Other thing to remember about the temperature is sometimes the monitors can be wrong. Mine is always wacky.
What do you rely on for temp then, or how did you find out your monitor's gauge isn't correct? Just wondering bc I was hoping the monitor's would be better than the thermostat's (also bc our upstairs thermostat is in our bedroom but the baby's room is always warmer/hotter). I'll check the binder they gave us in our class but, does anyone know the temp you're supposed to keep the baby's room at (I want to say we were told 70 or 72*)?
We have a seperate temperature thermometer for my daughter's room. We stick the temperature sensor bar in her room and keep the digital monitor in our room. We've always tried to stick around 68*
I'm afraid I'm going to look really stupid for this one, but what is the deal with needing to know the temperature in the baby's room?
There was a local news story here a few months ago where the temperature monitor could have prevented a baby's death. the family lived in a two story home with parents on first floor and baby on second. The upstairs' AC stopped working and the parents had no idea, and their baby died from the heat (this is Georgia). They said this had happened a handful of times in other places, which is why some monitors started including the temp feature. A really freak accident, but it convinced me to use a temp monitor if we are ever in a two story home (but we live in a very small house, so we are just getting a movement detector monitor).
At our prenatal class, the nurse said dress baby to match the temperature of the room, don't try to change the room for baby (I think obviously within reason, like if it's a sauna or an igloo in there, change it!). She said if the room is warm, just have baby in a onesie and diaper, or even just a diaper, but if the room is cool, have the baby in a fleece sleeper with one of those sleep bags.
@mizzkbrat I have always followed the rule that baby needs one layer more than an adult. So we set our thermostat at 69 at night in the summer. I wear shorts and a tee shirt. I would dress baby in long sleeve/pants and socks. You can adjust accordingly based on your baby. If their fingers and toes are cold you may need a thicker outfit or an additional layer. If baby is sweaty you are probably over doing it.
@UponAStar16 you'll be in and out at least once or twice in the night, I just used my mommy temperature. If it was way hot or way cold when I opened the door I would adjust things according. It kinda depends on the house and the airflow, some rooms hold the same temperature as the rest of the house easy, others don't. I also live where it gets -40 celcious, perhaps it's not the case in warmer climates.
Totally RANDOM I will say put smoke alarms and C02 monitors in all your bedrooms (legally now it's actually a requirement here for building and renovating a house) but those baby rooms especially.
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@mizzkbrat my Moms on Call book speaks to ideal temperature for the baby's room. I'll see if I can find that but I think it was something like 68-71 degrees. I'll get back to you if I can find it.
@Schell2013 C02 monitors are super important!!! I would agree - everyone get some installed if your house doesn't have them already!
@ibabyloveb87 You mean CO detectors. CO2 is less toxic and not naturally occurring unless you have a soda fountain in your house. Also, you don't necessarily need a CO detector. If you have no garage, no fireplace, and no gas... there's really no reason to have one. We don't have one in our home and my hubby is a firefighter. He would definitely have insisted we have one if there was a need--he's a stickler like that, but there's not.
@mizzkbrat - We sleep with the thermostat on 68 or 69, as well. I asked our childbirth class instructor if that would be too cold for a baby and she said definitely not and that we should put her in a long sleeve sleeper with footies or socks at that temp.
@Schell2013 C02 monitors are super important!!! I would agree - everyone get some installed if your house doesn't have them already!
@ibabyloveb87 You mean CO detectors. CO2 is less toxic and not naturally occurring unless you have a soda fountain in your house. Also, you don't necessarily need a CO detector. If you have no garage, no fireplace, and no gas... there's really no reason to have one. We don't have one in our home and my hubby is a firefighter. He would definitely have insisted we have one if there was a need--he's a stickler like that, but there's not.
We have oil heat and our furance is on its last leg. The oil company said it could start leaking CO. So we have dectors everywhere. They are a requirement here in MA now I believe!
@Schell2013 C02 monitors are super important!!! I would agree - everyone get some installed if your house doesn't have them already!
