How to change a diaper

Diapering your baby is as much a part of parenting as feeding, even though it can sometimes be challenging at first. With a good knowledge of the diapering basics, you'll be able to keep your baby dry, comfortable, and ready to learn, sleep, or play.

1. Remove the used diaper and clean between the folds of baby’s skin with gentle diaper wipes, such as Pampers Sensitive Wipes. Remember to always wipe front to back.
2. Raise baby carefully by the ankles and slide a clean diaper underneath. The colorful markings should be on the front, facing you.
3. Close the diaper and adjust the stretchy tabs so it isn’t too tight or too loose, you should be able to fit two fingers snuggly between the diaper and her stomach.

Top Tips:

• Your baby’s first poop will be a thick, greenish, almost tar-like substance called meconium. It can be tough to clean, but gentle baby wipes will help do the trick.
• Remember it’s important to check your baby’s diaper frequently, change after every poop, and after every nap or feed.
• Cover your baby boy’s penis with a diaper or burp cloth while changing him to prevent getting a surprise shower yourself.
• If you start to experience frequent leaks, it might be time to move up to the next diaper size.

How to Secure Your Newborn in a Car Seat

BRITAX B-SAFE: Securing Your Child in the Seat

标 题: Re: 问个britax carseat问题

发信人: bonod (DIDA), 信区: Parenting
标  题: Re: 问个britax  carseat问题
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Sep  9 23:36:48 2014, 美东)

一个是convertible，一个是booster
理论上讲，convertible是给刚超过infant carseat重量，但是还必须
face back的baby开始用，此时是face back滴，等他们足够大，一般一岁多
不需要face back，convertible就可以转成face front，接着用，到一定lb

等娃再大一些，忘了具体多少lb，就可以只坐booster seat，简单，便宜，
不能face back，我们的是4岁开始坐一个booster。

好奇的问一下，你娃小时候没坐carseat？

【 在 evenny (evenny) 的大作中提到: 】
: 请大家帮忙看看，Britax Pioneer 70 Convertible Car Seat 和 Britax Frontier
90
:  Booster Car Seat 比较。
: 价格差不少，安全性和舒适上，有什么大区别吗？要是有用过的妈妈，请分享经验。
: 孩子4岁了，第二辆车上用，每天早上爸爸送上学用。
: 谢谢

标题： 宝妈自述：21条的育儿经验

发信人： Smallwhisper(小情话), 信区： NextGeneration
标题： 宝妈自述：21条的育儿经验
发信站： BBS未名空间站(Mon Sep 4 08:51:02 2017,GMT)

那些年走过的大坑，流过的眼泪，过来人给你一些小小的经验，不要再犯了。

1.6个月以内的宝宝，真的不需要额外补充水分。除非宝宝小便的次数减少或者是生病
的特殊情况，不管是配方奶还是母乳都不需要额外补充水分。

2.宝宝添加辅食的第一顿，一定是要选择高铁米粉。

3.宝宝在六个月左右的时候会长幼儿急疹，所以家长在宝宝五个月左右的时候要在药箱
里面买好退烧药（对乙酰氨基酚或者是布洛芬，或者是退热栓）退热贴是缓解高烧的时
候带来的不适，不能退烧。

4.普通的发烧是不会烧坏脑子的，除非出现了高温惊厥。

5.孩子发烧的时候，不要拒绝医生验血的要求，因为血象检查很能说明宝宝是细菌感染
还是病毒感染。这个很重要。

6.大部分时候的感冒都是可以治愈的，所以感冒药是可吃可不吃的。普通的感冒症状会
在三天左右开始出现好转，如果咳嗽，发烧在三天后没有好转，就很有可能要往下发展
，会引起比较严重的下呼吸道感染，比如：细支气管炎，肺炎等等。

7.大部分的腹泻是不需要紧张的，这个时候多给宝宝补充水分，如果是6个月以内的宝
宝更是不需要过于担心，因为母乳性的宝宝都会比较容易腹泻。

8.不管是细菌性还是病毒性的肠胃炎，治疗都是属于支持疗法为主。主要是让帮助宝宝
度过生病的这个阶段，不要总是把关注度放在抗生素或者某种神奇的药物上。宝宝在拉
肚子的时候，最需要注意的就是不要脱水。如果宝宝拉肚子的时候红屁股，可以用红霉
素眼膏擦屁股，亲身经验，超级管用。

9.手足口病属于自愈性疾病，家长这个时候一定不要慌。轻微的病症在一个礼拜以后就
会出现好转。

10.不要总是一味地使用抗生素，除非孩子的病症医生建议使用抗生素。我见过有些家
长追在医生后边让医生开药，不管医生怎么说都要用抗生素，一旦造成宝宝长时间使用
产生的抗药性，以后生病了更加不好治疗。抗生素在孩子必须用药的时候一定要用足量
和次数，断断续续的吃更加容易产生抗药性。

11.要想宝宝不爱生病，最好的办法就是保证辅食的多样化，营养的充足。平时给宝宝
吃辅食的时候，维生素C,D的补充尤为重要。糙米，全面面包，深色蔬菜，深色水果这
些富含维生素和益生质的食物，更是要做为天天补充的必需品。

12.我家宝宝在八个月的时候，我会先让她自己拿着勺子喂自己吃东西，虽然会弄得乱
七八糟，用餐的最后，我会再重新喂她一遍。在孩子一岁的时候，已经很熟练的使用勺
子，叉子给自己喂东西，完全不需要我帮忙。所以孩子想自己吃的时候，家长不要帮忙
，即使她弄得再脏再乱。

