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Preparing for
Your New Baby
Having a baby is
a life changing
event and you
are going to
have to make
some changes to
your home and
lifestyle to
help make life
easier when your
new baby comes
home from the
hospital. Here
are some ideas
to make that
transition
easier on
everyone
involved.
Prepare a safe
place for your
baby to sleep.
Many mothers
initially sleep
in the same room
with their
newborn babies
so preparing a
baby room in
time for your
newborns arrival
is not always
necessary,
babies usually
prefer sleeping
with their
mother. Many
mothers prepare
a safe place for
their baby to
sleep next to
their bed such
as a crib,
cradle, or a
co-sleeper, and
some mothers
simply take the
baby to bed with
them. There are
certain
precautions one
has to take
wherever their
newborn baby
sleeps. Your
baby will be
safest sleeping
on a firm, flat
mattress, and
steer clear of
using blankets,
quilts, sheets,
pillows and
other forms of
soft bedding
around your
newborn. You
should also make
your newborn
sleep on his/her
back.
You should also
have some
clothes ready
for your
newborn’s
arrival,
t-shirts, gowns,
onesies, and
etcetera. Your
newborn will out
grow their
clothes very
fast and some
babies are too
big to wear
newborn sized
clothing so be
prepared with
more then one
size of clothing
at your house.
Also make sure
you have enough
diapers on hand
for your newborn
baby to use.
Newborn babies
sometimes use as
much as ten
diapers a day so
it would be wise
to always have a
week’s supply of
diapers on hand.
Don’t go
overboard when
buying newborn
sized diapers
though, your
baby will grow
fast and will
quickly outgrow
their diapers.
If you are going
to be using
cloth diapers
some mothers
find the newborn
size
unnecessary.
Since you will
be fairly busy
once your
newborn baby
arrives home you
should get your
house cleaned
and organized
ahead of time.
Get rid of as
much disorder as
you can. Go to
the store and
stock up on lots
of soap,
shampoo,
toothpaste,
toilet paper,
and dry foods as
you can, when
you are busy
with your
newborn baby you
won’t always
have time to run
to the store for
something you
might need. You
might also want
to consider
preparing as
many meals as
you can and
freezing them
before your baby
is born. One
easy way to do
this is to cook
double as much
dinner before
the baby is born
and freeze the
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