Listmania!
Essential Baby Items
By an Amazon.com customer
BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Original - City BlackBABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Original - City Black
Buy new: $57.75
Couldn't live without this carrier. We got it as a gift and my husband used it a TON! Probably all the way until our little one was around 6 months or so and was too big to fit into it. (And too heavy to carry!)
Fisher-Price Rainforest Open-Top Cradle SwingFisher-Price Rainforest Open-Top Cradle Swing
Buy new: $99.00
Another thing we couldn't live without--a swing! This one is great because it swings both ways (side to side and backwards and forwards) and plugs into the wall OR runs on batteries!
Avent Isis Manual Breast PumpAvent Isis Manual Breast Pump
Buy new: $44.97
A great, inexpensive hand-pump for occasional use. I'd recommend getting a pricier version if you plan on using it a lot.
Boppy Bare Naked Expandable Miracle Middle PillowBoppy Bare Naked Expandable Miracle Middle Pillow
Buy new: $29.99
Essential for breastfeeding...so much easier on your back when you can sit up straight and support the baby from underneath with a pillow.
Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium BouncerFisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer
Buy new: $43.77
This was the only way I was able to take a shower in those first few months. Set the baby up in this and she was entertained long enough for me to take a quick shower. Plus I knew she was strapped in and safe!
Graco Passage Travel System in Bancroft 2007Graco Passage Travel System in Bancroft 2007
Buy new: $459.99
Our travel system had a slightly different print but this is basically the same one. So nice that it can be used for infants AND bigger kids. We still have ours almost 4 years later!
Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer MODEL# 2000CExergen Temporal Artery Thermometer MODEL# 2000C
Buy new: $32.99
So much easier to take their temperature with this. Just scan it across their forehead. And it's pretty accurate, too!