Pampers Sensitive Wipes - Buy a huge box, you will thank yourself later, you won't have to buy any for several months
Zippered Footed Onesies: Newborn Size - same thing as the diapers, I didn't have any Newborn sized outfits, so these are a MUST! My son literally lived in zippered PJ's for the first 6 weeks of his life, granted he was born in the winter
Burp Cloths (LOTS) - you will see that you go through these like crazy! A friend homemade some burpcloths from towels and they are amazing.
Momaroo - best gift ever! It doesn't take up much space and it plays soothing music and you can also hook up your iphone to play music too. I also like that it has 6 different settings for different swinging motions. Dax slept in this for naps and even sometimes at night!
MAM Pacifiers - All my friends use this brand and all the babies seem to like it!
Aiden & Anais Swaddles - these are lightweight swaddle blankets that can be used to swaddle, as a blanket to lay baby on the ground, a cover for the carseat (what I have used it for), nursing cover - these have a TON of uses!
Summer Infant Swaddles - these are swaddle blankets with velcro, so it makes swaddling a piece of cake!!!
Boppy - this can double as a nursing pillow, but you can also prop your baby up in this, Dax loved laying in his!
Baby Blooming Bath - the perfect little bath for your sink, we loved it!
Cetaphil - we used this as body wash, it was recommended by my Pediatrician and he never had dry skin or any problems
Johnson's Baby Shampoo - smells amazing and works perfectly
Baby Towel - to keep the baby warm and dry of course!
Butt Paste - endorsed by all my mom friends and is an absolute MUST!!
Daxton is now 6 months old, so I hope I'm remembering everything that your newborn will need! Mostly I'm just writing this for myself so I can remember everything I need for Baby #2. No, there's no talk of Baby #2 yet, but I'm sure by the time there is I will forget everything! I hope this post atleast helps a few of you through the newborn buying process!
Amen! It's really all about the essentials. There was so much stuff I registered for that I was told I would "need" with Harper and I didn't end up using half of it! I felt so bad about wasting so many people's money!
ReplyDeleteYay. I love reading what Mom's really use! Definitely making note of some of these things! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of this. I used everything but I skipped the Johnsons and used Aveeno. I couldn't agree more about the MamaRoo! That thing was a godsend for our family!
ReplyDeleteI could never have enough bottles and pacifiers. The less times a day I had to wash glass bottles by hand, the better. We used a combo of Dr Browns and Born Free bottles. I love them both and both our boys did great with them. Pampers diapers, huggies wipes, Burt Bees baby wash and lots and lots of receiving blankets. I liked them because they were bigger than the standard burp clothes and double as a blanket or changing pad cover while we were out and about. :)
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Ok, I don't have a baby yet BUT this is great advice and I hear moms always get things they don't need. Thanks for this great list! :)
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