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6 Cures For 'Baby Fever'

Babies are adorable, but a lot of work!

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6 Cures For 'Baby Fever'
Kim Christopher

There is no doubt about it, babies are absolutely adorable. They make you laugh, fall in love, and can even give you a bad case of baby fever. This fever may come on all of a sudden, usually after seeing a cute little baby, and can linger for quite some time. You may experience excessive thoughts of becoming pregnant, pinning baby related articles on Pinterest, and planning your future baby’s nursery. If you find yourself coming down with a bad case of this fever, you aren’t alone. Millions of people each year catch this. I am here to (hopefully) help cure your fever! Here are six home remedies to try:

1. Change a Diaper

The first thing you will need to do is find a baby who needs their diaper changed. You will need a fresh, clean diaper, and baby wipes. Not so bad, right? Now repeat this every 2-3 hours all day long and especially overnight. It’s not so fun waking up at 3 a.m. to change a stinky diaper.

2. Wake Up Every 3 Hours at Night

Set your alarm clock to go off every 3 hours at night. Once it goes off, stay up for at least 30 minutes. Most babies will still wake up every 3 hours a night for feedings, especially breastfed babies, for the first year. After having a baby, you can say goodbye to those recommended 8 hours of sleep every night.

3. Give Your Money Away

Babies come with all kinds of expenses that include diapers, wipes, clothes, health insurance, etc… This means that you would have less extra money to spend on yourself. Take at least $300 from your paycheck and give it away. How did that feel? Is your fever starting to break yet?

4. Watch the Baby Channel

If you have satellite TV, turn it on the baby channel and leave it on there for a few days. The first hour or so won’t seem too bad, but after the 50th time of hearing “we found the acorn, we found it over there, we found the acorn after looking everywhere, we found it, we found it, we really really found it.” You should start to feel annoyed. If you do not have access to satellite TV, you can try an alternative. Search for a baby program on YouTube and watch it constantly for a few days. This should have the same affect.

5. Do Someone Else's Laundry

This remedy is a little time consuming, but may be effective. Offer to wash a friend’s laundry for at least a week. If the extra chore did not help lower your fever, repeat this for another week and move on to number 6.

6. Baby Sit

If the previous 5 remedies did not cure your baby fever, this should kick it in the butt. Offer to baby sit someone’s child for free. Do this for as long as it takes to completely break the fever. At first, this may raise the fever, but after a few times you should be good as new!

Has your fever broken yet?

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