I really want the Halo Bassinest. I can't decide if it's worth the splurge or not. We used a rock n play with DS, but won't be using that again. Another "must have" for us is the double stroller, I have decided.
Girls, the nose frida is a game changer. A must have.
I am debating on the Halo and the Arms Reach co sleeper... I like how the Halo's sides flex down easily... it is about $70 more expensive than the arms reach. I'll probably go check them out in person at buy buy baby.
@TattoosandLace oh man I want an owlet so bad! I was such a paranoid mess with DD that it would help me actually get some sleep in those early weeks... although who am I kidding I still creepy watch my 2 year old sleep
also @TattoosandLace now I want an owlet. I showed DH and he said that he barely gets sleep watching our 3 year old on the monitor that a sock won’t help his anxiety any better but I told him I can’t unsee it and now I must have it !
@SunflowerMama428 it’s from Amazon. It was pricey for a fleece jacket but def worth it for me! Make sure you order from the Poland company and not the cheap China knock offs though!
also @TattoosandLace now I want an owlet. I showed DH and he said that he barely gets sleep watching our 3 year old on the monitor that a sock won’t help his anxiety any better but I told him I can’t unsee it and now I must have it !
I Keep talking myself out of the owlet purchase with each pregnancy. Currently bedsharing so look at how well that worked for me. DH, that sick has a decent alarm on it and give stats.
@TattoosandLace DH came in DS’s life when he was a toddler. I feel like he will see a newborn and be fucking scared and will be all for it. Newborns are seriously scary with all their noises and fragileness. I don’t know how parents can keep their newborns in the nursery from the beginning.
@TattoosandLace DH came in DS’s life when he was a toddler. I feel like he will see a newborn and be fucking scared and will be all for it. Newborns are seriously scary with all their noises and fragileness. I don't know how parents can keep their newborns in the nursury from the beginning.
Stuck in a box: This! I bedshared with all my babies for the first 6 months or so. I don't know how in going to get any sleep with baby Beau in a bedside/ co-sleeper. @Starynightsky24this is on my must have list! I didn't realise it had a maternity panel as well. I might need to get it sooner rather than later. Any chance you would loft a pic of your self in it to see how it goes on a real personn instead of a model?
@TattoosandLace DH came in DS’s life when he was a toddler. I feel like he will see a newborn and be fucking scared and will be all for it. Newborns are seriously scary with all their noises and fragileness. I don’t know how parents can keep their newborns in the nursery from the beginning.
I am someone who is planning on having my baby in the nursery from day one. I fully understand that it is not for everyone. In fact, for my first, we planned on room sharing (our full size bed is way too tiny to bedshare). We moved my son to his own room after about 3 (?) weeks (I am not entirely sure, the whole time was pretty much a blur) because I am a super light sleeper, even without all the post partum hormones. I was hardly sleeping at all. Every roll, snort, sound woke me right up to an alert state. I was only sleeping for the hour and a half my husband would take him upstairs before he had to go to work. I was so sleep deprived. Moving him to his own room allowed me to sleep between feedings. For this one, we are planning on going straight to the nursery to get more sleep. I would love for her to be in our room, but I know that it just will not work for my health and sanity.
@TattoosandLace DH came in DS’s life when he was a toddler. I feel like he will see a newborn and be fucking scared and will be all for it. Newborns are seriously scary with all their noises and fragileness. I don’t know how parents can keep their newborns in the nursery from the beginning.
I was also one who had my DS in the nursery from pretty much the beginning. I had a csection and every little noise, move, grunt and squirm I had to wake my DH up to lift me up just to check and make sure our DS was okay! I got no sleep for 4 days in a row and neither did my hubby who had to work so we set the video monitor up and Put him in his crib in the room next door. I assumed we would have kept him in our room for a while but it didn't work for us. No one was sleeping (except the baby) so we were so exhausted! It was nicer only getting up 4 times with him in the next room than 28 times with him right next to me. Again to each their own!
@lainikins if it works for you that’s great. I just couldn’t do it. I get the sleep deprivation but I just wouldn’t be able to sleep with them away from me. And because the cosleeper allowed me to comfort DS while I was half asleep it worked out pretty well for us.
For baby #2, we got a forehead/ ear infrared thermometer (highly recommend!) and actually bought a second one recently so we have one in each kid's room. The one we got is not super fancy and works great - was only $30ish on Amazon.
