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Babies: 0 - 3 Months
Please recommend your swing/bouncer/stroller/bottles
We're going to be registering in the next few weeks and there are so many choices! Please let me know which swing, bouncer, travel system (car seat plus stroller), and infant bottles you love. Thanks!
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Re: Please recommend your swing/bouncer/stroller/bottles
swing - FP Rainforest
bouncer - FP Rainforest
Travel System - Graco set (but I use my snap-n-go stroller with my carseat way more. I LOVE it.)
infant bottles - DS is exclusively fed BM (BF at home, bottle-fed pumped milk at the sitter's) - we use Born Free bottles.
Stroller: Stokke Xplory (LOVE THIS!!)
Car seat: Graco snugride
swing: Graco safari
bouncer: Boppy
bottle: Dr Browns?
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FP Nature's Touch Papasan swing, Baby Jogger City Mini w/ car seat adapter, playtex drop ins.
IMO, do not waste your $$ on buying a bulky travel system. We've only used the stroller 2x because it's too heavy/bulky/cumbersome to use everyday.
We registered for, and recieved, the prettiest/neutral ones, they were soft and went well with our decor. Our DD hated them. We never used them for more than 5 minutes, seriously. Lesson learned.
Register for the brightest, ugliest ones you can. They are the ones your LO will be interested in.
swing..boppy
bouncer- got this tiger jumperoo
stroller- have a graco travel system
bottles- i like the playtex ventaire's
the book Baby Bargains is a great resouce.
Swing - Graco Deco
Bouncer - FP rainforest
car seat - Graco snugride
stroller - snap&go and then baby jogger city mini
*did not do a travel system. They are big and bulky IMO
first things first: you may want to hold off on registering because if you register this early a lot of the stuff you register for may or may not still be around by the time you have your shower. also - you may want to wait until you find out the sex (if you do) so that you don't end up with all green and yellow stuff.
just my two cents. 
mmkay...
swing: fisher price jungle papasan swing. it's not the cutest one out there but it plugs in and works great. lulabelle loves it and we don't go through millions of batteries everyday.
bouncer: boppy cradle me in comfort. super cute and vibrates and plays three different songs and three different sounds (including heart/womb sounds)
travel system: we were planning on going with the chicco cortina set but my awesome aunt got us the bumbleride indie stroller (which is awesome) and we have the chicco keyfit 30. the chicco carseat is the highest safety rated seat on the market and this was one place we weren't going to make any compromises. it was expensive, but well worth it.
bottles: i am EBF-ing and we haven't actually introduced the bottle just yet - but - my lacation counselor recommended that we get the breastflow bottle by the first years because it is a very easy transition between breast and bottle because DD has to suck and compress to get the breastmilk out of the bottle, just like on the breast. that said; a lot of the ladies don't use it and don't have any problems with nipple confusion. we got a ton of the playtex drop ins at our shower and they look like super easy clean-up (no bottles to wash) but i'm just a little nervous about it because it's all still so new.
good luck!
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swing - love FP travel - not crazy about my graco luv n hug
bouncer - FP rainforest
Travel system - Graco snugride & quattro tour - the quattro tour is nice but takes up a lot of trunk space when traveling
bottles - playtex drop ins
Swing - Fisher Price Starlight Papasan (we chose it specifically b/c it plugs into the wall, not all the FP papasan swings do)
Bouncer - FP Happy Days
Travel System - Graco Safeseat and Graco Mosaic stroller (we picked this stroller b/c it is lighter weight and folds up like an umbrella stroller, but you can still attach the carseat. We had to buy it online, BRU doesn't carry it)
Bottles - Avent (we bought an Avent breast pump, and you have to use the Avent bottles to pump into, luckily DS wasn't picky about bottles)
Swing: Fisher Price (take a long series) this swing is great it folds up and you can take it in the car to picnics, dinner with family, anywhere.
Travel system: Chicco for carseat and stroller. LOVE IT!
