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New parent products I actually used/still use
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items It felt really overwhelming to me knowing what to buy when we had our first baby in 2024. These things have been lifesavers that I would 10/10 recommend.
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When baby gets sick
On the go with baby
Bottles and meal time
Baby hygiene items
Baby nursery items
Favorite baby and toddler educational and developmental toys
When baby gets sick
These things really have been lifesavers and helped us all get more sleep
We had a manual one at first and thought we didn’t need an electric one but this is worth every penny
GROWNSY Electric Baby Nasal Aspirator
All of these are great but lately we have especially been super grateful for the mucus and cold relief day and night combo. I don’t know how we would have all gotten sleep recently when our 20 month old had a bad cold and cough. Super helpful product...
Baby
We didn’t think we needed to spend money on a humidifier but learned later how invaluable this is when our toddler has a cold/cough and just needs some relief to sleep. This has been a huge game-changer and so helpful.
Cool Mist Humidifiers for Nursery
On the go with baby
I’ll be honest- this isn’t the car seat we originally got for our first daughter but I hated the brand and one we had and after much research this is the one I’m using going forward and with our next daughter on the way. I especially love how it is m...
SlimFit® 3-in-1 Car Seat
I’m really excited about this stroller for our growing family and that it fits with the Graco car seat I have linked too.
Ready2Grow™ 2.0 Double Stroller
We have used this a ton and especially the little changing table attachment in the first few months. It’s been super practical to have at home at different points with our daughter but also so convenient to pack and take with us for travel with her. ...
Pack 'n Play® Simple Solutions™ Playard
Bottles and meal time
We love this high chair! I’m so glad we got it and have used several of the different 7 ways you can use it. I especially love that the table part can pop off and be put back on which makes a HUGE difference for meal time cleanup compared to some oth...
Table2Table™ Premier Fold 7-in-1 High Chair
Whatever mom invented this was a genius and should be making a killing of money right now. I love that this not only holds a baby food pouch for a more mess-free meal time but also can be turned upside down and holds a juice box too. Both are secure ...
The Flipping Holder - The Flipping Holder
This is such a great seat for transitioning away from a high chair, which we’re doing now with our daughter. I love that it’s not heavy, comes in fun colors, and doesn’t take up a ton of space. It also packs well if you want to take it on the go.
Booster Chair
Loved these and used them on one side while pumping on the other when I was pumping on the go. So so helpful.
Haakaa Ladybug Silicone Milk Collector 2.5 oz/75 ml
Baby hygiene items
This has been a really quality bath to use with our daughter since she’s been a newborn. We stopped using it finally a few months ago because she’s old enough now to just use the regular bath but it was well worth the price and has plenty of wear lef...
Fisher-Price Baby to Toddler 4-In-1 Bath Tub
I researched on the Yuka app and felt really good about the ingredients in this toothpaste for our daughter.
Orajel Kids Toothpaste Stage 2
Baby nursery items
We have this Graco that can turn into the toddler bed and has a drawer underneath for storage. I absolutely love it. It’s been great to have the extra space and to know we can use it for awhile.
Nursery Gear & Baby Furniture
We have two of these in white in our daughter’s nursery room and they are AMAZING for storing both books and also toys. We didn’t get them right away but as soon as we did they made such a difference in maximizing the space in her room.
Cube Storage Organizers & Bookshelves(1000+)
I wasn’t sure if this was worth it and we thought about taking it back but it’s been so nice to have a diaper bin that keeps the smells contained.
Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail, Odor Locking, No Bag
This was a really good bang for the buck in my opinion and has been a perfect monitor for us. I love the special features like the lullabies and 2-way talk, and also that it tells us the temperature of our daughter’s room. The battery life is really ...
HelloBaby No WiFi Baby Monitor 5" Screen 30H Battery
I love the color options. We have several of the solid colors and they have been great quality and look great in our daughter’s floral garden themed nursery.
Konssy Muslin Crib Sheets 2 PCS Cotton
Favorite baby and toddler educational and developmental toys
This has been so good for our daughter.
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Piggy Bank
We don’t have all of these but the ones we’ve gotten in this set from my mother in law have been SO helpful for our daughter’s growth and development, cognitively and with fine motor skills and speech. I have loved watching her learn and be challenge...
The Babbler Play Kit | Toys for 1-Year Olds
Everything Melissa and Doug makes that we have we have loved. Great quality educational toys.
Kids Puzzles: Wooden, Chunky, Floor & Learning Types
Board books for babies and toddlers
These books have made such a difference for my daughter. She has some speech delay and I take her to speech therapy but it’s been helpful at home to have a few activities like these that she loves to help do therapy at home. These were designed by an...
Early Speech Complete Bundle – 3 Fun & Interactive At-Home Speech Ther
My daughter’s first favorite book that made her love books and start to point to and recognize animals. It was great for fine motor skill development too with the way that each page has parts that either slide up and down or have to be pinched/pulled...
Peekaboo: Farm - Interactive Board Book
Baby and toddler sleep helps
My husband and I absolutely loved this app for keeping track of our first born’s sleep schedule, food intake, and getting her into a rhythm. I definitely think this helped us as first time parents to figure out her sleep schedule and help us all to g...
Napper App - Baby sleep tracker & sleep schedule
Postpartum must haves for mom
Super comfy and good quality. Loved these when I was nursing and pumping.
Momcozy Nursing & Pumping Bras | Comfortable Maternity Bras
This site has some great nursing bra options that are a bit more sexy and made me feel attractive again in that post-partum ick phase.
Nursing Bras