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• Changing Table: I had a c-section and would have been useless without it
  
• changing table organizer
  
• Toys!: Freddie is a favorite. We couldn't live with out these. We really didn't get any, so when my son got interested in toys we were running out to buy them. Also the last thing to add, an exersaucer type deal. My son can sit in it and play on his own for a good hour. I have having a bad evening and wanted nothing more than to relax in the rub. I drug the dam thing into the bathroom for him so he could play while I bathed.
  
• A place for baby to sit/nap. Whether it be swing or rocker. We used this the most.
  
• gas drops, gripes water, and tylenol.
  
• sleep sacks
  
• Aden and Anais swaddle blankets: My spawn could break through most of the velcro swaddles, but use one of these and the russian swaddling method and he was stuck.
  
• covered garbage can for diapers. We use this with just plain shopping bags.
  
• all different kinds of diapers and diapering supplies. It lets you go through the different brands of diapers, butt cream, and wipes to find what works best for your child.
  
• Even if you plan on breast feeding have a small thing of formula and bottles on hand just in case.
  
• Crib soother thingies. We have a giraffe that does music and heart beat sounds. We also just got a Baby Einstein fish soother thingy.
  Seasonally appropriate clothing. I got tons of cute little short sleeved onesies for my Late Dec. baby. He lived in fleece sleepers his first couple of months.
  If you are having a winter baby a car seat cover is a necessity.
  
  Sorry I'm kind of rambling. This seems like a lot, but we bought a lot of our stuff second hand at garage sales and thrift stores.

This all sounds, potentially, like it could be tied together. A stutter can totally be triggered by stress. People are also pointing towards neurogenic, and I would too, because of those headaches. Did you suffer a head injury before these headaches and stutter? I don't want to do the "hey, join me!" club, especially because your stuttering--overwhelming, primarily at the beginning of the word--from my amateur research, and what I briefly read, sounds like it's not neurogenic. That being said, I suffered a head injury literally in 2003, and then in 2011, after a jaw surgery, I started to get daily headaches, that ranged in pain from 4-8. (Pain scale: 4 is "okay, that's really uncomfortable, and I'm super grumpy now, but I guess I'm going to go on with my daily life because I have to" and 8 is "okay, I'm in bed crying, nobody bother me, but I'm not dying right now.") In 2014, I started to pick up on a neurogenic stutter. It has only gotten worse.

Here's what I've learned regarding the headaches, because there are tons of people who can help you regarding the stutter here, but headaches are a lot harder to find things on:

can you describe the headache to me? I mean, in explicit detail. (I'll be describing mine, and how I deal with each one, in hopes it helps.)

I get a few types of headaches, and have a different "treatment plan" for each one. Each headache type has to be treated differently. (When Mom found out I got headaches--as headaches are a family problem--she was trying to force me to treat my headaches her way, but I don't get her types of headaches, and it literally worsened things. I won't be offended if you don't take this advice. It might not help.)

So, what you're most likely experiencing at least some of the time are tension headaches. I want to start there. Tension headaches tend to feel like a band across the forehead, but some people also can feel them in their neck. My tension headaches literally will flare up and fade away throughout the day, and can last for days. (I have gone to sleep and woken up with the same one.) The most effective actual medications for these have been muscle relaxants and psych meds, but you're not in the best place to get to actual doctors. There is OTC headache specialty meds you can use. This one isn't cheap, but it shows the ingredients you're looking for. The caffeine apparently makes the ibuprofen work faster, and isn't found in most of the "migraine" labeled medications. (My prescription painkiller for headaches has caffeine in it.)

Non-med ways: you mention meditating, which is good. That's another way I try and clear out tension headaches. Trying to knock out sources of tension is the hardest way, and takes a lot of time.

Sinus headaches are a big deal right now. You'll feel a lot of pressure well, along your sinuses (my girlfriend and I feel pressure right above our eye, but I understand that's not always where everyone feels it.) Sinus headaches trigger migraines in my mother, so it's something to keep an eye on if you also get migraines. A decongestant will clear this headache type, and if you catch that you're getting them, get an OTC allergy medication until the pollen level is down in your area.

Hopefully that catches your headache types; if it's a regular migraine, there's plenty of "tips and tricks" around for that one. (The other one I get is some weird kind of headache that rests right in my temples and makes me a bit dizzy and out-of-it. It's so rare I don't have a "plan" for that one yet.)

When I was seventeen, I was able to go to therapy behind my parents' back, using interns to do it since I couldn't pay for it on my own. My GP set me up with a local practitioner, but you might be able to just ask around if you were interested in doing that, too. (Or have your boyfriend ask around?) I admit I was incredibly lucky, but it was a good program that helped me out a lot that first year. (When I turned 18, I got on my own insurance and changed to the local community mental health instead.)

