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Helpful items for a Baby's first year
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items There are so many products on the market when it comes to babies. Here are some products that I have found to be worth buying. Hopefully this helps you to save some time and money
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Sleep Essentials
Breast Feeding tools
Starting Solids
Sleep Essentials
These are the items that I find help to contribute to a good night sleep (most times) and nap times
White Noise Machine with red light - the red light is useful when needing to re-settle baby over night, turning a white light on can knock off melatonin, keeping the light red can help prevent this
TAMOP White Noise Machine with Night Light, 40 Sounds
Diffuser - can be any brand, but something like this is small and easy to use. Size needed will depend on room size. Essential for when baby has stuffy nose, diffuse some essential oils to help clear the air. The humidity created is also good too to ...
dōTERRA Petal Diffuser
A great oil to diffuse in baby room to promote sleep
dōTERRA Lavender Peace Restful Blend - 15ml
A great oil to blend to help clear the air and make breathing easier if baby has congestion
dōTERRA Easy Air® Clear Blend - 15ml
Baby sleeping bag- I never knew how much baby being cold could affect sleep. I use this exact sleeping bag, but there are so many on the market, I find it's so important to keep baby warm at night if you want good sleep
Baby Dinosaur Long Sleeve Sleeping Bag
Essential if baby has any nose congestion- use along with Saline Spray. No one wants to sleep with nose congestion
NoseFrida the SNOTSUCKER
You can use this if baby has nose congestion, spray then use Snot Sucker to remove boogers… this isn't medical advice, if your baby is sick, see a doctor
FESS® Little Noses Spray - FESS®
Most essential! I like the Vtech brand as they have monitors that don't require wifi connection. I also recommend a monitor that displays room temperature so that you can monitor this also
Baby Monitor | Official VTech® Video Baby Monitors
Breast Feeding tools
Items that helped to make breast-feeding a little more comfortable. In my opinion if you're going to spend money on baby items, spend it on making your breast-feeding journey easier and more comfortable :)
A hands free pump is so convenient and handy! Was so glad I invested in one of these
Mumilk Pro Breast Pump
Great for storing extra breast milk in the freezer, for future use
Medela Breast Milk Storage Bags 50 Pack
Helpful for soothing
Medela Purelan Lanolin Cream 37g
Invest in a comfy breastfeeding pillow… the first few weeks of breastfeeding takes up a lot of time, make it comfortable!
Little Animals of Oz Nursing Pillow
Starting Solids
There's so much info on statring solids, BLW (baby lead weaning) is great, but can sometimes be stressful. Keep it simple and take it slow. Here are the items that helped!
Great resource for baby recipes that even the whole family can eat
Book- Boob To Food
Handy to have on hand for easily blending foods
Stick Mixer - White and Grey
Baby cutlery
PandaEar 9PCS Silicone Baby Feeding Set
Baby was able to learn how to use this so quickly and easily, the best part is it's anti leake
sippy cup - blueberry
Great breakfast option that baby loves! Scramble the eggs if baby still doesn't have teeth
Banana egg yolk omlette
Helpful info for introducing eggs
Boob to Food on Instagram: "Introducing egg to your baby: I prefer to offer young babies the egg yolk only to begin with for a couple of reasons. 1. They don’t eat a lot, and the yolk is much more nutrient dense than the whites! The whites are a good protein source, but the yolks contain the healthy fats, choline, iron, b vitamins and vitamins a and d! 2. Allergic reactions to the proteins in egg whites are much more common to those an egg yolk allergy. This is a great way to build tolerance to eggs through repeated exposure before you introduce the whites! 3. There’s no right or wrong time to introduce the whites - generally yolks from 6-8 months is great as one of babies first foods (not the very first food, so we can test babies reactions to food in general before introducing allergens), and the whole egg from 8-10 months when baby is eating more quantities and meals! So, how do you introduce egg? The more cooked the egg the less chance of reaction. So if you’re concerned about reaction, cook the egg thoroughly! However there’s nothing wrong with good quality pasture-raised organic egg yolks that are soft boiled - easier to mix into purées and spoon feed to baby! Such as boiling for 5 minutes then cracking open the egg, scoop the yolk out into a purée baby has had numerous times with no issues, or just straight onto a spoon! For BLW an egg yolk omelette cut into finger shapes is great! Try grating in some liver before cooking for some extra nutrients 😉"
Helpful info and free first foods checklist for starting solids
Baby's First Foods - Starting Solids & Testing Allergens - Dr Golly
So handy to have in the pantry to help thicken food and create puree's
Baby Porridge
This is the formula I put baby on when starting mix feeding and starting to wean
Stage 2 Premium Follow-On Formula 6 - 12 months