April 2016 Moms
dancingsphinx22
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Baby items you can't live without, part 2
dancingsphinx22
member
I know there was a previous thread about baby items we can't live without, but now that our babies are older, I'm curious to see if any of you had to find new holy grail items to keep baby (and you!) happy.
Holy Grail items for us:
1. Good old fashioned baby swing - Sadly, the mamaroo was a total fail. I'm SO glad we finally bought a swing.
2. Dr. Browns Bottles
3. Carter's Sleep Sacks
4. Car Seat/Stroller fan
5. Burts Bees Diaper Cream
6. Huggies Diapers and Huggies Natural Wipes - for some reason, they're the only ones that don't give our baby a rash
Holy Grail items for us:
1. Good old fashioned baby swing - Sadly, the mamaroo was a total fail. I'm SO glad we finally bought a swing.
2. Dr. Browns Bottles
3. Carter's Sleep Sacks
4. Car Seat/Stroller fan
5. Burts Bees Diaper Cream
6. Huggies Diapers and Huggies Natural Wipes - for some reason, they're the only ones that don't give our baby a rash
Re: Baby items you can't live without, part 2
Babybjorn Bouncer Balance Soft - LO loves to sit and watch. The new toy bar I attached has made it more exciting
Fisher Price Sit Me Up - He loves this
Avent Pacifiers - tried the MAM too but he prefers Avent
Weleda Calendula Body Wash and Shampoo - lovely scent and gentle on the skin
Dr. Browns bottle warmer - It's automated and simple to use. I also use this to sterilize pacifiers
Flip Diapers - I'm happy these worked out since I never bothered trying out other kinds
Boppy pillow
All the burp cloths a relative made for us (we needed a lot I guess)
Baby bath tub
MAM pacifiers
Boppy
Crib
Play mat (so nice to have with wooden floors!)
Dr Brown's bottles
Blueberry diaper covers (no blowouts!)
Boppy (have taken it on night's away!)
The Swing (our days with this bad boy are limited but she loved it for a solid two months)
Burp cloths
The Ergo (just using this more and it's great!)
I got an infantino flip on a whim for a trip to the mall. I wasn't sure how wearing him around was going to go, but he loved it!
We also just recently got a sit me up. He thinks it's pretty sweet.
Exersaucer
Infantino whale activity mat
Bumgenius and alva diapers (saved sooo much money)
And the bath tub! My go-to when all else fails.
Sit-Me-Up - It's allowed him to do everything with me throughout the day.
Rocking Chair - On those nights when he's inconsolable, it's nice to have a big comfy chair in the nursery to bring him out of our room, and rock him in his own room while my husband sleeps.
1. Rocking chair, first and foremost! (Saved me so much time getting him down for bed when the swing didn't cut it.)
2. Changing table (I can't stand changing him on any other surface in the house. I'm thinking of attaching a mobile to it.)
3. Pack-N-Play (This is his new favorite tummy time location; the bottom mat has a cute design with forest animals in bright colors. He loves to try to "grab" the animals.)
Changing table
Baby bathtub (he uses it as a supported sitting device as well)
Idk what else really... He doesn't like a lot of toys and he is mostly held... The swing is great on random rare occasion but not consistently...
cloth diapers/wipes and nursing pads
swaddleme-although he's able to break out of it easily, it keeps him calm going down to sleep
Just make sure it specifies that it won't hurt the baby if they touch it. Our fan blades are foam, not plastic, so it doesn't hurt at all if it hits your skin.
Muslin swaddle blankets
rock n play
bouncy seat
boppy pillow
BFP #2 - 2/13/13 - EDD 10/24/13 - born 10/29/13 - Kian Edward
BFP #3 - 7/16/15 - EDD 3/27/16 - born 3/23/16 - Liam James
Changing table - he LOVES his changing table!!
Play mat - it looks like a turtle and has a ball pit, too - older kids have loved playing with it when they come to visit
Burp cloths
Swaddles
Koala Baby Muslin blankets
Dr. Brown's bottles & pacifiers
Sit Me Up - we just got this, and it's a life saver so far!
Elephant pillow - it's similar to a boppy but doesn't have the hole in it
Ergo 360
Sophie