 | My Pregnancy Journal by Ryland Peters & Small
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $2.14 I love this journal. I looked all over before settling on this one. It is easy to use and I looked forward to writting in it once a week.
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 | Humble Bumbles' Baby Journal: A Keepsake Journal for Baby's First Three Years (featuring the adorable Humble Bumble characters) by Amy Meyer Allen
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $4.08 Cute baby book. I bought it too late, I had already forgot so much of the first 6 months. I would have ready as soon as you come home from the hospital.
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 | Fisher-Price Infant-To-Toddler Rocker in Blue/Red
Must have! Buy two or three....we used this every day and every minute it seemed. We would put him in it when we ate, when he watched his baby einstein videos. When we cooked, we would put him in it on the counter...strapped in. Once he got too wiggly though, we used it as a chair and he liked it until about 14 months. It was the last "baby" item we had to pack away. Easy to wash cover too!
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 | Baby Trend Single Snap N' Go Stroller
This is wonderful for a newborn. Easy to take from car into store or doctor's office. I wasn't able to carry much and I used this stroller everyday.
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 | Baby Trend Expedition Jogging Stroller
We have this in blue. I have never jogged with it, but it is a sturdy and rugged stroller. We love to go for walks with it and the carrier snaps in nicely when they are newborns.
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 | Graco Swept Frame Pack 'n Play Portable Playard with Bassinet & Changing Table in Graham
This is a wonderful pack n play, very nice for traveling and nice to have set up on the first floor if you have two floors at your house. Don't buy the pack n play sheets, I had best luck with Eddie Bauer sheets for pack n plays.
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 | Medela Nursing Stool
Buy new: $23.40 Even if you aren't nursing, this stool is great for relaxing your feet and rocking the baby to sleep. I also used to lift baby in and out of crib when we had to lower the matress as the baby stands up. Very worth the $$.
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 | The First Year's Infant To Toddler Tub with Sling Blue
Buy new: $19.96 Our son is 18 months and we still use this tub. The sling was perfect when he was little. His umbillicol cord didn't fall off for 6 weeks, so bathing him was a chore, but this was so easy to use and he still fits in it now. And newborns are so slippery....it made me feel comfortable giving him a bath myself. We just put it in the bathtub and went from there.
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 | Baby Trend Diaper Champ
Perfect! Diapers stink...especially as the baby gets older and starts on solids. This is so good we had no complaints of smell and you can use grocery bags in it. I was so glad someone bought this for me, I would recommend to every new parent!
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 | The First Years Night&Day Bottle Warmer System
Buy new: $29.88 Used this so many times in the middle of the night I can't even count. Very easy to use (once you read the instructions) and I recommend this to all my friends to have.
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 | Graco Baby Einstein Discover and Play Entertainer
Once your baby can hold up their head, an exosaucer is wonderful, it keeps them busy and entertained so you can do the laundry or clean. My son loved to spend time in there he would cry when I took him out. Seeing him learn to turn himself and recognize the toys was so cute and helped him develop his strong legs.
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 | Fisher-Price Soothing Motions Glider - Butter Bunny
Buy new: $169.99 Found this so helpful when newborn had a stuffy nose and she had to sleep upright to breathe. Used daily....nice music and the two different motions are nice. Very nice to have in addition to a swing and bouncy seat, but if you could only have one item...this is a combo and most useful!
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 | Fisher-Price Rainforest Healthy Care High Chair
Buy new: $95.75 I don't have this pattern, but I have this highchair and it is wonderful, nice to have the set adjustments, and to have the recline for when the baby is first eating solids. Have used for over two years and ours looks brand new, cover removes for cleaning and having the extra trays is helpful when you want to sanitize in the dishwasher.
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 | Multi-Use Blue, Yellow and White Baby Pads - 3-pk.
Buy new: $10.99 Just need these, in case you have to change baby on floor...accidents happen, and these are great just in case.
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 | Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe 100% Cotton Knit Small, Sage
Buy new: $9.87 We used these daily until our son was rolling over and able to wiggle out of them. They are so great, you just dress the baby in a onesie and socks and put this on. That was during the summer though, so for winter I would dress baby a little warmer, but our son loved the closeness and sense of security.
