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First time mama/Baby must haves! 0-6 months
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items Things me & my baby girl have LOVED! Baby products are overwhelming and it’s hard to always know in advance what your baby will like - but I can assure you these are some GOOD ones *esp if you have a lil FTM anxiety*
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Play - toys, tools & more
Feeding items!!
Swaddles/Sleep/Safety ! Perhaps the most important section
For the new MAMA ✨ (read mama in a sarcastic tone for full effect)
Play - toys, tools & more
Our girl loves this toy!! It lights up when she presses any of the legs and will say colors, shapes, numbers. As she grows it will move around too for her to crawl after it’s so cute.
Baby Einstein Go Opus Go 4-in-1 Crawl and Chase Baby Learning Toy
ABSOLUTE must have, our girl bounces her life away in this thing. I like this better than the popular more expensive bouncer because this one comes WITH a toy bar to hang stuff from. We have 2 now, one for home & one for travel/grandparents hou...
Baby Delight Organic Alpine Deluxe Portable Bouncer - Oat
I would buy this set again JUST for the sun piece 😂 my daughter chews on this sun, reaches for the sun, rolls over to get this sun block. She’s too little to stack the blocks herself but she loves watching me do it
Itzy Ritzy Blocks Stacking Toy - 10pc
Viv loves to watch me stack these, for now she likes putting them in her mouth but I love this set, bonus points for the aesthetic colors lol
Mushie Stacking Rings Toy
Listen, I have 3 of these. One for our house, one at her grandmas, and the other stays in our car so we have it if we go to another family members house! Is it stunning to look at? No. But will your baby love it? YES. The keyboard part angles down...
Fisher-Price Deluxe Kick & Play Piano Gym
Hanging toy with wings that make that crinkly sound - she loves it 😂 we hang this from the toy bar on the bouncer! She also likes holding it in her car seat
Itzy Ritzy Traveller Learning Toy - Goose
I know this looks weird but omg my baby could chew on these little rubber sprouts for hours 😂 plus it makes noise when you shake it. 10/10
Baby Montessori Sensory & Teething Toys 0-18M
There’s nothing more sad when your baby has gas but is still too little to fully figure out how to push it out (aka under 12 weeks esp it was the worst for our girl) -enter this thing!! I was hesitant but so glad we had this on hand. Get some coconu...
Frida Baby Windi the Gaspasser and Colic Reliever for Babies - 10pc
I decided not to get a baby brand dresser I felt like they were overpriced for what they were - we got this solid wood dresser instead for less than a smaller one made for babies! All the drawers don’t open fully which annoyed me at first but I think...
Solid Wood Dressers
These are a little insanely priced but I had to have them for her dresser knobs! Her dad is obsessed with birds, although he maybe wouldn’t be obsessed if he knew what these cost 😂 BUT SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA SPLURGE
Everlee Knobs, Set of 2
BABY ACNE is something I didn’t know anything about and now I know it’s bc no mom is posting pictures of their baby with it 😂😂 so I thought my baby had a serious problem but no, it’s sooo common and let me tell you this tubby Todd ointment is the o...
TUBBY TODD Baby Wash & Ointment Eczema Set
Not sure what it is about this but she will stare at this the whole car ride. It is by far her fave hanging toy, she will hold on to the ring part too it’s hysterical. Lost it for a week and she totally noticed 😂
Infantino Go Gaga! Big Softy Sea Chime Baby Toy
My girl LOVES this it’s perfect to keep her entertained while I get ready or set it in the island while I prep dinner etc! Wish I got sooner bc she’s 8 months now! But it will grow with her too!
Infantino Seat & Booster Options | 3-in-1 & Travel Designs
Such a nice playmat! I got the black and white check design to keep it gender neutral since I didn’t know what we were having & I think it’s so cute girl or boy. Love these because they’re so easy to clean/wipe up spit up and they easily fold aw...
Foldable Foam Tumbling Mats for Kids
Feeding items!!
This newborn set!!!! We used this everyday, loved being able to have her higher up while I cooked, we set it up next to us while we ate dinner so she felt part of the activity!! So sweet would recommend over and over we used this for months!! Probabl...
Tripp Trapp® Newborn Set
Using this a lot with baby food!! It’s nice to be able to set it on our kitchen island and give her bites while I’m cooking dinner. Also is great to practice sitting because once she hit like 5 months she decided she was a big girl and hated being i...
