Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Babies for dummies?

I just sent the following email to Leslie and decided that it would probably be prudent to get advice from as many people as possible.

Here's the email:

Man---I'm overwhelmed. I don't know about all of these baby things! Here are some of my questions-

What kind of stroller do you use for normal daily use?

Do you recommend one of those stroller/car seat combos? I think they are calling them travel systems.

Do you need a light weight stroller for other times?

Do you need a cradle for by our bed or can a play pen work? Or do you need both?

Do you think that we should buy nice furniture (like a dresser,etc) for the child to keep for a long time or no?

I had no idea that there were so many types of carseats....convertible, 3 in 1, infant, combination....which one????

Where did you learn about all of this stuff? Are there sites that you would suggest? Something like "Babies for Dummies" would probably be appropriate.

I feel like I'm planning my wedding....1,000,000 decisions that I know nothing about!--only these are way more important!

2 comments:

Leslie said...

did you get my emails... :) seriously call me...

and I will finish with parts 2 and probably 3 later...

love you.. I promise there are a million mommy decisions to make, and you my darling will make wise wonderful educated ones.... you have a lot of time to make these choices.. for now.. just breathe.. and daydream about the sweet things.... the other stuff wonderfully falls into place over time... :) meanwhile Im still answering them all I promise.

and p.s. not everyone choices are right for every mommy.. to each there own, is really very true.

The Fenner's said...

Again, you don't know me, but I'm a new mom of a three month old baby, so I thought I would share my opinions!

What kind of stroller do you use for normal daily use? I use our travel system stroller. Chicco Keyfit

Do you recommend one of those stroller/car seat combos? I think they are calling them travel systems. yup, they are easy

Do you need a light weight stroller for other times? You don't need a lightweight "unbrella"stroller for a while, they can't be in those until they have full head control!

Do you need a cradle for by our bed or can a play pen work? Or do you need both? We used a pack and play. Again Chicco!

Do you think that we should buy nice furniture (like a dresser,etc) for the child to keep for a long time or no?
We bought a convertible crib and a dress which is doubling as a changing table!

I had no idea that there were so many types of carseats....convertible, 3 in 1, infant, combination....which one???? You need an infant one first, and then a convertible or forward
facing around age 1.
Where did you learn about all of this stuff? Are there sites that you would suggest? Something like "Babies for Dummies" would probably be appropriate

I Highly recommend the book baby bargains, it really puts into perspective the needs vs. wants, and it rates everything based on things like safety and quality!