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From: lotto@talcott.UUCP (Jerry Lotto)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: What supplies do I need for newborn? (experience requested)
Message-ID: <552@talcott.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 10:56:01 EST
Article-I.D.: talcott.552
Posted: Sat Jan  4 10:56:01 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 6-Jan-86 03:05:35 EST
References: <455@lzaz.UUCP> <9@ucdavis.UUCP>
Organization: Harvard Univ. Chem. Dept.
Lines: 57
Summary: A couple of suggestions

In article <9@ucdavis.UUCP>, ccrse@ucdavis.UUCP (0058) writes:

> > I am going to breastfeed, however, don't I need a bottle
> > for water or juice?

	Yes, but more important will be containers for expression.
We used Dixie cups because they could be frozen. When you want to
defrost, rip the cup away and put the 'block' in a saucepan. Also
first time breast feeders may need a nipple shield. The collapsable
bottles work well.

> > Should I get a baby carriage or a stroller?

	If you get both, buy the carriage used. The stroller will be a
tool with a useful lifetime of a few years. Not so for a carriage.
We got our carriage for $15 at a garage sale. A front or back canvas
carrier is an inexpensive and useful alternative to a carriage.

> > Are disposable diapers better than cloth ones both for baby's skin
> > and economically?

	We felt the opposite. Disposables are too airtight and have
all sorts of additives in the liners to make them flame retardant etc.
If you own a washer/dryer, cloth can be more economical too,
particularly if you intend to have another child.

> > What kind of carseat do most parents recommend for the first few
> > years of life?

	Consumer Reports was our source of info on this one.

> > What about pacifiers?

	I thought that pacifiers were a bad idea, but now I wonder if my
daughter would be less of a thumb sucker if I had them in the house.

> Bibs, and other clothing?  Toiletries?

	Wait until after all gifts are in and needs arise. You will
inevitably end up with three of one thing and none of another.

> Something you wished you'd brought to the hospital
> with you and didn't

	A book, list of phone numbers, dimes.

> Something you wished you'd thought about having at home before the
> kid arrived there.

	A rocking chair in the baby's room.
-- 

Gerald Lotto - Harvard Chemistry Dept.

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