His wife is not a cloth diaper burp cloth type of mom. Wait until she wants the coach diaper bag, lol
Well I can see that. But Hook should go on Amazon right now and order two packs of these on his own. Then show his wife how nice they work over everything else and she will be hooked. http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-Birdse...&qid=1367266438&sr=8-1&keywords=cloth+diapers
Wow. After reading this my wife is starting to look a whole lot more practical than I thought. While we certainly have a bunch of stuff that we will never use already setup and waiting for our little man, she doesn't want and hasn't gotten a lot of the crap outlined in this thread.
Speaking of which. Another round of advice. When you are in the hospital don't let all your friends visit you. Only let your close family visit. Extended family and friends will love to come visit you in the hospital and then you and your wife won't get the rest you need. My wife and I made this mistake big-time with our first. You need to be able to take advantage when baby is sleeping and get rest yourself. Not chatting with your wife's 2nd cousin.
yeah, our Birthing Class instructor preached that pretty hard. There is another rant...Birthing Classes...
I didn't go. It called paying a dr to deliver the baby. One of the dr's told me she has son in Yale. Figured she charges enough and we can skip the birthing class and follow instructions in the delivery room.
Skip the birthing classes. If one of you has a mother, she can tell you what you need to know. Your obstetrician will fill in the rest. Our hospital only allows visits from grandparents, very brief visits. Make sure your obstetrician gives any orders you want to the nurses. They will obey the docs. I insisted that my babies stay in the room with me 100% of the time. The nurses tried to sneak Michelle out. They said I needed to rest. I had to hurl Japanese curse words at them. I don't think I pronounced them correctly, but they didn't know the difference. Disposable diapers are the only way to go. You tuck 3-4 in your purse along with a travel pack of those wipes and your ready for anything. Get some of what are called "receiving blankets," cotton flannel things a bit bigger than a dish towel. They come in multiple happy colors. You lay it down to change her, put it over your shoulder to burp her, use it to cover up while nursing in public so you don't freak out the fundamentalists. All this should fit in a decent size purse. Nursing is the way to go. I nursed my two girls until they were drinking from a cup, a litttle over two years each. No messing with bottles, cleaning, sterilizing, hauling around with you. If you nurse, it's always there with you, the exact right temperature, and no cleaning up. The only expense is those little anti-leak pads you get to slip into your bra. And you have to wear a shirt/blouse with buttons.
I couldn't go to classes with my first. I was working 2nd shift. My wife had to have an emergency c section and when they asked if I had been to classes, without thinking, I said no. So they wouldn't let me in. (If I had been of clear mind I would have lied) I have always regreted not being in the room when my daughter was born. Didn't even get to hold her for 3 days. Didn't make that mistake again. We had a scheduled c section for the second and I went to that class only. sent from my samsung note 2
This thread just reiterates my feelings about having kids.... Good Luck all you proud parents, and parents to be. I'm pulling out.
