Being a New Dad

On July 30th I became a Dad for the first time. Our baby girl Hattie was born at 11:09 am, was 18.5 inches long and weighed just 6lbs 14ozs. It was truly the most amazing experience I have been through. From elation to exhaustion, every moment was truly worth it. Now comes the fun part of learning to take care of a child!

I do have some recommendations, now that I have some first hand experience. I think first and foremost, the most important thing we learned is to be willing to adapt and change from the current plan. We were determined that we were going to breastfeed. The problem was that Hattie was having a hard time learning to breastfeed. She wasn't getting enough and would cry and get frustrated. Finally we had to adapt and go to a breast pump and bottle feed. This instantly worked for us!

If you're experiencing the same thing and decide to give this option a try, I do recommend going with an automatic dual breast pump like the Medela Pump In Style Advanced Breast Pump found at Babies R Us. It has interchangeable breast shields so you can purchase the one that makes you most comfortable.

People kept telling me you went through a lot of diapers, but I never imagined this many. It made me start looking into other options to try and save some money. I found that it was cheaper to buy diapers online from stores like Diapers.com. Take for example the Pampers Swaddlers Preemie Diapers. (I highly recommend these over the Huggies) You can buy 80 diapers for $21.99. Enter the coupon code BCBABY5 and you'll get an additional $5 off. That makes it just $16.99 or 21.24 cents a diaper. (Shipping is free orders of $49 or more) Compare that to an average cost of 40-50 cents each at the store and you've got a huge savings!

I'm still learning about ways to save money and care for the baby. It's a lot of work, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else!

Posted by Sok on August 06, 2009     Tags: Deal , Savings for Babies


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