We use the Gaia brand here too and it's lovely. Just few drops in the bath of the baby bath product is enough, you don't need to use a separate shampoo and conditioner. If your bub gets cradle cap an organic almond oil rubbed into the scalp at night and washed off the next day works a treat. As for nappy rash creams I don't do the "preventative' method. I change my DD bot often so she is never left in a wet nappy and the only time I use a cream is when her bot gets sore (like when a new tooth comes through) and again the Gaia brand is great for this. Plain old cornflour works too, but really, the best remedy is to leave your bub kick around without a nappy to let the skin air out a bit.
Good luck, and remember to take your own baby products to hospital as many birthing units are supported/sponsored by Johnson and Johnson so the only products available for you to use are J&J.
for your medicine cabinet i would HIGHLY recommend infants friend. its great for colic, teething, constipation and you can use it for newborns. its also been around since i was a bubby (so 20 odd years) so you know it must be good. it truely saved our sanity and you may not use it but its so worth while even if you need it once for a screaming bubby. oh and get lots of droppers, the writing always comes off on them and then when you need it you can't read the measurement.
I would definatly recommend Droppers for the medicine cabinet! And Infants friend - although it didnt help Bianca - i definatly think its worth a go! also it will be a little while before u can use it and we havent had to yet but also get some infant panadol - just so ur prepared and not making a mad dash to the chemist - which DH found him self doing a few times!
I also HIGHLY recommend u stay away from the Johnson and Johnson products! yes they smell pretty (which is why i brought heaps of them and was given heaps of it) but bubs have such sensitive skin - i found out the hard way! We use QV wash now!
Great thread!! I was wondering about all this stuff too.
And I have a question. When you change baby's nappy do you need to use a cream every time?? Or is it only if they have nappy rash? I'm confused. Hope that's not a silly question lol, I really don't know!
Oliver has eczema and all of the supermarket stuff is unsuitable, I have a huge basket of stuff I was given which he can't use. J&J Bedtime stuff is the worst, made his eczema flare up badly (plus I dislike the smell).
This is what we use:
a) the bathroom for baby
QV oil in the bath most nights. A little J&J Baby Wash (the traditional yellow one) on his hair once a week. We follow with an eczema cream and this stuff called emulsifying ointment which is a thick, greasy goo - I'd go with something from the QV range for a general moisturiser. Sorbolene made Oliver dryer and isn't recommended by his dermatologist.
b) the medicine cabinet for baby
Baby panadol (get the squirter not the dropper dosage device), and baby neurofen. Neurofen is better IMO but panadol can be used earlier. We rarely use either but they are good to have on hand just in case, and the expiry is long. Bonjela we have, though we haven't needed to use it yet (trying to avoid it as it has alcohol in it). We used Brauer's Colic Relief when Oliver was small to help him move wind and currently use the Brauer's Teething Relief. I like these as they are nice and gentle (and no alcohol).
A small syringe is useful to have on hand too (no needle) - Oliver had to have this disgusting pink antibiotic once which came with no way of getting it into him and I was so thankful we had a clean syringe here so I could squirt it into his mouth.
c) the nappy bag for baby
I use sudecream or bepanthan, depending on what for. Bepanthan is soothing, sudocream is protecting. If Oliver's bottom is really red or raw I'll layer both. He sometimes gets a little red on the base of his penis, I use bepanthan for that.
I've never bought sudocream - I got two sample pots in the Bounty bag and they are both still half full. If you are going to buy it you will only need one pot and it will probably last you forever. I did buy Bepanthan but we are still on the first tube. Oliver's not that rashy though, I don't use it every change or even every day.
Just a warning - for the first few months any fever in your baby should be checked and no medication given without medical consultation. They are often considered *safe* but the reason for needing them should be checked to make sure nothing sinister is happening underneath. Panadol / nurofen is great for the older infant though.
We also had skin irritation from J&J products and the sorbelene for baby by them was the worst. Aromababy barrier balm is fabulous.
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lol, I really don't know!
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