hi, this is my first child and i guess that i am trying to get everything together. is it ok to stock up on baby wipes and diapers and other essentials for my baby now. i am a planner and want to have everything in order before the baby arrives in six months.” If you’re planning to decorate the … [Read more…]
What’s to Know About Cloth Diapers?
You’re going to change your baby at every poop, and that’s as many as 60 diapers a week in the first few months, or somewhere between 5,000-8,000 diaper changes by the time she’s potty-trained. At about 20 – 30 cents per disposables diaper that’s $1,000-$2,500! It’s enough to make any parent … [Read more…]
What Goes In a Diaper Bag?
Scared you’ll forget something? Here’s a quick checklist of what to keep in your diaper bag for your 7-12 month-old baby so you’ll be prepared for anything. What goes in a diaper bag? A lot, as it turns out. Babies can spit up, fill a diaper or demand to eat or drink at unpredictable times, so as … [Read more…]
Diaper Blowout – Help!
To your baby it’s sweet relief – to you it’s a disaster. Here’s how to handle your baby’s next big poopy blowout. Almost every new parent will at some point experience that moment: the baby hasn’t pooped in three days and suddenly his bottom starts rumbling like a truck engine and you … [Read more…]
Diapering 101 – How Many Do We Need? How Do I Change a Diaper?
So you’ve probably heard you’ll be changing a lot of diapers with your new baby. How many should you buy? Should you cloth diaper? What kind of poop is normal? We’ll try to answer your diapering Frequently Asked Questions. “How many diapers do we need? What size?” The hospital will send … [Read more…]