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 | Johnson's Soothing Naturals Nourishing Lotion, 11 fl oz (325 ml) (Pack of 6)
The pump is nice for this lotion, it is not as thick, so you can use this all the time.
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 | The Happiest Baby on the Block - The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer (DVD)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.85 We saw parts of this in our parenting class and borrowed the dvd from a friend. It was so helpful when we didn't know how to calm him and this actually worked! We loved to swaddle our little "burrito" baby.
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 | Sassy Who Loves Baby? Photo Book
Buy new: $11.49 We clipped this onto our son's highchair and put a picture of each family member in it. It is easy to clean and keeps him occupied while we get his food ready. He started looking at it around 5 months, and now he knows everyone in it by name.
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 | Good Night, Sleep Tight: The Sleep Lady's Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep and Wake Up Happy by Kim West
Buy used from: $22.99 I read a lot of books to get my 6 month old to sleep through the night. This was the most gentle and easy to follow. I didn't want to have him cry it out, but after 3 nights of us helping him though it, he slept through the night...I was shocked and sooo very happy.
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 | Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Our favorite book to ready before bed. We started to read to him around 3 months, never too early to get your kids interested in books. He loves bedtime and books.
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 | Baby Einstein - Baby Van Gogh - World of Colors
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.56 We started showing these to my son when he was 3 months old. I beleive they are good for babies. He would watch 2 or 3 a day. As he got older I would sit there and talk to him about what we saw on the tv. He liked these until he was 14 motnhs old and we found "Little Einsteins" on tv.
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 | MAM BPA Free 5 oz Bottle for Girl, 3-Pack
Buy new: $12.96 BPA Free, lots of parts to them, but at least you know there are no germs left behind.
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 | MAM Pacifier Keeper
Buy new: $9.95 These are a must when you are out in public and can't risk having the pacifier hit the floor or ground!
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 | Gerber Warm or Cool Relief Packs
Buy new: $12.99 These were nice when I was nursing. Anything to make it more comfortable for a new mom.
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 | Gilligan & O'Malley® Women's Full Sling Nursing Tank - Ebony S
I loved all my nursing tanks. Under work clothes made it easier to pump at work and at home it was nice to just unhook and nurse. Nice enough to wear without a shirt over.
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 | Medela Womens Sleep Nursing Bra - White
Buy new: $14.99 - $49.95 Wonderful. When you are nursing, comfort is everything. I bought cheap nursing bras and ended up throwing them away. Once I spent some money, I realized you really do get what you pay for with these bras. One like this is nice for sleeping or sitting around the house. Hold the nursing pads in place really well.
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 | Maternity and Nursing Pajamas
Love this set! Wear still after nursing, silky and soft, perfect when you feel crappy but want to look good. Nice to wear around the house, deep v neck though, so you might want to have a sweater handy when company comes.
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 | Mylicon Infants Gas Relief Drops, Non-Staining Formula - 1 Oz (30 ml)
Buy new: $12.78 If your baby pulls their legs up to their chest, I have found that means they have gas, so these gas drops are great. Have a bottle upstairs, downstairs, in each diaper bag and at the babysitters.
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 | Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, Newborn (up to 10 Lbs), 92 Swaddlers
Buy new: $59.99 Used these all the way up to the Cruisers size 3. Never had any "blowouts" or leaks and found that they were well worth the money. I was sent home with a lot from the hospital, so don't buy a lot of the newborn size in advance, buy size 1 and then 2-3.
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 | Boppy Cotton Slipcover, Uptown Dots
Buy new: $9.99 Need slipcovers, babies are always spitting up the cover, especially right after you wash it and put a new one on!
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 | The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.99 OMG! I have to admit I read this and related to most of it, a must read for all pregnant moms, especially first time moms.
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 | The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood by Vicki Iovine
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Yes, it is all true, everything she says, parts were annoying...but overall a nice read when you are sleep deprived and dying for a glass of wine.
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