Game Day Dad

Let me just start by saying name brand products are completely overrated.   I feel it’s something that should be thrown out there in the first sentence given our experience over the past 9 months trying to figure out what brand of diaper was best for our baby.   We tried everything and I mean everything in the Huggies and Pampers line of products.  Makes sense right being that they’re the most well known?

Wrong

Target brand diapers were best for our baby in fit and for her skin.

Does that mean Target brand are best?   No.   It simply means all baby needs are different however it should imply to you to start with the generic inexpensive diapers and work your way up based on how your little one responds in terms of leaky diapers, diaper rash or general comfort.   We did it backwards buying name brands first and working our way out until a friend suggested we try Target brand diapers since they worked for her kids who have similar skin to our baby.   Solved all our problems of diaper rash and leaky diapers.  

Similarly we switched to cheaper bottles which she took better as well as cheaper toys.   You get what you pay for is not the case with baby day to day items it seems!

When your baby starts teething

From around 5-7 months(guessing) you’ll notice your baby starting to get a little fussy.   As a dad you’re always looking to fix problems if you’re anything like me.   I’ll pick her up, run through the make me cozy checklist and one day it started to not be enough.   She was really grumpy and just all over the place like she was possessed.   So my wife being on top of things as always proposed it’s teething time.  We tried everything and trust me moms and dads you want to be ready to handle this.  Here are some things that worked a little:

Baby Teething tablets – They melt in her mouth and seem to help a little but not really.  I think it just distracts her.

Baby Teething rings – Little plastic rings that you can cool in the refrigerator. Seems to work best and helps out.

Sophie the Giraffe – I call this one a gamble because it’s a $20 all natural rubber giraffe that’s world famous as a toy infants love and it’s great for teething because they can grab it by the neck and chew on the head. Our baby uses it a little but doesn’t seem to have developed any favoritism towards it. She likes her $1 rings just as much. When I picked it up I was willing to try anything and I think that’s the basis for their sales model. If you check out Youtube or Amazon reviews you’ll see a lot of happy customers. I’m satisfied but not 100% sold that it’s any better than cold plastic teethers.