I was told, essentially, since I was 17 and this was mental health, my parents didn't have to be a part of it. You could ask if your parents could be barred from it. I managed to make sure my parents never knew (about the therapy. They eventually found out I also went on antidepressants. It was a time of grand adventure for me.)

tl;dr: I know this was a super long post, and stuttering wasn't really touched on directly, but in this case, stuttering doesn't seem to be hanging out there on its own. I've found out many, many times over that nothing just happens by itself, and it's quite likely some of these things, if not all, are related. Hopefully some of this helps.

After a recommendation from a friend, I've found some success with the target brand tension headache medicine (Tylenol and caffeine basically). I have a prescription for Maxalt too, but for whatever reason the tension headache stuff works better.

Make a potty prep kit to keep in a fanny pack or your camelbak.

• Wet Wipes
  
• Toilet paper
  
• Midol
  
• Hand sanitizer

Over the counter minor painkillers aren't bad.

I believe paracetamol is the same drug that we call acetomenaphin in the US, which is pretty inexpensive. Amazon has a bottle of 500 for under $.02 per tablet.

However, that same pill administered in a hospital will cost more. Unfortunately, it's been a while since I've been given any drugs in a hospital (and it's usually ibuprofen), so I can't cite cost, but I remember it being surprisingly more.

Prescription stuff I just rotate through the bag monthly, and are just allergy meds and an inhaler. Over the counters are travel sizes, like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Reliever-Medicine-Acetaminophen-Headache/dp/B00FYH4CBM

> News to me, I bought a bottle yesterday.

They probably mean the giant bottles the yanks sell, that hold hundreds of them, like this.

Next time someone plays the headache card, pull this out and plunk it on the desk.

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Remedies-Infant-Reliever-Natural/dp/B005M1UPLQ/ref=pd_sim_121_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B005M1UPLQ&pd_rd_r=6f30fe54-e2c0-11e8-a361-814bd471a8f1&pd_rd_w=3acQ1&pd_rd_wg=PY5yY&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=NQQDEYJYKZQJ7VDZ2CJF&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&refRID=NQQDEYJYKZQJ7VDZ2CJF&th=1

They sell this shit at Target or most supermarkets. Comes with an oral syringe, costs less than $10

See how much it costs in the US

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Care-Strength-Acetaminophen-Caplets/dp/B074QPBLCX/ref=sxin_1_pb?crid=356T7IJESD66V&keywords=acetaminophen+500mg&pd_rd_i=B074QPBLCX&pd_rd_r=f4c018c6-92d7-46e0-9c59-ff8ad0179576&pd_rd_w=VWur9&pd_rd_wg=fLFf3&pf_rd_p=9ef0c97a-254b-445c-822b-c948e2d94ddd&pf_rd_r=593XKPHM3E7XAJSRST7B&qid=1562244381&s=pantry&sprefix=acetam%2Caps%2C295

Acetaminophen = Paracetamol

Problem Solved.

https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Strength-Acetaminophen-500-Count/dp/B002RL8FHU/ref=pd_sim_121_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B002RL8FHU&pd_rd_r=4TGSRNSNGSFJDJ2VAGEG&pd_rd_w=RFnO3&pd_rd_wg=gTxP3&psc=1&refRID=4TGSRNSNGSFJDJ2VAGEG

here are 500mg tablets.

Wat? It's $9 for 2 lbs of it.

Now it is.

If you don't want to follow the link, it's a bottle of 325 extra-strength Tylenol.

Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets (E-Z Open Cap), 650 mg, 100 Count Bottles (Pack of 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003D7KPFW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7DJ-Ab04VCF41

Here you go. They make non child proof caps for this exact reason. Smoke em if you got em.

And in the US, you don't even need to go to the drugstore:

https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Strength-Acetaminophen-500-Count/dp/B01DWSZ3VM

Acetaminophen scares the crap out of me.

Acetaminophen, aka Tylenol, is a recognized fever reducer, although we don't understand exactly how it works.

Pediatricians often reccomend rotating acetaminophen with an NSAID (ibuprofen or aspirin) for children with high fevers, to avoid going over the reccomended daily dose of either, to keep fevers down without causing lasting damage to the filtering organs (liver, kidney, etc).

