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Items I didn't think I needed until I did: baby edition
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items These are items I picked up along the way, as you never truly know what you’ll need with your first.
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Travel
Starting Solids
Formula Fed
Personal Care
Travel
These are the times I bought for travel that have made my life so much easier!
I love this travel stroller! It fits in the overhead bin on flights and is pretty lightweight. Absolutely a must with travel.
YOYO³ stroller from 6 months
This has been a lifesaver on outings! We love to be out and about with our little one so this makes it easy to feed him on the go.
Formula Dispenser
This has been great for travel! I originally bought it for our first roadtrip with our little one and now I take it everywhere with me. I love the different brushes to clean the bottles and the drying side is super nice to have.
Momcozy Bottle Brush Set - Classic Style
This little fan has some power to it! I might have borrowed it for myself when we were in Florida. It is easy to attached to any stroller or even a car seat. It shows the battery percentage so you know when to charge it.
Portable Stroller Mini Fan, Small Rechargeable Personal Fan, Baby Travel Essentials for Wagon, Car Seat, Treadmill, Battery Powered Biking Gear Accessories, 360° Rotation, 3-Speed, Display, Black
Starting Solids
Starting solids can be stressful! Here are the items I used and loved!
This cup is great for teaching your little one to use a straw! You can squeeze it to help them get started. It made it less stressful for me. I felt like my little one caught on fairly quickly. Plus it is super cute!
Legendairy Milk Honey Bear Silicone Straw Cup for Infants, Seafoam Green, 8 oz
These bowls have been great! I love that they suction to the table (my little one enjoys trying to get it off table). I also love that they come with lids so if we have some food leftover its easy to store or even prep meals.
Munchkin 3pc 2.5 Plastic Cup Stay Put Suction Baby Bowls with Lids - Blue/Green
I love that this set comes with an open cup, a straw cup, and sippy cup options. I would alternate between the open cup and the straw cup. The size is perfect for just starting out.
Moonkie Baby Training & Sippy Cup Set | 4 Months+ | Baby-Led Weaning Essential | Gift (Mint Cup Set, 2 Pack)
This app was super helpful when starting solids. It showed how to serve it and even had recipes. I loved being able to track what my little one tried especially when it came to allergens.
The Solid Starts App - Solid Starts & First Foods Database
Formula Fed
Originally started breast feeding but ended up needing to go to formula. Here are the items that I would tell my friends about.
I am obsessed with this! I didn't think to add this to my list because I was hoping to just breast feed. But life happens and things don't always go as planned. When I had to switch to formula I was making bottles by hand until I discovered this. It ...
Baby Brezza Formula Pro Advanced Formula Dispenser - Charcoal
Formula is a personal choice but I figured I would share the one that I went with. I wanted something that was easily accessible and didn't have palm oil (I read it could cause constipation).
Similac Irish Farms Powder Infant Formula - 24.7oz
Personal Care
These items keep my baby looking nice and fresh!
All it took was nicking my baby once with clippers for me to look into other options. I found this and it made my life so much easier. It is super gentle and easy to use. The only problem I have no is that my little one moves around too much lol.
Momcozy Electric Baby Nail File - 10pc
This is an absolute must have! It is so easy to use and clean.
Frida Baby Electric NoseFrida Nasal Aspirator - 5pc
This might be my favorite product for bath time! It smells so good and keeps my little ones skin soft.
Aveeno Baby Nighttime Calming Comfort Bath, Body & Hair Wash - Lavender and Vanilla Scent - 18 fl oz
Of course I had to recommend the lotion next. You have to go with the matching scents for washing and lotion! I originally got my little one scent free stuff and after using this I can't go back.
Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Moisturizing Body Lotion - Lavender & Vanilla Scents - 18 fl oz