The splurge item for baby #2 was a brand new City Mini GT Double stroller. I did a lot of research comparing this and the double Bob since we have the single Bob and love it, and I'm so glad we went with the City Mini GT instead! It fits through a standard doorway, folds up so easily, and offers support between the seats (I hear the double Bob sags). I'm excited we'll get more use out of it with #3 and plan to add on the glider board for our oldest to ride along. We also bought a used double Maclaren stroller that is more compact and lighter than the double city mini.
We bought a new monitor with #2 that can expand to 4 cameras, all showing on the screen at once. We have the Samsung Brightview and have been really happy with it!
@mamaof5already make sure you get one advertised “3 in 1” to get the maternity panel included:). Some only come with the baby carrier attachment. I actually was between sizes, so of course I went up and so I don’t need the maternity part yet! It’s tight but it fits . It definitely won’t in a few months though.
I really want the Halo Bassinest. I can't decide if it's worth the splurge or not. We used a rock n play with DS, but won't be using that again. Another "must have" for us is the double stroller, I have decided.
Girls, the nose frida is a game changer. A must have.
What was wrong with the Rock n Play?
We'll primarily be using a Graco travel pack n play in our bedroom but the Rock n Play was super handy traveling around the house. The only negative I came across was babies seem to be prone to flat heads. I was just curious other's experiences.
@jlcrunchberry My son developed torticollis and the specialist we saw strongly suspected it was due to the rock n play. She said the number of cases of torticollis she had seen had significantly increased since the release of rock-n-plays. This was just my experience. Don't get me wrong, it was a wonderful and DS slept well in it, we are just trying something different this time around.
@madie008 If you have a Facebook BST site for babies or kids you could look there for a Breeza! I've seen a few pop up here at good prices. We had a hand me down one with DD and it was great when we switched to formula. My only problem with it is if you're not using it fairly often the formula gets caked in the spout and out have to empty everything to clean it out. So really once you're down to like 1 or 2 bottles a day it's not worth it (in my opinion)
My parents' neighbors sold us their double BOB jogging stroller almost 6 months before I got pregnant-- that's how much of a necessity it was for me We'll also be purchasing a new swing, since my daughter wore out our old garage sale find.
Otherwise, we'll probably just buy some clothes. We're having a boy, but a lot of DD #1's early clothes are pretty gender-neutral (we knew we were having a girl the first time around, but also knew we wanted a second and that we'd like to reuse as much as we could). I'm counting on grandparents to be enthusiastic about supplying the little guy with cute outfits as he gets older... he'll be the second and likely last grandchild for both sides.
Has anyone used the keekaroo 'Peanut Changer'? I like the concept that it is a changing station without covers but I do not like the price $130. Has anyone heard of another brand? We washed the changing pad covers more than sheets I believe and we had many covers...
I have a bed-related question... DS will be just 18 months when baby #3 comes along, and I'm going back and forth on whether to purchase another convertible crib or not. For the first two kiddos, we purchased 4-in-1 cribs for them, with the idea that the crib would transition to their big kid bed. Well, this weekend we transitioned 3-year-old DD's converted toddler bed to a full size bed, and boy was it a pain!! She's sleeping in it beautifully, but the actual assembly took hours and was grueling. It made my husband and I both think we should just move DS to a regular bed (easier assembly) and pass his crib along to baby #3, but he'll only be 18 months at that point. We like to have the babies sleeping in their cribs by 4 weeks ago as it's proven to help with their sleep habits in our house, so I'm not sure how to buy DS more time in his crib until he's more mature for a big boy bed and can pass his crib along to the baby. Any other ladies experiencing this scenario or have in the past?
@PeachGal23 at 2 I transitioned DS to a twin size day bed. I think having the raised side and the rail made him feel secure but either way he slept so much better with the straight transition instead of the toddler bed. His father had a toddler bed at his house and he told me he was a horrible sleeper so I can only assume he was more comfy in an actual bed.
@PeachGal23 We moved DS to a twin bed at 20 months and he has done great. He actually sleeps REALLY well now and we haven't had much of an issue with the transition. Good luck!
@PeachGal23 I plan on getting this bed for my daughter who will be 18 months in Feb. Our situation is slightly different because I plan on keeping baby in my room for at least 4 months (most likely.) Anyway, I like that it has rails at the head and foot of the bed. They also have an "open box" option on Amazon for only $75.
