venting system. Breast flow, Born free, Adirie...these all fit the bill. But wait until breastfeeding is firmly established (at least 6 weeks) before introducing a bottle of any kind.
5) Affordable, second hand baby items...shop locally on websites like www.kijiji,ca and other classified websites. For brand new stuff, keep an eye out for the Babies R Us catalogue. In the back, they frequently have dollars or percent-off coupons. Pretty handy if you're looking for big ticket items, not so much for smaller things.
6) Hmmm...must haves...depends on if you're planning on co-sleeping or putting the baby in their own bedroom right away.
For their own bedroom...a crib is essential. If you're co-sleeping, a playard or a bassinet is fine.
A dresser is something that, even if you don't use it right away, is something they will need as a toddler.
If the baby is in their own room, a monitor is needed.
A washtub.
Nail clippers, a nasal aspirator, thermometer...you'll get all of these in a Nursery care kit. Rarely do you need to buy these things individually.
Infant car seat or convertible rear-to-forward facing seat.
MUST NOTS:
Don't be fooled into getting one of those diaper warmers. Waste of money, power, space. The wipes will always stay at room temperature. Unless you typically keep your house unreasonably cold, no wipe you ever pull out will be less than lukewarm.
I wouldn't waste money on baby towels or washcloths. Your own adult sized towels and washcloths are fine. In fact, we stopped using the baby towels when my daughter got too long for them to be snugly wrapped around her at 6 months.
I wouldn't bother with a changing table if you co-sleep. If your baby has their own room, it might be a good investment...for a short time. Then once the kid gets too big for it and doesn't want to be lifted up on it, what do you do with it? We're faced with that now. My daughter hasn't been changed on anything but the floor now for the past 4 months because she hates going up on the table, and it's now overflowing with clothes and other crap that I just throw there in a hurry. Nothing more than a collector of useless stuff.
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