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1st Month Necessary Baby Items

Just finishing my first month of being a mommy, I thought I would share some of the things that helped me a ton. I highly recommend any and all of these! I only wish there was a product I could buy that either instantly made Braylen sleep through the night, or made me feel as though I had;)

1. Summer Infant SwaddleMe. These swaddlers are the best ones I have tried. We have three other types, but for now we love these. They are impossible for him to get out of, and the leg pouch can be pulled down for diaper changes without having to un-do the arm part.
2. Medela Pump In Style Backpack. This pump is fabulous! Its discret enough to where if I wanted to bring it out in public, people wouldn’t know its a pump. It works incredible too, I usually can get 5oz from each side with this bad boy.
3. Brica Baby In Sight Mirror. This mirror gives me so much peace of mind. When driving I always want to see how he is doing, but its not safe to continually be turing around and peering over his car seat. With this huge mirror I can see him perfectly from my mirror. Its large, but not too big that it impedes my vision.
4. Boppy Organic Slipcover. Im sure other boppy covers are nice as well, but this organic one is the softest thing ever! Another items I suggest for the boppy is to get the waterproof liner for underneath the cover. Saves your pillow from all the spit-ups or spills.
5. Boppy Changing Pad Liners {3-pack}. LIFESAVER. Or shall I say, laundry saver?! I have a really soft white cover for our changing pad, but it seems like whenever I put him down thats when he decides to either spit up, pee randomly, or rub his poopy butt around. These little liners are fabulous, because I can just lay him on this ON the changing pad and if he makes a mess, its just tossing this in the wash instead of the whole cover. He has fully peed on these liners too and not one drop seeps through to the actual cover. Wish I had gotten two packs of these!
6. Fischer Price Snugabunny Rock N Play. For babies in general, but especially babies with reflux- this thing is fantastic. It holds him nice and snug and upright. It is smaller than most bassinets, which is fabulous if you want him right by your bed. Any time he moves, it automatically does a rocking motion. The whole part that touches him is easily removable, and machine washable. Love this thing- and for only around $60, its much cheaper than most bassinets. 
7. Lansinoh Breast Milk Storage Bag. I like these better than the Medela storage bags because these can lay completely flat. For storage purposes- that is huge! The Medela ones can attach directly to your pump, but in the end I cared more about room in my freezer than the extra two seconds it takes for me to dump the bottle of pumped milk in to the bag.
8. Aden and Anais 4-pack Muslin Swaddles. A lot of people use these as their swaddle blankets, but we just use them for anything and everything. They do swaddle great, but as I said before- we prefer the other ones. However, we use these all around the house for laying him on, covering him in the swing, etc. Especially great for AZ heat!
9. Graco Duo 2 in 1 Swing. This swing was given to us by Js sister! Such a blessing! In the beginning Braylen LOVED this thing. We could seriously put him in it for hours at a time. Now, sometimes he loves it, sometimes he wants out. The awesome thing specific to this swing is that the seat is removable. It comes off and then is a great bouncy seat with vibration. You can also have the vibration of the seat on while swinging. The seat is run with batteries, but the swing plugs in! Thank goodness!
10. Uppababy Easy Fit Car Shade. AZ summers… need I say more?! But really, I like this car shade the best because all the other ones were almost a plastic material, and I can’t imagine that being great when its heats up to 115+ outside. This shade is much more of a material than plastic.

Hope this helps any new mamas or mamas to be out there. Again, there are a million and one other products that are great as well, these are just the main ones I have used and loved in this first month of motherhood.

Comments

  1. Kaleigh says

    I love reading your blog and this is very helpful for Mommy’s to be! The day you announced that you were pregnant on your blog was literally the day I found out I was pregnant so I have been following you ever since then to see what I have in store for myself! I’m due July 11, so this post is helpful. And you have also inspired me to start up my blog again at http://www.ih3art.blogspot.com. Hope all is well with you and your baby!!!

  3. Karla says

    Like others, my husband and I are compiling our baby registry. Having REAL mom suggestions ROCK vs what’s hot, what’s new, what’s sparkly suggestions. Thank you for posting and keep enjoying Braylen!

  4. Rachel @the house redeemed says

    I love your blog- I never ever comment on it but- Congratulations on your new little guy! We have three little boys (our youngest is 3months old.) I agree with all of your must haves! I’m not really into reading a ton of parenting books but as far as sleeping, this book called Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child is so helpful and awesome! Our second and third baby started sleeping through the night (8-10 hrs) at 6 weeks old. So hopefully a good night’s sleep is in the near future for you 🙂