Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The first days home

I've been given a lot of advice from family and friends. I've read a lot of books and articles online all about how to take care of my newborn. The do's and don'ts. What I've really learned is every baby is different and every parent is different. A few things that I do which people told me not to do:
  • My son sleeps with blankets. He's typically swaddled in one and covered up with one or two more. 
  • When he is swaddled, his arms are free. He loves to have his hands next to his face and even if I tucked them in the blanket tight, he would still wiggle them out. 
  • I warm his bottles in the microwave. Shake it up when it comes out and there is no "magical hot spot". 
  • He sleeps in our room at night. We have a fan on every night and the room is kinda chilly. Thus, why he has blankets. 
  • Sometimes he wiggles himself to his side at night. I don't flip him back to his back. I don't wake sleeping babies! 
  • We haven't stayed home to "avoid all the germs". Lets face it, he's going to have to come face to face with those germs at some point. Although, I do keep him away from people that are obviously sick. I'm talking about places like grocery stores and family events.

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