@PeachGal23 I plan on getting this bed for my daughter who will be 18 months in Feb. Our situation is slightly different because I plan on keeping baby in my room for at least 4 months (most likely.) Anyway, I like that it has rails at the head and foot of the bed. They also have an "open box" option on Amazon for only $75.
That is very similar to the toddler bed we used to have. We transitioned to that between 18 and 22 months for various Kids and it worked great.
@PeachGal23 I transitioned both DS and DD at 20mo. They handled it much better than my friends who transition to their kids as late as possible (around age 3). Because, they just learned to stay in the bed. We had no issues with either of our kiddos. Good luck!
Edit to say that you could also transition your daughters bed back into a crib and buy her a new bed. Then both of the little ones would have cribs
I really want the Halo Bassinest. I can't decide if it's worth the splurge or not. We used a rock n play with DS, but won't be using that again. Another "must have" for us is the double stroller, I have decided.
Girls, the nose frida is a game changer. A must have.
What was wrong with the Rock n Play?
We'll primarily be using a Graco travel pack n play in our bedroom but the Rock n Play was super handy traveling around the house. The only negative I came across was babies seem to be prone to flat heads. I was just curious other's experiences.
There have been several reports in the last few years stating it isn't a safe sleep environment for long term sleep. Increased SIDS risk and neck issues (as another posted). We used one as our bassinet with my first (all our friends did too) but with the new recommendations I don't feel comfortable using it for more than an occassional quick napping spot. Also, it was so hard to transition my daughter onto a flat sleeping surface when we switched her to the crib. It was weeks of hell! This time I'm hoping a flag surface (traditional bassinet) will make that a little easier!
We are expecting another girl so we don't need a lot. I want to get a bassinet this time (see above post) but haven't decided which one. I am in the same boat as several of the previous posters - I could not sleep with the baby in our room!! I'm pretty sure I went weeks without more than a few minutes of sleep each night! We ended up taking turns sleeping in our bed until we bought a video monitor and put her rock n play in her nursery. I will give it a chance this time, just to see, but I don't have high hopes that it will be different. But a bassinet can be easily moved wherever baby ends up!
I need a new carrier. I have a K'Tan but I bought a size too big and it didn't end up fitting me as well as DH.
Nursery furniture (new convertible crib and dresser) when we move if our house (hopefully) sells before baby outgrows the bassinet. I want to keep DD1 in her crib and then change it into a daybed...so a new baby will get her own.
Debating on a double stroller. I don't want to spend money and our infant car seat isn't compatible with the ones that I like best. I don't use strollers much in winter and plan to baby carry as much as possible. So I might loo l for a sit and stand for summer - once baby is big enough to sit regularly and DD1 doesn't need to beni n the stroller all the time.
@the_other_mother@mamaof5already@sunflowermama@magnolia305@starynightsky24 thank you for all of the tips and encouragement! I'll consider moving DS to either a toddler bed or a full size bed with side rails around 18-19 months when we'll need the crib. It's reassuring to hear that several of you had good experience transitioning to a real bed earlier than 2 years.
We haven’t bought anything yet! We’re having a girl and our first is a girl! Their birthdays will be close too so clothing sizes and seasons will be similar! Yay!
I AM buying a Rock n Play sleeper and a Tula Free to Grow!!!!
Ordered these and they should be here today! The reviews on them were good. I figured could use something that would be comfy and pretty at the same time.
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@rainafire77 I second/third the stealing of hospital panties. My friend who had a baby a few months back asked for 'advice' cards at her baby shower and that is what I wrote on the advice card. Steal EVERYTHING the hospital gives you... ask for the panties, hide them in your stuff...tell them you need more. lol repeat this for every single day you're in the hospital. Those things truly are the best. Also the pads. Our hospital had dry baby wipes that you wet before use...we stole a bunch of those, they gave us a bucket and wash basin, some alcohol wipes, petroleum jelly etc. We walked out of there with a suitcase full of stuff haha people might have given us looks but I had like 6 staples holding me together and no fucks to give. If the hospital is willing to give it you...might as well take it!