@ibabyloveb87 You mean CO detectors. CO2 is less toxic and not naturally occurring unless you have a soda fountain in your house. Also, you don't necessarily need a CO detector. If you have no garage, no fireplace, and no gas... there's really no reason to have one. We don't have one in our home and my hubby is a firefighter. He would definitely have insisted we have one if there was a need--he's a stickler like that, but there's not.
We have oil heat and our furance is on its last leg. The oil company said it could start leaking CO. So we have dectors everywhere. They are a requirement here in MA now I believe!
Yes, you would need one if you have a furnace, too--basically any source of combustion. Our house is all electric so it's not required for us. But we are in MD, not MA--they don't have a county or state-wide requirement for them.
@NicholeL16 Thanks for sharing that information. It makes me feel good about the decision we made with DS1 to call his penis exactly what it is.
Do you have other general tips stemming from your line of work? Sexual abuse is something I've (admittedly very naively) not given much thought because I have a boy and I'm expecting another. While obviously I know that both boys and girls are victims of sexual abuse, for some reason I feel like I'd be more keenly aware of the danger if I had girls.
+1 to no real baths until umbilical stump falls off. No rubbing alcohol on stump either (apparently people do this? maybe to "dry" it faster so it falls off sooner?).
Room temp should stay between 68-72 F (according to the SIDs research people). One problem with temps on monitors is that they can read falsely high because they are generally up high, and heat rises. There is some concern for rooms that are too warm = babies that are too warm and possible increase in SIDs risk. That said, SIDs research is changing/evolving all the time...
Thanks for those who posted about the co & smoke detectors!!! We need to ask out landlord about this. There's definitely no gas monitor, which is dumb(now that I think of it) cause we have a gas stove down here. I wonder if we can order one online& install it ourselves. Also since moving in last year we have kinda felt like the smoke alarm doesn't work.... asked the landlord once but we all forgot abou it. Time to get that checked out!
@samkins I have no idea what they are supposed to be used for, but we used them as giant burp cloths or sometimes as stroller blankets/car seat covers. They are generally useless and I have no idea why people love to buy so many of them!
@samkins I used those on top of the changing pad when all covers were dirty, as a liner in the bassinet before baby could roll, as a spot to lay baby on the floor, as a car seat cover, to tuck around baby in his car seat on chilly days, and as a big burp cloth. You can also roll them and use under baby's bum in a soft-structure carrier if it doesn't have a newborn insert, or roll and use to help stabilize baby's head in a stroller or car seat.
I would have returned at least half of those receiving blankets. I think we have 5 or 6. I used them to wrap DD in when she was a newborn and I wanted to make sure she was warm enough, but she didn't need to be swaddled. Also to cover her in the car seat. I think older people buy them as gifts because there weren't fancy swaddle wraps when they had kids.
@samkins As @kmvisioli said I'm planning on using it to lay on my PNP changer because I haven't bought the changing pad covers yet, and the covers basically look like burp clothes or receiving blankets anyway. 18 may be a bit much, but I'm a FTM, so who knows how many uses I'll find or how often half of them will be in the wash. I also have cats in my house, so I'll probably use it before laying baby down on area rug to prevent her from becoming a human lint roller.
My friend thought she had too many receiving blankets, so returned a good chunk of them, then her kid ended up having really bad acid reflux and was a puker, so she used it all the time to clean up and ended up having to go buy more.
We are using a PNP as a sleep solution for our lo (space reasons... as the only place a crib would fit in our tiny apt is the kitchen!)... does anyone know what we can use as liners for it?? I saw on Amazon there are 3" mattresses you can get, are they helpful?? I just worry that if there's a blowout situation in the middle of the night that will suck to clean up.... might just be our reality tho
Thank you so much @LGW2015 for telling me about those co monitors!!! We will grab one today!
Mamas, when we did the tour on Tuesday, the lady giving the tour told us about the immunizations given to baby as soon as s/he is born. Eyedrops, hep b, and vitamin K.
