I have been home with my new baby girl for about a month and boy has it been a whirlwind! The days go by slow, but somehow it has already been a month?
I am sharing my favorite baby items that we use all of the time – some of them were not what I expected them to be!
Munchkin Waterproof Changing Pads – These are a life saver. You put them on top of your changing pad, so when there is a blow out or the baby decides to pee when you change the diaper, you don’t have to change the ENTIRE changing pad linen but you just swipe one of these pads out and put on a new one. They come in a pack of 3.
Baby Brezza Formula Dispenser Machine – This thing should really be called the Keurig for Kids. When I learned I was going to have to supplement with formula, after several nights of listening to screaming baby while I waited for formula to heat up, I’d had enough and decided to bite the bullet and spend $200 on this machine. BEST. DECISION. EVER. You hit a button and within 15 seconds -bam, bottle. You can select body temp, less than body temp, or slightly warmer than body temp. Then it can dispense 2-10oz at a time. To make sure it works properly, ONE you have to go to their website and make sure you are choosing the correct formula so it does the correct water to formula ratio. TWO, you have to clean the little dispenser thing every 4 bottles (it’s easy and no big deal). I’ve read reviews about people saying it does the wrong formula:water ratio, but we haven’t had that problem and I honestly think it is user error.
Baby Wipe Warmer – Ok this isn’t necessarily a MUST have but the baby sure loves it! It keeps your baby wipes warm. Enough said. If you had a preference, would you want your bottom wiped with a wet warm wipe or a wet cold wipe? This is a GREAT item to give to new parents. So far we’ve tried Costco Kirkland brand wipes and Honest Co wipes… The Honest Co wipes fit better in it. The Kirkland brand wipes are a very tight fit to begin with and I have to cut the top plastic thingy off of them, but once you use the first, I don’t know, 20 wipes, the Kirkland brand wipes fit. I can’t say about other brands since we have about 1000 Kirkland wipes right now….
Halo Bassinet – We did not originally have this bassinet purchased. We had a wicker one from PB that used from other family members. Which was fine… except when I had a c-section and found out the wicker bassinet was too low for me to grab the baby from the bassinet. ENTER THE HALO. This bassinet can raise and adjust to various heights and swivel! It made my life so much better- imagine having a c-section and being unable to pick up your newborn from the bassinet because it’s too low? It was SO frustrating. Plus I could not help my husband out at night – he would literally have to get up every single time to pick her up and give me the baby and then put her back down.
Uppababy Cruz V2 Stroller and Mesa Infant Car seat– we LOVE our stroller set that we got!! It is so easy to use – easy to maneuver around, fold up and down, and pop the infant car seat in and out of both the car and the stroller literally with one click. We got it in dusty rose pink, but there are tons of other colors! If you plan to have more than one kid, I would get the Vista stroller as you can fit 2 kids in it!
Boppy Pillow and C section pillow – We use our boppy pillow ALL of the time to feed but when I came home from the hospital after the c-section the boppy would rub right on my incision! Enter the Boppy Best Latch pillow – perfect for post c-sections! It has a soft and hard side of the pillow with a little belt that goes around you so the baby doesn’t get lost in “the boppy black hole!”
The list could be longer… but the baby is crying so I’m off and running!
