Tips for Taking Your Baby Home

Once you arrive home from the hospital with your bundle of joy you will find yourself facing a whole new set of responsibilities. Babies are not always easy so don't be surprised if your nerves are rattled during the first few days.
Also it is not uncommon for newborns to be really fussy. If that happens it is usually due to a stomach upset. One naturally soothing remedy is called gripe water. It is available at health food stores. Of course you should consult with your paediatrician before using anything like this.
Your baby will also need a pacifier. Don't rely on the pacifier to always comfort your baby. If the baby is rooting around with is or her mouth he or she is truly hungry. You can also use a swaddling blanked to comfort a baby that is fussy as well.
Screaming during diaper changes is also very common and incredibly hard on the nerves. You can remedy this by placing a hair dryer under the changing table and turning it on during changes. The baby will be soothed by the constant humming sound of the hair dryer. Buy a low EMF hair dryer to reduce the chances of your baby being exposed to electromagnetic waves.
Finding nursing poses that work well for you and your baby are among the top priorities of things to do when you first take your baby home. The best way to figure this out is to just try to relax. If you are all stressed about nursing your baby is going to sense it.
You could be irritable and you need to prepare friends and family for that. You could have cracked or sore nipples and sleep deprivation is also a factor. Coco butter, she butter and mango butter can help soothe the sore breasts. You can easily ease the stresses of nursing through use of essential oils, herbal and sitz baths. Soothing music played while you rock the baby also helps. It is only a matter of finding the rythm that most soothes you both. When you do find that rythm nursing will no longer be an obligation but a sheer joy.
The other great thing about nursing is that it can really help you lose that baby weight. Nursing is mother nature's weight loss plan. You can lose about 500 calories a day.
If you are sore from delivery don't be shy about getting a postnatal massage to help deal with the bodily trauma of dealing with birth.
Orienting family and friends to your new condition is also a priority. It may take some time to get your body and mind back into shape and let them know that. You may be disappointing a few expectations but that is their tough luck. After childbirth you need time for yourself and your baby.
Be sure to take advantage of the kindness of family and friends at this time as well. If they ask you if there is anything they can do to help, tell them that there is…give them their marching orders!

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All About Bath Toys

There is nothing like hearing your baby giggling in the bath. They love to play with toys and it should be encouraged as bath toys help prevent them from developing a fear of bathing.

You don't have to spend a mint to have your baby enjoy bath toys. A simple sponge is one of the enjoyable of bath toys. You can squeeze it over your baby's head to make him or her giggle. Give them the idea about how much fun it is by squeezing water over your own head first. This is a great way to train your child to rinse his or her hair.

A baby will play with anything that floats or that is a cup. The simplest and most effective of bath toys is a plastic cup. They can learn the most basic of skills such as pouring water from one cup to another.

If you are rich you might want to check out the bath toys at sites like The Royal Diaperer. These are sites that specialize in high end bath toys. However they are not necessarily that expensive.

One great bath toy is bath crayons. They look like large crayola crayons. Your kid can draw on himself, on you or on the bathtub. There are ten different colors for about ten bucks. It is an affordable, artistic and fun bath toy.

The Play n' Spell Bath Appliqués by Sassy are also good bath toys. These are the letters of the alphabet. When wet they stick very easily to the sides of the bathtub and bathroom tile walls. They also have that sponge appeal because they absorb water and are deliciously squeezable.

Is your child always complaining about getting soap in is or her eyes. If you do have to put your kid under the shower you might try doing so with a plastic bath visor.

These visors are designed so that water does not pour in your child's eyes. At a reasonable $10.99 this product does double duty as a way of keeping the sun off of your child's head as well.

Of course you can't go wrong with the good old rubber ducky. Most kids have these in their bathroom nowadays. The rubber ducky has almost become the iconic symbol of childhood. Almost everyone had one in their bathroom. Online you can now buy all kinds of different styles of these ducks including devil ducks. These are just what it sounds like – little ducks with devil horns. They make both me and my child laugh and they are a charming variation of the usual yellow squeeze toy.

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