Which aspects of looking after a baby did you just not *get*?

Strikout fail

How to put nappies on - sposies are very different to cloth I still don't think I do sposies right but ds won't sleep in his cloth ones at the moment also the different types of cloth nappies. There are a lot of very knowledgeable cloth-nappy-using MNers, yet from comments (nice ones!) from other parents at groups etc it's still seen as complicated and difficult by the majority of peopleyou know what's difficult? Dragging a baby round a supermarket then trying to carry a mahoosive box of nappies plus said baby into your flat along with the rest of the shopping

Ditto slings. Going by what people have posted on the boards, they're a life saver (to me as well) but when you're faced with 5 meters of tee shirt material it's a tad daunting!

New borns breastfeeding. Not older babies/toddlers like you get in the NHS video, actual small babies. With lots of shots taken from a distance so the viewer can see exactly how much boob isn't on show

This one might be difficult like the others aren't but tips on getting one's dh/p to understand exactly how tiring looking after a tiny baby is. My dad had 20mo ds the other day for a whole hour by himself. Only now does he realise why I'm often tired, and why my mum was often tired when I was the same age. And that's just playing with the one well-behaved toddler at an optimum time of day!

Yes do breast feeding!

Fed dd to one year, but help on the ward and nhs videos were pure rubbish!

I spent so long stressing myself out following the instructions about getting the head in the right position, nose by the nipple, so much areole showing blah blah blah.

What they should have said was ' stick your nipple in their mouth, if it hurts wriggle it round a bit, tadaaaaa!'

That would have been much more helpful

That when babies do end up covered head to toe in poo ... Their vests are designed to come off doooownwards

I will never forget the traumatic experience I had in asda baby change . Yes I did come out covered in DS's poo

How to identify tongue tie, and signs of silent reflux

Newborn stuff, how to get them to sleep! (swaddling,white noise other tips etc) tips for reflux/colic
Older toddler stuff, fun ways to teach colours/animals etc, potty training and also how the hell do you cut their toenails when they won't sit still?!

Weaning. I was loathe to force feed vegetables to a child who spat them out.
Potty training. Straight to loo in our family.

Thanks enormouse. Will try it and report back.

I'm currently trying to research all things "baby" but tbh I don't know what advice to trust. I tend to turn to mn for most things in my life though so it would be bloody marvellous to have mn approved advice videos.

So my immediate wish list would be:
Breast feeding
Expressing/storing milk (also wtaf do you do with cold stored breast milk? Is it safe to heat up? Or cold? Or room temperature?)
Nappy changing (disposable and reusable)
Swaddle
Sling
Bathing - helped a friend with her dd once and that was enough to get me seriously panicking about having one myself!
First aid
Poo explosions
How to deal with colic/reflux
Possibly some sort of "this is normal"/"this is not normal" advice
how to deal with interfering mils

I never learnt to swaddle, neither DS would stand for it.

Possibly the one I never got was how you expected to get your baby's bum clean using wipes when they'd done semi-liquid poo everywhere - I used to strip them down completely and wash them in the bath/sink. Not possible when out and about though - and I never really felt I was cleaning them up properly with wipes! Is there a specific way to do it "properly"? (Bit late for me now)

Normal nappy changes at home, I used a washing up bowl and filled that with water to clean them up - gets into all the crevices far better then wiping.

Baby bath hack - put the washing up bowl in the bath after they're big enough to sit up - saves on water, they're contained, they can splash as much as they like and still play with all the bath toys. Can't believe I didn't think of it for DS1, only for DS2 (and only after he'd kicked the bowl off the change table in the bedroom )

Yes to breastfeeding help videos!!

If anyone has perfected the art of getting a newborn to sleep in a Moses basket i think that would be a winner.

Making up formula - based with WHO guidance which includes saying it's ok to make bottles up in advance and put in fridge. I know this is not NHS guidance (and many posters on here get irate at the practice) but loads of parents do it/are recommended by HCPs to do it and MN has quite an international audience now. So follow the global "standard" if that makes sense. Or explain in the vid that there is a difference to UK guidance.

If an envelope vest is poo-ey you can pull it down over their body instead of over their head.

I only realised this once my two were out of nappies! Sorry DCs.

just before a toddler is about to launch into a full scale tantrum, if you get in early enough you can usually bypass the tantrum. Diffusing the bomb so to speak.

Though sometimes they become wise to it and will not be distracted.

Well, the obvious one would be... I think... it's safe to say the majority of new parents don't 'get' breastfeeding. It doesn't help that NHS guidelines are inaccurate & misleading.

Fabric sling

Swaddle

Signs of baby being tired eg vacant stare, bringing hands to chest.

Opening and collapsing of main brands of pram & buggy

Winding and leg bicycling

I had to phone a friend to work out how to store bottles of sterilised water in the fridge. Teat up or down?

Making up formula? The midwifes & NHS staff said they couldn't tell us

Also agree with sling, can't work the moby out for the life of me

Enormouse what is diffusing the bomb?

TELL ME!!!!!

Yes, how to manage/contain a poonami would be useful.

How to leave the house with the bare minimum. wish someone had told me pfb doesn't need 3 changes of clothes

How many layers of clothes should they be wearing. again looking at you perma-hot pfb

Diffusing the bomb (toddler tantrum).

Can't imagine a video starting with a shit-covered baby...

How to hold a baby in a bath and wash it at the same time . It seems to involve 3 hands. I failed with both children. They got dunked then body washed on the floor until they could hold themselves up.

Yes to easy ways to cope with poo explosions

I also agree that baby first aid would be really helpful, as would massage and winding.