Are you going to do all 3? DH is saying we should refuse the eyedrops because we don't have the STIs that would affect the baby's vision---he thinks that is so invasive: having a doctor put eyedrops on our baby during it's first few hours outside the womb. I kind of agree---but is there another reason we should be agreeing to the eyedrops?
We are going to do the HepB of course, but I haven't researched much into the cons of Vitamin K. Any reason to refuse this?
@kittens22 We are hoping to avoid the crib and just use the pack-n-play. We bought a 3" mattress for the bottom when the baby outgrows the bassinet. I found mattress protectors and sheets on Amazon that say they fit the mattress. I have yet to take everything out and try it to make sure it fits before it's washed, though. I put two waterproof mattress protectors and four sheets on our registry. I figure that way if one set is in the wash we should have a spare set.
Mamas, when we did the tour on Tuesday, the lady giving the tour told us about the immunizations given to baby as soon as s/he is born. Eyedrops, hep b, and vitamin K.
Are you going to do all 3? DH is saying we should refuse the eyedrops because we don't have the STIs that would affect the baby's vision---he thinks that is so invasive: having a doctor put eyedrops on our baby during it's first few hours outside the womb. I kind of agree---but is there another reason we should be agreeing to the eyedrops?
We are going to do the HepB of course, but I haven't researched much into the cons of Vitamin K. Any reason to refuse this?
I really didn't question vaccines with DS1. The eye ointment protects against common STDs but also things like e.coli which can be transmitted during birth. If you end up having a c section and your water doesn't break then the chances of passing on an infection are slim. But I personally don't see the harm in having them.
i also think you can delay the eye drops for a few hours if you want baby to not get them right away.
@Sprinkels28 thank you!!! That's amazing! Yes, we got the most suped-up one from BRU, bassinet and changer and pockets. I wish they had told us about that!! I'm all over it-- thank you so much!!!!!!
Thank you @serenaxo84! If it helps more than it hurts (like you said with e.coli) then I think we'll do it.
Another q, I was looking at birth plans online for C-sections, and came across an article from Wellness Mama (they were suggesting asking for this in your birth plan):
"They inserted a sterile gauze into the mother’s birth canal for the hour or so before delivery (by c-section). In the time before birth, the mother’s body will culture trillions of bacteria in the birth canal that are passed on to baby as he or she is born. Of course, this transfer doesn’t happen in a non-vaginal birth but this offered a work-around.
The sterile gauze was removed from the mother just before the baby was born and placed in a sterile container. As soon as baby was born, the gauze was wiped in the baby’s mouth, nose, and all over the face and skin of the entire body. This exposed the baby to the mother’s beneficial bacteria first and in a five year follow-up, babies who went through this process had similar gut bacteria to babies born vaginally and had lower rates of obesity, allergies, eczema and more."
Is this something hippie dippie that super crunchy moms request? Or is this legit?
@annabennna no problem! I am on that same page of, if it can prevent a major issue and not cause harm then it's worth it!
also, I have never heard of that! I know that c section babies, they can keep a little more fluid in their lungs since it isn't pushed out in the birth canal... But honestly, I don't think having a c section impacted my sons overall health at all. My son does have eczema but it also runs in our family and is manageable. But this is totally worth talking to your OB about if you are worried about it. There are now all kinds of birth friendly things for c sections now- like see through panels so you can actually see the baby being pulled out, some OBs will allow a mirror so you can see. All worth discussing!
Thank you @serenaxo84! If it helps more than it hurts (like you said with e.coli) then I think we'll do it.
Another q, I was looking at birth plans online for C-sections, and came across an article from Wellness Mama (they were suggesting asking for this in your birth plan):
"They inserted a sterile gauze into the mother’s birth canal for the hour or so before delivery (by c-section). In the time before birth, the mother’s body will culture trillions of bacteria in the birth canal that are passed on to baby as he or she is born. Of course, this transfer doesn’t happen in a non-vaginal birth but this offered a work-around.
