Essential Items for parents trying to survive the first three months of life with a baby - tried and tested by a parent of two kiddos. This isn't a list of everything you need, but rather highlights items that make life that little bit easier.
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Sleep & Rest
Such a lifesaver to get precious hours of sleep with a newborn & they have great resale value
SNOO Smart Sleeper Bassinet
An easy way to swaddle your bub and keep them cozy. I have used Love to Dream for both kids and they are the best.
Swaddles, Baby Sleep Bags & Sleep Suits - Love to dream
Newborns love snuggling up to you and baby carrier helps keep them close and your hands free.
Baby carriers that simplify your life | BabyBjörn
Home alone with bub and need to go to the toilet or have a shower? A baby bouncer is your friend!
Baby bouncers that gently rock your child | BabyBjörn
It's very handy to know what temperature it is in a baby's room so you can dress them appropriately.
Tommee Tippee Gro Egg 2 | Night Lights
A cozy place to place bub when you are in the living room or pottering around the house.
Babylifts & Nests
Selfcare
Essentials to support women postpartum
My goodness breastfeeding dehydrates you! I found this electrolyte filled drink to be the perfect way to keep me hydrated. It's also rather yummy.
Motherhood Hydration Powder
Little babies literally suck the life from you. I have found that these multi vitamins have helped give me some energy.
The Tenth Co - Postpartum Vitamin for a Sunny state of Mind ...
I used this postpartum kit to help recover from birth. It comes with iced pads, a sitz bottle, witch hazel and disposable undies - among other wonderful things that help you recover downstairs.
Postpartum Essentials - Kin Fertility
Babies make your hands dry up! Perhaps it's all the hand washing? Anyway I find this hand cream is the only one that hydrates deeply and prevents cracking.
Hand Cream: Vanilla + Orange Peel (65mL)
Nothing beats this chocolate. It is amazing.
Tony's Chocolonely
Belly bands are essential to help tummies recover from birth. I used mine for about 6 weeks after birth (both times).
