{"id":651,"date":"2009-09-15T22:32:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T03:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/?p=651"},"modified":"2009-09-15T22:33:52","modified_gmt":"2009-09-16T03:33:52","slug":"new-baby-check-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2009\/09\/15\/new-baby-check-list\/","title":{"rendered":"New Baby Check List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mikayla is now 4 months old and Beth and I have learned a lot.\u00a0 I remember just a few months ago walking through Target with the price gun to do our baby registry and getting frustrated because I had no clue what we needed.\u00a0 (This could be my version of hell.\u00a0 I hate feeling like I don&#8217;t know what is going on and I really hate shopping.\u00a0 To make it worse we weren&#8217;t even shopping &#8212; at least with shopping you get to get open up something new and read the instruction manual).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_654\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Nursery-012.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-654\" title=\"Nursery 012\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Nursery-012-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"Nursery prior to Mikayla's arrival\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Nursery-012-300x287.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Nursery-012.JPG 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nursery prior to Mikayla&#39;s arrival<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now that we have a feel for what it is like to raise a new baby, I feel like I can make a list of the things you really need (at least the things we did).\u00a0 We certainly don&#8217;t have things figured out, but if we had to start over, these are things I would make sure we have.<\/p>\n<p>Dealing with poop<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15-25 cloth diapers.\u00a0 We chose fuzzi bunz.\u00a0 I have written an entire post on our <a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2009\/06\/21\/not-your-daddys-diapers\/\">cloth diaper decision<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Enough NB\/1 disposal diapers to get through the cord falling off and for emergencies &#8212; we also used them at night the first month or so, but later learned that was unnecessary.<\/li>\n<li>2-3 wet bags<\/li>\n<li>5 gallon wet\/dry pail<\/li>\n<li>Diaper detergent (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diaperjungle.com\/detergent-chart.html\">this post<\/a> for more insights)<\/li>\n<li>Changing pad (we put this on an old dresser and skipped the formal changing table)<\/li>\n<li>Diaper bag<\/li>\n<li>Travel changing pad (we slip a few disposable diapers and our wipes in this for simplicity)<\/li>\n<li>Wipes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feeding<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6-8 4 oz bottles (we used these initially and now use them for storage)<\/li>\n<li>6-8 8 oz bottles (we use Dr. Brown&#8217;s for all our bottles &#8211; they are compatible with Medela pumps and seem to work.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/2009\/07\/06\/dr-browns-bottles-worth-it\/\">See here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Beth&#8217;s stuff (obviously I don&#8217;t use this stuff)\n<ul>\n<li>Medela breast pump<\/li>\n<li>Nursing wrap<\/li>\n<li>Lansinol nipple cream<\/li>\n<li>Breast shells (not shields) &#8211; we never used these b\/c we could not find them in time, but I think they would have really helped the first 2 weeks)<\/li>\n<li>nursing pads<\/li>\n<li>3-4 nursing bras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bottle warmer<\/li>\n<li>Bottle drying rack<\/li>\n<li>Bottle brush<\/li>\n<li>Milk storage bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Entertaining<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bouncy chair<\/li>\n<li>Some sort of stand-up exerciser<\/li>\n<li>Wrap \/ chest carrier \/ sling<\/li>\n<li>play mat<\/li>\n<li>Swing (this has not been used as much as we thought it would, but when we use it, it was golden and irreplaceable)<\/li>\n<li>A few tactile toys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sleeping<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crib<\/li>\n<li>pack and play<\/li>\n<li>2 swaddling blanket \/ wrap (kidopotamus makes an awesome one we used for the first 2 months)<\/li>\n<li>2 sleep sacks<\/li>\n<li>gowns (don&#8217;t even try to use footed pajamas the first few months)<\/li>\n<li>a few stocking caps<\/li>\n<li>monitor<\/li>\n<li>every pacifier imaginable to find out which the baby prefers and then at least 4 of the &#8220;winner&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Bedding set (no need for a fancy one)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clothes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you will need some of these, but you will find it has less to do with practicality and more with &#8220;cuteness&#8221; and personal taste.\u00a0 My only recommendation is to avoid anything that requires more than 2 steps to get to poop-production-plant.\u00a0 I personally gravitate towards the onsies.<\/li>\n<li>Dressers \/ cabinets \/ drawers \/ etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bathing \/ Medicine<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bath tub (I was opposed to getting one of these because I thought it was unnecessary, but it has proven very useful).<\/li>\n<li>Children&#8217;s Tylenol<\/li>\n<li>gas drops<\/li>\n<li>baby wash<\/li>\n<li>baby shampoo<\/li>\n<li>wash cloths<\/li>\n<li>snot sucker (We also use an aerosol saline to help make this more effective)<\/li>\n<li>Baby towel<\/li>\n<li>hair brush<\/li>\n<li>temperature checker<\/li>\n<li>rectal thermometer<\/li>\n<li>nail clippers (we used nail files the first month)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stroller<\/li>\n<li>Car seat (we have a nice travel system where the seat has a base and fits on the stroller)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am sure I have left a few things off, but I certainly wish I had this list going into the whole process.\u00a0 Of course Beth could add things, especially as they relate to pregnancy and post-natal care.\u00a0 I also have listed the things I am sure we will need when Mikayla &#8220;goes mobile&#8221; such as outlet plugs, cabinet locks and hallway gates, but I figure this is a good start.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_653\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2009-09-03-Jacksons-Orchard-029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-653\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-653\" title=\"2009-09-03 Jackson's Orchard 029\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2009-09-03-Jacksons-Orchard-029-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mikayla and me at 4 months at Jackson's Orchard.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2009-09-03-Jacksons-Orchard-029-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/2009-09-03-Jacksons-Orchard-029.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikayla and me at 4 months at Jackson&#39;s Orchard.  She has reason to be concerned.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikayla is now 4 months old and Beth and I have learned a lot.\u00a0 I remember just a few months ago walking through Target with the price gun to do our baby registry and getting frustrated because I had no clue what we needed.\u00a0 (This could be my version of hell.\u00a0 I hate feeling like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[372,374,92,132,373,371,66],"class_list":["post-651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-reviews","tag-baby","tag-lists","tag-mikayla","tag-parenting","tag-registry","tag-shopping","tag-stay-at-home-dad"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}