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items I definitely didn't plan on having a kid as soon as I did, and I had no clue about anything I would need/not need. Here are some products that I had made things 10x easier for me
Helped get that milk residue off the bottles
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Because my baby was born a month early, I panicked over all the germs that everything carries. A sterlizer helped make me feel so much better about giving him his bottles. I'm now 10 mpp and still use it but mostly for new pumps/new bottles
Baby Bottle Sterilizers
My favorite bottle brush I've used. Doesn't bend all over the place like my others did. An I love how it's a 3 in 1
Parent's Choice 3-in-1 Stainless Bottle Brush, Gray
White noise machine is a life saver to keep him sleep. Now everytime I turn it on he knows he's bout to go to sleep an he'll start yawning an rubbing his eyes
Yogasleep Nod White Noise Sound Machine
This helped clear my babies eczema. 10 months later and it's still the only lotion I use for him
Baby Eczema Relief Cream - Eucerin
I started off with only 4 burp cloths for a few months, not knowing how much o was going to be going thro. Very quickly learned I needed more then jus 4 lmao
Burp Cloths
I always used 2 wash cloths at a time. One to wash him with and one to place over his body to help keep him warmer during baths
Baby Towels & Washcloths
I wouldn't say a fluffy swaddle is a MUST HAVE. But with my son it was his comfort swaddle. If he was fighting sleep an was super fussy, I would put him in his fuzzy swaddle an pick him up, within 5 minutes he was sleep. All babies like diff things b...
Fluffy Swaddle Blanket for Newborn Baby
This helped the beginning of my breastfeeding journey soooo much. Use to keep this by the couch and would always use it when I was nursing my son.
Adjustable Nursing Pillow – Frida | The fuss stops here.
If you decide to nurse your baby, it will be painful at first not gonna lie. This cream was a absolute life saver when it came to healin my nip nips
Lansinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream, Safe for Baby & Mom
The nipple cream and these are how I got thro the pain in the beginning of nursing. I would put these gel pads in the fridge before using and would have an instant relief when I put them on. I lovedddd these
Soothies® Cooling Gel Pads
Always good to have on hand.
Gripe Water for Newborns and Babies
Healed my babies rash instantly
Aquaphor® Baby Healing Ointment (14 oz.)
I never planned on getting the wifi camera monitors for my baby (and never will due to weirdos who hack). These work great, diff brands have diff features, but it's definitely great to have one
Baby Monitors
This is one of the veryyyy few soaps I have tried with my son. I've only tried this one and the aveeno daytime one. I've had no issues with the nighttime bath by Johnson's. My son has eczema and most lotions uve tried tends to dry out his skin but th...
Johnson's® Bedtime® Baby Bath Wash