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These products has helped me tremendously with care of my micro preemie. All babies you should handle delicately, but micro preemies are extremely delicate from their skin, to feeding and from learning medical complications and conditions
 
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I use this ointment from head to toe for my son who is 20 months. I started to use this when he was 5 months because he developed eczema on his whole body. I also use this as a hair and scalp moisturizer for him.
All Over Ointment Eczema Treatment
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I love this high chair. My son was a micro preemie and I like how this chair gives great support (straps are similar to carseat). I did have to add blankets when he was smaller on the sides of him because he can't sit unassisted yet. I know I'm going...
6-in-1 Convertible Baby High Chair with Adjustable Removable Tray
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Eczema is not only about what you put on your skin, but what we eat and drink. I believe this milk helped clear up his severe eczema and help clear up is constipation
Bubs Goat Milk Infant Formula 0-12 Months, 20 oz
 
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I love how this indicate that food is to hot. The spoon is also on the  flatter side in which my son feeding therapist  is better to help them clean the food of the spoon better with their lips.
Munchkin® White Hot® Safety Baby Spoons, 4 Pack
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Another one of my son favorite toys. This is amazing for teething babies. It also helps with getting your baby familiar with different textures
Montessori Toys - by Montessori Generation
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My son loves this toy. He likes to hear the toy talk, but another reason I got this toy is to encourage him to sit and play
Busy Learners Activity Cube™| Kids Toy
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This is wonderful chair for babies and defintely preemie babies to assist was sitting to help build up the stomach/core muscles. Practicing with your active assistance with them a few minutes at a time
Bumbo Baby Seats
 
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While using this my son never got diaper rash. I made sure to apply every day to protect the skin covered by the diaper.
Aquaphor Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide, Hypoallergenic, Paraben ...
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I always get compliments on how smooth my son skin is. This paired with Tubby Todd help keep my son skin well moisturize and help tp reduce his eczema flare up.  Eucerin and Tubby Todd doesn't have fragance so if you want a slight smell I use a small dot of the Johnson and Johnson cottontouch newborn face and body lotion when I mix the Eucerin and Tubby Todd together.
Eucerin Eczema Relief Body Creme
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This is a wonderful sensory toy for your baby to have. My son was intrigued with  the crinkle tissues and was entertain with noise that it made.  With the variety tissues it also help preemie get accoustom feeling different texture on their skin and with their hands
Magic Tissue Box Baby Toy
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If you have preemie. I definetly recommend this. This is the first toy that my preemie baby was able to grasp in his hand. We practiced alot in occupational therapy with different toys.  The maracas rattling noise also helps with tracking.
Fisher-Price Baby Rattle 'n Rock Maracas Toys, Set of 2 for Infants 3+ ...
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If you doctor doesn't give you this, I definetly referred to this as a 2nd time mom multiple times. I had a preemie baby so I had several concerns
Baby 411, 11th Edition: Your Baby, from Birth to Age 1
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My son was micro-preemie and my husband bought us this book. I study this books for hours and days. It allow us to fully understand the NICU and health conditions associated with our son
Second Edition: The Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies ...
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My speech therapist actually recommended me this toy because my son is really tense with left hand. He has gotten better, but he doesn't like opening his left hand and keeps it balled up. This toy was small enough to for him to practice holding in hi...
3 Large Fidget Pull and Pop Snap Expanding Flexible Accordion Tube Toy
 
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My son is not able to sort the shapes into the container yet, but this a wonder toy for training your child to pick up a toy to take out the container and to put in the container. It also great practice to learn the colors and also name the shapes.
Shape Sorter Toys
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I switch my son to this Aveeno body wash from the johnson and johnson baby wash when he developed eczema. He has not had any bad reaction to this  Aveeno baby wash, so I will continue to use it to take special care of his delicate skin. It is slightly scented, but the smell doesn't linger.
Aveeno Baby Shampoo
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When my son cradle cap was really bad, I would rub this on scalp to help loose it up before washing. I made sure to rub this on his scalp at least 30 minutes before bath time to give it a chance to work.
Pipette Baby Oil - Moisturize, Vitamin E, Sensitive
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When my son had severe cradle cap after using pipette baby oil, I would use the Tubby Todd bye bye cradle cap. I would wet his hair at the beginning of bath time and massage a small amount of this gel into his scalp the best I could to help lift the ...
Bye-Bye Cradle Cap
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