Firstly: There is nothing wrong with supplementing if breastfeeding is not enough. Don't make rash decisions like "no pacifier" or "no formula" just because yo

Firstly: There is nothing wrong with supplementing if breastfeeding is not enough. Don't make rash decisions like "no pacifier" or "no formula" just because you want to be the best parent ever. The baby's (and your) comfort is more important than any of that. All the stuff in this application is fine to measure, if you need it, but it's not necessary. The most important thing is your own sleep/sanity, the baby will tell you if it needs anything. For instance, the baby's weight. You will likely go to a few checkups in the first few weeks and get the weight right there. You don't need to know it daily. A good rule of thumb for instance, is that the baby is doing well if he has fatty legs. There you go. A D-Link Wi-Fi camera came in handy, I remember it costing around $50. The application tinyCam Pro is good, as are a few other more baby-oriented apps which alert you when the noise level is past a certain threshold. The amount of sleep needed between me and my wife became much more apparent after the baby came, so we had to change sleeping arrangements a lot until we found something that worked for us. Oh this is a good one: Croup sounds like a barking cough. It is very scary the first time baby gets it, because he will have trouble breathing, but don't panic. There are 2 home remedies, both seemed to be effective, so I'm not sure which one is "recommended": The first is to take the baby out into the cold night air (bundled up of course). The cold air will treat his inflamed vocal cords. The other option is kind of the opposite: Go into the bathroom and turn on a hot shower, filling the room with steam. That should also help baby's breathing. If home remedies do not work then you will want to go to the ER, but only a small percentage of cases really need that. They will give baby a nebulized vapor of epinephrine and some corticosteroids, and charge you hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I wish there was some middle of the road option between "home remedy" and ER, but I don't know what that would be. Anyway, don't panic, the baby can tell you're panicking and will react with even more trouble breathing. OK one more tip: Luv's are the best. They don't leak, you don't even need overnight diapers, just Luv's. They are owned by Pampers so you're basically getting premium diapers for rock-bottom prices. Conversely, Huggies suck, they are overpriced and can't touch Luv's on any level.