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12-27-2012 at 9:11 AM
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Share your baby favorites!

I have some gift cards to use and would like to buy some baby stuff. Please share your favorites - whether they are needs or wants. TIA!

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12-27-2012 at 9:19 AM
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This is always a fun topic.

My favorites are:

aden + anais swaddles

rock n play

ergo sport

boppy

The swing didn't help us much and neither did the bouncer. But the rainforest jumperoo was worth every penny. So those are the stand outs. HTH!

Another thing we used like crazy during the newborn stage were those old fashioned cloth diapers - the gerber ones. But we used them as burp clothes. They aren't cute but they were very useful.


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12-27-2012 at 10:06 AM
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For the newborn stage, but wasn't used for very long:

My Brest Friend Nursing Pillow

NB Halo Sleep Sack with a Swaddle

Rock n Play

Longer term items, that we're still using at 3 months old:

Beco Gemini baby carrier

My Snug-a-Bunny Swing

White Noise Machine

 


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12-27-2012 at 10:44 AM
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For us the snugabunny swing was a must have...we actually wound up buying another one since it was the only place LO would sleep for the first 3 months.  We have one downstairs for the day and upstairs for overnight,

I love the Aden & Anais swaddle blankets and also the burp cloths (we have a reflux baby and these are by far the most absorbent and easy to use)

Make sure you have a good bottle brush to wash bottles.

Halo sleep sacks have also been great, both the swaddle and non swaddle ones.

We also love our Dr Browns bottle warmer.., some ppl might say its unnecessary but I promise you, dropping in a bottle in the middle of the night and pressing a button is AWESOME when you are half asleep! 


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12-27-2012 at 12:39 PM
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A&A blankets - we never swaddled with them, but found a ton of other uses.

Halo swaddle sacks and sleep sacks

Rainforest Jumperoo

Cloth diaper prefolds as burp cloths

Our BOB

Britax Boulevard - my LO is very short and petite so she should fit well in therefor awhile.  She hated her infant seat so this was a lifesaver

Space Saver highchair

Bottle drying rack.         We have a ton other of baby gear and it all served its purpose for a short time, but these are the items we have gotten the most use out of. 


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12-27-2012 at 1:04 PM
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Things I am still using a year later:

1. Rinse cup -- use it in the bath to avoid getting water/shampoo in baby's eyes.  So simple, but ridiculously important!!  http://www.amazon.com/SC-Products-Shampoo-Rinse-BLUE/dp/B004X8K1R2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1356634337&sr=8-8&keywords=bath+rinse+cup

2. Baby Bjorn -- my son is 1 and approaching the weight limit... my husband and I will be in a period of mourning once he outgrows it!!

3. Aden & Anais stuff -- Swaddle Blankets (not just for swaddling -- use for light blanket, nursing cover, surface to play on, shade in stroller, changing surface, etc) and Burby Bips (giant burp cloths)

4. Fisher Price Seahorse -- still put it on at night when we're doing our bedtime routine.

5. Medela Pump In Style Advance -- never used any other kind of pump, but no complaints at all with this one.

6. Some kind of activity bar for Car Seat, I have this one: http://www.amazon.com/Infantino-206-207-Car-Seat-Buddies/dp/B0040GJ0UQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1356634534&sr=8-4&keywords=car+seat+activity+bar

7. Any Eric Carle books -- my son loves the colors.

8. Fisher Price SpaceSaver High Chair -- we had a bunch of kitchen chairs, so why add another one to the mix?  Very convenient & priced right too!

9. Diaper Genie -- now that my son has "big boy poops" I've had to throw those little Arm & Hammer disc things in there to help absorb odors, but I really have had a good experience w/ the DG.  The nursery is never stinky, as long as the DG remains closed!

10. Some sort of sound machine -- we have the Sleep Sheep, which is awesome, but it shuts off too soon.  Instead we use this old funky clock radio that has a "sounds" setting.  We put on "ocean" and it stays on all night long until we turn it off in the morning.


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12-27-2012 at 5:19 PM
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Rock n Play
Bumbo
A good mobile with batteries
Mam pacifiers but you'll need to figure out what your LO will prefer
Hangy toys for carseat.

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12-27-2012 at 7:23 PM
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Woombie using escape proof swaddle from YouTube
Aden Anais blankets for everything
Aden Anais burpy bibs are huge and so absorbant
Dr Browns bottles
Boon lawn drying rack is cute to leave on counter tops
Snugabunny rock n play
Uppababy Vista with chicco adapter
Kick n play piano playmat
Beco Gemini can be used from birth to 30 lbs and its very ergonomic
Mother love nipple cream
Ameda Purely Yours pump but only used this one
Lansinoh nursing pads and milk storage bags
Crane humidifier
FP seahorse
Gentle giraffe


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12-27-2012 at 7:41 PM
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Most of the babies on my BMB love the fisher price kick and play piano, we are getting one this weekend.

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12-27-2012 at 9:03 PM
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During LO's first months, I could not have lived without:

Rock N Play

Playmat (kick & play piano one from Target)

Boppy

Crib soother

Baby K'tan carrier

 

 


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12-27-2012 at 9:21 PM
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We loved our Miracle Blanket, Rock n Play, swing, and Ergo for the early days. The FP Healthy Care Deluxe booster, Take & Toss sippy cups and utensils, and a good food processor (for making baby food) were awesome after 6 months.


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12-28-2012 at 1:26 AM
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Stuff I'm still using for my 16 month old:

Fisher Price Space Saver High Chair

This mobile/projector is the best thing we ever got and is worth every penny:

www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Precious-Planet-Projection-Mobile/dp/B001GQ2SA2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356679417&sr=8-1&keywords=fisher+price+projection+mobile

Aden & Anais blankets.  Like PP, never swaddled but have them in both cars and all over the house.  Lots of uses.  

Lovey similar to this one, although I think it was $10:

http://www.amazon.com/Carters-Cuddle-Blanket-Hugs-Dog/dp/B008TDWQ5W/ref=sr_1_36?ie=UTF8&qid=1356679529&sr=8-36&keywords=carters+lovey

 


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12-29-2012 at 11:51 AM
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Some of our favorites:

RNP, Dr. Brown's bottles, Munchkin Sprout bottle drying rack, Nosefrida, California Baby Super Sensitive Shampoo & Body Wash, Triple Paste diaper cream, Carter’s sleep sacks, Motherlove nipple cream, Aden + Anais Burpy Bibs, Soothie pacifiers, Honeysuckle breast milk storage bags


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12-30-2012 at 2:26 PM
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AnA blankets (I even wear them as scarves)

k'tan

cooper the bear

mammaroo

uppababy stroller (LO sleeps in the bassinet in our room)

sleep sheep

rocknplay

space symphony activity gym  


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