Comments on: A Clean House http://frugalbabe.com/2008/05/04/a-clean-house/ A rich life without a lot of money Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frugal Trenches http://frugalbabe.com/2008/05/04/a-clean-house/#comment-21087 Frugal Trenches Mon, 05 May 2008 13:41:40 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=321#comment-21087 Ooh I tend to clean on a Sunday too! I'm new to your blog and really enoying it, especially your wholistic attitude to life and parenting. Re bouncy seats, I know some of them (the ones that hang from the ceiling) aren't recommended. I know a few friends of mine who do attachment parenting do have 1 safe place they can put the baby that they can use when they get a shower etc, like a small baby seat! Thanks for the link to the cloth diapers/nappies, I'm thinking of making some for friends who are expecting and adopting! Ooh I tend to clean on a Sunday too! I’m new to your blog and really enoying it, especially your wholistic attitude to life and parenting.
Re bouncy seats, I know some of them (the ones that hang from the ceiling) aren’t recommended. I know a few friends of mine who do attachment parenting do have 1 safe place they can put the baby that they can use when they get a shower etc, like a small baby seat!
Thanks for the link to the cloth diapers/nappies, I’m thinking of making some for friends who are expecting and adopting!

]]> By: Kelly from My Small Cents http://frugalbabe.com/2008/05/04/a-clean-house/#comment-21083 Kelly from My Small Cents Mon, 05 May 2008 05:19:59 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=321#comment-21083 It does feel nice having a clean house and uncluttering stuff, doesn't it! Just a thought though- finish whatever projects you have left to finish *before* baby gets here. Otherwise you're going to be staring at those doors when baby number two is on its way... I found a bouncy chair to be very useful for a few months in the beginning, especially when cooking and doing things that you don't want the baby to be in the sling for. I never used a swing, but I have a friend who had a colicky baby and she swore by it. It does feel nice having a clean house and uncluttering stuff, doesn’t it! Just a thought though- finish whatever projects you have left to finish *before* baby gets here. Otherwise you’re going to be staring at those doors when baby number two is on its way…

I found a bouncy chair to be very useful for a few months in the beginning, especially when cooking and doing things that you don’t want the baby to be in the sling for. I never used a swing, but I have a friend who had a colicky baby and she swore by it.

]]> By: Ashley http://frugalbabe.com/2008/05/04/a-clean-house/#comment-21082 Ashley Mon, 05 May 2008 05:03:48 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=321#comment-21082 I never allowed a swing or bouncy seat into my house but a few of my friends swore that they were necessities. I just think it depends on the infant. I instead would use a boppy pillow and a blanket on the floor when I had to run to the bathroom, take a shower, cook dinner, etc. All within sight of course. Babywearing rocks. Can I suggest an Ergo carrier for when the babe is bigger and you are back to hiking outdoors? A sling might not be as comfortable for longer periods with a heavier child. Just my experience. thebabywearer.com has a FSOT if the cost is an issue. You can usually find one used for much less than new. I couldn't survive without the Ergo. Cheers! I never allowed a swing or bouncy seat into my house but a few of my friends swore that they were necessities. I just think it depends on the infant.

I instead would use a boppy pillow and a blanket on the floor when I had to run to the bathroom, take a shower, cook dinner, etc. All within sight of course.

Babywearing rocks. Can I suggest an Ergo carrier for when the babe is bigger and you are back to hiking outdoors? A sling might not be as comfortable for longer periods with a heavier child. Just my experience. thebabywearer.com has a FSOT if the cost is an issue. You can usually find one used for much less than new.

I couldn’t survive without the Ergo.

Cheers!

]]> By: Mrs. Accountability http://frugalbabe.com/2008/05/04/a-clean-house/#comment-21076 Mrs. Accountability Mon, 05 May 2008 02:15:15 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=321#comment-21076 Ah, the nesting urge kicks in. I don't think I remember you mentioning it, but I hope you will also be practicing the family bed. It is the natural extension of all that you are doing so far, with your home birth and babywearing. It makes nighttime feeding a total breeze. I would latch my baby on and go right back to sleep. I had two coworkers that had babies at the same time and they were falling asleep at their terminals, but I was wide awake because we had a family bed. Ah, the nesting urge kicks in. I don’t think I remember you mentioning it, but I hope you will also be practicing the family bed. It is the natural extension of all that you are doing so far, with your home birth and babywearing. It makes nighttime feeding a total breeze. I would latch my baby on and go right back to sleep. I had two coworkers that had babies at the same time and they were falling asleep at their terminals, but I was wide awake because we had a family bed.

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