Better, and Babies

[ailbhe]

I'm a lot better today. I only woke twice in the night, and I could sort of speak when I woke this morning. It's really just my nose - the pain in my throat is almost all gone. So I went to my antenatal class.

Today was Babycare. We started with a Road Safety bit, whcih was all about carseats and seatbelts. Then we did How To Bath A Baby. Then we did Nappy Rash and Other Scary Skin Weirdnesses.

Getting a carseat is going to be a pain. Generally, one should get one which fits one's own car. They aren't generic. We don't have a car; we wanted a generic one, for taxis and Rob's parents and that kind of thing. Oops. Luckily, immediately after class one woman offered me a lift to Mothercare so I could ask them for help and advice, and there is one seat (not the cheapest) which will fit most carseats. I also discovered that fitting a carseat is something my arms won't be capable of most of the time, so I'll always need help.

Bathing a baby is more or less as simple as I thought it was, and Mum's right, one doesn't need soap, though it's helpful for washing off the meconium. One also doesn't need a baby bath, and I'm glad they told us so, because one or two people have expressed dismay that we intend to use a plastic washing-up bowl.

The Rash bit was the weirdest. I live in West Reading, where there's a pretty high proportion of non-white to white people. The pictures they showed us of skin yukkinesses were all on white babies. Weird. Also, I've had a look for pictures online of non-white babies with rashes, and I can't find any; I used to have some, but they've gone. Double weird.

I'm glad I'm getting better; it means I'll be able to enjoy tomorrow's party. And I suddenly remembered my Ebay responsibilities, and posted off a parcel and a couple of cheques. The weather continues charming.

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[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

The Plunket Society in NZ hires car seats for $45/year and they're pretty generic. We were able to move Weegirl's seat between cars with little effort (the toughest thing about doing so was that it was heavy). I find it odd that more generic car seats aren't (easily) available in Britain.