Sorry to post here, just looking for some advice

[sweetpea8]

Hello,

Firstly can I say how gorgeous all your beautiful babie are and so much love and respect to you all!!!

My sister's 3rd baby was 6 weeks early but he's home and doing very well (a month old today infact - yey!!!). I would like to do a Christmas present involving the hand or foot prints of all 3 children - do you think foot prints would be easier/safer?? And is there any special sort of paint I need to use?

Obviously can't ask my sister but would hate to use something I shouldn't with LO.

Thank you xxx

 

[PleaseBaby]

How about using those inkless wipe kits? I think any paint designed for use with children would be fine. I think feet would be easier. ive been waiting to do Aelias for her baby book but cant work out how to get her to ooperate lol x

 

[Josephs_Daddy]

I agree. Any kinda fingerpaints safe for kids will be just as safe for a preemie to use! They're tough nuts, you know!

Hope it turns out well!

 

[Foogirl]

What a lovely idea! The only thing I would say about foot prints is that most of abbys injections, blood tests and stuff happened in her feet so they were very sensitive to the touch.

 

[AP]

We used paint in the NICU, they were fine with this!

Ink less paper is good too, Cast Memories do fingerprint/foot/handprint jewellery at the best price I can find and they send this paper out, you send it back and the jewellery is made. I have one pendant each for the girls

 

[Poorah]

I used paint and all I can say is that I got some really lovely footprints, but there is no way on God's earth I would have got any handprints!

Check how sensitive baby's feet are. I did a fair amount of massage with my LO, so she's quite comfortable with her feet being touched/raspberries blown on them etc., so you might want to sneakily get her used to her feet being touched in a pleasurable first so you can gauge her reaction.