Must have Baby Items (Experienced Moms)

kismetjess · February 2012

If you had to pick one item for baby that you used the first time around and would recommend as a must for new moms...What would it be?

JulesDiane · February 2012

If you are planning on breastfeeding, life was so much easier with the My Brestfriend feeding pillow. I had such a tough time with the Boppy when DD was small. The My Brestfriend was a lifesaver! The boppy was good for when she was a lot bigger... 6-7 months.

Edit** something else I forgot.. a carrier. I love all 3 of my carriers.. Moby and Mei Tai when DD was little. Ergo and Mei Tai when DD got bigger. I still use my Ergo and Mei Tai carriers.

scarlette+noir · February 2012

A bouncer. They make it easier to be able to do things when you're home alone with baby on maternity leave. I could put Brendan in his whenever i needed to use the bathroom or take a shower, and he would just hang out in there with me in his bouncer. It also helped me since I EPed, so I would feed him a bottle in his bouncer while pumping. This is the bouncer we have:

https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Starts-Comfort-Harmony-Biscotti/dp/B002VBXY5O

Lanibee · February 2012

I second a bouncer. We have the fisherprice rainforest bouncer and I loved being able to move her all over the house as I was doing things like showering. She loved it and it helped when she had reflux.

Manx4 · February 2012

My Little Lamb Cradle 'n Swing - life saver! He napped so much in that, sometimes it was the only thing that would get him to fall asleep.

JJsMom211 · February 2012

Not everyone is in to baby carrying, but I LOVE my Moby wrap. My son is almost over 20lbs and I still wear him. I definitely planning on using it with the next baby and any other future children.

MommaP12 · February 2012

3rd for the Bouncy here. DS slept in it on our bedroom floor the first 7 weeks, he would not sleep at night anywhere else (bassinet = fail). I too would put it on the bathroom floor while I showered. A lifesaver.

JulesDiane · February 2012

DD didn't like the bouncer or swing! I hope the new baby likes both!

Krista123105 · February 2012

A baby carrier - DS would sleep for HOURS in it. We started off with a Moby, moved to an Ergo (for DH) and a Babyhawk Mei Tai (for me), and I still wear DS in a ring-sling once in awhile.

samk213 · February 2012

DS never liked the bouncer but he lived and slept in his My Little Lamb Swing for the first 7 months and I slept on the couch right next to it. It was the only place he'd sleep. We still have that swing, but it was battery powered and there were some nights I'd be standing over it with a screwdriver trying quietly to open the battery door in the dark without making any noise to put new batteries in. This time around, we'll get a plug in one and use this one as back up in another room.

beckslea · February 2012

Another vote for a swing. Ours was actually a combination swing/bouncy chair (bouncy chair lifts right out of the swing frame). The fist 3 months or so we used the swing a lot. Then from 4-5 months we used the bouncy chair. After that, she was so over it.

mrsjenni · February 2012

I don't have just one... I can probably limit it to 5 {er, or 8} though. These are things I absolutely can't/couldn't live without. {I'll come back and link these, I have to change browsers to do it on my Mac}

Baby Jogger City Mini Double Stroller

Maclaren Triumph umbrella stroller

Angelcare Monitor

Jumperoo

There's more here in this post. I plan to update it soon!

mrsjenni · February 2012

Manx4:
My Little Lamb Cradle 'n Swing - life saver! He napped so much in that, sometimes it was the only thing that would get him to fall asleep.

Agreed. Love this.

slprice79 · February 2012

Rock N Play. My LO slept in it next to the bed for the first 4 months and if you have to travel at all while they are little it's so easy to take! I loved loved it!

stella_blu · February 2012

Aden and Anais swaddling blankets. They hold baby tight and make it hard to break lose from the swaddle. They did wonders for DD.

emoflamingo · February 2012

I can't limit to one thing either.

I have a Babyhawk Mei Tei, like PP, and a HotSling. HotSlings are not one size fits all but good for newborns to do cradle. I couldn't ever hip hold on that, so I got the BH and it is nice because it's one size fits all (or most, at least) and ties up around you and baby, so my H could use that one too (and he did). I kind of want a Moby wrap this time around as well, but I have the other two still that'll be great.

