Meet our plastic baby. We'll call her PB for short. She was our companion in last night's 3-hour newborn care class. I wasn't sure what all we would learn in a 3-hour class about caring for newborns, but thanks to helpful instructor, some videos and some books, we actually learned a lot. So here are our parenting class pro tips:
1. Take a bathroom break during the portion of class that discusses circumcision. Not for the squeamish.
2. If you watch a video about swaddling, and the host describes his swaddle fold technique as "down, up, down, up... or D.U.D.U. for short" please try to stifle your laughter. The teacher might give you an odd look.
3. In swaddling and sponge bathing, speed is key. Our little PB up there was a perfect angel, but I doubt that a real live baby is going to stay that still or that quiet.
4. Your baby will look really freaky at first - possibly cross eyed, swollen, puffy, cone headed, flaky skinned, covered in thin hair, a little blue, might have a rash, facial acne and coated in cheese like substance. Do not be alarmed. This is perfectly normal. Really. It's NORMAL.
5. Holding a baby under your arm like a football is perfectly normal and highly recommended. Just don't toss it like a football.
2 comments:
Your PB looks a little dirty! Give that child a bath!
Carrie, your are right! PB looks like he was just rescued from a house fire.
p.s. swaddling is a piece of cake, just make sure it's good and tight. oh, and don't use one of those cheater swaddlers. they are typically made of some stretchy material that doesn't allow for tight swaddling.
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