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 Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:07 am
I'm happily 5 months pregnant with a baby boy. Both of us are healthy and doing well. Our family has no boys so I'm kind of worried about what to expect or how I'm going to raise him. Does anyone have a boy that could give a bit advice? or anyone who would gladly share any advice or stories on what to expect in the last trimester/newborn stage?
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:12 am
Taking care of a baby boy is as simple as taking care of a baby girl. There isn't much difference besides a p***s and a v****a. At least, not in my experience from having a little girl and a little boy.
You can expect a lot to happen during the last trimester. More fatigue, more weight gain, squished baby movements, increased Braxton Hicks.
As for the newborn stage, expect them to sleep a lot. So, if you can, sleep when he sleeps. Eat healthy to help with fatigue that you'll continue to have until you've got parenting down and his sleeping patterns normalized because generally they are screwy at the beginning.
Do you plan to circumcise? How do you plan to feed him? How do you plan to diaper?
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:30 pm
Not sure about the circumcising part. But because I'm a single mom working as a "student" and the dad isn't in the picture Im going to get food through the state for at least the first few years. And if I qualify I get a pretty much state funded child support check which is how I'm going to buy diapers and other necessities. I debated cloth but that gets to be a mess and for as much as its environmental I'm not sure I could deal with that all the time. smile
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:37 pm
Routine infant circumcision is not recommended by any medical organization in the world right now. Any potential medical benefits are generally considered very minor and are not considered to outweigh the risks.
Breastfeeding is recommended for at least the first six months.
There are some reusable diapers that have compostable inserts. So that's better for the environment than disposables but easier to clean than cloth.
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:19 pm
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months and the minimum age to breastfeed as recommended by AAOP and WHO is 2 years.
Circumcision is not recommended by anyone as the risks outweigh the benefits.
As for cloth diapering, there are loads of options. You can do inserts, prefolds, all in ones (AIOs), etc.
Its always best to research all of your options when it comes to pregnancy, labor/birth, and parenting. You have loads of time to do research and decide on the ways you want to do things.
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