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Baby Items That You Actually Will Use!
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items Ever see someone on social media say “you absolutely need this”, and you bought it and barely used it!? This list is truly things you need to buy or add to your baby registry!!
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Under 6 months
6 months+
For 1+ Years of Age
Under 6 months
Most of these items are things you’ll for sure use in those first 6 months of your baby’s life, but you’ll continue to use them well beyond 6 months of age as well!
The only pacifier you need for your breastfed baby! The pacifier promotes wide latch and is very stretchy…the most similar nipples pacifier I have found!!
pacifiers
You must have this for waking up in the middle of the night with your baby! Make sure it’s in your hospital bag too!!
JolyWell Kids Night Light, Baby Egg 7 Colors
We love this portable sound machine so much we just use it at home!
Yogasleep Hushh Portable White Noise Machine
If you have a baby that wakes up immediately when you lay them down - try having this playing when you lay them down. My firstborn wouldn’t sleep on his own until I bought this!
Baby Shusher: Baby Sound Machine | Baby Soother | The Original
Must have for in the hospital and then for baby & toddler in the summer months!
AMACOOL Battery Stroller Fan 3 Speeds Black
Literally gets all the stains out. Spray & throw in the wash!
Miss Mouth's Messy Eater Stain Treaters
The softest and most secure swaddle. It is SO easy to swaddle baby. I bought this for my second baby and I wish I would’ve had it with my first…I wonder if my first would’ve slept as good as my second did. We never have less than 3 hour stretches at ...
Sleep Bag Swaddler in Oat 1.0
I love this baby monitor because it’s non-WiFi and very clear! It has great features such as: move the camera around from the monitor, talk back to your baby from the monitor, play lullaby music from the monitor, have temperature alarm set, and some ...
Non-Wifi 1080P Video Baby Monitor: Peace of Mind & Safety
Simple, easy to use!
Philips Avent Premium Fast Bottle Warmer
Use this to get boogers out of their nose or chunks of ear wax on the edge of their ears!
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This jogging stroller pushes so easy down the gravel road we live on! It has the quality of a high end jogging stroller, but with a much more affordable price tag. It folds up nice to fit in the back of my Yukon.
Jeep® Classic Jogging Stroller
This playmat grows with your baby! The best stage this is for is tummy time! And yes, the purple monkey song will forever be stuck in your head.
Fisher-Price Glow And Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym Baby Playmat With Musical ...
A must have toy for tummy time & your crawler! Way better than the crab!
SunnyPal Baby Touch & Go Dino Toy 6-18M
I was never someone who believed in $30 jammies until I bought my kids their first pairs. They are the longest lasting jammies. When my daughter was 15 pounds at 2 months old she still fit in her newborn LS jammies, although she was wearing 3-6 month...
Little Sleepies
Great swaddles for babies that like to have their hands by their face
Newborn Swaddles - Arms Up Swaddles for Infants
A drop a day for babies on breast milk!
Mommy's Bliss Organic Vitamin D Drops - Infants
6 months+
These are items you won’t need until around that 6 month age!
This is the best chair to use for teaching your baby to eat! We didn’t use a high chair for months! It was also easy to grab and bring to places!
Upseat Baby Floor and Booster Seat with Tray
The only bibs you need! Easy to wash in the sink & hang dry! Easy to bring on the go! Easy to throw away if you just don’t want to clean up the mess. Only recommend these bibs to my friends!
Tiny Twinkle Mess Proof Baby Bib - Dinosaur
My toddler has sensitive skin so we love this sunscreen!
Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen Lotion
Super simple high chair that is WAY TOO EASY to clean! My first born loved this and ate his food so good from this chair! The table kind of wraps around them so it prevents less food from dropping on the floor!
Boon GRUB Adjustable Convertible High Chair
Such a cheap and easy toy to bring everywhere
24 Pack Baby Teether Rings Links Toys - Rainbow
For 1+ Years of Age
We love this potty chair!
SKYROKU Potty Training Seat & Step Stool
The best sippy cup to transition to after the bottle
Baby Sippy Cups
My toddler loves these cups! Easy to suck from, and don’t leak!
Straw Sippy Cups | Straw Cups for Babies & Toddlers | Nuby US