Also nice to have was a swing. DS loved swinging and being worn.

kc02 · February 2012

Bouncy seat and swing. He loved both and slept in both a lot.

SortaCrunchy · February 2012

I vote for a good carrier, hands down! I'd skip most of what you can buy in the big box stores (such as the Bjorn and similar) and go straight for a woven wrap, Ergo, or quality mei tai. With any of those, you can wear from the newborn stage straight through the preschool years. My DS is just about 3, and I still wear him occasionally.

ammagin · February 2012

The one thing I buy for winter babies is a zip up blanket that fits into/over the car seat. Where I live we definately don't need to big fuzzy ones, just a light weight waterproof windproof version. This is MUCH easier than putting on big jackets and worrying whether the straps are tight enough or running around finding dropped blankets to put over the baby. Unless I was going to be outside for awhile this was sufficient at keeping baby warm going to and from the car all winter long.

ilovelife · February 2012

A sleepsack! It was such a lifesaver because ds would always kick his blanket off.

BakerMommy · February 2012

I loved my My Brest Friend pillow! I couldn't get DD positioned right with a boppy (ha! My phone wants to correct "boppy" to "nippy"...how's that for a weird sentence?!). I also had trouble juggling the boppy and DD. With the MBF, I could snap it on and have both hands free to pick up and position DD. Can't recommend it highly enough!

ATMmom324 · February 2012

Ergo, a plug in swing and Halo swaddle sacks.

ilovelife · February 2012

Carriers didn't work too well for me, I just felt as if ds would smother in one (I had a sling and carrier). Also, I agree with the bouncer. Our bouncer vibrated so ds loved that! It was often the only thing that calmed him when he was super fussy.

I agree with jenni about the Angelcare. I still use the sound monitor part as a regular baby monitor. When ds was young, it was the only way I could get some decent rest without worrying about him.

Also, a video monitor is a necessity in our house! Dh bought one that tells the temperature of the room, plays music, and you can talk into it. We turn that on every night, along with the Angelcare. I only turn the video monitor on in my room to check on lo if I hear him crying through the Angelcare monitor...if that makes sense.

AngelGirl37351 · February 2012

ilovelife:
A sleepsack! It was such a lifesaver because ds would always kick his blanket off.

This my DH and I used to call them our baby sacks lol DD would not stay under a blanket or stay swaddled. She wiggled too much. These worked well for us

lbrown9807 · February 2012

ok i have a very silly sounding one....wipe warmer....life saver in our house. I thought it was the most rediculous thing I had ever heard of, until its January and the middle of the night and the second you touch a freezing cold wipe to a newborns bottom and they go ballistic....i swear by it! again, so silly i know!

LauraJB313 · February 2012

I don't know if it could said enough how much first-timer's like myself appreciate all your advice. You ladies are the best! Thank you!

cmumama · February 2012

Manx4:
My Little Lamb Cradle 'n Swing - life saver! He napped so much in that, sometimes it was the only thing that would get him to fall asleep.

This thing was the best thing ever when DS was a baby!! My DS wasn't into his bouncer much.

amanda31H · February 2012

I second many of the other things posted, but if I had to bring my baby to a desert island with only one thing it would be The Miracle Blanket. That thing is an effing miracle of a blanket. The A&A blankets are also awesome, but I wouldn't have survived newborn twins without our Miracle Blankets.

krista624 · February 2012

1.) Breast Pump - I am so glad that I bought one. I was going to breastfeed for the first 6 weeks and my first had latching problems and I ended up just pumping for around 6 months and had enough milk frozen for him until he was a litle over 9 months. I ended up doing the same with my second even though he did not have problem latching.

2.) Bouncer

3.) Swing

house of bears · February 2012

Lurking from Oct..I am like some of the other ladies, I can't just name one. I would have to give you a list. I have 3 kids expecting number four, and these are the items I have used each and every time.

Boppy

Swing

Bouncer

excersaucer (for the older infants)

foam bath pad (cause baby slips all over with the plastic tubs)

Nursing cover

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