Fisher-Price Sit-Me-Up Floor Seat
You need this chair!! I was nervous to buy one online I hadn’t seen in person but this exceeded my expectations even my husband loves it. It rocks, swivels, reclines with a touch of a button, has a usb-c charger for your phone! It’s perfection and I...
Radius Mineral Swivel Glider Power Recliner
I love how small this bottle warmer is, the last thing I wanted was a giant contraption. My girl gets formula once a day before bed so we use this for that! We’ve heated breastmilk bottles in it as well, and sterilized paci’s in it. I don’t see pum...
Chicco Digital Bottle Warmer and Sterilizer
Dual sided! A tiny side for inside crevices/bottle nipples. Love the neutral color
Silicone Baby Bottle Brush Natural One Size
It’s hard to find a drying rack that isn’t gray - this one matches the bottle brush and stuff like that brings me joy
Ubbi Vertical Baby Bottle Drying Rack Taupe
Swaddles/Sleep/Safety ! Perhaps the most important section
These swaddles saved our life. Our baby hated having her arms swaddled but we couldn’t have them fully out either bc she would wake herself up so this was the PERFECT PRODUCT. I cried when she started to roll because I knew we’d have to get rid of ...
Newborn Swaddling Collection
This one makes me emotional because my girl doesn’t fit in it anymore but gosh she spent SO much time in this as a newborn those first few months. Perfect for the couch when all they do is sleep during the day!
Snuggle Me Organic Lounger
Diff color covers for the lounger! Makes clean up a breeze if your baby is like mine and spits up quite often. Also it’s just cute to get different colors/have a spare on hand if you need to wash one!
Snuggle Me Organic Cover
Once baby is rolling, you gotta go tank top sleep sack. The light blue 1.5 tog we use every night! It feels like a dreamy down comforter I’m honestly jealous. We keep our AC at 70 and it’s always kept her warm enough with a sleeper underneath
HALO Sleep Sacks | 100% Cotton, Microfleece, & More
I bought this in 3 different sizes because I just think it’s the cutest print I’ve ever seen
Carter's Just One You®️ Baby Boys' Footed Sleep N' Play - Ivory Newborn: Cotton-Polyester, Animal Pattern, Snug Fit
This is the exact one! Feels like a down comforter it’s soooo soft. We use the Nanit breathing band over it and haven’t had any issues!
HALO Innovations Supersoft Rayon from Bamboo Sleepsack Wearable Blanket - Calm Sage - L
If you have anxiety …. You need this. I tried to avoid it and the day after we came home from the hospital we were at target drive up picking this up. This was the ONLY way I could sleep, knowing I would be alerted if anything happened (even though...
Owlet products at Target
Love that this can be used over her sleep sack! Easy to put on and stays on even with her rolling back and forth all night long 😂
Nanit Breathing Band™ | Monitor Baby's Breathing in Real-Time
We switched to the Nanit once our girl was almost 6 months old - I loved the owlet for when she was a baby potato but once she got bigger and was rolling a lot the owlet would sometimes get loose and this way there is nothing physically on her sensor...
Nanit Pro Baby Monitor with Camera
For the new MAMA ✨ (read mama in a sarcastic tone for full effect)
For the full effect of feeling like you went out and got a coffee, I use these cups and lids 😂 100% unnecessary but it just *feels* more special.
Boxential 100 Pack 16oz Clear Plastic Cups w Lids & Straws
Truly the best shape wear piece I’ve ever had - I used pre pregnancy and postpartum in our newborn pictures! Super comfy and they DONT ROLL DOWN 🙏🏻
SuperPower Short
Trying on bathing suits postpartum is *humbling* to say the least. I love the neckline on this one it’s so much more flattering than my previous plunging V ones - and it’s longer torso friendly!!
Eomenie Women's One Piece Tummy Control Swimsuit
SPILL PROOF!! I’m a Stanley hater, before this I loved the brumate Era but this is my new favorite bc the lid is easy to open and I’m drinking 4-5 of these a day. Breastfeeding thirst is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
HydroJug Traveler 40oz Water Bottle w/ Handle & Flip Straw
This truly tastes better than Starbucks itself 😂 it says to mix with water but don’t, mix it with milk - fair life 2% to be exact. Caramel drizzle, ice, one sweet and low - you will DIE. And also you will stay awake after being up every couple hou...
Starbucks Cold Brew Vanilla Coffee Concentrate