Raves and Rants?

Re: Raves and Rants?

• kateraid member

  February 2013

  Couldn't live without: 

  a car seat base in each car

  bassinet

  halo sleepsack sswaddles

  some sort of  chair to sit LO into the bathroom while showering

  love:

  pack n play w change table attached sowe don't have to run up and down sstairs sleep sheep. 

  Uppababy vista

  mammaroo

  boppy 

   

  Babies don't need much! 

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• vababy member

  February 2013

  Wubbanub pacifiers! 

  

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• diskogurl member

  February 2013

  Faves that we use daily: uppababy vista, Woombie swaddles, Aden Anais blankets and burpy bibs, ameda purely yours pump, boon lawn, Sophie the giraffe, Lamaze crinkly animals, playmat, rock n play, Motorola video monitor, gentle giraffe white noise maker, FP seahorse. Google escape proof swaddling. Watch happiest baby on the block.

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• MrsBigTime member

  February 2013

  We have spent very little money on things. We were super lucky to have many things given to us, and even more lucky to be able to borrow from some good friends of ours (which has the added bonus of not having to store anything in our tiny house!). I feel like we have a lot of "stuff" but not an overwhelming amount, though we do have more than I planned to get in the beginning. I don't feel like babies need something for everything and if you be sure to keep a more minimalistic mindset, you'll probably end up with only a little more things that you "need"

   

  Things I love:

  Swaddle blankets - we have the A&A Bamboo and some hand-me-down Dwell flannel ones that work really well

  A heavy carseat blanket - ours is Little Giraffe

  Pacifiers - DD took the Soothies right away, so we really the Wubbanub. I also recommend the BooginHead ribbons to attach to the regular Soothers so they don't drop on the floor

  White LS onesies - essential for layering under outfits for our winter baby

  Carriers - this is where we have excess, but I love all of ours. We have the Moby, Ergo and two ring slings (both made by my mom). Choosing one is up to you, but I definitely suggest having at least one!

  Sleeper for in your room - be it a co-sleeper (which is what we have), PNP or snuggle nest, I love having DD right next to me at night and though I'm still getting up very frequently, I feel quite rested most days

  Earth Mama Angel Baby Mama Bottom Balm - the most soothing thing I put on my PP lady bits. I contribute my healing to this product!

  Burp rags - the more the merrier!

   

  Things I love that I thought were silly in the beginning:

  Boppy Newborn Lounger - DD loves this and she will often sleep in/on it when she will sleep no where else

  Bouncer chair - I keep ours in the bathroom and LO is happy as a clam as I shower or get ready in the morning

  Infant carseat - I was of the variety that a convertible carseat would be fine for us, but we got the infant one free with our BOB purchase and I love it! It is so convenient to bundle baby up before going to the car, and I love that we've been able to use our stroller right away instead of waiting until she was bigger 

  Breast pads - either disposable or enough reusable to change them like 10 times a day in the beginning. I thought my 5 cloth ones would be enough, but no...they were not!

   

  Things we haven't needed:

  Swing - it was only a hit in the very beginning when she didn't care where she was and would sleep anywhere

  Receiving blankets - I've used them as a huge burp rag 

  Nail clippers - for some reason I had a pregnant freak out and I needed to get baby clippers stat! I used them once, cut her poor finger and that was the end of that! I now bite her tiny nails and it's way easier!

  Baby bath - we still use ours, and DD really loves her baths, but it is easier to just clean her in the shower. It takes more planning (especially in the beginning, having your partner there to hand off the baby to is very helpful) but it's really easy. I also will take a bath with DD in the big bath. So, though we do like our baby tub (the Boon Naked), it's not essential

  
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• That.Just.Happened member

  February 2013

  Loves:

  SwaddleMe's (instead of trying to swaddle with a blanket, SO much easier!)

  Sleep Sheep (white noise machine)

  Fisher Price Rock N Play (perfect for naps and traveling, so easy to move around the house)

  Gerber cloth diapers for burp cloths

  Jumparoo & Exercauser (yes, both)

  Halo Sleep Sacks 

  Angel Care monitor AND a video monitor (yes, both)

  footed, zip-up PJs 

   

  Worthless: 

  the ten million receiving blankets people love to give you (see SwaddleMe above)

  bottle sanitizer (it take 3 seconds to hand wash them, or just put them in the dishwasher)

  crib bumpers/bedding set (just get a few fitted sheets and have a crib skirt made if you really want)

  any sort of cutesie, multiple-piece outfits for at least the first 6 months 

  baby bathtub: we ended up using the kitchen sink until she was over a year old, and now she showers with one of us or goes in the big bathtub 

   

   

   

   

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