Your months of planning have finally paid off. You have a brand new baby. Now it is time to bring her home from the hospital. Following these simple suggestions will make your first days home with baby more pleasant.
Get as much sleep as you can. This means take a nap when the baby naps. Don’t try to catch up on housework, paying bills or doing the laundry. In order to take care of baby the way she deserves, you will need to feel as rested as possible.
Do not worry about cleaning the house, doing the laundry or cooking big meals. Often, new mothers and fathers will try to squeeze normal household chores into the schedule while the baby naps. If you are tempted to do this, please re-read step one, above. Your main responsibility and focus should be the baby and yourself.
Stock up on diapers before the baby is due. Diaper services, if you are using cloth diapers, deliver ahead of time you just need to let them know when you want a delivery. Make sure to have at least one bag of disposable diapers even if you are using cloth. If your baby is going to wear disposable diapers, having four bags at home will make life easier in the long run.
Another item to have on hand is baby formula. In the beginning, you may want to supplement your nursing with formula just until your milk gets established. Make sure you nurse and do formula; if you just feed formula, your milk will not come in adequately. Talk to a lactation consultant if you need assistance with nursing.
Have a basinette set up in your bedroom right next to your bed. This will make nursing in the middle of the night much easier. You can just get the baby out of the basinette and nurse right in your bed without having to wake up fully.
Baby’s safety is a huge concern for a new parent. It is important to hear what is going on in baby’s room. Is she asleep or awake? For your own piece of mind, the purchase of a dect baby monitor is wise. With a monitor you will be able to know all of the time whether the baby is asleep or awake. Bathing baby is another big safety concern. Buy a baby bath to use on the counter top or sink. You will have much better control over baby’s body in a small bathtub than you would trying to bathe her in the adult-size tub.
Make sure you spend time with your baby. Even though having a newborn is difficult, you will look back fondly to the time you spent with your baby at the beginning of her life. Babies grow up very fast. Your chores will always be there.
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