Being a new mom there is so much to learn. Some times i have the feeling i'm just one step ahead of my baby studying up on what i can expect next and what to do now. Once you figured something out, baby is already moving on to a new phase.
This little promotional vintage book from the 1960's is chock-full of tips for new mothers.
Published by Hedstrom, makers of baby and childrens products. Besides the Priceless Pointers, it also has a number of pages showing their line of cribs, strollers, and nursery furniture.
Full disclosure, the cover of this vintage book had the number 202 above the title. "202 Priceless Pointers for new Mothers". I edited out the number. Why? Well, if someone happens to pin the image onto Pinterest (feel free to do so), it would be a little misleading. New mothers would click thinking they would come to find 202 tips and then not so much.
I have picked out a few of the new mother tips, some of which i think might come in handy in the future, and some that just made me giggle.
10 Tips for new Mothers
1. If your tot screams about being taken from the tub after his bath, simply pull the plug and let him continue to splash until the water is gone. When he sees the fun is over, he'll leave willingly to be dried.
- My baby loves bath time and would stay in as long as we let him. But so far he also doesn't mind it when we take him out. He knows he will go into his warm room to get a baby massage rub down and into his warm pj's followed by some reading and cuddle time.
Maybe in the future i will need a tip like this. Mental note. Don't forget bath tub plug tip.
2. Next time after you polish your baby's shoes, spray them with hair spray to prevent the polish from coming off on everything.
- Uh? Was i supposed to polish my baby's shoes? I don't think his cute crib shoes will take to polish too well. 2014. No more polishing baby shoes.
3. To pep up soft drinks at a child's party, place a marshmallow in each section of your ice tray, add water and freeze.
- This could be an instant hit on pinterest. Or am i late to the party and is it all over there already? I'll check. Maybe this summer i will have a marshmallow ice cube post on the blog.
4. When a child is past the baby bath stage, but too small for the tub, a plastic clothes basket, the kind with holes in it, can be used to bathe the baby! Run several inches of water into the tub, place the basket in it and sit your baby in the basket. He'll love the water swishing through the basket and there's no change of the child falling on the slippery tub or being frightened by too much water.
- My baby started out in an upright WashPod (think fancy bucket). He loved being in it, supposedly it feels somewhat similar as to being in the womb. Unfortunately he outgrew it pretty quick, big boy baby. So now he is in the big tub with me or daddy, or splashing in his inflatable whale tub. Which he will outgrow soon as well. So maybe i should get an extra large clothes basket. With holes in it. Because he might be frightened by too much water. I had never thought about that possibility. Will baby be afraid of too much water? Back to tip 1, pull the plug.
5. When teaching a baby to drink from a cup, wash a baby food jar, put the top on and punch a small hole near the edge. The little jars are easy for baby to hold, the top stops spills and it's only a skip to a regular glass after this.
- Ooh another possible pinterest hit! How to make your own sippy cup tutorial! I just don't have any baby food jars. Proud 'i-make-and-freeze-my-own-baby-food' mother here.
6. Children love talking on the telephone to grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles, cousins. To help them visualize the person to whom they're speaking, keep a small snapshot photo album near the phone for these "pretend visits".
- That's so 1960s... FaceTime. 'Nuff said.
7. For those assorted bugs and insects that all children want to keep for a while... any jar can be topped with a piece of nylon stocking held in place by a rubber band.
- Hold up, wait, what? My baby boy will want to keep bugs and insects? I can't even start thinking 'bout this.
8. To avoid a mess at feeding, stand your toddler in his playpen. Since he must hold onto the sides, he'll not be putting his hands in his mouth or hitting the spoon.
- I like this. Baby started standing up not too long ago. Now he wants to stand all the time. He also likes to eat all the time. Eating while standing? That must be his favorite thing to do. No mess feedings? Mommy's favorite thing.
On that note, 9. When your baby reaches the age where he wants to feed himself, let him practice with dry cereal and a spoon, you can let him go at it alone on everything. This method will save a lot of messes.
- Sounds like a good tip. Baby is feeding himself, for now just finger foods. But he is starting to grab the spoon and hitting his bowl with it. Now only to find out when and which dry cereal baby can eat. I don't think dry rice or oatmeal baby cereal will make for a yummy meal.
10. When your boy or girl brings home each final report card at the close of the year, take a snap shot picture of the child and attach to the card. Years later you can see how they looked during each grade and you'll have a permanent record of your child's school days.
- So far ahead still. Nonetheless this is a very cute idea. I'm thinking, take a picture each year of the child holding his report card. With a big smile for all the good grades. My baby is smart. Obviously. My baby. My little hero.
So there. 10 Tips for new mothers. I've just read through all 202 of the tips in the book. I feel like an expert. For now. Until baby wakes up from his nap and throws me a curve ball. Tip 203 anyone?
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