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Boy Mom Must Haves

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Ingenius and practical solutions to make a new mother's life easier and more enjoyable. This carefully curated pin board is a digital collection of tried-and-true tips, tricks, and creative ideas to navigate the wonderful yet sometimes challenging wo...
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Scrunchy Mom Life

When I became a Mom, I was pretty much a hippy or a “crunchy” mom. I loved going all organic, home-made, everything from scratch…but the more information I learned the more I tried to do and the more burnt out I got. So I knew I needed to find the ba...

 
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Best Newborn Swing
MamaRoo® Multi-Motion Baby Swing
 
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Best Jogging Strollers to Walk Where You Want but not actually go jogging! I got a jogging stroller/travel system for the freedom and convenience of going where I want, the mall, the beach, hike etc!  But no intentions of actual jogging haha!
Graco Jogging Stroller for different terrain
 
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Great Swaddle to get baby to sleep through the night when they stay awake playing with their hands all night! Make nap time easier for babe to settle down without their pesky hands waking them up!
LOVE TO DREAM Baby Swaddle for Longer Naps
 
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Best Pacifier to Help Baby Self Soothe and you don't have to worry about getting water/mold inside like other loved pacifier brands
Best Pacifier/Binky! Easy to Clean!
 
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Jeep Life Baby Walker!
Jeep Classic Wrangler 3-in-1 Walker
 
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Light and Cool Muslin Baby Swaddle Blankets
Muslin Baby Blankets
 
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Best Interactive Baby Play Yard plus Ball Pit, my baby loved it from the moment we put him in at 4 days old and then it grew with him. Still going strong at 7 months old!
Infantino 4-In-1 Jumbo Baby Activity Center and Play Mat ...
 
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Fun Baby/Toddler Ball Pit
Baby Ball Pit
 
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Best Baby Carrier for Proper Hip Placement-Ergonomic Design-Front Facing and Back Facing
Galaxy Stars Tula Babywearing Carrier for ergonomic hips
 
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Inverted Reverse Zip Baby Suits-Stop making baby cold during diaper changes with the inverted body suits/pajamas
Inverted Zipper : Kids' Pajamas and Slippers
 
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Minimalist Baby Crib
Cribs - Baby
 
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Chemical Free Diapering Solution to help save the world and save your baby from rashes caused by disposable diapers
Cloth Diapers
 
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Save hours off your life with this time saving hack! Find your keys, wallet, purse, remote, backpack, bag etc without tearing the house apart! One time it took me a week before I found my keys because my 10 month old (obviously non verbal at the time...
Tile Mate Bluetooth Tracker, Keys Finder
 
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Love these super soft organic cotton pajamas for my little lovies
Burt's Bees Baby® Baby Organic Cotton Tight Fit Footed Pajama
 
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Can't get enough of these inverted zipper sleepers! So convenient and you don't have to make baby cold when you go for a diaper change! Just unzip from the bottom.
Baby Boys' Dino Footed Inverse Zipper Pajama-Zip Up from the Bottom!
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Hands down best baby pajamas out there! The two way zipper allows you to unzip baby from the top or the bottom! It has made changing diapers in the winter so much easier because my baby's chest doesn't need to be exposed during a diaper change! I don...
Simple Joys by Carter's Baby Boys' 2-Way Zip Sleep
 
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Softest Organic 2 way zipper pajama sleeper because I refuse to do a diaper change in the middle of the night with anything but a 2-way zipper or at least an inverted zipper where it zips from the bottom-up.
Organic Cotton 2-way Zipper Footie Pajamas
 
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Best bib for baby led weaning journey… because so much food doesn't make it into the mouth as they are learning to eat haha!
Silicone Baby Bib with Food Catching Flap
 
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If you are doing BLW (Baby Led Weaning then these bibs are a must! So easy to clean and dishwasher friendly because most of the food won't make it into baby's mouth as you start BLW or whenever baby is ready for solids, so do yourself a favor and add...
Funny Silicone Baby Bibs with Food Catcher
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Great product made for our little baby scientists for when they are in the exploring gravity phase and everything gets dropped on the ground. Great for dinner time, play time or travel time. Keep little one busy and engaged, while keeping all their s...
Busy Baby Silicone Highchair Placemat
 
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Best diaper bag. So many pockets to keep organized and cooler insides to keep milk temperature controlled with an ice pack when you are on the go. As an exclusive pumper this time around, this was so useful for me!
Diaper Bag Backpack
 
