Hints and tips for those who want to get organised

porkpie1981 · Dec 13th, 2008, 19:48 PM

I was just thinking that a thread of the silly things us previous mummies have learnt eg stuff that they dont tell u in the books would be useful?

A sticky/thread that gives tips eg what we should have done and the small things that u never think of

Heres a few i thought of that helped me....

prewash the newborn clothes in non bio(as i never and my son got a nasty rash)

Have the sterilser prewashed as its says in the instructions

Have a couple of premade cartons of milks in case of emergys(if ur not bfing) as you just pour them in and they are ready

Have different sizes of teats in ege newborn, slow flow, medium, fast and vari flow

Have a stockpile of wipes as i needed them for ages (still use them on my son) . Nappies im not too sure i would buy many as u dont know how long they will stay in each size

Have plently of bibs eg i changed my los 10-20 times a day, the same was fir the newborn sleepsuits and vests.

Any others? Ive probably forgot a lot so any1 else put what they think

porkpie1981 · Dec 13th, 2008, 19:53 PM

when ur baby needs a feed, change him or her 1st then feed as there less movemeny after the feed and less chance of being sick. I was taught that by the midwifes last time. Obviously it doesnt always work but i think it was good advice

porkpie1981 · Dec 13th, 2008, 19:54 PM

If u have a boy make sure when u put the nappy on that his wee man is pointing down

I know i was was clueless last time and learnt the hard way that this meant a wet belly for r wee boy

porkpie1981 · Dec 13th, 2008, 19:59 PM

http://www.mothercare.com/AVENT-ther...73041&mcb=core

was great when u are going out as u just have 2 bottles of boiled water in it and they will still be warm when u need them so all u do is add the powder and hey presto

porkpie1981 · Dec 13th, 2008, 20:03 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-NEW-3-TIER...1%7C240%3A1318

this was greay for having each measuremnet of powder ready to pour into the bottle

SareBear · Dec 14th, 2008, 05:29 AM

Lol, these top tips are fantastic Pork pie!

Thanks very muchly,

Sarah x x x

Jemma_x · Dec 14th, 2008, 08:06 AM

These are great tips

jojo1974 · Dec 14th, 2008, 08:11 AM

wow thanx porkpie its been 11 yrs since i had my son and its amazing the things i forget xxx

Laura--x · Dec 14th, 2008, 08:12 AM

Great tips hun !!

**Arcanegirl** · Dec 14th, 2008, 08:31 AM

A tip i got from someone else ill be using, insteadf of buying musin cloths buy lots of cheap hand towels. Works out cheaper and they cover a bigger area.

bibs- i def need to get more then if i need 10-20 lol

Dec 13th, 2008, 19:48 PM	#1
porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	Hints and tips for those who want to get organised I was just thinking that a thread of the silly things us previous mummies have learnt eg stuff that they dont tell u in the books would be useful? A sticky/thread that gives tips eg what we should have done and the small things that u never think of Heres a few i thought of that helped me.... prewash the newborn clothes in non bio(as i never and my son got a nasty rash) Have the sterilser prewashed as its says in the instructions Have a couple of premade cartons of milks in case of emergys(if ur not bfing) as you just pour them in and they are ready Have different sizes of teats in ege newborn, slow flow, medium, fast and vari flow Have a stockpile of wipes as i needed them for ages (still use them on my son) . Nappies im not too sure i would buy many as u dont know how long they will stay in each size Have plently of bibs eg i changed my los 10-20 times a day, the same was fir the newborn sleepsuits and vests. Any others? Ive probably forgot a lot so any1 else put what they think

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Dec 13th, 2008, 19:53 PM	#2
porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	when ur baby needs a feed, change him or her 1st then feed as there less movemeny after the feed and less chance of being sick. I was taught that by the midwifes last time. Obviously it doesnt always work but i think it was good advice

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Dec 13th, 2008, 19:54 PM	#3
porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	If u have a boy make sure when u put the nappy on that his wee man is pointing down I know i was was clueless last time and learnt the hard way that this meant a wet belly for r wee boy

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Dec 13th, 2008, 19:59 PM	#4
porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	http://www.mothercare.com/AVENT-ther...73041&mcb=core was great when u are going out as u just have 2 bottles of boiled water in it and they will still be warm when u need them so all u do is add the powder and hey presto

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porkpie1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,107	http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-NEW-3-TIER...1%7C240%3A1318 this was greay for having each measuremnet of powder ready to pour into the bottle

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Dec 14th, 2008, 05:29 AM	#6
SareBear Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Derby, England Posts: 506	Lol, these top tips are fantastic Pork pie! Thanks very muchly, Sarah x x x

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Jemma_x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 13,390	These are great tips

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jojo1974 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: notts Posts: 1,560	wow thanx porkpie its been 11 yrs since i had my son and its amazing the things i forget xxx

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Dec 14th, 2008, 08:12 AM	#9
Laura--x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: England Posts: 8,801	Great tips hun !!

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Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,664	A tip i got from someone else ill be using, insteadf of buying musin cloths buy lots of cheap hand towels. Works out cheaper and they cover a bigger area. bibs- i def need to get more then if i need 10-20 lol

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