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items All my must haves as a first time mama- from postpartum recovery, to baby’s needs, to nursery & so much more 🫶🏼
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Postpartum Recovery
Baby must haves
Postpartum Recovery
Everything to keep you comfortable & healing quickly
If I could choose only one postpartum relief item- it would be this. It’s so relieving! I used this every time I went to the bathroom for weeks after having my baby.
Dermoplast Pain, Burn & Itch Relief Spray
So cooling & relieving! I went through 200+ while recovering postpartum
TUCKS Medicated Cooling Pads, 100 Count
Hair health supplement to prevent postpartum hair loss
The IR™ Hair Supplement
Hair growth and thickening serum to prevent postpartum hair loss
IR Clinical™ Hair Thinning Defense Scalp Serum
Listen… there’s no shame in it 😂 but with so much pressure down there you are likely to end up with hemorrhoids. This is what I used to help mine go away quickly once all the pressure was gone (aka once I had my baby)
Non Prescription Hemorrhoid Treatment
Literally the best thing for stretch marks
REJUVENIQE™ Oil Intensive
Honestly I would pick this over an upside down peri bottle because it is easy to refill & use.
Dimes Peri Bottle 3-Pack - 8 oz Postpartum
Lived in these for weeks!! I will say that I’m usually a size medium or large for pants (more towards the large side of things nowadays) and these were comfortably snug. They definitely got looser with wear, but if you are a little heavily these woul...
Frida Mom 8pc Disposable Postpartum Underwear
Baby must haves
Things that make it 100x easier to keep baby alive
This is so much better than a foam changing pad with a fabric cover. This saves you on laundry, and makes cleaning up those messy diapers so much easier!
Nursery Style Wipe-Clean Changing Pad - 18 in - Oat - Skip Hop
Wayyy easier to use than a balm or ointment. This can easily be used one handed, and even has a lock to be taken on the go. Keeps your hands clean and makes application quick & easy.
Boogie Diaper Rash Cream Spray - PARENT 3pk
Literally a life saver! Baby’s nails are so weak & small that cutting them with clippers can nick the skin and cause them to bleed out of their fingertips. This protects baby’s sensitive fingers while keeping their nails manageable.
Plus- baby’...
Dr. Talbot's Electric Baby Nail Trimmer LED
This book is my lifeline for getting my daughter potty trained asap- and I’m working on potty training from birth! I plan to save as much money/time as I can on diaper changes lol
Pairs with the top hat potty on this list
Elimination Communication: Potty Your Baby from Birth with Go Diaper Free
Simple potty for newborn-18 months. Using this paired with the Go Diaper Free book that is also on this list.
Top Hat Potty (with cozy and band)
Love this diaper pail over others because I don’t have to buy special trash bags for it. I just stick any brand of regular trash bags in it.
I’ve never felt like my nursery stank & I’ve let this thing get FULL 😅
Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail, Odor Locking, No Bag
The built in changing pad in the back of this diaper pad is what makes this the best one out there. I am always getting compliments on it!
I love that it makes it easy to change her places that would normally be difficult. Because unlike the small ...
WITSTEP / Diaper Bags / Baby Diapering Products
This is better than the regular haakaa because of the flared base. This helps keep it from tipping over & spilling your hard earned milk.
Plus- the lid is great for when I’m too tired to worry about storing it and I can just pop it in the fridg...
Haakaa Manual Breast Pump 4 Fl Oz + Lid
Great for catching let down while breastfeeding
haakaa Ladybug Breast Milk Collector - Soft Shells
I heard from lots of people that Chicco is one of the best brand for car seat durability & safety. I’ve loved having this infant car seat. The base was super easy to install & the design is easy to operate. Shoutout to the instruction manual ...
Chicco Keyfit
We tried both Huggies little snugglers and pampers swaddlers. The pampers did not have blowout protection to prevent it from going up the baby’s back. We had several blowouts up the back using them (and a few out the legs) Since switching to Huggies ...
Huggies Little Snugglers