Wow I skip an entire week. So let's catch up. I have been getting a lot of great advice from everyone. I might even create a page of top tips for baby brands and products and top tips after the baby is born.
Marcus and I went to Babies R Us to look around and price products. We met a sales representative who has two children. She explained to us that the first few months the baby would be living in a bassinet next to your bed. That makes it easier so you don't have to get out of bed all the time when it wakes up. She mentioned the bumpers that come with most bedding kits are not safe and to use a mesh bumper instead, so if the baby rolls over to the side of the crib it can still breath. Baby mats are also a good idea in case there is an accident in the bed, all you do is change the mat and not the sheets. If you live in a two story house, she suggested having a Pack n Play on the main floor for convenience.
I have had other people tell me to use and a recliner instead of buying a rocker, it's cheaper. Go to a consignment stores for items that you can buy used. You never want to buy a crib or a car seat used. Some have suggested to buy just a changing pad instead of buying a changing table. We have dresser that Marcus barely uses, so that makes it easy. If anyone has any more suggestions or tips, let me know. Another tip I was told was to get two car seats for each car so any parent can pick up the child and not have to switch out seats. I love tips that I don't think about, so if anyone a has any suggestions or tips, let us know.
two story house...two diaper champs!! I have one downstairs in the closet and one upstairs so that i don't have to go up and down everytime i want to change a diaper (the twins like it too)
ReplyDeletemy sister loved having a boppy which is a pillow that you put on your lap that is great for support when breast feeding. she also loved her bumbo. she said that you can get both of those in consignment shops. a bumbo is awesome! i got it for jake before he could really sit up good on his own. it holds them up and you can feed them in it. a lot of parents actually bring them to the grocery store and put it in the cart so that their kids don't have to lay down all of the time. a diapar genie is good too, cuz it keeps the smell out and keeps the animals from getting into it :) and of course when the lil' squirt is sitting up on their own, you MUST get a cart cover so they don't touch the yucky germs on the cart handles or chew on them :) definitely don't go and buy all this cuz we need stuff to buy you for your shower!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your suggestions. We are always keeping notes:)
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