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Typical Day and Night with New Baby

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Bringing home a new baby brings with it an exhausting array of new responsibilities and challenges. Is there such a thing as a typical day and night for new parents? Probably not!

Remember, the baby has just gone through an enormous change too, so part of the process when you first bring him home is his transition from the womb to the outside world. Keep the baby close to you, keep him wrapped and warm. If you’re breastfeeding, this will take some time for both of you to adjust to as well.

If you’re new baby is formula fed, he’ll need to feed every 3 to 5 hours. If you’re breastfeeding, he’ll need to feed more frequently. Sometimes you will feel that all you do all day and night is breastfeed. You will probably feel much more empathy with cows! And there will be a lot of diapers to change, especially until you get familiar with his schedule. His diaper will probably need to be changed shortly after feeding, about once an hour in the very beginning. Be sure to check frequently.

Until the umbilical cord has fallen off, you’ll want to keep to sponge baths every few days, but you will want to wash the baby’s bottom every day. You can wipe the baby’s hands, face, neck and bottom every day with a soft washcloth with warm water. When the baby’s ready for full baths, in a few weeks, every day is a good idea to prevent diaper rashes. But keep in mind that too much bathing can dry out his sensitive skin. So see what works for your baby.

Those little finger and toenails will grow quickly, and they’ll need to be trimmed regularly so the baby doesn’t scratch himself. The baby’s nails can be long, even at birth and attached high on the nail bed. You’ll need to gently press the fingerpad away from the nail and clip it with a baby nail clipper. You might want to do this when the baby’s sleeping to ensure that he doesn’t jerk those little fingers and toes away!

Get used to being busy 24/7 during the first month, at least. You will be feeding and changing diapers around the clock so get as much help as you can so you can have some peace too.

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Review:How to Make a Diaper Cake Site

If you have been on the internet or to a friends baby shower lately I am sure you have seen these adorable Diaper Cakes! They are the hottest thing right now in baby showers because they are baby supplies used to look just like a cake! And unlike cake you can reuse all the items inside used to make these great cakes!

Seems everywhere I go on the internet there is more and more WAHM’s offering these adorable cakes, but my question always was how in the world do they make those? Well luckily I found a great blog that not only shows you how to make these great diaper cakes but they offer a couple of diffrent format to teach you. Between You Tube videos and photos with step by step instructions, if you have been wanting to learn how to make a diaper cake then you need to visit this blog ” How to Make a Diaper Cake”

Not only does she teach you about making diaper cakes but also great gift baskets that you can take you next baby shower event. This site is full of great information to help a fellow WAHM looking into getting into the Diaper Cake Business, she also offers great business articles to help you get started. From talking about Social Networking to how to run a diaper cake business and so much more!

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The Thrifty Mama-Crystal’s Site

Not only am I a Thrifty Mama, but I’m also a Natural Mama. I like to do things as natural as I can, without breaking the bank. I cloth-diaper my children, buy as much organic food as I can, keep toxins out of my home as best I can, and strive for the healthiest life physically and financially possible.

I started sharing with friends the deals that I was finding, and helping others to match coupons with sales. I began getting more and more questions, emails and calls for help from people that I knew. Eventually I just decided I should put all the information in one place, and voila! TheThriftyMama.com was born. I post coupon match-ups, coupon/shopping help, deals that I find and tips on living more green and natural.

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Clorox Disinfecting Wipes-Mom’s Dream Product

Pros: Wonderfully easy to use product just clean then toss.

Cons: Can be expensive and not cost effective

The Bottom Line: Another great product from Clorox, offering easy cleaning with the power of bleach!

During the last ten years I have ran a daycare from my home. Bleach has come to be a life saving tool in my line of work. From always bleaching toys to remove germs to bleaching large toys, high chairs, playpens, swings, countertops and bathrooms. One of the major problems I have found over the years is trying to control germs, so that we all do not get sick.

For years I resorted to a cloth diaper and a sprayer of bleach and water mixture. This worked wonderfully except occasionally I would tend to spray too much and spend more time wiping up excess bleach mixture. Then I stumbled across the Clorox Wipes, and it was true time savior. These wipes are invaluable to my line or work.

Throughout the day I found myself constantly reaching for them, for cleaning throughout the daycare and my home. They are wonderful for cleaning your hot spots for germs such as faucets, kitchen counters, door knobs, toys, playpens, high chairs and more. They give you the peace of mind that you removing most of the germs and providing a clean environment for the children to play and thrive in.

Since using the Clorox wipes religiously I have seen a decline in the spreading of colds and flu’s. Which is a huge asset to my daycare. This also saves me time as I would have to do a HUGE cleaning spree twice a month of filling up the sink with hot water and bleach and clearing out all the toys from the playroom for a cleaning! Now I just go through the toy room and wipe the toys off real quick and toss the rags, no need for sink full of hot water and tons of towels to dry off all the toys.

Each cloth is 7 inches by 8 inches which comparable to you standard size wipes. They are very durable and I find easy to clean and reach most hard areas. They are wonderful even for removing fingerprints on your walls and handprints, to cleaning up pet messes.

One of the draw backs of the Clorox wipes and my biggest complaints are the wipes do not easily come out of the opening on the lid. So I tend to run around all day removing and top and just grabbing the wipes that way. With little ones running around and messes to be cleaned I just simply do not have time to weave a cloth through the top every time they do not want come out which is often.

Another drawback is they can be very costly! The normal small size container of wipes (35 clothes) usually sells for about $4 and the larger size (75 wipes) that I purchase sells for around $7. Which for someone in my line of work really ads up when I use 1-1 1/2 bottles per week. But I have used the generic versions and simply was not nearly as impressed as I was by the durability of the Clorox wipes.

The Clorox wipes also come in a variety or scents which is wonderful as no one likes walking into a home with an overpowering scent of bleach.

Scents offered
Lemon Fresh
Orange Clean
Fresh Scent
Lavender Scent

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Walmart Freebies This Week

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Prilosec Heartburn Relief Medicine

Always Lightweight

Playtex Sport for your Active Life

Huggies FREE Diapers

Serenity Pads

Stayfree Pads

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FREE Pampers Potty Training Kit with Samples

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