Comments on: Babies r me?

By: Alex B.

Alex B. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:29:06 +0000

http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/

This blog is tough to keep up with (12 posts in the last 24 hours!?!?!?), but along with the design and typography items, there are great kid/baby items.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:47:40 +0000

oh… and the boulderites who do walk everywhere really like maclerans: http://www.target.com/Maclaren-Triumph-Stroller-Coral-Pink/dp/B000LXY6P6/qid=1205761560/ref=br_1_1/602-6115799-0435008?ie=UTF8&node=13539971&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

By: mom

mom — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:55:40 +0000

and of course, what I remember is prehistoric (or related to liz & jeannette) It does seem like you may have more use for a stroller/pram than a & j did since you do not live on the side of a steep cliff ! my main concern when jonah was born was the baby buggy rolling down hill . you should talk to friends in CH about various types – jogging versus convertible, etc. also, since you are having a baby in the south in the summer, i imagine that clothes will be a minimal concern before 6 months ! oh, and what about that very important zafu-type pillow that jeannette used for propping up jonah to nurse?
oh boy !

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:31:35 +0000

Stuff you actually need??? I’d say very little. It is amazing how quickly you don’t need the newborn stuff. The medela is supposed to be the best. I have one and the avent isis: http://www.target.com/Avent-Isis-Breast-Pump-Bottles/dp/B000HUENLK/sr=1-2/qid=1205709384/ref=sr_1_2/602-6115799-0435008?ie=UTF8&index=target&field-browse=1038590&rh=k%3Aisis&page=1

I actually preferred the manual one. It’s really small and I don’t have to pump very often – but I’m sure I’m the anomaly. You can’t beat the cost. You also might wait and see what you need. If Ellen isn’t going back to work right away it might not be worth getting the fancy one.

Ah… high chairs… we got ours out for Maggie and Hedy insisted on sitting in it. So we now have 2 of these: http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=534089&parentCategoryId=85181&categoryId=85205

It has solved the highchair battle.

Strollers are overrated unless you do a lot of walking. Babies much prefer to be held. If you do plan on doing a lot of walking then the investment is worth it.

I think I could go on and on… bassinet… we used it once. Bouncy chair… out grown in a blink of an eye. With Hedy we used the baby bathtub out of necessity – Maggie – we used it once. ExerSaucer – a must! I couldn’t make dinner without it. http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-6115799-0435008?ASIN=B000BOKAKA&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000BOKAKA|Evenflo_Wild_Thing_Deluxe_ExerSaucer&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000BOKAKA&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

I second cloth diapers.

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:14:34 +0000

Hi David – fun stuff!! The medela breast pump is the best. It’s better to have one with a motor than trying to use a manual one. I have a funny story about trying to get a ‘let down’ by using a manual pump, not appropriate for blog comments.

We had a fancy stroller that we never used. I liked carrying my kids around in the baby bjorn and slings.

We used cloth diapers and I recommend a diaper service. The day the clean diapers were delivered was my favorite day of the week!! There are a lot of choices for diaper covers these days, but I remember loving the Nikky wool ones.

By: lizzie lou

lizzie lou — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:23:43 +0000

i wish i could remember more clearly about all that baby gear, but my babies are all growed up now! when i see car seats, strollers, high chairs, diaper bags — they’re all so much fancier now than they were 12-15 years ago. breast pump: ask at the birth center, because i do remember that there’s one kind that’s much better than the other (basically, the more expensive, motorized one is so much easier to use).

i do remember that one of the birthing father’s important jobs was constant foot massages.