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Baby Essentials
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items Here I will provide recommendations of items that I have used as a first time mum, and items that I will continue to use.
Sections
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Feeding
Sleeping
Baby Toys My Baby Loves
Dummies
Essential Tips for First Time Mums
Feeding
These are the items I highly recommend after using them as a first time mum with my little girl.
Highly recommended, everything you need in one starter pack and these bottles are the best. Self sterilising too. 3 minutes in the microwave, and 1 minute per additional bottle. NO sterilising tablets or fluid needed.
MAM Baby Easy Start Anti-Colic Self Sterilising Bottles Newborn 17 Piece Set - Matt Taupe
These teats were great for my little girl. Due to her being a guzzler with her milk, she was taking a lot of milk and was being sick quite frequently. Changed to these teats and she was so much better.
MAM Teat 1 (Slow Flow) 4 Pack
These are a life saver for when you are going out and about. The design is so sleek too.
Formula Milk Powder Dispensers - 6 Pack
Hands down the BEST baby item ever! You will not need anything else if you have this. So easy and quick to use. A bottle made in less than 2 minutes.
Nuby RapidCool Baby Bottle Maker w/ Dispenser
This flask and my Nuby go hand in hand together daily. I never use one without the other, so easy to carry in my baby bag and use when out and about.
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Portable Travel Baby Bottle and Food Warmer, Stainless Steel Flask
Sleeping
Highly recommended items I have as a first time Mum for sleeping.
We have had our little girl in this from birth and she is currently 19 weeks nearly and is still in this Moses basket with loads of room still
Wicker Deluxe Pod Baby Moses Basket With Stand
Moses baskets sheets are a must. I bought 2 packs of 2, so that I could wash and rotate every week.
Pack of 2 Jersey White 100% Cotton Moses Basket Fitted Sheet
Cellular blankets are ideal for all seasons. Designed to keep babies warm in winter and cool in summer. I have two of these, one grey and one white. One for Moses basket and one for her pram.
Woven Cellular Blanket | JoJo Maman Bébé
This is amazing for making sure your room is at the right temperature for baby.
Groegg 2 Nursery Thermometer
These sleeping bags aged 0-6 have been a godsend throughout the winter. With my baby girl being born in September, the weather was starting to turn, and at night times she never kept a blanket on for long, so these were perfect for keeping her warm, ...
Hudson Baby Infant Girl Cotton Sleeveless Wearable Sleeping Bag, Sack, Blanket, Butterfly Floral, 0-6 Months
Baby Toys My Baby Loves
Baby toys that I highly recommended
This play mat is so soft to touch, my little girl loves laying on it and looking at all the sensory toys.
Playmat & Gym - Welcome to the World Bunny
This teething toy is perfect for teething babies. It is gentle on their gums and no loose parts.
Sophie the Giraffe Teething Toy
Bought this for my baby girl for Christmas and it is safe to say it is the best money I have ever spent. She spends ages on the mat, kicking away at the piano keys.
Fisher-Price Glow & Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym
Dummies
The only dummies that my little girl has taken too. We tried all sorts of different dummies, but these were the clear winners by far.
BIBS Boheme Pacifiers Set of 2 Peach/Woodchuck
Essential Tips for First Time Mums
I have created this short guide off the back of my own experience during pregnancy and after. I want to support other first time mums.
50 essential tips for first time mums