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These are items we’ve found useful in raising Luke.

Diapers We’ve had good experience with these – no leakage in 6 months	<br />	<br />	<br />
Kitchen items Spoons for feeding solid foods Containers for freezing pre-prepared baby foods Bib keeps baby clean	<br />	<br />	<br />
Teething Toys Teeth come in about 5-6 months Chewing on hard rings helps relieve pain	<br />	<br />	<br />
More Teething-Useful Toys Not primarily for teething but the baby can use these for teething comfort	<br />
Exercise equipment These can help the baby learn to walk Placing the music keypad under the bumper jumper makes it more stimulating for the baby	<br />	<br />
Furniture Safe and comfortable places for the baby to sit, lie, or rest	<br />
Play Equipment It’s helpful to have multiple play stations and move the baby between them to avoid boredom	<br />	<br />	<br />
Clothing – Sleep Sacks These are most useful at night	<br />	<br />	<br />
Clothing – Day Use These are cotton, comfortable to wear and easy to put on and off	<br />	<br />	<br />
Diaper Changing Washable changing cloth is a good surface for diaper changing Vaseline on diaper and baby powder on the baby’s bottom can help prevent diaper rash	<br />	<br />	<br />
Wash Cloths & Swaddle Blankets Wash cloths clean drool or spilled milk Swaddle blankets are light all-purpose coverings and play cloths	<br />	<br />
Feeding – bottles and nipples NUK bottles are light and easy to hold NUK nipples have a ventilation hole that helps prevent gas; change from slow to medium to fast flow as baby grows Avent bottles accept NUK nipples	<br />	<br />	<br />
Bottle and nipple cleaning We use bottles no more than 8 hours, then wash in hot water and soap, then boil to sterilize them Drying rack is very convenient	<br />
Formula Favored commercial formulas: Enfamil Newborn, Similac Advance, Gerber Gentle Good Start We alternate formulas	<br />	<br />	<br />
Supplements Vitamins A, D, and C are crucial for infant growth and are probably too low in both formula and most mothers’ milk For formula only, vinegar (for acetic acid) and fish sauce (for nucleotides) can help make up for deficient levels of oligosaccharides (fiber for gut bacteria)	<br />	<br />	<br />
Pacifiers Designed by age — 0-6 months and 6-18 months	<br />	<br />
Car Seat & Stroller; Carrier Car seat is essential first purchase to bring baby home from hospital Convenient to be able to mount car seat on stroller – in this case, a jogging stroller BabyBjorn carrier has worked well for us	<br />	<br />
Bathtub Luke loves to bathe Virtually no drowning risk, comfortable and fun to play in	<br />
Flooring/Mat (educational) A soft durable mat on which to sit; removable letters and numbers to play with	<br />
Educational Toys Learn physical coordination and other early age skills	<br />	<br />	<br />
Musical Instruments For musical toddlers	<br />	<br />	<br />
Shoes We recommend minimalist shoes at all ages	<br />	<br />
Board books Physical play toys as well as introductions to reading	<br />	<br />	<br />

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10 Comments.

Heather April 17, 2015 at 9:38 am

I am so confused why you are promoting formula use. If you had to use formula with your son (not familiar with the circumstances), I’m so surprised that you used run-of-the-mill formula and not home-made or at least organic. I feel like you’re just trying to sell stuff from your Amazon link!

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- Heather April 17, 2015 at 9:39 am
  
  Just to add, I am a big fan, but am totally giving the side eye at this!
  
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- Paul Jaminet April 17, 2015 at 11:48 am
  
  Hi Heather,
  
  Breast milk is better, but not everyone can produce enough. It’s not easy to make your own, and not necessarily as good – the WAPF formula for instance has too much protein, which is hard to avoid in food-based formulas. These are the best commercial formulas we could find, in terms of mimicking the composition of breast milk, which is what we are after.
  
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Claire May 9, 2015 at 3:56 am

H Paul,
With having your new baby who by this time must have started solid foods, would you mind sharing your babies weaning diet please. What foods you introduced to him first etc..
Would love to hear how you implement phd in babies 🙂

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- Paul Jaminet May 10, 2015 at 1:41 pm
  
  Hi Claire,
  
  Great idea for a blog post, we’ll do that.
  
  Best, Paul
  
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  - Claire June 19, 2015 at 4:06 am
    
    Paul, when doing the blog post on baby weaning, any chance you could address wheat/gluten please. Apparently there is a study/ies showing that if tiny amounts of gluten are given to babies at the right time it could help them be more resilient to the negative effects of gluten later in life. I would have thought that gluten should be the last food introduced if at all but based on this study I heard via Dr Tom O’Bryan perhaps small exposure could be useful?
    
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Claire May 10, 2015 at 2:41 pm

Wonderful! thank you.

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Jo-Anne October 12, 2015 at 9:29 pm

Can you please explain why you don’t recommend an organic formula? I thought these brands contained harmful chemicals and the negatives of non-organic dairy… Thanks!

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Judy April 25, 2016 at 1:14 pm

Is there a reason to specifically use rice vinegar, as apposed to another kind, e.g. ACV? Also, how much do you recommend?

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Jeannie Manthe May 7, 2017 at 11:55 am

You already have the perfect healthy diet for your son = mother’s milk. Formula wreaks havoc to one’s gut. If not mother’s own milk, then donor milk. Formula use is not w/o risk. And, if there is an issue with supply, contact a knowledgeable ICBLC to help. There are many undiagnosed issues with baby or mom that can greatly impact supply. Keep searching for the person who can help you. There are many!

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