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Newtothis |
Posted: Sep 19 2005, 05:27 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 2,519 Joined: 19-September 05 |
Hi everyone, Im brand new to this board and first time mom-to-be (in March). Ive never been around babies in my life and am pretty scared about all I dont know. Im in the military as is my husband (who is deployed too) and I have almost no female friends and no relatives anywhere nearby. So... does anyone know where I might find a good list of what I need in order to get ready for this baby? I cant seem to find anywebsites or magazines that might have a good breakdown that havent been made by companies trying to push their own products! Any advice is welcome (and desperately needed) -------------------- |
luvbug00 |
Posted: Sep 19 2005, 05:34 AM
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MomToMany |
Posted: Sep 19 2005, 06:13 AM
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Hello, and welcome!! Congratulations on the pregnancy!
I think that list is a bit extreme (and way too expensive). There are 2 things that you can do to really save money. #1 is breastfeed (which is good for baby AND mom!). There is great info HERE and HERE is all the wonderful benefits of breastfeeding. #2 is to cloth diaper. Cloth will save you thousands of dollars over disposables, and are better for baby & the environment. HERE is a great article to read on cloth diapering. I guess hand-me-downs are out, but you could still look at the Goodwill or Salvation Army (or other places like that) for baby clothes & bedding cheap. You could also put an ad in the paper asking for baby clothes cheap. I would recommend buying a crib (if you aren't co-sleeping) and a carseat brand new. Those are items you don't want to take a chance with safety-wise. My newborn clothes consist of T-shirts (until the belly button healed), onsies, & sleep & play sleepers for the very beginning. Then we moved on to shirt & pants sets (or shorts, depending on the season) with a onesie underneath if its cold. Then used regular sleepers at night. My kids didn't get shoes until they were walking well. That allows for proper foot development. Make sure you have plenty of socks; seems like I never have enough of those . There's a basic list of baby items HERE. They don't really need too much. If you want more advice, just ask! I LOVE talking about baby stuff! |
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Newtothis |
Posted: Sep 19 2005, 06:46 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 2,519 Joined: 19-September 05 |
Thank you both very much for all the information. All those sites are very informative and not just on what we need to get started! Ill be reading for awhile -------------------- |
MomToMany |
Posted: Sep 19 2005, 07:15 AM
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It can seem very overwhelming at first, like anything brand new. But the best thing you can do is be informed. Read as much as possible, and then ask any questions about anything. I will gladly answer any questions you have since I've BTDT a few times .
Good luck, and have fun reading! |
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MyBlueEyedBabies |
Posted: Sep 19 2005, 07:29 PM
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Mommy's littlest man Group: Members Posts: 2,494 Member No.: 828 Joined: 15-October 04 |
looking at that fist link it was a pretty fair judge of what we used. There were some things like Epicac that you would/shouldn't use and I think we only used vaseline on ds until his circumcision healed. But I think we bought and used most everything.
For me i worked in Child Care for years so most of the products were old hat but walking arround babies R Us gave me a good idea of what I wanted then I made a list and put it out to my online group and had them give me the on the specifics. In the very begining as long as you have a carseat to get baby home, place for baby to sleep, diapers and a couple packs of sleepers your good to go and you can wing it and figure it out from there -------------------- |