I have learned a lot in the past 10 days. Lot of juggling of the kids. Feeding the baby with one hand and hugging the other children with the other. The older ones need lots of attention or they will melt down. I'm sure it's a pretty difficult adjustment for them but they seem to be handling it well.
As for gear, clothes etc, I have a few things that I realized. My kids have way too much stuff. Too much gear and too many clothes. With the third girl, there isn't much that I needed with this one. I even ended up returning all the clothes I bought for this one because I realized we need nothing. Here are my thoughts when it comes to new stuff that I bought that I wanted to try out.
Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'n Play Sleeper
Perhaps the best thing ever. We received this a new present and we love it. It's a little bit angled but the baby is so snuggled in there. We love it. A MUST for all new moms. No matter if its your first or third!!!!
I can live without this. We bought this since we thought we would need another seat. Not really needed if you have bouncy seats, swings and regular Boppys. Save the money. We returned it.
Love these. My little one loves to be swaddled. This was recommended to me from a friend. Love them. A little $$ but great!
These are better than the previous Halo Sleepsacks that we received with our other kids. They have kind of like a cape that goes on the back of a regular sleep sack that can be velcroed together to swaddle the infant. If you are going to get some sleep sacks, these are great. We started off with the fleece ones since it's freezing here, but now I'm switching to cotton because I don't want her to get overheated and it's better for burping. Get some of these.. they are great. I don't swaddle her arms, she hates that. It depends on your child!!!
We have a JJ Cole Bundle Me (well a similar one from LLbean). We love it. Its more of a blanket that goes under and over the baby to keep her warm but it doesn't go all around the head. I wanted to get something that was not like a blanket... to keep her warm on all sides. We tried this. I like it! Fits nice with our Graco Snugride however it makes it more difficult to clip in the car seat but you just have to make sure it snaps right.
So that is what I have learned in the past 10 days. I'm just trying to survive with all three kids. I've only been alone for a few hours, so far so good. I have bills, paperwork etc pilled high on my desk and laundry all over the place. That is going to be the hard part... staying on top of that.
You forget how much work little babies are. We have been back to the doctor about 4 times for billrubin and weight checks. Don't have to go back until Little One's two week checkup, thank Goodness. Now... for me to just enjoy all three of my kids and try and stay afloat.... remember to take a shower every day and get one load of laundry done. That's my goal.
Happy Baby Thoughts
R:)
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