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August 2015 Moms
blovemama
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Now that baby's here what's your favorite gear?
blovemama
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My favorites are my baby ktan carrier and his Love to Dream Swaddle Up.
My least favorite/biggest waste of $ items are the play mat I got for tummy time and the 4Moms swing. Fortunately, the swing was a hand me down.
My least favorite/biggest waste of $ items are the play mat I got for tummy time and the 4Moms swing. Fortunately, the swing was a hand me down.
Together since '07
Married since '12
Off the pill since 5/14
BFP: 8/10/14 -- CP 8/22/14
BFP: 12/10/15 -- Prayers requested
Re: Now that baby's here what's your favorite gear?
Also receiving blankets - 1001 uses!
My least favourite item is the the baby bathtub. It's a pain in the a$$ and the kitchen sink works like a charm. We have a bath seat that goes in our tub for when he is bigger but the bathtub is a total waste of $ IMO.
Otherwise, we use the pack n play, bouncer, swing and rock n play all off and on throughout the day. The pack n play is probably the most useful though.
OP wait a couple months for the mat. My son loved it around 3 months
10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4
11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid & normal hsg),
12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s, 1/12: D&C
6/12 IUI#1-IUI #3: clomid = BFP!, C/P
IVF #1(10/12) FSH 5.4, AFC: 16 long Lupron, 5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast/1-8 cell transferred=BFN
IVF #2(12/12)AFC 21, MD lupron, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast and 2-8cell. BFN.
IVF#3(4/13) Natural start antagon protocol, 12R,11F. one PGS normal at day 6 transfer. BFN.
IVF#4 (11/13) C.CRM (ODW.U normal 8/13 Still no Diagnosis) EPP/antagonist. ER 13R/7M/6F. Only 1 made it to freeze. Abnormal. Looking into options of DE, Fresh vs frozen.
10/14 new local RE to look into what's next. CD3 FSH 4.7, AMH 0.9. Met with DE agencies and exploring options for feb/march 2015.
Surprise natural bfp (4 days before donor is signed). Beta #1 at 9dpo: 51.8, 2nd beta: 195 (25 hours doubling) @11dpo. 3rd beta (12/15): 516 (35 hrs doubling) 4th beta(12/17): 895 (58 hours doubling) 5th beta(12/19): 2120. U/S at 5w0d(12/22): one gestational sac with yolk sac. U/S #2 (6w0d)12/29. One little bean measuring 6w0d with HR 124. 3rd u/s(1/4)7w0d: baby measuring 7w2d. HR 134. 3/30: A/S at MFM went great except for low lying placenta. Verifi results are normal! Team Blue! Please send any positive thoughts our way! EDD:8/24/2015
Baby Will born 8/18. He's perfect.
I love my SkipHop diaper bag and my Baby Jogger CitySelect stroller which I can make into a tandem double stroller since my daughters are only 17 months apart.
I bought an Arms Reach cosleeper and I've just been sleeping with baby in the bed because she sleeps a million times better when actually in the bed. So this was the biggest waste of money for us. It's a glorified changing pad right now.
Swaddle mes (even though it's effin hot here)
Solly baby wrap
ETA: Boba wrap
I don't dislike anything yet... Haven't tried the baby swing yet.
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui)
#1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
#2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015
#4!!!!!!! due June 2017
Useless: the bouncer, bottle warmer
I think I need to get one of these for DD, she seems like she wants the paci but isn't taking the infant one we have.
The things I'm not thrilled with is the ring sling, boppy lounger, Avent bottle warmer (wish I got one with a timer), city mini car seat adapter (I just went out and bought a frame stroller today... I'll use the city mini when she is bigger), and the bouncer seat thing - I have no idea what it's called but it's useless to her.
Biggest waste of money was the tub and all the swaddled blankets (DS hates to be swaddled)
I think I need to get one of these for DD, she seems like she wants the paci but isn't taking the infant one we have.
They are the only ones she will take! The others are all deflated, maybe that has something to do with it. The nicu nurse gave her one and said she has the most luck with babies taking soothies compared to other pacifiers!
Bad: playard (I thought we would use this in lieu of a crib but it was a pain)
DS hasn't been a fan of the avent bottles, but they were all free gifts for creating registries, so I'm not too worried about that
Bottles, woombies, hospital grade pump, her vibrating seat, I also love my Chicco keyfit 30 zip with the self leveling bases and stroller caddy. I cannot even tell you how easy it makes my life.
Also my mupiricin ointment for my nipples, mothers love more milk special blend supplements, Aden and Anais blankets.
Dislike- boppy (I found this so uncomfortable to nurse with, a regular pillow worked much better, glad it was a hand me down!), vibrating bouncy seat(I really hope LO grows to like this soon)
The mamaroo is a hit or miss depending on LO's mood.
We are not fans of our bassinet or play yard yet.
We HATE Huggies diapers!
Another must have for us (although NBR) is an extension cord. It has made life so much easier. I no longer have to sit next to the wall outlet to pump and I can charge my phone and bump at the same time
Not a fan of our swing, takes forever to buckle him in that by the time I turn it on he's screaming. He's fallen asleep in it a few times but it's just such a hassle to get him in and out that it's not really worth it.
Dislikes: bouncer, rock n play we tried the other day, non orthodontic pacifiers, munchkin latch bottles, tippie Tom or whatever bottles, Nuk bottles, Avent bottles, halo bassinest bassinet because it's ugly and takes up space but we use of course, gimmicky bathtub with "spa" features, buttpaste cause it stains everything
Not sure about: boppy pillow, mam bottles, medela double electric pump and products, Aiden and anais ready swaddle with snaps, halo sleep swaddles
The avent bottles have not been as good as the mam ones. We don't really use the changing pads, just old towels.
Dislike: swaddle me blankets - at about day 4 she decided she hated being swaddled
Also her bassinet which is 30+ yrs old and used my me and all my siblings. I worked so hard restoring it and getting it all nice and pretty but she just thrashes around it it and gets her hands and feet caught in the rails so we moved her to the pack n play