Anyone who has considered having a baby or reads general interest publications has certainly come across stories about much babies cost. The answer is usually something like, “Hundreds of thousands of dollars until they are 18”. This answer is nearly useless because no one is going to dive that number by 18 to get an […]
New parents quickly learn that “eat, play, sleep” is the broad structure that should guide a newborn’s days. I have already discussed eating and sleeping, which are two sides of the same coin, because playing with a baby is not really possible in the first eight-ish weeks. Not only are babies that young hardly interactive, […]
We have used two trash cans for diapers, the Playtex Diaper Genie Complete and the Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail. The former was chosen by my in-laws for when we stayed with them for three weeks after the baby’s birth, and the latter is what we chose for our home based on Wirecutter’s recommendation. Overall, they […]
We have used varying amounts of formula almost since our baby was born. Since my wife is in charge of breastfeeding, I have taken responsibility for formula feeding, and since I have lots of opinions, I have decided to write product reviews. Here, I compare two manual methods, one bottle at a time and the […]
If you have had to use a breast pump, you have also had to clean its parts. If you cleaned the parts, you probably did so after each pumping session, which is what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and many evidence-based websites recommend. Cleaning requires, at a minimum, rinsing with soap and water, though […]
As any new parent knows, you are supposed to feed your newborn 8-12 times per day, which is every 2-3 hours. As any newborn parent will tell you, especially one whose baby takes 30-60 minutes per feeding, such frequency is all encompassing, leaving slivers of time for adult eating and hygiene, much less anything higher […]
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