Most bottles of Tylenol even say "pain reliever/fever reducer." Here's an Amazon listing clearly showing a photo of the "fever reducer" claim on the product's box. https://www.amazon.com/Tylenol-Rapid-Release-Reducer-Reliever/dp/B01HI7WP0U

Of course, the advice to just take a Tylenol to work through a fever is still total bullshit.

https://www.amazon.com/Acetaminophen-Generic-500-Extra-Strength/dp/B00282KVLG?th=1

what the hell are you on about?

I hate migraines.
[Excedrin] (https://www.amazon.com/Excedrin-Migraine-300-Coated-Caplets/dp/B009VQT53M/ref=sr_1_13_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1482790221&sr=8-13&keywords=migraine) was a game changer for me.

Terrible migraines --> Replaced by a feeling that something is off and that I can't feel it.

> Can't kill yourself by taking a whole bottle of Lexapro or Zoloft. This is not the case with older drugs.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QNWZVV/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_qn2kDb4EYK84H

I can buy a huge bottle of Paracetamol for just a few dollars... ten tablets would be enough to kill me. I don't need antidepressants to kill myself.

Alright, this ended up being way longer than I thought. If anyone thinks this is hailcorporate material go fuck yourself. I didn't spend half an hour collecting drug prices to be accused of advertising (on that note if the links are breaking any rules mods pls let me know and I'll remove them).

NyQuil:
650mg paracetamol
30mg dextromethorphan hbr
12.5mg doxylamine succinate

X48 Amazon - $16.62/$0.35 per dose

Dayquil
325mg paracetamol
10mg dextromethorphan hbr
5mg phenylephrine hcl

X48 Amazon - $14.91/$0.31 per dose


Paracetamol: 500mg X600 (Amazon) - $11.91
Dextromethorphan hbr: 15mg X60 (Amazon) - $9.99
Doxylamine succinate: 25mg X192 (Amazon)* - $9.49

Phenylephrine hcl: 10mg X36 ("Blowout Medical") - $2.10
10mg X72 (Rite Aid) - $10.99/$7.69 if you're a "member"

So!

• 650mg paracetamol is $0.02576 (and 325mg is $0.01288)
  
• 30mg dextromethorphan hbr is $0.255**
  
• 12.5mg doxylamine succinate is $0.02471
  

• 5mg phenylephrine is $0.02917 with the questionable site, or $0.07632 with rite aid.
  

  
  

  You can also find other mixes of the ingredients (eg paracetamol/phenylephrine was one I saw) which may be cheaper than buying the ingredients individually.
  

  
  

  * I wrote this post out of order and got tired of transcribing links on my phone. Sorry. I didn't have to search very hard to find any of these, so you probably can too.
  

  ** Dextromethorphan is mildly problematic as an ingredient because for some reason you can only get it by itself in Robitussin or similarly expensive medications - so no cheap generics. But if you're willing to take it with something else like guafinisen (an expectorant that causes serious nausea at high doses to prevent abuse of dextromethorphan, but typically no ill, effects when taking therapeutic doses) then you will end up paying much less for that as well. Example:
  

  400mg guaifenesin, 20mg dextromethorphan hbr X30 Dollar General - $4.50
  

  And if you're willing to order it in bulk from a foreign chemical supplier, then therapeutic doses become laughably cheap. Alibaba, e.g., has 1kg available for $480 (Xi'an Salus Nutra Bio-Tech Inc.), which puts 30mg at $0.01440. For a less insane example, I also see 1g for $1 (Changzhou Confucius Biotechnology Co., LTD.), which puts 30mg at $0.03000.
  

  
  

  So we can "homebrew" a dayquil dose for
  

  $0.01288 (325mg paracetamol) +
  

  $0.01 (10mg dextromethorphan hbr) +
  

  $0.02917 (5mg phenylephrine hcl)
  

  ::
  $0.05205.
  
  And a nyquil dose for
  $0.02576 (650mg paracetamol) +
  $0.03 (30mg dextromethorphan hbr) +
  $0.02471 (12.5mg doxylamine succinate)
  

  ::
  $0.08047
  
  and excepting dextromethorphan we have only used generics/different brands of the medicines that are in NyQuil and DayQuil.
  
  That's a big part of why I think those products are scams. Another slightly more subjective reason is that I think paracetamol and phenylephrine are both useless in most circumstances. I have found that pseudoephedrine is the most effective nasal decongestant by far (though definitely more expensive), and that phenylephrine has little or no effect on symptoms of relevant illnesses.
  
  I would recommend Chloraseptic and menthol for coughs instead of dextromethorphan as well.
  
  It still boggles my mind that people buy shit like NyQuil, Excedrin (literally just caffeine and paracetamol, and we already know how cheap paracetamol is), etc. when the active ingredients can often be bought off the very same shelves