If you use disposable diapers, get pet poop bags rather than dedicated diaper trash bags. The former are far cheaper.
If at all possible, change diapers on the floor - the baby will move. And there's little need for a changing table.
We took shifts with the babies, so we each could get uninterrupted sleep. #1 quickly had a good sleep schedule. #2 ... took 10 months. And would mostly only sleep while being pushed in a stroller or co-sleeping. With relatives, their kid would only sleep in a moving car.
Find activities for parent+kid(s). The local library had one starting a 4 months, which I enjoyed. So do some of the local churches.
I loved taking #1 out in a chest carrier for walks + naps. #2 didn't like it at all.
People will stop and tell you you're parenting wrong. Feel free to ignore them. Most common was (in cold weather) that baby needed more clothing on. One person told me it was psychologically harmful to have the baby facing forward in the stroller instead of backward. I swore at them.
If at all possible, change diapers on the floor - the baby will move. And there's little need for a changing table.
We took shifts with the babies, so we each could get uninterrupted sleep. #1 quickly had a good sleep schedule. #2 ... took 10 months. And would mostly only sleep while being pushed in a stroller or co-sleeping. With relatives, their kid would only sleep in a moving car.
Find activities for parent+kid(s). The local library had one starting a 4 months, which I enjoyed. So do some of the local churches.
I loved taking #1 out in a chest carrier for walks + naps. #2 didn't like it at all.
People will stop and tell you you're parenting wrong. Feel free to ignore them. Most common was (in cold weather) that baby needed more clothing on. One person told me it was psychologically harmful to have the baby facing forward in the stroller instead of backward. I swore at them.