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Awesome 2 way zipper to make diaper changes easier and baby doesn't get cold
Footed One-Piece for Baby
 
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Love these bamboo pajamas! The moon and stars are my favorite. Best part is we can get matching ones for the family!
Blue To the Moon & Back Zippy
 
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Love these bamboo Christmas pajamas! They have matching ones for the whole family too!
Fair Isle Zippy
 
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Love this bamboo body suit “Where the Wild Things Are” was one of my favorite books growing up!
Where The Wild Things Are Graphic Bodysuit
 
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What a great family pajama theme! Where the Wild Things are was one of my favorite books growing up!
Where the Wild Things Are-Matching Pajamas
 
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This material is sooooo soft! And I just love the style!
Vintage Teal Stripes Zip Hoodie-Bamboo Terry
 
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Softest material for our little ones!
Vintage Teal Henley Tee-Bamboo Clothing
 
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The material is so soft on this Boy Mom shirt!
Boy Mom Shirt
 
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I try my best to make all of baby's foods homemade but sometimes life has other plans or it's nice to have something healthy, not full of chemicals, and is easy to grab on the go for baby/toddler. Both Mama and Baby love these purees to keep on hand ...
Cerebelly Organic Veggie Purees Baby Food
 
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Great to have on the go in the diaper bag for when you are out and about for longer than you expected. This company is known for it's small list of ingredients and ethically sourced.
Cerebelly Purple Carrot Blueberry Smoothie
 
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Great puff snack alternative for little ones
Serenity Kids Grain Free Puffs Broccoli & Spinach
 
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If you baby takes a paci this is hands down the best way to administer medicine to baby! I wish I had this with my first two boys. The snotsucker I did have with my older boys and it is still a must have in this house!
Frida Baby MediFrida Medicine Dispenser + NoseFrida
 
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This white noise machine is a life saver to get baby to fall asleep quickly and helps drown out the noises of the other kids.
Homedics SoundSleep White Noise Sound Machine
 
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A car seat that swivels and turns while putting the baby inside of the car seat?!?! What?! Why didn't they have this with my other two! I would have had to do so much less fighting to get into the car seat! Shut up and take my money! THis is my favor...
Evenflo Revolve360 Extend All-in-One Car Seat
 
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Funniest reaction from a baby ever! I wish I caught my baby's face on camera when we first got it!!!
Dancing Cactus Baby Toy, Talking Repeats
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This was the only thing that got my son to sleep through the night! The first two didn't sleep through the night until 1 yo and my last one slept through the night at 7 months old!
Baby Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit - Cream - 3-6 Months
 
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I love that these are the classic toys every baby should have but also teething friendly! I hate wood toys because babies always put things in their mouths and wood is too hard and my crazy boys always end up hurting themselves or me! So this helps c...
Montessori Soft Stacking Blocks Rings Balls Set

Postpartum

As a third time mom, I learned somethings the hard way with my first two! So for the third baby I had to use all knowledge and new tech to my advantage! F* Wired Breast Pumps! Ain't nobody got time for that with babies! Maybe it's an unpopular opinio... 

 
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Best Wearable Breast Pump-Hands Free Mobile Pump-Ergonomic Design, Strong Suction, Long Battery Life and Easy Buttons
S12 Pro Wearable Breast Pump - High Efficiency
 
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Best Discreet Wearable Painless Breast Pump
All-in-one M5 Wearable Breast Pump - Painlessly Pump
 
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4th Trimester Post Partum Recovery Kit
Earth Mama Postpartum Recovery Kit, 3-Piece Set
 
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Must Have for the 4th Trimester! Whether you are having a hospital birth or a home birth this kit was so helpful for dealing with the after birth and healing of labor. The gown was super soft and comfy and even though the hospital provides some items...
Postpartum Essentials Kit for Mom - Labor Gown
 
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Just because we are nursing after having a baby, doesn't mean you can't still look and feel cute! This is soft and made me feel cute on days I woke up not feeling so hot!
Comfortable Cute and Discreet Nursing Dress
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Wear it as a maternity dress and use it post partum while you're nursing for easy access for feeding baby and still looking and feeling cute!
Stylish and Discreet Nursing Dress with Pockets
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Be the cutest mama in the hospital ward. Look cute in those delivery pictures in this super cute must have dress for the delivery room! Sooo much cuter than being in a frumpy delivery gown but still have all the access and convenience of the frumpy d...
Cute Alternative Labor/Delivery/Nursing Gown