 | Summer Infant Sure and Secure Extra Tall Walk-Thru Gate in White
Buy new: $59.88 We had the kind that you either step over or undo and move. They worked fine, until I got pregnant, and I tripped trying to step over one of them. I WISH I HAD BOUGHT ONE SOOONER. All those times trying to undo a gate one handed with a sleeping baby. This is the gate to get. Plus our 60 lb shephard cannot jump over it.
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 | Summer Infant Deluxe Soft Embrace Gund Bouncer
Buy new: $49.99 This is not something you will use for more than 4-6 months. However, in that 4-6 months you will use it all the time. My daughter napped in her bouncer, we traveled with it, and when she got a bad little cold at barely 3 months, she slept in it to keep her elevated.
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 | CamelBak BPA-Free Better Bottle with Classic Cap
Buy new: $5.50 - $10.99 Think outside the box. Most sippy cups have a very hard to drink from valve, making kids not like them.
This almost never leaks. It is tall enough to hold water for the whole day, yet easy enough to drink from for a one year old.
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 | Daphne 4-in-1 Crib n Bed In Cherry By AFG Baby Furniture
Buy new: $587.91 This will be the ONLY bed, dresser you will need for your baby until well into high school.
The side rail is a fold down rail, rather than a stationary or drop side. When your child is ready it converts to a toddler bed. It then converts to a twin with a nightstand. It is well designed and well constructed. I love this bed.
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 | Baby Trend Diaper Champ in Blue
No special liners.No mechanical parts.
This diaper pail will use whatever size trash bag you want. I love it. we have used it for almost 18 months now, and it has never jammed, never broken, never come apart.
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 | Little Tikes Picnic N Playhouse
Buy new: $300.28 This may sound crazy. But if you have the room, give your child a play area. We have one similar to this set up in our rec room. My daughter plays on it every day.
Having it inside, I don't EVER have to worry if the dogs have peed on it, or if there is poop near it, to check it for Black widow webs. We set it up for her around 15 months of age.
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 | Melissa & Doug Shape Sorting Cube
Buy new: $12.80 This is the best shape sorter. Bright colors, basic shapes, non toxic paints and stains, and they can easily open it and close it for more sorting fun.
Really ANYTHING from this company, is going to be well built, easy to use, easy to play with, and simple entertainment. There are no lights, whistles, batteries, gizmos.
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 | FuzziBunz Perfect Size Diapers -12pack Gender Neutral Colors SMALL
Buy new: $189.95 Cloth Diapers. Now you might have started to think.. wow this woman must be a real hippy. No I am frugal. When my daughter was about 2 months realized that we were spending almost $150 a month on diapers. The cost on these may sound exorbitant, but it is a ONE time cost. I had a total of 22 diapers and about 36 liners that I used on a daily basis. I did the diaper wash about once every 3 days.
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 | Imse Vimse Flushable Liners - 100 Count (Toddler)
Buy new: $8.00 These are liners that go next to the babies skin on the cloth diapers, so that when they do a number two, you just peel the liner and the poo off and flush it all away.
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 | Playtex Nursing Necessities Embrace Deluxe Double Electric Breast Pump System
Buy new: $160.00 This is the pump I selected, out of frugalness. This had very good ratings, was compatible with a variety of bottle sizes. Not just the brand that it comes with.
I love the ease of assembly. I love the silicone breast shield. It is a little bulky to put into your purse. I found it to be smaller and more compact than the Medella PIS. I used a small backpack style purse for the pump..
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 | Playtex Nursing Necessities One Step Breast Milk Storage Kit
Buy new: $7.89 These are great. You can use them for milk storage. If you use the formed liners then you can remove the hard side bottle and just use the ring and cover. They work really well for refrigerator, storage.
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 | Safety 1st Hospital's Choice Ear Thermometer
These are the best. The pacifier kind only work if your child will take a pacifier. the under the tongue or armpit kind are impossible to get anyone under 3 to sit still for. These are almost instant read. We do it on both ears, and it still takes less time than when we used the other kind.
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