preparing for a new born
my wife has just had her 20 week scan i was wondering if any one could help with a list on what to keep for a new born in-case of a SHTF ( nearly had to bug out yestorday) so i kinda home to get something reddy have roughly 20 weeks
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dangerous dave
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People rest safe in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence in their name
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
Edward R. Murrow
Re: new born
It's a long time since mine were little but with the worst scenario in mind to be honest I'd look into improvising, have towels which could be cut up and used for nappies, buy as much baby milk as you think you'll need further ahead than you would have otherwise done, lets face it during a pregnancy especially from here forward a couple are prepping for normality, so imagine all you'll need to make things easy and accumulate them in time, and try and think of alternative which wont cost the earth, or have other uses, your finances unless you are one of the lucky ones ( I have the mind set that preppers of the kind you meet here are so because they have had a taste of hard examples of why it's wise to) will be stretched further than you can possibly imagine right now, and for the next two decades at least. 
I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.
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Congratulations!
My first thought was of the survival mom: http://thesurvivalmom.com/home/family/kids/ these are her blog posts on kids, and also there's these: http://thesurvivalmom.com/a-list-of-lists/ lots of info there, but you have to wade through it. At www.theplacewithnoname.com, is the huge, enormous, gigantic story of a guy who'd been a prepper for a long time, but had let it slip (moved house, wife had a miscarriage and then a new baby) and evacuated just in time ahead of Katrina. He had his kids and his wife's cat with him - he drove one car, his wife drove another.
Can't give you any specifics I'm sure you haven't thought of yourself, but its a good idea to think of the specifics, thats for sure.
My first thought was of the survival mom: http://thesurvivalmom.com/home/family/kids/ these are her blog posts on kids, and also there's these: http://thesurvivalmom.com/a-list-of-lists/ lots of info there, but you have to wade through it. At www.theplacewithnoname.com, is the huge, enormous, gigantic story of a guy who'd been a prepper for a long time, but had let it slip (moved house, wife had a miscarriage and then a new baby) and evacuated just in time ahead of Katrina. He had his kids and his wife's cat with him - he drove one car, his wife drove another.
Can't give you any specifics I'm sure you haven't thought of yourself, but its a good idea to think of the specifics, thats for sure.
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preppingsu
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If you need to bug out with a new born you need to make it as easy as possible.
Disposable nappies - a must for convenience but I would prep with disposable and cloth nappies in mind (for the longer term). There is a great range of fitted cloth nappies out there or you could go with the traditional terry nappies and pins. But away from home use disposable.
Ready made milk - whether you follow the breast is best route or not in times of stress milk production can be reduced and you could end up with a hungry baby. Make sure you allow baby time to get used to using teats if only breast feeding so the changeover isn't too painful. This could also help if mum is ill at anytime.
I used a similar system to this with my son
http://www.boots.com/en/Nuby-Natural-To ... -_1349796/
Which meant I only had to worry about sterilising teats.
Spare dummies (if you chose to use them). I remember being out hill walking when son was little and losing the only dummy we had with us. In fact, he was very fussy about his dummies and would only take a particular kind. That, for us, was a mini disaster!
Plenty of spare clothes (you never know when baby will wee, poo or puke all over them!) and remember babies grow fast so replace the clothes in the grab bag regularly.
Blankets - nothing worse than a cold baby. Oh, so always include a hat!
Something to carry baby in- a front sling is ideal as it leaves hands free but you will also want a lie back lightweight buggy so adults can rest too.
That is only a small selection of the paraphernalia you need as parents.
I'm sure there is lots I have forgotten!
Disposable nappies - a must for convenience but I would prep with disposable and cloth nappies in mind (for the longer term). There is a great range of fitted cloth nappies out there or you could go with the traditional terry nappies and pins. But away from home use disposable.
Ready made milk - whether you follow the breast is best route or not in times of stress milk production can be reduced and you could end up with a hungry baby. Make sure you allow baby time to get used to using teats if only breast feeding so the changeover isn't too painful. This could also help if mum is ill at anytime.
