this stuff is seriously AMAZING!! Ofelia has a pretty bad baby rash and her skin is also starting to dry out. Last night I washed her face and neck with just warm water and a clean wash cloth. i applied a small amount of this to her cheeks, her little ears, the back of her neck and even her hair. this morning her skin looked a million times better!! (i've been using it on myself too. my ankles have been really dry and this stuff has been helping A LOT!) this stuff is kind of expensive. 10 bucks for a small jar but a little goes a long way! plus its all natural and NO ANIMAL TESTING YAY!!
babies need special detergents because of their sensitive skin. we were using a detergent made for babies. some purell shit. it had a really strong scent! it smells good but i think the scent might be causing ofelias baby rash, which seems to be getting worse! poor baby. so we switched to this and so far her skin is already starting to look better. i've also started washing our clothes in it too because she lays up against our clothes all the time when we're holding her! this stuff only cost 4 dollars for a bottle that does 32 loads. if everything keep getting better i will be a giant bottle of this stuff!
my hand made baby sling. baby slings can range from 50-100 dollars and i made this one for about 20 dollars. its so much easier to just throw her in the sling, rather than lug out our giant baby stroller(its an awesome stroller but super heavy) we also have a baby snugli carrier but she won't be able to use that until she can hold her head up. so this one is perfect. she can relax and fall asleep next to mommy. this thing has REALLY come in handy since she is now going through a fussy stage, where she cries for hours on end if i'm not holding her. so now i can plop her in the sling and still get my chores done. mommy is happy and baby is happy
speaking of fussy time! another thing i use to console her is the white album by the beatles. i swear its crazy!! i put on the white album, sing along and rock her in my arms. the crying stops and she falls fast asleep. the beatles are saving my sanity. i figured, shit, if the white album helped put me to sleep after many mushrooms trips then it should help relax a crying baby too!
seventh generation diapers!!! these bad boys are the best diapers we've used so far! we got a million diapers before ofelia was born and i put these on my registry. we haven't had any leak problems, unlike some other diapers like huggies and pampers! they are chlorine free which i LOVE because ofelia has super sensitive skin. she can't fit in the newborn sizes anymore but she can fit in size 1 of these but the pampers and huggies that we've tried to use in size one have been too big. we can't wait to use our fabric diapers though! shes been too small to wear them just yet, without them being a bulky overload! once we get her in fabric diapers we will still be using seventh generation for when we go out and for overnight. LOVE THEM! they're about 10.99 for a pack of 40.
we just bought her these Avent brand pacifiers. She was using the regular ones that you usually see. She was sucking so hard on those they were making lines in her face! these rest away from her face. she can suck as hard as she likes and there are no lines. they cost a bit more 5.99 for two. most binkies cost about 3.99 for two. but i think these are totally worth it. they also come with caps!! i love that! now i don't have to waste plastic baggies to put her pacifiers in when we go somewhere and i don't have to worry about cat hair blowing on them when they're not in use.
okay this thing is a life saver!! this graco baby swing only costs about 100 dollars which is cheaper than a lot of other swings! it plays classical music and bird songs. she loves the music. she loves this swing. she'll stay in it all day long and just totally chill out. she just looks around, watches everyone, and even sleeps. i think she likes this thing more than me! haha. another awesome thing! it plugs in! no going through mass amounts of batteries. HELL YEAH!
enfamil on the go packets!! i don't have to carry around a big thing of formula in my diaper bag! hell yes! i just grab a few of these, fill a couple of bottles with sterilized water and wa-la! they're about 6 dollars for 20 or so. i got them at publix though, so they might be cheaper somewhere else. i thought 6 bucks was a good deal though. this is the only kind of formula ofelia can stomach. unfortunately breast feeding didnt work out for us. i was so stressed out and that was causing me not to produce enough milk. i tried everything to build up my milk supply. letting her suck even though i knew she wasnt getting anything. herbal supplements, pumping after trying to breast feed. nothing worked for me and she would scream when she was really hungry and i was trying to breast feed! it made things more stressful and too hard. i then had to deal with the guilt of giving up breast feeding. but i realized i wasnt happy and if i'm not happy neither is baby. now, we're both happy! i'm on WIC and they don't give you enfamil which BLOWS! they gave me gerber good start gentle, which is supposed to be similar to this. we havent tried it yet. so i have five cans sitting in the pantry. they don't make on the go packets for gerber good start either! super lame! if it upsets ofelias stomach too much i'll just pay the 25 dollars a week on a can of the enfamil and give the good start to my friends baby because thats what she uses.
like i've said before. ofelia has super sensitive skin! they don't sell the seventh generation baby wipes at our target which makes me sooo sad!! so i just got these yesterday. so far i love them! no smells, super soft (which is a must for a baby girl! you have to get into EVERY area to make sure they don't get any infections) we tried a few other types of wipes. some had strong scents, some where too rough on the extra sensitive areas, some where pretty awesome, like the "parents choice organic" but they only sell those at walmart and well, i avoid walmart like the plague. plus you get a pack of 3 for about 4 dollars and some change.
these bottles are the best we've used so far! we bought them because they work similar to a breast and baby has to latch on to get the milk. we bought these when i was still breast feeding and we are still using them! they have a softer, squishier nipple, and that helps with swallowing air. i seriously love these bottles and will probably only use these from now on. they're a bit expensive. over five dollars for one bottle. but you can get a three pack for 15 so you save about 2 or 3 dollars if you do that. they take a few seconds longer to assemble because there are two parts to the nipple but its worth it. (i like these better than my glass, born bottle, made to prevent colic, which has like a million parts and takes a minute to assemble)
i really want to get some of Dr. Bronners (click through to go to the webpage) baby soap. I LOVE Dr. Bronners for myself. Ive used the lavender and peppermint castile soaps so far and they rock. I feel squeeky clean and i have less skin irritations. So, soon I plan on getting the baby one for Ofelia. They cost 13 dollars a bottle but you only need a very small amount. I've been using Johnsons and Johnsons natural crap which could also be a cause to Ofelias rash. Its all we have though. I can't wait to try something new. Plus Johnsons and Johnsons tests on ANIMALS! assholes. I really need to stop using that crap. it makes me feel guilty. I wish they sold the Eucalyptus one at our target because i really want that one for josh and me (josh is a bronners lover, also)
NOW, here are my favorite MOMMY BLOGS!! :)
Dear Baby
Bleubird Vintage (probably one of my favorite blogs all around)
skunkboy creatures (she also makes the CUTEST stuffed animals on her etsy)
rockstar diaries (a new mommy, like me! i think my cute sister in laws would love this blog because taza is a super cute mormon mommy)
okay it took me FOREVER to write this blog and there are probably a million typos, sorry!1 heehee!
oh and by the way my most favoritest!! is my little butterbean moonbeam OFELIA BOBBIE LINTON xoxoxoxoxoxo
