Parenting after 35
Julia-Henry
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Any suggestions for baby essentials? What products do you love?
Julia-Henry
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Hi! I figured you're all busy using various baby things. I have to register (it seems people are planning showers..), and I don't know what to ask for - ds is 4 yo and I'm sure there's new baby stuff out there that I don't know about..
So, what do you have that you love? What would you recommend?
Thanks!
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Re: Any suggestions for baby essentials? What products do you love?
3 very important items when my baby was born:
1) medela sterlizing bags
2) swaddle me blankets (she STTN at 6 weeks)
3) the FP vibrating seat for naps and so I could take a shower!
Boppy, of course... the fisher-price seahorse, the sleep sheep... Sophie and the winkel, for when the baby starts to play... we have this bouncer, which is nice and simple:
https://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/newborn-infant/b55b/
The bum genius dipes are supposed to be really nice if you're using cloth, the pampers swaddlers if you're not. Hmmm...
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Good luck!
-FP Precious Planet mobile (wish they made this for adults)
-car mirrow w/ music & remote control (a must!)
-Inglesina hook-on high chair (no more germy restaurant high chairs) We just got it and we already love it!
i'm sure i'll think of more ....
Aquaphor
Gerber cloth diapers for burpy cloths
BRU flannel pads for diaper changing time
Munchkin formula 3-compartment dispensers (works for little snacks, too)
I guess everyone likes different things. The Boppy has been pretty useless for us, and I think wipes warmers are not necessary either.
But I love:
Avent electric sterilizer
Avent bottle warmer
Playtex diaper genie Elite
Kiddopotamus Swaddle Me swaddle
Halo sleep sacks
crib mobile
Pampers Swaddlers
Pampers Sensitive wipes
Dr Browns bottles
flat cloth diapers to use as burp cloths
Snap 'n go stroller frame
Graco Snugride 32 car seat
baby swing
baby bouncy seat (although our LO has outgrown it already)
activity gym
pajama sleepers with zippers
Sony baby monitor (sound only)
Johnson & Johnson Bedtime wash and lotion
small iPod player to play lullabies in baby's room
unbreakable mirror
onesies
I'm sure there's more but those are the things we can't live without.
people have covered alot of it but one thing I didn't see that I LOVED was the gowns. They are so great in the beginning for changing diapers!
A few things that were totally useful when DD was little:
What I got but we got no use of:
Target has a 10% completion coupon and it's good for EVERYTHING in the store. So if you have a super target near you, it's good for groceries too -- even beer. I put a lot of stuff on there for DD as well that I didn't think would go on sale and stuff for me like lotion, detergent, OTC meds.
As for baby essentials, vaseline (great general purpose, including diaper creme), aquaphor, triple paste (for those really bad rashes), infant tylenol, motrin, thermometer, vibrating bouncy seat, lingerie/sweater wash bags (for baby socks, mittens, etc.), cloth diapers for burp cloths, bibs, lanisoh lanolin, socks, gas drops, Hylands teething tablets, Nuby sippy cups, snack traps.
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
Everyone has mostly said it all but I wanted to put in another word for the Kiddopotamus Swaddle Mes -- totally life savers. We also got a lot of use out of the Graco Soothing Center (swing that goes in both directions, you can use the seat it comes with, which also has a vibrate function, or snap in the Snugride car seat, has lots of music, but you can plug in an mp3 player as well). Also, if you have a two story house, the Pack and Play is great to have downstairs as a changing station as well as a place to lay your LO down.
I really like the wipes warmer, although I know a lot of people think they are useless. But those wipes can be COLD.
ETA: How could I forget? For me, the video monitor is an absolute essential. We have the one by Summer with the smaller screen, 1.8 inches.