Five tips for becoming a new parent. Covers stroller, diaper bag, organizing, getting sleep, relaxing and enjoying the new baby. Please exchange your tips.......
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Friday, February 8, 2008
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GET THE LEAST EXPENSIVE STROLLER I hope you haven’t already spent a hundred dollars or more on a standard stroller. I guess some moms have gotten used to them, but in my experience, they are monsters. With two small children (or even one) I need something that is easy to drive and which I can maneuver with one hand when needed. I have discovered that the least expensive umbrella stroller is the best to use. You can go to Wal-Mart and get one for $10. They fold up easily, can be driven with one hand, and fit anywhere. I have strolled my baby in there as young as three months. When my babies were younger than that, I discovered that I could easily attach the infant car seat to the stroller—I just fit it in facing front, and used two strips of fabric to tie the top bar (in the back position) to the handles of the stroller. Obviously, if you do this, you have to assume responsibility for any risks, but it worked for me like a charm. I did once venture into trying the $30 umbrella stroller with an awning, but the awning broke within a month and it was much harder to maneuver than the $10 one. So I’ve learned that the cheaper the stroller, the easier it is to drive. By the way, I’ve also figured out how to use my strips of fabric to tie two umbrella strollers together, one slightly in front of the other, to make a double stroller. Easy as pie and still easy to drive! (Forget about those bars you can buy to attach them together—it won’t fit through a standard door!)
USE A BACKPACK DIAPER BAG Forget the standard diaper bag. We moms need use of both our hands as much as possible. When I started out, backpack diaper bags were unheard of. Now you can purchase backpacks made to be diaper bags. Get one of those or just a regular purse backpack; I bought mine for about $10.
If you are nursing, spend the money and get a cosleeper. It makes life so much easier when you don't have to completely awaken and go to another room to nurse your baby.
Don't get competitive about your baby's development.
Enjoy the time you have with them when they still WANT you to hold them, and when you can put them down and they actually STAY PUT!
Pacifiers are easier to take away than thumbs. Seriously.
Be in charge of your body and your baby's body. Your instincts know more than any doctor does, so trust yourself.
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