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Speaking of registries...
danieleandwayne
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So what's everyone's favourite baby gadget/item on their wishlist? (Or, for those of you who already have children-- what's your favourite item either on this registry or a past one?)
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"You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was."
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Me:39 MH:39
DD born 6/1/2013 after 15 months of TTC with one loss.
TTC #2: BFP 4/22 but stalled growth and no HB at 9w3d on 5/30
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Re: Speaking of registries...
My fave/most used items are:
Fisher Price Rock and Play
Moby wrap
Boppy pillow for nursing
Both my babies love/loved being worn and in the infant stage the Moby wrap was awesome. As DD got older, I wore her in a Bjorn and then on my back in an Ergo.
I rarely nurse without the Boppy for either of my kids. Occasionally we do side-lying in the bed, but more often than not its with the Boppy.
I did not have the rock n play with DD but it was a gift for this LO from a friend who swore by it. So far we love it! LO was not a fan of sleeping flat on the back and the RnP is slightly elevated so you are not completely flat.
Good luck!
The Mamaroo
My Bugaboo stroller
of course i have not used any of these yet but they sure look good in the nursery...just waiting for baby to arrive
Honestly, I only registered for things which baby truely needed or that I was excited about. So I can't pick out any one thing. As I built my registery I put everything on there I thought we might want/need. Then I went back and removed the items that 1) were not necessary for the first 6 months, 2) were not must-haves, or 3) I wouldn't be over the moon to receive as a gift. That reduced the number of items from about 120 to 90.
I removed RNP, large swing (someone gave us a used smaller one), diapers beyond size 1...
I kept the awesome play yard that we'll be able to travel with, the rocking horse which we did receive as a gift (yay!), minimal neutral clothes to get us through the first couple weeks, kits of meds, bath supplies, first aid....
After my shower I had very minimal returns to make. We are set to bring LO home, except that I still need to pick up some wipes. Then we can purchase as needed.
I never registered for anything with my two older kids, as we bought the necessities and other people bought clothes, toys, books, etc. However, if I was having my first child and did register, I'd put a lightweight umbrella stroller on it. I think it's great to have one of these, in addition to your main stroller, to keep in the car. We used our cheapo umbrella stroller even more than we used our larger one. It was just so handy whenever we were traveling or making a quick shopping trip, and didn't want to be encumbered with something that takes up a lot of space.
I agree that wipe warmers are a waste. I never used a wipe warmer, and my kids didn't know any better. They just expected wipes to be cold because they'd never had a warm one!
Wipe warmers make me laugh... I always just took a couple wipes and stuffed them in my bra to warm them while I unbuttoned DSs onsie.
Our go to items were the travel system, and the pack n play (we have a deluxe pack n play with bassinet and changing station on it, so while it's bulky, it's also a god sent while travelling).
The umbrella stroller was nice to have once DS got a bit bigger (and could sit up, I wouldn't put an infant that can't sit up in one), but he out grew it so fast (and it was so short it tweeked our backs) I'd just be careful which one you register for.
I'm having so much fun looking at stuff, so it's nice to know ways to narrow it down based on experience!
My sister showed me this, and I TOTALLY want it: https://www.4moms.com/mamaroo
I was surprised, actually, that MH didn't immediately say "heck no!" and in fact thinks it's a good idea...
I'm going to spend the rest of the afternoon checking out some of the other items listed. We're planning on cloth-diapering, so I have that to check up on as well. But I definitely need to review the Moby, Ergo, Bjorn, etc. because I know those are so different for each individual-- I think I need to make a field trip soon: fun!
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People didn't get us too much off our registry, but we did get the Tiny Luv gyminee (sp?) with jungle animals on it and I can't wait to see baby girl use it. Gets very high ratings on amazon. I also am psyched to buy the Puj tub, which fits in the bathroom sink for bathing a newborn and also folds flat. We also got the Primo bathtub (6m-2 yrs) which just came today, and it's cool but I don't know where we will store it! (it's big).
I am totally torn on the swing/bouncer thing, in part because I find them all so hideous-looking. We registered for the fisher-price space saver swing/bouncer, which I like for its small footprint and dual function. Haven't gotten it yet, but just today at Target I picked up a fisher-price baby's bouncer (#2161) that was on clearance for $26. It only vibrates -- no swing. This is hard when you don't know what your baby will like! I'm now thinking the bouncer upstairs where there is less space, and the swing/bouncer downstairs since even though it's small, it would still be unwieldy to cart around the house.
FWIW, I got alarmed by some of the amazon reviews of the RNP -- mostly from parents who let their babies sleep in it every night, however (flat skull problems).
We won't be registering this time around. Our best loved baby items are:
swing- the ones that swing both ways, ds slept in his until he was almost 9 months and dd used it regularly as well
baby carrier- I borrowed a Moby with dd and loved it, we'll likely buy that or the K'tan for this one. We also got an Ergo and still use it. In fact I toted my 32 pound almost 3 year old for a weekend of hiking a few days before I found out I was pg. I couldn't figure out why I was so tired!
the Uppa baby stroller we got for dd is awesome. I hated the travel system with ds and would never recommend it
Boppy pillow, I need it, especially at the beginning for nursing
Really I think thats it for "must" have besides the essentials that we already have anyway- crib, sheets, blankets, baby towel, clothing, and diapers.
Loved: Bobby Pillow (DS in 13 months and just when i was goign to put it away, he started laying on it all the time, we also used it to prop him up before he could sit), thermometer (we were paranoid as 1st time parents), play mat, I think muchkin makes this its like a ring with a mesh bag that you put food in so that baby can get used to flavors/textures - i would put frozen purees in it, walker, sheet savers (lay baby face on it and if they spit up, you just have to change this and not the whole sheet)
Could have passed on: bumba seat, standard daiper bag (just too small) and mixing diapering stuff and food grosses me out, bedding set (never used the bumper, crib skirt is really hard to fix when you change the sheet)
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