How can I make infant care "brainless"?

Question

I'll be returning to work when my baby is 6 weeks old and leaving him/her (not born, want to be suprised) in the care of daddy. I need ideas on how to make babycare as "brainless" or smooth as possible? What "gadgets" should I get him?

Answer 1

a 6 week old is pretty straight forward... feed, change, sleep and keep warm (repeat).

I know women and mom's like to make it seem soooo difficult to take care of a baby... but if your man is halfway intelligent, he'd do fine.

Answer 2

Taking care of a baby is a learning curve which we all have to experience. Yes we do things wrong but we learn the hard way. That's what makes us better parents. As long as he gets lots of hands on experience before you return I'm sure he'll be fine. Unfortunately there are no gadgets to get him. Just a few toys to entertain with and a baby swing is a big help.

Edit:

Ha ha. I'm loving the above comment

Answer 3

I am not aware of any "gadgets" that take the hard work and "brainpower" out of childcare.

Make sure he is participating as much as possible in those first 6 weeks so he can gain confidence in himself and you will feel comfortable knowing daddy is doing a good job taking care of baby.

Answer 4

He will need one of these:

http://www.thebabywearer.com/index.php?p...

Answer 5

Infant care is just one of those things that becomes easier the more experience you obtain. He will get used to it and it will become easier as time goes along. Basically, if the baby is upset, he/she either needs to be fed, changed, rocked, etc. I would just wait and see how yall interact with the baby. It will be easier.

Answer 6

nappy wrapper, fully digital steriliser, simple electric bottle warmer (so he cant s***w up with the temperature), oh, and instructions for the washing machine.

Answer 7

Nothing will make baby care easy. No timer or device can tell you when to feed or change a baby properly. You need to teach him to read baby's cues. Baby will let you know when he or she is hungry, wet, sleepy, etc. They make gadgets but I would personally feel insulted if someone felt I needed a timer to know when to change my daughter's diaper.

Get a swaddle me blanket and a swing. Put it by dad's recliner so both baby and daddy can sleep.

Answer 8

care as if you were taking care of yourself

Answer 9

Well it shouldn't be brainless but the things I'd get to make it easier are a bouncy seat, a bottle warmer, a swaddle blanket for swaddling and maybe a list of things to check for when the baby is crying.  Maybe you could make a tape of you singing a song to the baby or something else that has your voice.

Good luck.