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Non-Negotiable Baby Items
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items All of the things that I would use all over again during the first year of life for my little one. Things for the baby and things for me. These are the things that helped me solo parent from 3 weeks postpartum to Cash's first birthday.
The 30L SAVED me! I didn't have to dig to the bottom of a bag while I was holding a crying infant.
30L - The Traveler Duffel
We've dropped a couple and they never broke. Started with 4oz bottles and worked our way up. Nipples are also interchangable. Minimal parts to clean sold me!
Philips Avent Natural Glass Baby Bottles, Medium Flow
THE BEST when you have a velcro baby! It grows with you. We're well into toddlerhood and still using it!
Award-Winning 6-in-1 All Seasons – LÍLLÉbaby
Get the subscription! We love listening to Lulu's Latenight before bed.
Hatch Baby Sound Machine & Night Light
Relied heavily on this on the go
Hatch Go Portable Sound Machine & Sleep Soother
DoorDash saved me when I was so tired I couldn't cook, or when the baby was so fussy I couldn't cook.
DoorDash
This came in handy almost everywhere. There were a few resturants that defintely gave us a hard no that we couldn't use it.
Fast Table Chair
Cash went with me to work and when he started eating solids and whole milk vs. formula, we took this everywhere with us. I loved that I could clip it to the diaper bag.
PackIt Freezable Snack Box, Black
Don't knock it until you try it!
Frida NoseFrida SnotSucker Nasal Aspirator
It was just me 99% of the time. I was gifted this when we realized I wasn't getting much done. Boy, did it change the game for us!
Graco Simple Sway Baby Swing - Blythe
We had a hand me down walker that was very similar to this one. As a single mom, this allowed me to take a shower in peace. My velcro baby needed to have eyes on me at all times. I put him right in front of the shower, and played and made sure I was ...
Smart Steps by Baby Trend Bounce N' Glide 3-in-1 Activity Center Walker Stem Learning Toys - Safari Toss
After using the squirt bottle the hospital gave me for myself, this water pourer is all we've used since.
Control The Flow Rinser – Frida
This helped me be able just to pour out milk while the baby was screaming. I'm about to bust this out of my cabinet and mix lemonade with it. It's multipurpose!
Dr. Brown's Formula Mixing Pitcher
We were a formula feed family who was constantly on the go. I had tried another formula container and I could never get all the formula out. This did! It was my go to, especially when I had people helping. I was confident we were using every spec of ...
Accmor Baby Formula Dispenser On The Go
Cash was not a huge fan of swaddles around month 2 or 3 of life, but these were great because they were stretchy and long enough to use as a blanket. We still carry this with us during those colder CA months just in case the nights get a little cold.
Taupe Floral Swaddle
Because we were not a fan of swaddles, we loved using this. He was still warmly tucked in but also gave his arms and legs freedom to stretch and reach.
Sleeper and Bow Set in Chambray