Please help!
I'm on medical bed rest, and I am not due for another 3 months. I hadn't started my registry yet and as a first time mom, I am feeling completely overwhelmed since I can't go to the stores and see the products. Not to mention I have never been a mom before! AHHH!
Questions:
Anyone with children find it helpful to have:
Do people still use diaper pails or diaper genies? Or do you use the regular trash?
Any advice you have would be appreciated! Help!!
Re: HELP! 1st time mom on bed rest needs help w/ registry
we used the diaper champ for close to 2 years. But it eventually started to smell on it's own, so now we just use the trash. As an infant and there were a lot more diapers, I liked having it.
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DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
1. Loved our activity mat... I still need to get one for DD and I hate that I don't have it yet.
2. We used our pack n play only for travel and staying/sleeping at family/friends. We use it enough that for us having one in necessary.
3. I use them, but DS/DD's rooms are small and it keeps enough diapers in the room at one time for me to not keep having to get them out of the closets downstairs.
I swore I would never use another diaper Champ/Genie again, but we caved and bought the Munchkin Arm and Hammer pail for DD and love it. It contains the smell better than any other diaper can we've used (maybe it is the baking soda??)
Don't worry about not being able to go to the store and look at products. I was overwhelmed and ended up doing most of my registries from home online where I could comparision price items by store and look at reviews. Another vote for the Baby Bargains book. It is fantastic for helping you weed out the best brands and useless items. Good luck!
1. Activity mat was usued regularly in our house
2. We still use our pack n play. If Jay spends the night at someone else's house or needs to nap somewhere else we usually take our PNP. He uses it when he sleeps in our room also. And it is nice to be able to put him in it once in a while if I need to get something done. I feel like it is safer than our crib. (Long story with that one.)
3. I say don't bother with a diaper stacker. But we have a cute little basket on our changing table that has diapers wipes etc in it.
Don't forget a swing or bouncer or activity center. We also LOVED our rock in play. It was AMAZING!!! You may also want a nasal aspirator. (Sorry if my spelling is terrible.)
Yes to the first two.
To organize the diapers I got this instead and still use it. It's about $15 by a a brand called Prince Lion Heart
I'm on bedrest too. I did both of my registries online. The most problematic thing was that many online items aren't in the stores or at least my local ones.
1) I don't have any kids yet either but my sister gave me an extra activity mat she didn't use. I plan on using it for tummy time. 2) I wanted badly, registered for and got a pack and play. We're going to set it up in the living room for her and take it on vcations and camping trips as her portable bed. 3) I only have a diaper stacker on the pack and play. We had a changing table with shelves underneath I'll use to store diapers. 4) I registered for and got 2 diaper genies. We'll use both at home or send one to grandma's house who's babysitting.
My advice is just register for it if you think you'll use it. If you don't it's not the end of the world; you can pass it along to someone else who can. And remember you don't get everything you register for anyway.
Do people still use diaper pails or diaper genies? Or do you use the regular trash?
I'm expecting my first baby too! Registering was sooo overwhelming. There's so many choices! I'm not on bed rest but I do like to research and read reviews on line before heading to the store to see products in person.
1. I'm not registering for one, but I plan to buy one on Cragslist. The ones I've seen in the store range from $35-50+ and I'd rather have my guests spend the money on necessities. I've seen mats on CL for less than $20 and once it's washed it will be as good as new. Besides, the baby will only use it for a few months.
2. We registered for a Pack and Play to use at Nanna and Pappa's house and for camping (we camp a lot!). I'm not sure how much it will get used at home since the nursery is almost in the center of the house.
3. The crib set we've picked out comes with a diaper stacker but I'm not sure how much we'll use it.
I'm not a fan of the diaper genie or other systems. Many people who have them take the trash out less and I think it's gross to have dirty diapers in the house for more than a day or two. We'll be using cloth so a diaper pail isn't much of an issue (soiled diapers will be washed every day or every other day). If we were using disposables I'd probably just use a simple pail or trash can and take the dirty diapers out daily, with all super stinky ones going out immediately.