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@rainafire77 I second/third the stealing of hospital panties. My friend who had a baby a few months back asked for 'advice' cards at her baby shower and that is what I wrote on the advice card. Steal EVERYTHING the hospital gives you... ask for the panties, hide them in your stuff...tell them you need more. lol repeat this for every single day you're in the hospital. Those things truly are the best. Also the pads. Our hospital had dry baby wipes that you wet before use...we stole a bunch of those, they gave us a bucket and wash basin, some alcohol wipes, petroleum jelly etc. We walked out of there with a suitcase full of stuff haha people might have given us looks but I had like 6 staples holding me together and no fucks to give. If the hospital is willing to give it you...might as well take it!
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So much yes to all of this. Mesh panties are life.
Oh yes, my nurses encouraged me to take everything they offered in the room when we left, sounded like anything that was ‘open’ or set out for use had to be thrown away anyway once we left, like an open package of diapers that was in the bassinet, all the cool pads, dermoplast bottles, etc even if I didn’t touch them, so you bet I took everything! And I was super sad when I ran out of mesh undies at home a couple days later. I want to have enough for the first week at home, that’s how long it took before I felt even remotely safe in my normal underwear and I actually didn’t have a terrible time down there PP compared to some people!
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Yes take all the pads you can get!! I took more than a whole package and wish I would've taken more. I personally didn't like the mesh undies as they felt too loose but did like cotton hipsters.
I'm debating on whether to get a second pack n play. I use ours for DD who will be almost 18mo when this one comes I just don't know how much I will be using it at that point. Thoughts?
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also @TattoosandLace now I want an owlet. I showed DH and he said that he barely gets sleep watching our 3 year old on the monitor that a sock won’t help his anxiety any better
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I assumed we would have kept him in our room for a while but it didn't work for us. No one was sleeping (except the baby) so we were so exhausted! It was nicer only getting up 4 times with him in the next room than 28 times with him right next to me. Again to each their own!
For baby #2, we got a forehead/ ear infrared thermometer (highly recommend!) and actually bought a second one recently so we have one in each kid's room. The one we got is not super fancy and works great - was only $30ish on Amazon.
The splurge item for baby #2 was a brand new City Mini GT Double stroller. I did a lot of research comparing this and the double Bob since we have the single Bob and love it, and I'm so glad we went with the City Mini GT instead! It fits through a standard doorway, folds up so easily, and offers support between the seats (I hear the double Bob sags). I'm excited we'll get more use out of it with #3 and plan to add on the glider board for our oldest to ride along. We also bought a used double Maclaren stroller that is more compact and lighter than the double city mini.
We bought a new monitor with #2 that can expand to 4 cameras, all showing on the screen at once. We have the Samsung Brightview and have been really happy with it!
We'll primarily be using a Graco travel pack n play in our bedroom but the Rock n Play was super handy traveling around the house. The only negative I came across was babies seem to be prone to flat heads. I was just curious other's experiences.
Otherwise, we'll probably just buy some clothes. We're having a boy, but a lot of DD #1's early clothes are pretty gender-neutral (we knew we were having a girl the first time around, but also knew we wanted a second and that we'd like to reuse as much as we could). I'm counting on grandparents to be enthusiastic about supplying the little guy with cute outfits as he gets older... he'll be the second and likely last grandchild for both sides.
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Edit to say that you could also transition your daughters bed back into a crib and buy her a new bed. Then both of the little ones would have cribs
I need a new carrier. I have a K'Tan but I bought a size too big and it didn't end up fitting me as well as DH.
Nursery furniture (new convertible crib and dresser) when we move if our house (hopefully) sells before baby outgrows the bassinet. I want to keep DD1 in her crib and then change it into a daybed...so a new baby will get her own.
Debating on a double stroller. I don't want to spend money and our infant car seat isn't compatible with the ones that I like best. I don't use strollers much in winter and plan to baby carry as much as possible. So I might loo l for a sit and stand for summer - once baby is big enough to sit regularly and DD1 doesn't need to beni n the stroller all the time.
I AM buying a Rock n Play sleeper and a Tula Free to Grow!!!!
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BFP 06/16/17 Rainbow DS Born 02/05/2018
DD born 04/28/2002
Married DH 03/25/2017
1st MMC 08/13/2016 2nd MMC 02/14/2017
BFP 06/16/17 Rainbow DS Born 02/05/2018
edited...words are hard today.
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RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
I'm debating on whether to get a second pack n play. I use ours for DD who will be almost 18mo when this one comes I just don't know how much I will be using it at that point. Thoughts?