1. How often do you feed your new born baby ? Even though I did not BF for very long, I still demand FF them, so the time varied
2. Have you tried bottle feeding and B/F ? If so , did your baby develope nipple confusion ? When I was both BF and FF, my three never experienced nipple confusion.
3. When bottle feeding , how much milk / formula should you be feeding your baby ? it really varied. They never ever had the recommended amount on the tin - Lindsay always had more and the girls always slightly less.
4. What formula do you recommend for your new born baby ? I would recommend firstly to try to BF, but when I stopped I have always used Nestle Lactogen for the first six months and then went onto Nan2
5. What medicines should you have on hand for your new born baby ? ie , baby panadole etc I only ever had infant paracetamol
6. How often do you change your newborn baby's nappy ? Whenever they needed it.
7. Do you recommend cloth nappies or disposable nappies for new borns ? why ? I used cloth with Lindsay, but disposables with the girls. I think for the first few weeks, I prefer to use the disposables because they go through so many in those first few weeks.
8. Do you find cloth nappies too time consumming ? ie , washing and soaking etc ? I never found them that time consuming, but because we only have tank water, the severe lack of rain put a stop to any extra washing.
9. Do you recommend putting baby powder and a barrier creme , or just the one ? I have only ever used sudocreme when they got nappy rash. I find it is pointless to put it on if they dont need it nad I have never used powder/talc.
10. what did you find the most difficult part of bringing home a new born ? Mainly the fact that you are wholy and soley responsible for this new little person and tyring to figure out what the right thing to do is.
Last edited by Trillian; September 29th, 2006 at 06:19 PM.
1. How often do you feed your new born baby ?
I BF on demand which worked out approx. every 2-3 hours when Kynan was a newborn.
2. Have you tried bottle feeding and B/F ? If so , did your baby develope nipple confusion ?
I breastfed and tried to give Kynan the occasional bottle of EBM but he never took to a bottle.
3. When bottle feeding , how much milk / formula should you be feeding your baby ?
4. What formular do you recommend for your new born baby ?
5. What medicines should you have on hand for your new born baby ? ie , baby panadole etc
For a newborn I'd probably have panadol & Fess.
6. How often do you change your newborn baby's nappy ?
About every 2 hours for a newborn (with every feed) or sooner if needed.
7. Do you recommend cloth nappies or disposable nappies for new borns ? why ?
We were full time cloth users from the start... just our preference for environmental & health reasons, plus they work well for us.
8. Do you find cloth nappies too time consumming ? ie , washing and soaking etc ?
No, I found it pretty easy once I got into a bit of a routine with things. Plus with modern cloth there's no need to soak.
9. Do you recommend putting baby powder and a barrier creme , or just the one ?
We never used powder because of the possible health & inhalation risks. We just use a natural bum cream when required.
10. what did you find the most difficult part of bringing home a new born ?
Adjusting to life with a helpless, dependent little baby, feeling like I had no idea what I was doing, & the sleep deprivation!
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