Friday, September 20, 2013

25 Things That Have Changed Since You Were The New Baby


Occasionally I come up with my own stuff.  Last year I had a baby- the first grand-baby on my side of the family. I had the opportunity to have a lot of great discussions about taking care of babies and what babies need and what the recommendations are for babies with my sweet and wonderful mother. Together we discovered that a few things have changed... and I was inspired to put together this list. 


25 Things That Have Changed Since You Were The New Baby



  1. Car seats -The infant car seat base- a total game-changer
  2. Car seats- The new [twenty]-five point harness: if your child can move at all it is either too loose or you have done it wrong… again.
  3. Car seats- They expire, usually before the second child can outgrow them.
  4. Car seat boosters… for 12-year olds 
  5. Baby powder is hazardous to your baby’s health 
  6. Formula… for breast-fed babies
  7. Breast-feeding supplies are now tax-deductable
  8. “Baby-led weaning” has almost nothing to do with the common US usage of the word “weaning” 
  9. You must get a special mat and a timer and designate “tummy time” to watch your baby flail and scream, but no matter what they must not fall asleep on their stomachs. 
  10. Cloth diapers are the hip thing to do
  11. People expect YOUR diaper bag to match your BABY’S gender
  12. Real people (not just celebrities) buy $200 diaper bags
  13. Between the recommendations against crib bumpers, and blankets being labeled a “SIDS risk,” there is no fun to be had in baby bedding.
  14. The great crib recall… it’s a miracle you survived your drop-side crib
  15. Recalls for “parental stupidity” 
  16. The toxins in your baby’s flame retardant clothing are a greater threat than fire
  17. Everything is a SIDS risk, but we still don’t know what causes SIDS.
  18. If your baby starts solids too early they will get allergies; if your baby starts solids too late they will get allergies; too early is before 4 months… or before 6 months… or before they are demonstrating all the proper physiological signals of readiness… too late is after 4 months… or after 6 months… or….
  19. Speaking of starting solids, those “forbidden foods” are no longer a problem (except honey- don’t give your baby honey until after 1 year)
  20. No more Vicks VapoRub for sick babies
  21. Circumcision is no longer a “given”
  22. Scheduled vaccinations from birth to age six in 1983 total 10. Scheduled vaccinations from birth to age six for 2013 total 38.
  23. 3D and 4D Ultrasounds
  24. Watch your baby (or your neighbor’s baby) with a video baby monitor
  25. Names! Unique names are common, gender-benders are in, and the internet gives everyone easy access to the most recent social security name data

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