The sterile gauze was removed from the mother just before the baby was born and placed in a sterile container. As soon as baby was born, the gauze was wiped in the baby’s mouth, nose, and all over the face and skin of the entire body. This exposed the baby to the mother’s beneficial bacteria first and in a five year follow-up, babies who went through this process had similar gut bacteria to babies born vaginally and had lower rates of obesity, allergies, eczema and more."
Is this something hippie dippie that super crunchy moms request? Or is this legit?
I have had 2 c sections by the most "crunchy" OBGYN in the world and have never ever heard of this. I kinda feel this is a little over the top honestly.
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@Schell2013@serenaxo84, i'm afraid to even ask my OB, she might think i'm one of those crazy moms who won't want to vaccinate! It does seem super extreme and crunchy.... like I think I'd rather lick my newborn first, than swab him with my bacteria!
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@ibabyloveb87 You mean CO detectors. CO2 is less toxic and not naturally occurring unless you have a soda fountain in your house. Also, you don't necessarily need a CO detector. If you have no garage, no fireplace, and no gas... there's really no reason to have one. We don't have one in our home and my hubby is a firefighter. He would definitely have insisted we have one if there was a need--he's a stickler like that, but there's not.
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Room temp should stay between 68-72 F (according to the SIDs research people). One problem with temps on monitors is that they can read falsely high because they are generally up high, and heat rises. There is some concern for rooms that are too warm = babies that are too warm and possible increase in SIDs risk. That said, SIDs research is changing/evolving all the time...
As @kmvisioli said I'm planning on using it to lay on my PNP changer because I haven't bought the changing pad covers yet, and the covers basically look like burp clothes or receiving blankets anyway. 18 may be a bit much, but I'm a FTM, so who knows how many uses I'll find or how often half of them will be in the wash. I also have cats in my house, so I'll probably use it before laying baby down on area rug to prevent her from becoming a human lint roller.
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Thank you so much @LGW2015 for telling me about those co monitors!!! We will grab one today!
@kittens22, does your PNP have the bassinet option? We are also using a PNP for first 3 months with the bassinet and while we were at BRU, the showed us PNP bassinet sheets as well as protectors. Here is a link to one: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/tl-care-pack-39-n-play-mattress-pad-cover/1042007210.
Just double check dimensions.
Are you going to do all 3? DH is saying we should refuse the eyedrops because we don't have the STIs that would affect the baby's vision---he thinks that is so invasive: having a doctor put eyedrops on our baby during it's first few hours outside the womb. I kind of agree---but is there another reason we should be agreeing to the eyedrops?
We are going to do the HepB of course, but I haven't researched much into the cons of Vitamin K. Any reason to refuse this?
i also think you can delay the eye drops for a few hours if you want baby to not get them right away.
Another q, I was looking at birth plans online for C-sections, and came across an article from Wellness Mama (they were suggesting asking for this in your birth plan):
"They inserted a sterile gauze into the mother’s birth canal for the hour or so before delivery (by c-section). In the time before birth, the mother’s body will culture trillions of bacteria in the birth canal that are passed on to baby as he or she is born. Of course, this transfer doesn’t happen in a non-vaginal birth but this offered a work-around.
The sterile gauze was removed from the mother just before the baby was born and placed in a sterile container. As soon as baby was born, the gauze was wiped in the baby’s mouth, nose, and all over the face and skin of the entire body. This exposed the baby to the mother’s beneficial bacteria first and in a five year follow-up, babies who went through this process had similar gut bacteria to babies born vaginally and had lower rates of obesity, allergies, eczema and more."
Is this something hippie dippie that super crunchy moms request? Or is this legit?also, I have never heard of that! I know that c section babies, they can keep a little more fluid in their lungs since it isn't pushed out in the birth canal... But honestly, I don't think having a c section impacted my sons overall health at all. My son does have eczema but it also runs in our family and is manageable. But this is totally worth talking to your OB about if you are worried about it. There are now all kinds of birth friendly things for c sections now- like see through panels so you can actually see the baby being pulled out, some OBs will allow a mirror so you can see. All worth discussing!