These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things...

1. Swaddle Designs
We have three of these blankets!! We love them! Perfect to wrap baby snugly so it makes them feel like there still inside moms tummy. Murphy can be upset and the minute we swaddle him, he quiets down and goes right to sleep.

They have all sorts of cute designs too!
www.swaddledesigns.com/index.html

Here is our little guy snug as a bug!

2. Soothies by Lansinoh
Perfect for the first 2 weeks after starting to nurse your baby.
It provides instant cooling relief for sore nipples. Loved them!

3. Baby's Bliss Gripe Water
Gripe water is an herbal supplement used to ease the gas and stomach discomfort. The first "gripe water" was formulated in England in 1851 and used by English nannies. Gripe water was discovered accidentally by William Woodward, an American who was working in England. Murphy loves this stuff!

4. The Happiest Baby on the Block
It's an absolute "must read"!! I read it with Madelyn and picked it up again with Murphy!
Dr. Karp makes perfect sense. He's known for coming up with "The five S's".

The five S's are:

• Swaddling - Tight swaddling provides the continuous touching and support the fetus experienced while still in Mom's womb.

• Side/stomach position - You place your baby, while holding her, either on her left side to assist in digestion, or on her stomach to provide reassuring support. Once your baby is happily asleep, you can safely put her in her crib, on her back.

• Shushing Sounds - These sounds imitate the continual whooshing sound made by the blood flowing through arteries near the womb. This white noise can be in the form of a vacuum cleaner, a hair dryer, a fan and so on. Try a white noise cd.
  

• Swinging - Newborns are used to the swinging motions that were present when they were still in Mom's womb. Every step mom took, every movement caused a swinging motion for your baby. After your baby is born, this calming motion, which was so comforting and familiar, is abruptly taken away. Your baby misses the motion and has a difficult time getting used to it not being there. "It's disorienting and unnatural," says Karp. Rocking, car rides, and other swinging movements all can help.

• Sucking - "Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system," notes Karp, "and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain." This "S" can be accomplished with breast, bottle, pacifier or even a finger.