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Topic: Can I use........
Posted By: KateW
Subject: Can I use........
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:23pm
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J&J bedtime routine on newborns? or are there anyothers that you would recomend?
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:56pm
I wouldn't worry about it too much when they're really new, but I don't see that it could do much harm either. Sorry, I know that's really vague and probably no help at all 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:17pm
| I dont know much about the whole sleep programme, but its great to use massage from the beginning. You dont need to worry about bathing newborns everyday tho. Once or twice a week is fine, and actually better for their brand new skin than washing everyday! Their bottoms will be cleaned like 12 times a day with each nappy change anyway! |
Posted By: KateW
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 5:58pm
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ok thanks ------------- ~Our miracle IVF babies~ http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 6:52pm
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I'm not sure that I would use the bath wash (quite perfumed) in the beginning - probably just water on their sensitive skin. But it is personal choice ofcourse! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 9:09pm
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Massage is heaps easier on a young baby than an older wriggler, so I'd say make the most of your chance to give them great little massages while they're still wee! And it's never too early to start a good bedtime routine, but that said, it'll chance so much as the babies needs change that it doesn't really matter what that routine is to begin with - it'll have to be flexible anyway. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 9:17pm
You are probably better to massage with a more natural product at the beginning. We actually used Olive Oil which did a great job and she only smelt like takeaways for around 30 minutes until it was absorbed The Johnsons products can be a bit harsh on newborn skin. I don't think we started using any products on Samantha until she was around 3 months. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 9:54pm
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I personally wouldn't be trying any kind of routine until they are about 3 months as everything is a bit random till then anyway. I did do some baths and lots of massages though, it definately seemed to help when he was unsettled. But remember your wee ones might hate being in the bath or they might scream when you take them out in which case it probably won't help wind them down.
Is good to get into a habit of putting them to bed while still awake though so that they learn to self soothe and also make night feeds as boring as poss so they learn the difference between night and day, we did this with Spencer and pretty much from day one he has resettled after his night feed with no crying and without needing to be rocked etc. (different story in the day though) Hope you get something useful from that ramble ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 03 October 2007 at 10:06pm
| I actually find huggies sensitive bathwash a bit better for delicate skin and its smells pretty similar so I'm guessing has the same things in it. Massage is probably a really great thing to start right from the word go and a good routine bedtime routine can never be started too early. |
Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 7:58am
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We used the huggies sensitive wash too (and still do now mostly - I find the J&J lavendar one can irritate my excema) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KateW
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 10:44am
Cuppatea: thats a really good idea will def try it, I think we will wait till they are a few months old before we use anything on them, ------------- ~Our miracle IVF babies~ http://lilypie.com">
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cuppatea wrote:Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 10:46am
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We also use the huggies sensitive wash. We used olive oil for massage as she had quite dry skin and this helped heaps.
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 11:15am
Totally agree! Dont turn on bright lights, just enough dim light so you can see what your doing, dont talk, smile, make eye contact etc,...show you mean bisnuiss and not play! |
Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 3:04pm
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Almond oil is just as good as olive oil but it smells a whole lot better! ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 7:56pm
I do normally say something to him, just as a small reasurance incase he thinks he has done something wrong. But normal just "here it is" when I give him the bottle and then "night night" when I put him back to bed. -------------
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 9:44pm
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we did massage right from beginning....yes believe us in the article!!!! mum is a nurse ex midwife etc etc and showed me how, and i learnt to bath bubbas properly off her....as a result Ella loves bath time, no worries re water in eyes, and when she got oout loved being rubbed and massaged with either baby oil or lotion....
in the bath we used real soft little clothes, put bath stuff on the cloth not on her....and gently washed, and did same with her hair, and made sure we squeezed water from cloth so it dripped onto her often and by 6 weeks we were making waves in the water to lap on her and she responded positively to that too....she now makes mega waves herself and blinks off water in her eyes (7 months) we had no problems with skin conditions etc etc....and i think the relaxing bath settled us all and set her up to sleep thru quite early on. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 3:00pm
LOL the gremlins once went without a bath for 5 days coz the nanny had been off and Willie was late home from work and I couldn't cope with bathing on my own. Yes, I know, ewwww! Somebody call CYFS!  
We started out using Huggies Sensitive but it gave them wicked cradle cap so we used nothing for a while, then this really expensive natural stuff, then Johnsons Soothing Naturals, and the Soothing Naturals is great, even on Mercedes super, super sensitive skin. I never did massage with them tho, I'm not a very touchy feely person, and it didn't really come naturally to me. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 3:11pm
Tom wasnt too keen on massage as a newborn. I found /I could rub his legs feet and back only. we are now introducing more of the body
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 05 October 2007 at 4:07pm
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We tried massage as a newborn, he wasn't keen on it either. He loved and still loves his feet being massaged though.
I personally love routines.. we wished we had used a routine from the beginning. Once we introduced a bedtime routine at about 6 weeks old, it made bedtime soooo easy. He knows exactly what to expect every single night, it's always the same and unless he is sick he goes down like a dream. We put him down wide awake and within 5 mins hes asleep, most of the time he just goes off without a peep. |