I used a similar system to this with my son
http://www.boots.com/en/Nuby-Natural-To ... -_1349796/
Which meant I only had to worry about sterilising teats.
Spare dummies (if you chose to use them). I remember being out hill walking when son was little and losing the only dummy we had with us. In fact, he was very fussy about his dummies and would only take a particular kind. That, for us, was a mini disaster!
Plenty of spare clothes (you never know when baby will wee, poo or puke all over them!) and remember babies grow fast so replace the clothes in the grab bag regularly.
Blankets - nothing worse than a cold baby. Oh, so always include a hat!
Something to carry baby in- a front sling is ideal as it leaves hands free but you will also want a lie back lightweight buggy so adults can rest too.
That is only a small selection of the paraphernalia you need as parents.
I'm sure there is lots I have forgotten!
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My advise would be to never give baby a dummy in the first place. My son never had a dummy and it never bother him. It's easy to give a child a dummy when it's crying just to get them to be quiet, but it makes for hard work trying to ween them off of them, and of course, as you said, if you lost them baby would be very upset and uncomfortable without one.preppingsu wrote:If you need to bug out with a new born you need to make it as easy as possible.
Spare dummies (if you chose to use them). I remember being out hill walking when son was little and losing the only dummy we had with us. In fact, he was very fussy about his dummies and would only take a particular kind. That, for us, was a mini disaster!
It's best to take the hit early on and teach baby how to cope without one (as humans have for thousands of years) than having to cope with an upset baby in an emergency situation.
The best way to ensure a happy baby is to keep him/her fed, dry, warm and loved .... that is literally all they want.
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Re: new born
Hope the two (three) of you do well, now and in the future
I was out with a group of friends a while back some of whom do have kids when I saw a great piece of kit.
One of the guys got this fabric thing out of the nappy-bag and just looped it around himself to carry his baby daughter, it packs down really small and I later saw the same sling ajusted to fit his much smaller wife. My wife told me they'd got from a friend who now sells them
It was one of these http://www.littlepossums.co.uk/slings/ring-slings.htm, but I'm unsure which one
Lightweight, compact and adjustable for a range of sizes (both the child and the person carrying) and being ultra lo-tech nearly nothing to go wrong
I was out with a group of friends a while back some of whom do have kids when I saw a great piece of kit.
One of the guys got this fabric thing out of the nappy-bag and just looped it around himself to carry his baby daughter, it packs down really small and I later saw the same sling ajusted to fit his much smaller wife. My wife told me they'd got from a friend who now sells them
It was one of these http://www.littlepossums.co.uk/slings/ring-slings.htm, but I'm unsure which one
Lightweight, compact and adjustable for a range of sizes (both the child and the person carrying) and being ultra lo-tech nearly nothing to go wrong
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Re: new born
I would sujest a normal baby day bag which will be needed anyway but add to this a few items just in case there is no help to hand during the delivery.
for delivery:
3 cord clamps or pices of string
3 towels (2 hand towls 1 larger)
pocket warmer pack (to warm towels if you have no heating or are in car)
sharp scisors (to cut cord)
disposable thermometer (tempa dot)
underware for mum and 2 larger than norm linners/pads
pain killers
day bag:
napies
food (milk/formula)
hat
cloathes
toy
maternity notes, mobile phone, (if away from home location of nearest maternity dept)
Congratulations and good luck, hope the list helps
for delivery:
3 cord clamps or pices of string
3 towels (2 hand towls 1 larger)
pocket warmer pack (to warm towels if you have no heating or are in car)
sharp scisors (to cut cord)
disposable thermometer (tempa dot)
underware for mum and 2 larger than norm linners/pads
pain killers
day bag:
napies
food (milk/formula)
hat
cloathes
toy
maternity notes, mobile phone, (if away from home location of nearest maternity dept)
Congratulations and good luck, hope the list helps