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Essentials to have before babys arrival
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But most daytime nappies happen downstairs on a mat on the table, I can't be carting a toddler up and down the stairs all days long either!
Having no space in the house for any kind of dedicated table, MrsCR put all her effort into finding a good changing bag, which had everything needed and saw us through four sets of dirty bottoms.
Over the years, I think the phrase we used most often when visiting relatives with a nappy in need of replacement was "no, I'm grand here!" On the floor, on the knees, in the boot of the car ... I don't think any of our children lay on a changing station, ever. :pac: 0 -
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The pad has an alarm that goes off if the baby doesn't take a breath within 10seconds lf their last breath (or similar, not 100% sure of the time interval).
We didn't have one ourselves,but a few friends we know did.Seemed fine although there were a lot of complaints about forgetting about the alarm and setting it off in the middle of the night when they lifted the baby out to change them or whatever :-)
Yup, many a night we set it off doing that!
Also if you have a squirrel for a baby like I do..... He curls in a tight ball right against the railings, seriously he'll squeeze himself out some night.... The monitor will go off as the baby needs to be somewhat on it/close to the pad.
If does have a night light on it too, which is handy for night feeding.. Though he had it on all night for the first... Not so much on the second
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Think we will look into the Angelcare monitor so. Have most of the "big ticket" items now - travel system including car seat, pram and buggy for newborn up to about 3 years I think. We bought a side cot, so obviously coming up to 6 months we will need to get a proper one, but wanted a side cot as planning to breastfeed. Wasn't really sure about clothes. We have a good mix of 0-3 and 3-6 months sleepsuits, vests and then a couple of cute little outfits I couldn't resist. Mostly stuck with the sleepsuits, babygrows and vests. Also have in two weeks supply of nappies and water wipes, as well as about 10 muslin cloths, 2 grobags and several bibs.
Will focus on the hospital bag this weekend and try to get that sorted. Then the usual feeding paraphernalia.
I keep thinking there is something big we are missing!:pac: 0 -
I keep thinking there is something big we are missing!:pac:
The baby!
Sounds like you have everything under control
Maybe look into a steriliser just encase you need to go the bottle route, don't need to buy it now obviously, but have one picked out that if you do need it, it can be bought immediately.
If you are near IKEA they do big freezer bags. I packed vest, babygro and maybe a nappy into a few bags (I had the nappies packed separately too).
That way the dad just had to pull one freezer bag out and the whole outfit was ready to go..... The last thing you need after birth is the dad emptying the bag out looking for stuff and annoying you asking where its packed
I then sent the dirty clothes home with him in the freezer bag, to keep our items around the bed at a minimum.0 -
Princess Calla wrote: »The baby!
Sounds like you have everything under control
Maybe look into a steriliser just encase you need to go the bottle route, don't need to buy it now obviously, but have one picked out that if you do need it, it can be bought immediately.
If you are near IKEA they do big freezer bags. I packed vest, babygro and maybe a nappy into a few bags (I had the nappies packed separately too).
That way the dad just had to pull one freezer bag out and the whole outfit was ready to go..... The last thing you need after birth is the dad emptying the bag out looking for stuff and annoying you asking where its packed
I then sent the dirty clothes home with him in the freezer bag, to keep our items around the bed at a minimum.
Oh yes her! Amazing how someone so small can create such chaos 
That's a great idea about the freezer bags. Someone in work is kindly gifting me their steriliser, though I was tempted to pick up some of those self sterilising bottles you can put in the microwave, especially if we are going to travel (his family are living abroad).0 -
Oh yes her! Amazing how someone so small can create such chaos
That's a great idea about the freezer bags. Someone in work is kindly gifting me their steriliser, though I was tempted to pick up some of those self sterilising bottles you can put in the microwave, especially if we are going to travel (his family are living abroad).
I've no experience of the self sterilising bottles, I think they either came on the market after my first or else I didn't come across them. I had woeful pregnancies so shopping was a nightmare.
I still use the freezer bags for changes of clothes when we are out and about, very handy. I think they are 6L so hold a full outfit.0 -
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Oh yes her! Amazing how someone so small can create such chaos
That's a great idea about the freezer bags. Someone in work is kindly gifting me their steriliser, though I was tempted to pick up some of those self sterilising bottles you can put in the microwave, especially if we are going to travel (his family are living abroad).
If you plan on beadtfeeding, hold off on buying bottles, or at least more than one of any type. It’s sometimes tricky to get a breastfed baby to take a bottle and sometimes you’ll need to shop around to find one they like0
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