A concise field guide to Alex.
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rivkaAlex and I are spending next week at my parents' house, because Michael will be in Kentucky for a mandatory nine-day business trip. The day after we all get back, I'm starting back to work and the babysitter is coming. Therefore, this week I need to put together an information sheet for the babysitter. I have some idea of what goes into something like that, but I'd love feedback about anything I've left out or misphrased.
This is a single large-print sheet, which I'm planning to post on the refrigerator. I'll be able to update it easily as she gets older (e.g., new feeding amounts, medication dosages, favorite things).
Alexandra Wald (Alex)
Date of birth: 4/11/05
Important numbers:
Mom at work: (number)
Mom's cell phone: (number)
Dad at work: (number)
Dad's cell phone: (number)
Pediatrician – Dr. Fragetta: (number)
Emergency: 911
Our address is: (street address)
House phone number: (number)
Health:
Alex has gastric reflux disease. She takes 0.5ml Zantac at 8am, 4pm, and 12am. Zantac and medicine dropper can be found in the diaper bag (inner mesh pocket).
Infant Tylenol in diaper bag – 0.6ml, only on doctor's orders.
Shield her skin from direct sunlight. She is too young for sunscreen.
Routine:
Alex is fed on demand. She currently takes about 4oz of formula or expressed breast milk every 3-4 hours. During feeding and for 30 minutes afterward, she should not lie flat – hold or prop her upright. Burp her carefully and expect spit-up. She is usually awake 1-2 hours between naps. She naps in the sling, in arms, or sometimes in her car seat.
Alex especially likes walks (stroller or sling – avoid the hottest part of day), ceiling fans, mirrors, lying on her back on a blanket, the mobile over her changing table, her bouncy seat (upstairs in Rebecca and Michael's room), and being held. Her current favorite toys and books are kept in a basket on or under the coffee table.
Where to find:
[gives locations of baby soap, bath thermometer, bathtub, blankets, books, bottles, breast milk, burp cloths, clothes, diaper rash cream, diapers, formula, nail clippers, nasal aspirator, thermometer (rectal), towels, toys, Tylenol, washcloths, wipes, Zantac]
Dirty laundry can be dropped directly into washer and left there for next load of wash.
This is a single large-print sheet, which I'm planning to post on the refrigerator. I'll be able to update it easily as she gets older (e.g., new feeding amounts, medication dosages, favorite things).
Alexandra Wald (Alex)
Date of birth: 4/11/05
Important numbers:
Mom at work: (number)
Mom's cell phone: (number)
Dad at work: (number)
Dad's cell phone: (number)
Pediatrician – Dr. Fragetta: (number)
Emergency: 911
Our address is: (street address)
House phone number: (number)
Health:
Alex has gastric reflux disease. She takes 0.5ml Zantac at 8am, 4pm, and 12am. Zantac and medicine dropper can be found in the diaper bag (inner mesh pocket).
Infant Tylenol in diaper bag – 0.6ml, only on doctor's orders.
Shield her skin from direct sunlight. She is too young for sunscreen.
Routine:
Alex is fed on demand. She currently takes about 4oz of formula or expressed breast milk every 3-4 hours. During feeding and for 30 minutes afterward, she should not lie flat – hold or prop her upright. Burp her carefully and expect spit-up. She is usually awake 1-2 hours between naps. She naps in the sling, in arms, or sometimes in her car seat.
Alex especially likes walks (stroller or sling – avoid the hottest part of day), ceiling fans, mirrors, lying on her back on a blanket, the mobile over her changing table, her bouncy seat (upstairs in Rebecca and Michael's room), and being held. Her current favorite toys and books are kept in a basket on or under the coffee table.
Where to find:
[gives locations of baby soap, bath thermometer, bathtub, blankets, books, bottles, breast milk, burp cloths, clothes, diaper rash cream, diapers, formula, nail clippers, nasal aspirator, thermometer (rectal), towels, toys, Tylenol, washcloths, wipes, Zantac]
Dirty laundry can be dropped directly into washer and left there for next load of wash.
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Date: 2005-06-27 10:54 pm (UTC)How is formula/breast milk prepared? What is done with used bottles? Are you using/avoiding anything in her diaper routine? What needs to be done to burp her carefully? Is there any type of play or activity that you would like to encourage the sitter to do or not do?
K. [impressed that your where-to-find list is in alpha order]
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Date: 2005-06-27 11:34 pm (UTC)Actually, it stays in the diaper bag because, at home or away, the diaper bag is always where the baby is. It's a liquid medication, administered with a tiny little medicine dropper (squirted into the baby's cheek pocket so she can't spit it out easily). We'll be demonstrating how to draw up and give a dose.
I'll include a section on how we like her food (heated how, and to what temperature, etc.) - that's a good idea.
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Date: 2005-06-27 11:49 pm (UTC)K. [actually does recall how to give liquid meds to babies though it has been a while since I had a baby in the house. I brought it up to suggest making certain the sitter knows how to do it well, since the downside is so bad for your little one]