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So You're Pregnant...
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items And now you're ovewhelmed with figuring out what you need... Here's my two cents! *some affiliate links included*
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Travel
Nursery
Clothes
Nursing/Pumping
Vaginal Birth
Pregnancy
Travel
This is my favorite baby rec for avid travelers. I love the zipper opening for tough babies and toddlers who want to lay with mom or dad or lay down and nurse to sleep. This way you can roll out and zip it up and go. Very light and travel friendly. A...
Lotus Everywhere Travel Crib - Guava Family
Portable sound machine has been great for strollers and being at other people's houses. You can use your phone in a pinch but sometimes I want my phone to use while baby/toddler naps!
Hushh® Compact Sound Machine - Yogasleep
If you have a car this is totally worth it imo. If not then I have no input. Once they graduate from this we just get a travel stroller.
Doona Car Seat & Stroller - Racing Green
Big fan of our diaper bag we've had for 4 years and still holding up. Specifically love the fold down changing pad. Use it constantly.
Diaper Bags - Petunia Pickle Bottom
I have the scout in the olive green color and LOVE it. We also have a wrap I use when they're little and an ergo 360 which can face out. My three have all been different with carriers. The first only wanted to face outward so it was mostly ergo. The...
Shop All Baby Carriers - Sakura Bloom
A more economical but almost identical options as the Sakura bloom. I would get this today if I had the option. The Sakura was the first that I ever saw that was this kind of ergonomic shape and that's why I got it - there wasn't another option at th...
Baby Carrier For Newborn - Embrace Newborn Carrier - Ergobaby
Nursery
Love all the variety of sounds and colors that you can control from your phone. We use it as an "ok to wake" clock for the girls now also so they know to stay in bed in the morning until the green light turns on.
Hatch Rest 2nd generation - Night Light, Sound Machine, and Time ...
Jellycat is the best plush animal brand. They're pricey but soooooo soft and cute. Both my older kids sleep with a jellycat. Squishmallow is another good brand choice for soft stuffed animals.
Official Jellycat Store | Jellycat Soft Toys & Gifts
This has been one of my favorite brands of muslin swaddle blankets. Which I don't even really swaddle at night or past a couple of weeks old but I use these at blankets, stroller covers, nursing covers! Also love their sleep sacks for warmer weather...
Cotton Muslin Swaddle Blankets | Little Unicorn USA
Basic necessity imo
Waterproof Liners, 3pk | Changing Pad Liners - Munchkin
My kids all have one like the first pic and they love them. But I'm sure the ones like the second pic are amazing too.
Saranoni Luxury Receiving Blankets
We like Pampers best. We did Pampers Pure until we said nevermind it's too expensive. I wanted to like a natural nontoxic brand but none of them worked as well.
Pampers® Swaddlers™ Diapers
We had infant optics at first and switched to this when that broke and love this one so much more!
VAVA Baby Monitor with Split Screen
Honestly just a nice place to set baby down if they're napping in the middle of the day and you want them next to you but want your hands free or something. Definitely get a cover so you can wash it when they inevitable spit up or pee or poop on it.
Infant Loungers - Snuggle Me Organic
We just have a plain and simple brown mat. Not quilted (those weren't around when we got ours) but we have used it for so many things. At first it was for living room diaper changes, then tummy time, then outside to keep grass form scratching sensiti...
Mats - Gathre
Clothes
I was very anti carters with my first kid and then as she progressed to 6 months+ I realized all the clothes just get ruined anyways so I don't want to put her in all the cute clothes I love unless it's a special occasion. So Carters/Old Navy/Target ...
Baby Bodysuits | Carter's | carters.com
My other favorite of adorable but too expensive clothing
Quincy Mae | Organic Baby Essentials - Rylee + Cru
One of my favorite line of too expensive but super adorable clothing.
Rylee + Cru | Artistic and imaginative clothing for the modern child
Our favorite sleep sacks! They have great pajamas too. And when our kids walk we like the sleep sacks with holes for feet.
Shop Sleep Bags | Bamboo Sleep Sacks - Kyte Baby
Big fan of Mebie Baby especially for accessories like bows, hats, and bibs.
Accessories - Mebie Baby
Nursing/Pumping
My favorite for the first few weeks of nursing. Used even longer with my third because for some reason his latch was different and I needed it longer.
Organic Nipple Butter Breastfeeding Cream | Earth Mama
A less pricey but still great brand of nursing bras! Haven't tried their pumping bras.
NURSING BRA - Momanda.us
This is my favorite brand for high quality nursing/pumping bras and tanks.
Nursing Bras - Kindred Bravely
I always get Wubbanubs but only 2/3 have used them. The other one couldn't latch to it because of oral restrictions and I had a fancy pacifier for her which is also listed.
Brown Puppy - WubbaNub
Super helpful for breastfeeding and baby poop questions
Robyn- The Breastfeeding Dietician
Vaginal Birth
Again, doesn't have to be frida mom but these are so nice for the first week or so also. I used exactly one box of them with my third.
Instant Ice Maxi Pads – Frida | The fuss stops here.
Big fan of these for postpartum support.
Shorts - Blanqi
It doesn't have to be Frida mom but an upside down peri bottle is great for the first week or two after birth.
Upside Down Peri Bottle – Frida | The fuss stops here.
Only had these with my third but super big fan of these for postpartum support too!!
Support Bloomers & Undies - Bao Bei Body
Pregnancy
My favorite recommendation for prenatal and postnatal fitness that takes pelvic floor into account.
The Bloom Method | Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness with Studio Bloom
Turns all your pants into maternity pants. Not always my favorite but it does stretch your dollar further by cutting out the need for maternity pants. However I will always support a good pair of maternity leggings.
Bellaband® - The Original Pregnancy Belly Band - Ingrid+Isabel
Birth/Pregnancy Resources
Outdated but so good for prepping for a natural birth.
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Helpful for both parties to read through and talk about plans and expectations.
The Birth Partner 5th Edition: A Guide
A great podcast for hearing alllllllll kinds of birth stories.
The Birth Hour: Birth Stories & Pregnancy Resources
Has some good info if this is a route you choose to go.
Natural Hospital Birth
A playlist of music to help you stay focused and encouraged is a great resource. Christian hypnobirthing also has their own app although I've always preferred just worship music.
Supernatural Birth
Really great read. Did I follow all of it? Definitely not. But I was making educated choices. Even if the choice was a bag of peanut m&ms...
Real Food for Pregnancy
Big big big big big fan of this book for Christian moms!
Holy Labor: How Childbirth Shapes a Woman's Soul
Baby Sleep Resources
Great resource for biologically normal infant and toddler sleep!
Home - Taylor Kulik
A great resource for biologically normal infant sleep!
Hey, Sleepy Baby