Bottles: We have been using the playtex drop-ins
swing - FP papasan cradle swing (ours has the bees in the mobile)
bouncer - DD hates bounces, so no help here
Travel System - Chicco Keyfit 30...LOVE IT!!!!!
infant bottles - Dr. Browns. We went through 3 different types of bottles before finding one that DD liked, so I would get one of a few different kind to see what your child prefers.
Bouncer: Boppy
Travel System: Peg Perego Prima Classe
Bottles: Medela
Swing: FP Lil' Lamb (it's been a lifesaver, my #1 can't live without item)
Bouncer: Boppy
Travel system: Graco snugride with snap n' go frame (love it!)
Bottles: Born Free and Playtex drop ins (love the Born Free brand much more)
1) swing : FP Little Lamb(love it)
2)bouncer : FP Precious Planet (DD has never liked it)
3) Travel system: We use the Baby Trend Snap and Go with our Graco Snugride carseat
4)bottles: Dr. Browns (still not sure if I am a fan of these) but I like them better than the Playtex Drop ins and the Advent
I got the Chicco Cortina travel system and returned it. There are a ton of great things about it, like the top of the line safety and easy fold up and lighter weight on the stroller, but there are some cons too. The material gets super warm and doesn't breathe well. The stroller seat has these wings on the inside that seem more narrow than other brands and lots of reviewers complained that their LO's couldn't sit comfortably with their shoulders back after 12-18 months. The carseat is not compatible with any other brand of stroller that I know of, it is bigger than most other carseats I think, and it doesn't fit in shopping carts anywhere. However, it is super safe and the design is super trendy - not cutesy.
travel system: I got a Graco set when I returned my Chicco. I like it except that it is bulky and heavy. I would have preferred to get a Graco snugride carseat, snap-n-go frame, and Baby Jogger City Mini stroller with the carseat adaptor, but all of that together was out of our price range right now and I was afraid DS would outgrow the carseat too soon to make the snap-n-go worth it (he's already 15lbs at 2 mo).
swing: Graco little lambs. DS doesn't care for it much yet.
bouncer: Bright Starts. It was a gift. It's not cute but it gets the job done and it was cheap.
bottles: I EBF, but use Playtex Drop Ins or Vent Aire when necessary.
Swing. Graco Luv n Hug in Nouvelle...DS only likes it for like 10 minutes at a time though.
Travel System: Graco Quattro Tour in Deco...like it, but only use stroller for walks outside right now. I far prefer my Moby to tote DS around in. The car seat is great though. DS loves it!!
Bottles: Playtex Ventaire.
Bouncer: FP Woodland Animals. DS will only sit in it fir about 15 minutes at most. He is going through an attachment to mommy phase right now.
Swing. Graco something or other...it was given to me by a friend. I think it is Luv n Hug
Travel System: I didn't get a travel system. I have a Graco Snugride carseat and Peg Perego Pliko P3 stroller. Love this stroller! I hate how bulky most travel system strollers are. Plus, I am in Germany and shipping on them is ridiculous so I got a stroller here.
Bottles: Breastflow. They are just okay to me. I may or may not keep on using them. She likes them but they are a pain sometimes and she seems like she has no preference for bottles since she will use that and also the Nuk ones.
Bouncer: I got the Fisher Price Beautiful Bouncer. Doesn't have tond of bells and whistles but I like it. It is similar to one of the ones I had with my first 2 kids...minus the print. I like this print better.Swing-Fisher Price Rainforest...it plugs in and I love the mobile over it...very colorful and eyecatching for baby.?
Bouncer-Fisher price...seat vibrates, has music and lights and lots of moving parts. ?Had a problem with the monkey getting stuck and clicking but I called fisher price (no receipt or box) and they are sending us a new piece. ?Great customer service.?
Stroller-Baby jogger city elite-perfect in every way except the wheels are kinda wide but it is an all terrain stroller for that reason. ?The best part about this stroller is that it can be used from birth to 70 lbs and the canopy is a full canopy and provides full shade. Oh the basket is kinda small but we just hang the diaper bag on the handle (even though it says not to). We also have the graco snugride 32 infant carseat with the snap-n-go. ?We don't use it much because we love our baby jogger. ?
Bottle-playtext drop-ins. ?I ebf and baby has no problems using it. ?