New born Tidbits....

I'd like to start this new segment for those new parents. haha. Not really a segment, just some tips that were either passed to us as new parents or we found out and would like to pass on.

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The core four reasons why a baby cries:

• Hungry
• Sleepy
• Poopy
• Gassy (needs to be burped)

The Gotchas:

The one thing no one mentioned to me and I had to find out on my own was "temperature". I don't know if this is the case with all babies, but I thought the clothes the baby had on would suffice (ehhhh, was I wrong) to keep them warm. Then once I've got them the sleep, I'd put a blanket on top. An extra swaddle or blanket works MIRACLES, especially if your trying to put the kid to sleep. I loved swaddling the baby and became good at it. I think subliminally, I wanted to work at a Chipotle in another life.

Next reason for crying...teething. Of course this is a few months down the line but can start at about 4 months. If you've tried everything to prevent the baby from crying, they are most likely teething. A cold teething toy or Orajel will work wonders. Although, I'm kind of on the fence about the Orajel, just because its medicine that adults use (don't get me wrong, it does an awesome job though). I'd rather the baby cry it out a little. 

The above reasons were those long nights where we couldn't figure out why the baby was crying and stumbled on.

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