13.骨头汤不能补钙。

14.宝宝冷不冷，热不热不是靠摸手脚来感觉得，是要摸宝宝的后颈部或者是前胸后背。

15.宝宝半夜大哭惊叫，其实不需要过于担心，这就跟大人的梦游一样，都是发生在熟
睡的阶段，宝宝尖叫的时候没有任何的意识，事后也不会记起来。

16.两岁以内的宝宝会出现打人，发脾气，哭闹，认生，说‘不要“等等得行为，这都
是正常现象，不要认为是孩子不乖的表现。

17.孩子尽量不要让老人帮忙看管，因为老人带大的孩子，性格都会两极化，而且脾气
大多数会比较怪异。

18.当宝宝出现一些比较怪异的行为时，很多时候是希望爸爸妈妈多陪伴多关注，家长
这个时候要做的不是打骂孩子，是要多陪伴多给宝宝玩耍。

19.当宝宝出现长牙慢，走路晚等等，新手爸妈总是会不由自主的跟别的小朋友去比身
高，比各种的行为，这个根本是庸人自扰，因为宝宝的很多行为时遗传或者其他因素导
致的，所以，不要太过于比较这些，活的轻松点。

20.宝宝从出第一颗牙开始就要刷牙了，一定不要偷懒。

21.宝宝喜欢的是漂亮，干净，爱自己的妈妈，所以即使再累，也要给自己敷张面膜奥
。爱别人之前，一定要先爱自己。

A Dad's Guide to Pregnancy: Month 9

Coaching a Birth Is Labor-Intensive!

The childbirth classes are over, the nursery is ready for its soon-to-arrive occupant, the baby clothes are washed and put away, and now you wait. And wait. And think about the big day coming up (soon), and the call ("it's time!") that will change your life forever. All through those childbirth preparation classes, you both pretended to be in the delivery room, acting out the drama in your future, probably giggling a good deal as you did. Why does it suddenly seem terrifying and not the least bit funny? Will you be able to stand seeing her in so much pain? How will you hold up through the many hours (or days!) of her labor? (Do you feel guilty and selfish even thinking of that, when you know what she's about to go through?) And what if you can't cut through the umbilical cord? Take another deep breath — these are all normal anxieties. You have reserves of nerves (and strength and endurance) you don't know about (and, fortunately, so does she). You will be able to do it. And you will be so glad you did. The delivery process is one of the most miraculous experiences of a lifetime — and it'll bring you closer together both as a twosome and as a threesome.

What to Do This Month

• Practice putting the car seat in and taking it out. (You do have that car seat already, don't you?) You'll want to become a pro at this, and do it without jostling its occupant too much (you'll learn to appreciate the value of a napping baby very soon). Make sure you know how it attaches to the car; it's very easy to do incorrectly. Get really wild and actually read the instruction booklet. Or better yet, go to a car seat clinic at your local firehouse or police station or baby store and have your installation technique checked by a professional.
• Put the seat down. Urinary frequency, your spouse's constant companion in her first trimester, has probably come back to visit big time, now that her gigantic uterus is pressing down on her bladder, cutting way down on holding capacity. So if you haven't gotten the memo yet, keep the seat down (especially at night) and keep the hallway free of obstacles (your briefcase, gym shoes, basketball) and lit by a nightlight so she won't stumble or fall on her way to the toilet.
• Do a safety check. Does the changing table have a guardrail or at least a strap? Is the path from your bed to the crib clear? (You'll both be walking it a lot, so, again, get in the habit of clearing the clutter. And buy another nightlight or two to guide your way.) Think six to seven months ahead, when the baby is crawling: Get down on your belly and take a tour of the house; see how many glass objects, cords, wires, and choking hazards you can easily reach. What can topple onto you? Secure it, or get rid of it.
• Stock up. Running out to the store won't be that easy once your baby arrives (there will always be too many other things to do). So now's a great time to do a thorough shelf-filling of staples (from paper towels to pasta). If your cooking skills are up to it, fill the freezer, too, with meal-size servings of your specialties stashed in microwave-safe containers — so they'll be ready to pull out and defrost when cooking's the last thing either of you will have the strength to do.
• Look for a sign. If you're of a mind to announce the baby's arrival to the neighborhood, sign up now for one of those lawn-ornament storks. Figure about $100 for a ten-day rental. (Why a stork? They were once thought to bring luck and prosperity, two things every set of new parents need.)
• Check your stocks — of memory cards, film, batteries, videotapes, whatever you're planning to use to record the big day.
• Print your list. The phone list, that is — that all-important lineup of people who need to know when labor has begun and when the baby has arrived. Who simply has to know right away, and who can get an e-mail in a few days? Use the Who to Call Worksheet to sort them out. And don't forget to put the insurance company on it. Babies aren't automatically covered — and you probably have only 30 days grace to add your new arrival to your plan.

Topic of Conversation

Remember Month One, when you talked about what makes you such a good couple? Have that conversation again. Let her know again how much you love her (more than ever before!), and how much you're looking forward to this baby and to sharing the lifetime of parenting (or at least the next 18 years) you have ahead. Tell her that you're happy, and scared, and excited, and worried, and thrilled. She's all that too, and she'll be glad to know you're feeling the same. Talking about it lets you share the joy and ease the anxiety. Remember, and remind her, you're in this together.

This Month's Survival Tactic

This is your last opportunity to be just a couple before you also become a couple of parents. Plan some special two-time (a dinner and a movie out, or if she's too pooped for that, dinner that you've prepared or catered and a movie you've rented at home) that helps you feel even closer before life changes forever. And be prepared (as prepared as you can be, anyway) to get that call. And speaking of that call, keep your cell phone or beeper with you at all times (even when you run to the john at work).