So, this is-
Things I'd rather not be without Part 2
Angel Care Baby Monitor
This is something we got when Noah was born. I definitely slept better at night, especially once Noah moved into his own room. The way this works is that there's a sensor pad that goes underneath the mattress and makes sure Baby is breathing. If Baby stops breathing for more than 30 seconds, it sets off an alarm in both your monitor, and Baby's. After Baby is older and the chances of SIDS goes way down, you can just use it like a regular monitor without the motion sensor. I've really liked having it...this way I don't have to keep getting up to make sure Baby's still breathing when I start to worry. No alarm = Baby's still breathing.
Exergen Temporal Thermometer
This thing is the bomb-diggity. I just got it yesterday. It was on my list of "things I want to get for the new baby," and I finally bought it.
I can't even count how many times I've tried to use a digital thermometer under Noah's arm and kept it there for what seems like an eternity and never really seem to get a reading. This thing is awesome. You just wipe it across Baby's forehead, and you get an instant temperature. This will be SO nice to have for both kids now. It's cheapest by far at Wal-mart online, for those of you that want to get one.
Homedics Sound Spa
This is magic. Something about white noise, or "waterfall" on this, makes babies sleep through the night. Noah still uses his. If I need to wake him up, I go in his room, turn this thing off, and he's instantly awake. This was the most inexpensive one I could find, and also one of the few that doesn't have a bunch of lights and stuff on it that might keep Baby awake. It's also one of the few that are loud enough to make a difference. I've seen it online at Babies R Us, but once again, Wal-mart (online) has it the cheapest.
Mom's on Call Guide to Basic Baby Care
This book is my newborn bible. It's about time to break it out again for William.
This book is written by two pediatric nurses at Emory University, in Atlanta GA, where I'm from, and they each have about a bagillion kids, and a few sets of twin in there somewhere. They've managed to compile a lot of good information in a small inexpensive book, and also have set up a service where you can call whenever you have a question about anything and get an answer, hence "Mom's on Call."
My favorite chapters are the ones about getting your baby to sleep through the night, and the one about putting Baby on a schedule. If your baby is at least 3 weeks old, and gaining weight like they're supposed to, they can be put on a schedule. William has 1 week to go....
They've outlined several different schedules depending on the age of your baby. We started Noah on this when he was 10 weeks old, and we were both much happier because of it. He started sleeping through the night right away. (This is the book that said to get the white noise machine. Otherwise, I wouldn't have even known to try it.) We stayed with their suggested schedules until he was old enough that they didn't have any for his age, and then we just adjusted it ourselves a little bit as he got older. It's kinda creepy....Noah knows now when he's supposed to eat, and go to bed. We have to look at the clock, but he just knows.
I think that is officially everything I'd rather not live without for newborns. Maybe in a few months I'll do a "What I'd rather not live without- The older baby edition."
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