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What I learned from my last baby and what I want for my next.
- Aug 18, 2008 at 9:11 AM
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I've been thinking about all the things I'm going to need/want for this new baby and all the things I could have done without. This is more or less just a personal little list so probably not interesting to anyone but me. I figure I should write it down though before I get real pregnancy brain :)
- A CRIB- NECCESSARY- We need a new one as we sold the old one to make room for the toddler bed. I don't want a convertible crib though. Been there, done that and it was so unnecessary! Also having it with the changing table attached made it really hard to find a space for it.
- CHANGING TABLE- UNECCESSARY- I ended up changing her butt on the couch, a blanket, a bed, or the floor more often than anything.
- BABY TUB- NECCESSARY- Sold the last two to make room, also didn't really care for the ones that I had. Maybe someone can make me some recommendations on baby tubs.
- SWING- WANT- I didn't have one for Xylia but I wanted one SOOOOO bad.
- BOUNCER- UNDECIDED- I did have one for Xylia and it was a life saver but I imagine a swing would take the place of the bouncer.
- A BASSINETT- WANT- I always wanted a bassinett but didn't get one for my first baby. I know they are pretty useless after a month or 2 but dang it I want one!
- A WRAP- NECCESSARY- I only wish I would have gotten one sooner with my first. I have made 3 already so I'm set in that department :)
- 8 BILLION RATTLES, SHAKERS, AND LITTLE TOYS- UNECCESSARY- 4 or 5 maybe but I still have box after box of little infant toys she never played with.
This is only a partial list so far. I have to get ready to go to an appointment so I'm cutting it short. If anyone has any suggestions for neccessary or uneccessary thing feel free to comment!
Comments:
Wendy I can give you a tub. And its the only none pink item I have so its ok if you have a boy!
I agree with the swing/bouncer choice, one of the other will work. Our swing was called a convertible swing and you could take the chair part out and use it as an infant stationary seat, a toddler rocker chair or put it in the frame and it was a swing. They sell them at Babies R Us. Hands down the most useful baby item we have ever owned. Even now, my 2 year old uses the toddler rocker and the baby still crawls over to it and wants to sit in the swing.
i had a bassinette with both of my sons and i didnt use it much.... what i am doing now seems like a WAY EASIER option... i have taken one side of the crib down (to make it a 3 sided crib) and pushed my bed RIGHT up against it so it cant move. that way Orion still has his own space,but we can still co sleep.
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just be sure that your mattress and the crib mattress are at the same height
I found the swing, its called the Fisher Price 3 in 1 swing.
Pack N Play- Need! Especially for trips. Most pack N plays can be used for a bassinet too, at least ours did.
our pack and play is the big square one lol. Xylia hated it and I almost NEVER used it :) Maybe this one will like it better
wyatt and I opted for a play yard instead of a bassinett. They're portable, have a little changing area you can take off and have a higher setting for little babies. Thats what chloe is going to sleep in in our room for the first couple months i think
woops:).. didnt see the other comments!
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i never used the bathtub. i thought i would, but i never did. i bathed her in the sink, or more often than not i got in the tub with her. but the tub i had, i liked. the plug turned white if that water was too hot, it had the sling for a newborn (which they literally use for like 3 weeks) and you could lay them down from one (infant) end and sit them up from the other (toddler). it was only $20 at Shopko. and i agree with the changing table. i use it more now that she is older than i did when she was a newborn. after being up all night it was easier to change her where ever my ass was planted, usually the couch.
- trepsica
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