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First time mom must haves!
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items Everything you will actually need to survive those beginning weeks with your new little one!!
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Toys/Entertainment
For the house
Health/ Wellness
On the go
Baby books 📕
Toys/Entertainment
Stimulation is very important in those beginning weeks. Here are some of my baby's favorite toys and items
Best playmat ever! My daughter still uses it at 7 months!
Fisher-Price Baby Gym with Kick & Play Piano Learning ...
I don't know what it is about this toy, but my daughter absolutely loves it! All of my friends with babies have this toy and tell me the exact same thing. Get it!!
Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy, Ages 3 ...
If your baby is anything like mine the remote controls are not safe. My daughter loves these and doesn't even know the difference
Fu Store 4 Pack Soft Silicone Teething Toys for Toddlers ...
For the house
This is a lifesaver for nap and bedtime!!! And super easy to control from your phone.
Hatch Rest Baby Sound Machine, Night Light | 2nd Gen
Kitchen sinks contain so much bacteria. This collapsible sink makes it very easy to keep your bottles clean and saves space
Vamako 9L Collapsible Dish Tub Portable Sink, Folding ...
If you are formula feeding you can NEVER have too many formula containers. The nozzle allows you to make bottles with no mess.
Accmor Baby Milk Powder Formula Dispenser, 5 Layers ...
Such an easy bedside sleeper to assemble and adjust. Loved it!
Baby Delight Beside Me Dreamer Bassinet | Bedside ...
We upgraded our babies bottles to these and wow do I love them! The silicone comes out and everything is super easy to clean!! Bonus: they are so cute
Boon NURSH Reusable Silicone Baby Bottles ...
You will absolutely need something light weight that you can easily move around the house with in the beginning and this is just the thing. The toys are super entertaining and the vibrations keep baby calm
Bright Starts Fanciful Fantasy Unicorn 3-Point Harness ...
The best bottlebrush! I had tried so many bottle brushes before I found this one, and nothing compares! The bristles bend to reach all the hard places and they don't shoot water at you when cleaning bottles.
Philips AVENT Baby Bottle and Nipple Brush, Grey ...
This was not a need but definitely a want and I'm so glad I bought it! Keeps wipes warm and comfortable for baby as long as you keep the pad on the inside wet! You have to resoak the pad about every two weeks
Ultimate™ Wipe Warmer
Our wifi camera got hacked then we got this one! We love it, the picture and sound is clear & the battery lasts a long time before needing another charge.
Infant Optics Video Baby Monitor DXR-8
This was definitely a big help with learning how to sit up and tummy time! I could position my girl in so many different ways.
2-in-1 Tummy Time & Seated Support™
Health/ Wellness
Not as pricey as the owlet sock and it eased my mama anxiety during those first few weeks! Easy to read and comfortable for baby.
Amazon.com: Sense-U Smart Baby Monitor 3 with Real ...
LIFESAVERR!!! A gassy baby is a fussy baby and these drops helped almost instantly!
MYLICON Gas Relief Drops for Infants and Babies, Dye ...
Cutting baby's nails is SCARY. Even at 7m I still haven't used actual clippers but this file makes it so quick and easy
Baby Nail Clippers 20 in 1 by Royal Angels ...
Teething happens before you know it. Do not be underprepared like I was!! This teething oil is the only one that I have found that works
Wellements Organic Baby Tooth Oil for Teething, Free ...
I can't talk about this product enough. A staple in our household for sure! We have repurchased soooo many times. All natural and my daughter loves these!
Boiron Camilia Teething Drops for Daytime and Nighttime ...
The only butt paste I will ever use!
Triple Paste Diaper Rash Cream for Baby - 3 oz Tube - Zinc ...
Spraying something up a babies nose is so difficult but this saline spray with the mask makes it so easy!
The Boogie Brand Micro-Mist Saline Inhaler - 1.7oz
Current fav!
Aquaphor Baby 3-in-1 Diaper Rash Relief Cream - 3.5oz
Great sunscreen for babies and adults! Rubs into the skin nicely and doesn't leave a white cast
Pipette Mineral Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Sunscreen - 4 fl oz
On the go
Love th is stroller! Not too big or bulky and easy for my 4'11 self to collapse and put away!
Chicco Mini Bravo Plus Lightweight Stroller - Storm | Black
We got this for our little girl after she grew out of her infant car seat and I wish we had just gotten this from the start. Excellent quality and is going to last a very long time!
Extend2Fit® Convertible Car Seat
This is also a hospital bag essential! If your baby is anything like mine and needs white noise to sleep, this is a must for on the go!
2-in-1 Portable Sound Machine + Nightlight
Get a bike lock for your wagons, strollers anything of the sort especially when you go places and you have to park it. People be stealing now
Master Lock Bike Combo Dl Bike Combo Lock
Baby books 📕
Such a great book to teach diversity ❤️
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) - by Bobbi Kates (Board Book)
Definitely recommend introducing this book early. Ik my daughter would have loved when she was younger
See, Touch, Feel (A First Sensory Book) - by Roger Priddy (Hardcover)
Super fun and colorful! Lots of textures to feel too!
Never Touch a Dinosaur - by Stuart Lynch (Board Book)
Just a classic !
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - by Eric Carle (Board Book)
Every page has a mirror and my daughter loves it
My First I See You : A Mirror Book - (The World of Eric Carle) (Hardcover)
This is my daughters absolute favorite book ever
Brown Bear Brown Bear by Bill Martin (Board Book)
Kind of long but the sweetest message ever it makes me cry
Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: Celebrate Father’s Day with this Special Picture Book! - by Gregory Lang & Susanna Leonard Hill (Hardcover)
For all the Taylor Tots 🥹 my daughter loves listen to Taylor swift with me so it's only fitting we got this book!
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography - by Wendy Loggia (Hardcover)
Started potty training recently and so far this book has been such a great help! Especially for a Sesame Street obsessed toddler
Sesame Street Potty Time with Elmo Sound Book - by Kelli Kaufmann (Board Book)