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Special Needs Parenting MUSTS
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items Food prep for my feeding tube dependent child made EASY! You absolutely need a great blender to make blended feeds work.
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Feeding
Sensory Seekers
Sleep and Routine Help
On the Go
Health
Safety
Feeding
Tube feeds, purées, food prep, therapy needs and more!
If you’re preparing your own blends for someone who is feed tube dependent, you NEED a BlendTec. We’ve been using ours to make homemade blends daily for nearly 4 years, and it has never let us down! Anything that can be eaten by mouth can be blended ...
Premium Commercial Kitchen Blenders
Great for any and all meal preps! We personally use these stands to prepare a month’s worth of food for our feeding tube-dependent child. Cut down on time, messes, and waste!
Freezer Meal Bag Holder
If you’ve got a child with feeding issues and aversions, the maroon spoon is their best friend!
ARK Maroon Spoon™ (2 Pack)
A fun way to add oral stimulation for speech and feeding.
Buzz Buddy Oral Motor Stimulation Kit
To some, it’s just a glorified ketchup and mustard bottle. To us feeding tube parents, it’s a lifesaver when on the go!
Condiment Squeeze Bottles, Wide Mouth, 19oz, 2-Pack
Sensory Seekers
A fan favorite for those who LOVE to spin!
Simplay3 Two Sided Rock Wobble Disk & Dome
Ride, drive, spin! Equipped with lights and music, and also a remote to get older kids involved! This ride on toy is a sensory seeker’s dream! There’s also a seatbelt for safety.
Dinosaur Bumper Car for Boys & Girl
Light up toys are ALWAYS a favorite! This light up spinner occupies my son for long periods of time. We like to use it as a distraction while brushing teeth, giving meds, or any other unpleasant activities.
ArtCreativity LED Light Up Spinning Wand
A favorite toy for our light loving boy!
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Crawl Around Car
We love this ball pit! We like to add glow toys for added sensory fun!
Zedachica Toddler Ball Pit 35.43x11.81 Grey
I searched high and low for the neatest cochlear implant little people toy! Target for the win!
Little People Boy Mini Figure
So much fun with this slide and ball pit!
Little Tikes Slide & Splash Down Ball Pit: Fun Toy for Kids 3-6 Years
This light board is one of our absolute favorite toys! It’s like a little party box!
Fisher-Price Sensory Bright Light Station Electronic Learning Activity Table
Another great toy for kids who love to spin! Fun lights and sounds are a great bonus!
LeapFrog Letter-Go-Round
Whether it’s for seating, sleeping, or fort making-there’s lots of fun to be had with the Nugget Couch!
The Original Nugget Play Couch In Koala
Sleep and Routine Help
This is what we use for sleep when we travel. My son has outgrown a Pack N Play, but still needs contained for safety. This packs up so compact into a little bag. We use a blow up twin mattress inside of it.
Mengersi Foldable Mosquito Net Tent, Twin
Sleep is always a struggle for us. This Magnesium cream has been a huge help. Just add a little to the bottoms of the feet at night.
Magnesium Cream for Leg Cramps & Sleep - Bergamot
A weighted blanket helps my restless sleeper feel secure. This one come is many fun styles!
Kivik 3lbs Blue Dinosaur Weighted Blanket
On the Go
This wagon is the literal GOAT of them all. 5-point harnesses for safety, removable seats and tray to make space for sensory activities or sleep, removable canopy and PLENTY of storage areas. I chose the Keenz over other brands because of the thick w...
Stroller Wagons for Kids | Keenz – Keenz Stroller Wagons
Ok, let’s be honest-this one is for us moms! This cup holder clamps right on to the wagon and is easily transferable to other strollers.
The RoboCup
Our emergency bag for the on the go. It can fit a small oxygen tank, pulse ox machine, and meds.
ASA TECHMED EMS Emergency Trauma Bag Blue
Health
Our pediatric blood pressure machine. Easy to use and comes with cuffs of all sizes.
CONTEC Auto Upper Arm BP Monitor 3 Mode 4 Cuffs
Learning to crawl or walk? My son has balance and mobility issues so we used this helmet for his safety AND my peace of mind.
Huifen Adjustable Baby Head Protector Helmet 6-24M
Safety
We love used this bath seat ever since our son outgrew an infant bath chair and it is a lifesaver! It has a removable 5 point harness which has made our lives sooo much easier.
Splashy Portable Bath Seat - Firefly Friends - Sunrise Medical
Tried and true monitor! We did a lot of research before landing on this one. We needed a long range and a sensitive/loud monitor. This also does not use wifi.
Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Add-on Camera White
Learning activities
A great learning activity! Shape sorting and emotions all in one!
Battat Education EggXpress Yourself! Match & Learn Eggs