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OT Parents: Best Advice/Things You Wish You Had Known
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:22 am
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:22 am
What advice would you give to OTers becoming parents for the first time? 
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Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:24 am to foreverLSU
miracle blanket for swaddling
changed our lives for those first couple of months once we started using it
changed our lives for those first couple of months once we started using it
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 10:25 am
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:24 am to foreverLSU
Rice in the formula
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:24 am to foreverLSU
Sleep as much as you can before the kid gets here. My daughter is almost six months old and I have lost more sleep in the last six months than I did in the first 28 years of my life 
She is awesome though and the best thing that has ever happened to me
She is awesome though and the best thing that has ever happened to me
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:28 am to Hogwarts
Put rice in the bottle and she'll sleep all night. You guys are rookies.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:28 am to foreverLSU
quote:
What advice would you give to OTers becoming parents for the first time?
Tubes!!! My son is 19 months old now, but he was sick all the time until he got tubes. Now that he has them, he is sick less often.
Also, get some sleep.
And enjoy not being sick, because once your baby is born, you catch what he catches.
But yeah, best thing to ever happen to me.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:30 am to BigEdLSU
What does rice do?
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:30 am to BigEdLSU
more advice
don't use formula
your wife has boobs and unless she just has serious issues (mastitis) with it, you save a lot of money breastfeeding
don't use formula
your wife has boobs and unless she just has serious issues (mastitis) with it, you save a lot of money breastfeeding
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:31 am to foreverLSU
Most of that stuff that Babies-r-us makes you think you need to raise a kid, you don't. Babies are only as expensive as you make them out to be. You will be given so much stuff, that the only thing needed is a car seat, a pack and play, diapers, wipes, formula and bottles. You will be given so many clothes that some of them will never be worn.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:32 am to Walt OReilly
Rice powder or whatever its called on the baby isle. Add a scoop to the formula, makes their dinner much more filling. They'll sleep well without waking up and crying needing that 2 am bottle.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:35 am to foreverLSU
As a father of 3, my advice would be: You do not need half of the crap people will say you need.
Example: We had 8 bottles for our first son. 8. Pain in the butt to wash, find, and keep all that. Totally uneccessary. My daughter has had the same bottle since she was born just over a year ago and she is just fine.
Example: We had 8 bottles for our first son. 8. Pain in the butt to wash, find, and keep all that. Totally uneccessary. My daughter has had the same bottle since she was born just over a year ago and she is just fine.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:37 am to Salmon
I actually registered for a couple of those, good to know they're helpful!
What's the reasoning behind rice in the milk?
What's the reasoning behind rice in the milk?
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:37 am to foreverLSU
Find a wife that can handle stress.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:37 am to Salmon
and the best advice of all is to keep the kid on a schedule/routine
they crave it and it will make your life so much easier, even when it feels like you are a prisoner to the schedule, babies/toddlers thrive on routine
they crave it and it will make your life so much easier, even when it feels like you are a prisoner to the schedule, babies/toddlers thrive on routine
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:38 am to foreverLSU
start saving now for
college
wedding (if a girl)
buy him/her a lifetime hunting and fishing license (they are cheap, about 200 bucks)
we never had baby monitors, when they cry you will hear them and you will check on them numerous times a night
college
wedding (if a girl)
buy him/her a lifetime hunting and fishing license (they are cheap, about 200 bucks)
we never had baby monitors, when they cry you will hear them and you will check on them numerous times a night
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:40 am to CurDog
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we never had baby monitors, when they cry you will hear them
I always see this on here and either you people have really thin walls or sleep right across the hall from your kids
we would never hear my daughter cry in the night without a monitor as her room is on the opposite side of the house
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:40 am to foreverLSU
Ignore all the "expert moms" that'll tell you everything they think you should know about vaccinations, co-sleeping, not letting your baby cry, car seats, breastfeeding, etc. They all think they are experts because they follow a moms blog or read an article. Listen to your pediatrician, talk with your significant other, and do what y'all think is best for your child.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:41 am to foreverLSU
Don't pick them up every time they cry, especially when you put them to bed.
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:42 am to Salmon
quote:
sleep right across the hall from your kids
the babies room was right next to ours while the east wing was being remodeled
Posted on 4/28/16 at 10:42 am to foreverLSU
DO NOT be afraid to tell people to leave or not come over in the first few days/weeks. When that baby is sleeping, your wife needs to sleep. Tell maw-maw and Na-nan, they can come over later, your wife and baby are sleeping.
It's very easy, "Ok, baby needs to sleep, so mama is going to bed too. Thanks for coming everybody, we will see y'all later." Walk away with the baby, grab your wife and put her in bed too. Turn the lights off. "Bye, thanks for coming." Do it Day 1! they will learn to frick off and that you are the Dad and make the decisions about the child. = establish dominance early or you mother in law will never leave and try to run your life until she is dead.
I did it, and my wife and I are much happier than other couples we know.
It's very easy, "Ok, baby needs to sleep, so mama is going to bed too. Thanks for coming everybody, we will see y'all later." Walk away with the baby, grab your wife and put her in bed too. Turn the lights off. "Bye, thanks for coming." Do it Day 1! they will learn to frick off and that you are the Dad and make the decisions about the child. = establish dominance early or you mother in law will never leave and try to run your life until she is dead.
I did it, and my wife and I are much happier than other couples we know.
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