Baby Stuff

[fish_are_icky]

Stuff I Have For the Baby
Crib
Bedding Set
High Chair
Swing
Change Table

Stuff We've been promised by family
Stroller from Dad - Phil and Teds Sport
Car Seat from Rob and Kristin
Breast Pump from R+K

Stuff we Still need
Big Things
Playpen - $150
Bassinette - $50
Baby Carrier - $50
Glider - $400
Under Mattress Baby Monitor $150
New Crib Mattress $100
Change Table Pad

Comments

[racheloves]

You will be surprised at how much of this stuff you don't actually need and won't actually use! The biggest things I can suggest to you, they're the only things we've used and are lifesavers!, are... A travel system stroller (we've only used the carrier/car seat so far but it's great), baby sling (I got a maya ring sling on ebay for $20), a swing, diaper genies are awesome but not necessary (though we love ours!), all of your pump supplies, and a boppy pillow!!! Sooooooo handy!

I could finish but these are the main things :). We haven't used our crib or changing table, and our bassinet has been used maybe 15 or 20 minutes.

[racheloves]

Oh, and the nursing cover! I used a promo code on an Udder Cover, it is FANTASTIC in public!

[fish_are_icky]

The stroller were getting is compatible with the car seat my brother's giving us! I was THRILLED by this!

Was your sling comfortable or did you still get a sore back with it? Im so undecided on what kind of carrier to use! There are soooo many!

Also whats a boppy pillow??

[racheloves]

Actually, the Ring Sling is awesome! The first time I used it, I felt some pressure from it on the shoulder I had it hanging from. I just readjusted baby's weight and, now that I'm used to how she needs to be arranged in it, I can't even feel it on me. It's great! I'm not sure what it'll be like once baby is bigger, but it's great right now and I don't think there will be any problems later because of the way it is situated evenly on my back and my shoulder. Jayelynn loves it because she can be all scrunched up the way she was in my belly, but not all babies like that so it would depend on your baby's preference.

The boppy pillow is only the greatest invention ever! It's for breastfeeding support for baby, but I use it for everything! It's the pillow that Jayelynn's always laying in in the pictures I post. She sleeps in it, sits up in it, I change her diaper when she's in it because she hates laying flat. It's amazing, we love it!