Can’t live without newborn items??

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A pacifier holder that clips to the shirt. Hers is transparent and I can’t count how many times I lost that thing.

Personally we loved our Moses basket but I’d get a kindercraft one as it’s slightly bigger next time! And folds down 😊 also cellular blankets, I bought them randomly and we used them every day and night for months and still do for naps (but she uses sleeping bag for night now)

Back up single use syringe’s for when the ones you have are all dirty and the baby is colicky.

Bouncer/rocker as let's me get stuff done while he's awake and spare sheets for next to me as I only had 2 and he threw up on both in one night

i asked a friend this and she said baby mittens!

Honestly a wipe warmer- there was a wile when diaper changes were hellish and then we got warm wipes and they saved the day!

Definitely wouldn’t be able to live without our baby carrier (wild bird is my favorite) since I have 2 under 2 and a Graco swing! Sound machine too and with my first the swaddlemes were a must. With my second she likes her arms up so the nested bean is great!

If you plan to breast feed, I absolutely loved my nursing pillow. I had a hand-me-down boppy and my breast friend pillow and I preferred the my breast friend one but found both really helpful. I kept one downstairs and one upstairs.

Baby carrier! Swing/bouncer Combo! Swaddles!

Sound/ light machine, gliding bassinet, bouncer chair

Ohhh that’s an interesting question!
1. Breast pump
2. Baby carrier
3. All kinds of swaddles for a cozy sleep

Burps cloths! Lots! Wipe warmer and Owlet Dream sock

Absolutely love all these answers ❤️ , thank you, Mamas!

Cloth diapers. Cloth wipes (I can dip them in warm water and make them warm) Burp cloths. Terry towels. Stretchy wrap, for hubby as well. Velcro swaddles. Hakaa. Lanolin. Nursing singlet. Hired breast pump. That’s it for me. I’m minimal and don’t use a lot of extra baby products 😁
And I brought the bassinet attachment of the pram into the house for naps in the lounge room

Baby bjorn bouncer, keekaroo changing pad, hatch sound machine, sleepsack/swaddles

Nested bean swaddle, Frida Baby Nose aspirator & changing table.

They grow out of everything so quick!!!
For me my baby is 11m now but :
Doona - made my experience so much easier going to appointments not having to carry a heavy ass car seat . Also easier to go to restaurants and mall.
Swing
Bouncer
Baby Lounge I didn’t want to to but ended up co sleeping and at least he was in his own space between my husband and I

Travel sound machine
Baby bjorn bouncer
Baby wrap

Bouncer, burp clothes, changing table

Yoga ball! I would sit on it and bounce him - calmed him down when he was fussy and put him right to sleep!

Also wild bird carrier. Expensive but after trying a couple others, this one is awesome!

-Doona. Whenever anyone asks what our best purchase was this was 100% at the top of our list.
-baby brezza bottle maker - due to a lot of factors breastfeeding didn’t work out for me. After a few weeks using premade formula or making every bottle by hand, I found this and really wanted to give it a go. I know it can get a bad wrap but honestly I wouldn’t do formula again without it. If you check your settings and clean it like you’re supposed to, it’s perfect.

Our bouncer. My daughter had terrible reflux and could only eat peacefully with limited reflux when eating in the bouncer.

I wish I got the Doona but now can’t justify the price with having been gifted a stroller for our shower

Otoscope

Maxi cosi seat. Camera for the car. Hatch sound machine.

A nasal aspirator is definitely something best to have handy for when baby is sick. This is the one I had for the past 5 years. I’ve also used it for my now 4 month old! https://amzn.to/3SKv1IB

Nose and ear tools, baby swing, having baby Tylenol and nasal spray and all that on deck ready to go. Unfortunately them building up an immune system comes in play sometimes be prepared for sick days

Following as LO yet to appear :)

Burp cloths, full sleeve baby bibs, splat mat, wet wipes, Aveeno baby hand wipes,
Electric nail trimmer, nasal aspirator, Advil for infants .

Baby carrier, bouncer, night light for night feeds so it’s not too bright and keeps baby sleepy, mittens cause they scratch their face when learning to use hands. Sleeping bags if it’s cold at night. Soft bristle baby brush to help remove cradle cap. One thing I shouldn’t have gotten is lots of baby outfits, it’s so hard to put clothes on them when they’re so little , best to just stick to onesies and only with zippers !(mine was born in winter, so depending on weather something that’s easy to put on)

With my son, baby wrap and exercise balls for bouncing were essential.

With my daughter it was Sleep Sheep and pacifiers.

My son wouldn't take a pacifier and my daughter sometimes wouldn't want to be in the wrap.

Every baby is different, so its hard to predict what you need.

totally agree! My daughter hated be in the wrap. For me was just wasted money

Baby bouncer/swing, Burp cloths, swaddles, mittens, electric nail filer, diaper genie, diaper cream, white noise machine, bassinet, feeding supplies (if bottle feeding then bottle cleaner/sanitizer and drying rack)

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Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

Over supply of milk

I am nearly 5weeks postpartum and I have such a big over supply of BM.
Has anyone donated / sold their supply, if so where do you recommend for this?

AITA

In the uk there is an outbreak of meningitis, in a specific area mainly. My BD has family from that area and decided to go and meet up with them, I said if he does then he cannot have contact with the kids for 7-10 days after incase he picks anything up. Am I being over dramatic? I reallyyy don’t want my young kids getting anything serious

I think its fair

Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

Baby clothes

Just out of curiosity, why do parents love zipper onesies?

Don’t get me wrong, I tried zipper ones it’s easy to zip in and out when putting it on the first time and taking it out, but I find it difficult when changing diapers especially when baby is asleep.

I prefer those kimono style buttons where it’s easy to button or too down button with crotch snaps.

Is everyone thinking the same or different? Lol

Car seat

No idea which car seat to get next. Please hit me with your recommendations, 1year+ (preferably rear facing or 360). Thank you 🫶🏻