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<blockquote data-quote="Pink Elephant" data-source="post: 737013" data-attributes="member: 21572"><p>What memories do you have related to bringing baby home? <span style="color: #4d4dff">So, so many.</span></p><p></p><p>The long days? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Oh, yes. Long days and sometimes even longer nights. Took me a while to bounce back from each pregnancy and start sleeping right and waking right once again.</span> </p><p></p><p>The tiring, sleepless nights? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Absolutely, many sleepless and tiring nights. I remember the witching hour... in our house it was around 2 am each night. Someone would wake crying and need fed or changed.</span></p><p></p><p>The endless crying and fussing? <span style="color: #4d4dff">You know it. Day, night. Never did enjoy the early baby stage.</span></p><p></p><p>The endless cycle of bottles, burping, and diapers? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Yes, yes, and yes! LOL!</span> </p><p></p><p>How about escaping for short periods of time? Did you have an outlet that allowed you to free yourself from motherhood for a few hours each week? A chance for you to forget about caring for baby and instead, care for you? <span style="color: #4d4dff">I used to escape when I could, often going to my moms for a visit, but dear husband didn't babysit, so leaving for only a short time in the evening was an event unto itself. </span></p><p></p><p>Did you have family/friends that pitched-in and helped when needed? i.e. Babysitting, etc? <span style="color: #4d4dff">I sure did, mostly family, which was a blessing.</span></p><p></p><p>Anyone else have a playpen at their disposal to keep baby close when doing things in and around the house? i.e. Like when baking or spending time in the kitchen? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Had a playpen and used it often in the beginning, and yes, often had it pushed into a corner in the kitchen so I could keep an eye on whoever and keep them content.</span> </p><p></p><p>How about taking baby out for walks in the stroller? <span style="color: #4d4dff">All the time. To the park, around town, you name, we covered it, Spring till Fall. Good for mommy... good for baby.</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff"></span></p><p>Anyone else utilize a bassinette to keep baby close-by them through the night, for the first little while after baby was born? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Sure did, and for a number of weeks after each child's birth.</span></p><p></p><p>Where did you generally feed baby? Kitchen? other? <span style="color: #4d4dff">The kitchen was the place. Highchair and bibs always ready.</span> </p><p></p><p>Where did you change diapers? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Mostly in the nursery/baby room (in the crib)... also changed pants in the bathroom and anywhere else that was convenient at the time.</span> </p><p></p><p>Did you have a changing table? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Nope. Used those plain old-fashioned thin-padded vinyl changing pads.</span></p><p></p><p>When bathing baby, did you use the kitchen sink, or did you have one of those old-fashioned little plastic baby baths? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Used the kitchen sink a few times, but 99% of the time I relied on bathing in the old (passed-down) baby bath.</span></p><p></p><p>Did baby use a crib fulltime? <span style="color: #4d4dff">100%, yes. Loved the crib.</span> </p><p></p><p>How about baby basics, do you remember the layette you started baby out with? <span style="color: #4d4dff">I started out with a true baby basics list. Cloth diapers, pins, rubber pants, socks, t-shirts, sleepers, and pyjamas. In addition to, had nail-clippers, a hair brush, baby oil, powder, and ointment.</span> </p><p></p><p>What brand of disposable diapers did you use? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Never used disposables</span>.</p><p></p><p>How did you keep baby dressed most of the time while inside? <span style="color: #4d4dff">In diapers mostly. Unless it was during the winter months, my kids lived in didies.</span> </p><p></p><p>When changing baby's crib, did you use a rubber sheet to protect the mattress? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Yuppers... 24/7/365.</span></p><p></p><p>How did you treat diaper rash? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Checking and changing often, letting said kid go for short periods without rubber pants, and using Vaseline and ointment.</span> </p><p></p><p>Did you use a night-light in baby's room? <span style="color: #4d4dff">In the beginning, yes, but got surprisingly adept at doing all things related to baby in the dark as each new kid came along. Practice makes perfect. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pink Elephant, post: 737013, member: 21572"] What memories do you have related to bringing baby home? [COLOR=#4d4dff]So, so many.[/COLOR] The long days? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Oh, yes. Long days and sometimes even longer nights. Took me a while to bounce back from each pregnancy and start sleeping right and waking right once again.[/COLOR] The tiring, sleepless nights? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Absolutely, many sleepless and tiring nights. I remember the witching hour... in our house it was around 2 am each night. Someone would wake crying and need fed or changed.[/COLOR] The endless crying and fussing? [COLOR=#4d4dff]You know it. Day, night. Never did enjoy the early baby stage.[/COLOR] The endless cycle of bottles, burping, and diapers? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Yes, yes, and yes! LOL![/COLOR] How about escaping for short periods of time? Did you have an outlet that allowed you to free yourself from motherhood for a few hours each week? A chance for you to forget about caring for baby and instead, care for you? [COLOR=#4d4dff]I used to escape when I could, often going to my moms for a visit, but dear husband didn't babysit, so leaving for only a short time in the evening was an event unto itself. [/COLOR] Did you have family/friends that pitched-in and helped when needed? i.e. Babysitting, etc? [COLOR=#4d4dff]I sure did, mostly family, which was a blessing.[/COLOR] Anyone else have a playpen at their disposal to keep baby close when doing things in and around the house? i.e. Like when baking or spending time in the kitchen? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Had a playpen and used it often in the beginning, and yes, often had it pushed into a corner in the kitchen so I could keep an eye on whoever and keep them content.[/COLOR] How about taking baby out for walks in the stroller? [COLOR=#4d4dff]All the time. To the park, around town, you name, we covered it, Spring till Fall. Good for mommy... good for baby. [/COLOR] Anyone else utilize a bassinette to keep baby close-by them through the night, for the first little while after baby was born? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Sure did, and for a number of weeks after each child's birth.[/COLOR] Where did you generally feed baby? Kitchen? other? [COLOR=#4d4dff]The kitchen was the place. Highchair and bibs always ready.[/COLOR] Where did you change diapers? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Mostly in the nursery/baby room (in the crib)... also changed pants in the bathroom and anywhere else that was convenient at the time.[/COLOR] Did you have a changing table? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Nope. Used those plain old-fashioned thin-padded vinyl changing pads.[/COLOR] When bathing baby, did you use the kitchen sink, or did you have one of those old-fashioned little plastic baby baths? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Used the kitchen sink a few times, but 99% of the time I relied on bathing in the old (passed-down) baby bath.[/COLOR] Did baby use a crib fulltime? [COLOR=#4d4dff]100%, yes. Loved the crib.[/COLOR] How about baby basics, do you remember the layette you started baby out with? [COLOR=#4d4dff]I started out with a true baby basics list. Cloth diapers, pins, rubber pants, socks, t-shirts, sleepers, and pyjamas. In addition to, had nail-clippers, a hair brush, baby oil, powder, and ointment.[/COLOR] What brand of disposable diapers did you use? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Never used disposables[/COLOR]. How did you keep baby dressed most of the time while inside? [COLOR=#4d4dff]In diapers mostly. Unless it was during the winter months, my kids lived in didies.[/COLOR] When changing baby's crib, did you use a rubber sheet to protect the mattress? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Yuppers... 24/7/365.[/COLOR] How did you treat diaper rash? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Checking and changing often, letting said kid go for short periods without rubber pants, and using Vaseline and ointment.[/COLOR] Did you use a night-light in baby's room? [COLOR=#4d4dff]In the beginning, yes, but got surprisingly adept at doing all things related to baby in the dark as each new kid came along. Practice makes perfect. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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