This activity is all about wearing the baby and freeing up your hands. The Handbook recommends using the Baby Bjorn because it's so easy to use.
I registered for a Maya Wrap and a Baby Bjorn and got both at my shower. I've tried out both and I love the way the Maya Wrap feels - it's so soft... but the Baby Bjorn is just SO easy to use. The wrap is a LONG length of fabric that takes a few minutes to put on. The Bjorn is just a few snaps and you're ready to go.
I've been using the carrier a lot. Little T has been suffering pretty badly with reflux symptoms and we have to keep him upright after every feeding. That means after a 20 minute feeding session, I have to hold him up for another 20 minutes. When you have things to do it can be really restricting and holding my little chubster can get exhausting. So the solution is to wear him! It's perfect.
I also find myself putting him in the carrier when he's fussy. He loves to be held, and I love to hold him, but he's heavy and it's restrictive to hold him all the time so the carrier is perfect.
And finally, I've been testing out using the carrier vs. a stroller when going on shopping trips like to Target. The carseat fits into the shopping carriages, but I'm a midget and can barely see over the carseeat to maneuver around the store!
The only downside to the Baby Bjorn is that it's thick and hot. I just saw that they sell a mesh version for warmer weather and I think I'm going to need to pick up one for the summer. I wore T in the Bjorn for a walk to the park on a nice sunny day and his face got pretty red and sweaty from being smushed against my chest. I'm not sure the mesh carrier can prevent that, but I would like to know that he's in a more breathable material once the weather really starts warming up...
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
#1 Take "baby" steps and get out of the house.
The first activity is to get out of the house.
"Some of us can barely walk - and some of us can barely sit. It really depends on which part of your body the baby damaged on her way out. Though we want you to think of us as your friends, and as such we extend our sympathy to your sore parts, we also want to push you to get on with your life."
The first activity warns "c-section sisters" to avoid brisk walking, but to get out of the house. My first walk out of the house was with my husband. I think T was a week old. Since I'm one of those c-section sisters, we took it slow, didn't go far, and my husband pushed the stroller. We walked (more accurately my husband patiently walked slowly, I hobbled, and T strolled) a few blocks and we stopped for a rest at T's great-grandparents house. Surprising them with T's visit really made their day, and was a nice resting spot for me on my first walk out of the house.
"Some of us can barely walk - and some of us can barely sit. It really depends on which part of your body the baby damaged on her way out. Though we want you to think of us as your friends, and as such we extend our sympathy to your sore parts, we also want to push you to get on with your life."
The first activity warns "c-section sisters" to avoid brisk walking, but to get out of the house. My first walk out of the house was with my husband. I think T was a week old. Since I'm one of those c-section sisters, we took it slow, didn't go far, and my husband pushed the stroller. We walked (more accurately my husband patiently walked slowly, I hobbled, and T strolled) a few blocks and we stopped for a rest at T's great-grandparents house. Surprising them with T's visit really made their day, and was a nice resting spot for me on my first walk out of the house.
Baby Steps
The Rookie Handbook is a handbook listing 250 activities designed to get you out of the house. It's mainly targeted, I think, at stay at home moms and moms on maternity leave and is exactly what I need to keep me motivated while I'm home. It gives me some guidance in getting out of the house, getting creative, and having fun with baby T. It's important to me that I make the most of my time home on maternity leave, and to keep things fun once I return to work.
The Handbook makes you feel like you have a experienced mommy girlfriends that are there to reassure you and guide the way.
The beginning, they say, is all about baby steps. The first month you are exhausted, nervous, and recovering. But as you move past the first month, the activities listed will get more challenging.
T is 5 weeks old today so I will blog about some of the activities that I've already accomplished during the first month, and will keep up this blog as I move through the rest of the activities.
Follow along ... I'm sure it's going to be a fun, crazy, messy and ...interesting... adventure!
The Handbook makes you feel like you have a experienced mommy girlfriends that are there to reassure you and guide the way.
The beginning, they say, is all about baby steps. The first month you are exhausted, nervous, and recovering. But as you move past the first month, the activities listed will get more challenging.
T is 5 weeks old today so I will blog about some of the activities that I've already accomplished during the first month, and will keep up this blog as I move through the rest of the activities.
Follow along ... I'm sure it's going to be a fun, crazy, messy and ...interesting... adventure!
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