http://www.advicefornewparents.com Practical Advice for New Parents Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:27:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Amy Zaslansky Arriving home from the hospital with a newborn can be a daunting experience. It helps to be prepared and have your house as organized as possible. The last thing you want to do is run out to the drugstore at 3:00 am to pick up diaper cream. There ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/newborn-necessities-list-when-arriving-home-from-the-hospital By Audrey Lai Pali is an Italian brand which has been making children's furniture for the last four generations. Because it is a trusted name, many parents do not mind paying a little more for a Pali crib for their babies. In fact, the cheapest Pali crib would probably cost you over ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/pali-baby-cribs-the-choice-for-quality By Gary Pearson Before your first baby is born, parenthood seems like a daunting experience. It is often hard to see yourself as a parent and you will be wondering how you will cope. There are many people who will have words of wisdom for new parents, so much so that ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/words-of-wisdom-for-new-parents I wrote about high chairs in my prior post and how I was obsessed with getting one that was easily cleanable.  Well now my dear one has officially transitioned out of his Chicco high chair.  It was getting awkward lifting him in and out of his high chair so I ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/after-the-high-chair Cloth diapers, or disposable diapers?  The debate over which to use is a polarizing one, and the ultimate choice is a personal one. I was set on using ALL cloth diapers before my son was born.  After much initial experimentation with a lot of cheap and a lot of fancy and expensive ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/cloth-or-disposable-i-chose-mostly-cloth After many thoughtful hours perusing websites and books, these are the items I decided  to buy for my baby.  Fast-forward to today and I find myself a bit wiser and less tolerant of useless stuff.  My disclaimer about buying used baby items:  I am well aware of the warnings about using and buying ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/newborn-list What does a baby need?  If you take a trip to Babies R Us, Target, Nordstrom, or any other typical retail baby department, you’d be overwhelmed.  Wipes warmers, baby monitors with video display/SIDS monitoring, ergonomic neckrolls for the car seat, the list goes on.  I remember not too long ago ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/baby-needs-checklist I decided to start this blog as a way to document my approach to caring for my first baby.  My husband and I live in Seattle and our family is scattered everywhere in the U.S. and Canada.  We didn’t have a lot of friends with small children so we were left to figure everything ... http://www.advicefornewparents.com/advice-for-new-parents