OK, I'll get up on my soap box now and would like to start a "dads against useless clutter in the house" campaign. First one on my list is shoes for newborns. Is it possible that these fashion items are the most useless things in the world?

Just to clarify my point here - I'm taking about proper shoes (with laces and all), NOT socks or knitted shoes. So I'm proud to say we didn't buy a single pair of newborn shoes but we got given about 30 pairs (I'm not kidding). Naturally we tried them and I found some obvious problems ...

1. Can't get them on because our baby moves his legs a lot and trying to tie the laces is hard work
2. They fall off (even with laces tied)
3. They never have the right size and our baby outgrew most of them in a matter of weeks.

Oh and I nearly forgot ... NEWBORNS CAN'T WALK! ... read more >>

Routines for bottle-fed babies from Newborn to two weeks

7am Wake up baby, and feed her a bottle, see how much to feed a formula feed baby but you should consult your midwife who will tell you. Always wake her at this time even if you last feed her around 4-5am previously.

8.15am Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time. I let her self settle – remembering listen to their cries and see if it’s a hungry cry or another type

10.30am Wake up baby and feed her a bottle

11.45am Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time

2pm Wake up baby and feed her a bottle

3.15pm Put a wrap on baby and put her back to bed and then I always put them on their left or right hand side, and alternate from the last time ... read more >>