The Halo SleepSack Swaddle and Summer Infant Swaddlepods - baby girl loves and needs a good swaddle.
Onesies and/or Kimono shirts. Make changing the 10+ diapers a day a breeze. Outfits are cute, but I don't find myself putting them on her much, unless we go out. Which didn't happen often in those early weeks. Plus I can't seem to get on board with the onesie and pants. It always looks strange to me. I didn't find myself using sleepers too often either in the beginning. The snap ones take forever to snap shut. So if you go the sleeper route, get the zipper kind. I use them more now that she's older and I am working on establishing a bedtime routine for her.
Carter's or Gerber brand clothes. These by far fit her the best.
An infant chair or bouncer to sit baby down in.
Moby wrap for a little babe (though you can use it up to 35 lbs) and an Ergo Baby carrier for 12+ pounds.
Carter's or Gerber brand clothes. These by far fit her the best.
An infant chair or bouncer to sit baby down in.
Moby wrap for a little babe (though you can use it up to 35 lbs) and an Ergo Baby carrier for 12+ pounds.
Bottles that vent. We use Dr. Brown's.
Medela steam bags. They make sanitizing bottles, pacis, breast pump equipment a breeze.
A bustier that zips closed for those pumping sessions. And speaking of bras, I pretty much live in my nursing sleep bras.
Lansinoh nursing pads. They feel softer to me than Medela.
Medela lanolin. It goes on much easier than Lansinoh.
Diapers -- if you want to buy big brand, Huggies Little Snugglers and Huggies Baby Dry dipes are the way to go. If you want the store brand route, Target's brand Up & Up are ones I like.
A video monitor. It's definitely not necessary, but it brought me comfort when I could see that my baby was OK. And a small, cheap monitor for on the go.
A stroller cart. The travel systems are too bulky in my opinion. I have a jogging stroller for when I go out for walks, or jogging, or to the zoo. But I found the stroller cart to be the perfect, compact solution for shopping trips.
A car seat base. And I don't recommend a car seat that goes over 30 lbs. I have the Graco Snugride 35 and while it's a great seat, it's super heavy and will only get more heavy as the babe gets bigger.
A small diaper clutch for quick trips. I use the Ju Ju Be, Be Quick.
Our baby did not want to sleep by herself, so we invested in the Summer Infant Rest Assured co-sleeper. With it we used a rolled blanket that we wrapped around her lower body so she felt snuggled. After a couple of nights with that set up, she was much better at sleeping in her own bed. It's also nice and small and portable for on the go.
A boppy pillow, or My Brest friend for nursing.
An exersaucer. We put her in one of these just the other day for the first time and she loved it!
A floor gym. It was the only thing I could put her down on and get a little bit of time from her to get things done. She outgrew it pretty quick though, or got bored with it.
Fuzzi Bunz burp cloths are awesome. I just got some the other day. One side is a super absorbent fleece, the other side cotton. They put the prefold diapers (which I like a lot) to shame.
JJCole Bundle Me. This was great for keeping my winter baby warm in the car and cut out the need for a bunting, coat, and / or blankets.
I keep a small tote of essentials in my car. Just in case I get stranded or forgot something. In the beginning I had diapers, wipes, a nursing cover, a hand pump, nursing pads, burp cloth, blanket, baby first aid kit, pacifier, diaper rash ointment, and a swaddle blanket. I've made some changes as the little miss has changed her needs.
That's all I can think of right now! Obviously items will vary from mom to mom and baby to baby, but these were things we liked!
