Product Spotlight Series: Baby Gear

LaceyBee522 · April 2018

@doxiemoxie212 Oh, I haven't seen that one! It is really cute. We have a ton of C&B gift cards left from our wedding. We might need to invest in some of the baby stuff.

doxiemoxie212 · April 2018

@LaceyBee522 make sure you also get the 15% off codes!

krash_ · April 2018

@LaceyBee522 @doxiemoxie212 we went with this Skip Hop play mat that I find less obnoxious than most. I love the ones you guys got!

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LaceyBee522 · April 2018

@krashke That is really cute! It goes perfectly with your woodland creatures theme!

Amphibious22 · April 2018

@krashke I LOVE that one and really wanted to go with it too, but we got one as a hand me down and I just can't say no to free stuff. We did register for this one as an additional tummy time mat. It doesn't have any hanging toys so I figured we could maybe utilize both (or have the hand me down one be at grandma's house..)

BurlapandLace · April 2018

@MissKittyDanger - as far as showering, we had a crazy small bathroom when DS was born. So when he was young (pre-sitting) I would put him in the rock n play while I showered. Once he was able to sit himself up, I put him in the Fisher price sit and play thing that has been mentioned a few times in this thread.

pupsicle23 · April 2018

@MissKittyDanger definitely bouncer and sit me up. Our old bathroom was tiny and those worked. As a bonus, DD got daily steam for her constantly stuffy nose.

Thise playmats are so cute! We have the kick n play, which is super obnoxious, and another annoying bright starts one that I just remembered and need to find.

EDit: thought this was the random thread. My b.

jsl82 · April 2018

@MissKittyDanger when DD was really little I pulled the RnP into the bathroom and showered with her in there. Once she was less blob like I would put her in the bouncer. The bouncer took the least amount of room. I also would shower during naps once she got on a more regular schedule. You will find time and ways to shower I promise.

=caenis= · April 2018

Hmm. STM mom. We are city dwellers in a small apartment, for context.

Most-used baby gear:

- A special little unbreakable mirror for babies (mine hated tummy time but he LOVED the mirror and would tolerate being on his belly for a couple more minutes when it was out).

- Nuna Leaf "bouncer" that sways gently back and forth - in fact we still use it. He sits there to watch TV and leaf through books now, but it was a great place for chillin' when he was wee.

- Pack 'n' Play. He is 2 and we still use it as his crib. Great multi-purpose piece of gear for tiny apartment living. Easy to clean. We even managed to get pink vomit (he had been eating beets) cleaned off of it.

- Inglesina table chair. Another space saver as it attaches to our table but we can still keep a regular chair there when he isn't sitting in it. I love that it literally brings him to the table to eat with us. It's also super portable.

- Loopfiets. I don't know what this is called in English, ha. It's a little bike for toddlers. Ours goes from tricycle to bicycle form depending on your toddler's age and stage. He loves it now, but he was OBSESSED before he could walk. He would use it as a kind of tool to get around the apartment. The one we have is super cute too. Angels & Bandits Brand.

- Yepp brand bicycle seat for the front of your bike. If you like to go for bike rides (or use a bike to get around), this is an awesome option. The material doesn't get hot in the sun, and my little guy absolutely loves when we go on the bike.

- White noise! We used a portable speaker and played ocean and rain noises on it. I'd bring it with us when we were out and about to help him sleep in strange places. We still use it for noisy holidays, when we are on vacation sharing a room, and when neighbors are having a party. Really seemed to help him understand when it was time to sleep, though he doesn't need it anymore.

We didn't get much use from:

- Our jumper. But my son wasn't an active guy. He didn't walk until age 1.5.

- Rocking horses. No interest??!!

- Play mat. He hated tummy time and wanted to be on his back to look up at the toys, so I switched to a regular blanket...

=caenis= · April 2018

@MissKittyDanger I would bring a couple of nice thick beach towels into our bathroom and let lil man hang out on the floor with a couple of toys while I showered. I usually had approximately 5 min before he'd start fussing, but it worked out fine.

sunshineandwhiskey · April 2018

@MissKittyDanger the really nice thing about babies before they crawl/walk is you can definitely put them down on/in something and they stay there

Sometimes Mama just has to shower and you do what works.

AW pic of DD chillen on the BR floor as I showered

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/e0/uvuh7goslfit.jpeg

silvergreen · April 2018

@=caenis= Ahhh, I just got the Nuna Leaf (+ Wind)! I haven't unpacked it yet but I can't wait to check it out!

=caenis= · April 2018

@silvergreen I hope you like it as much as we do! We used it allllll the time before he could sit up by himself. Then he went through a phase where he didn't want to sit there much and I wondered if that was it...but before long he started climbing into it himself again. Definitely a handy chair for multiple ages and stages.

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