Pampers Swaddlers & Cruisers - We learned early on that Huggies are the worst (they leak!) and Pampers are awesome. Wetness indicator? Genius. We used Swaddlers until he was about 6 or 7 months (basically until he started crawling) and then we switched to Cruisers. We've tried Baby Dry as well (which I think may be cheaper...) but prefer Cruisers.
Live Clean Baby - We've used the body wash and lotion from the start and love them both. That body wash will always make me think of baby bath time :)
Coconut oil - Instead of diaper creams, we've used coconut oil for pretty much everything - mainly diaper rashes and dry skin
Aleva Naturals wipes - We received some of these as gifts and they have been great! The Breathe Easy wipes smell great and we've used them a few times for nose wiping and keep the Pacifier and Toy wipes in the diaper bag for using while we're out and about.
Lansinoh nursing pads - After trial and error with a bunch of different brands, these nursing pads are BY FAR the best. I found that I needed to wear them every day since when I would feed Gavin on one side, the other side would leak. With yanking down your bra every hour or so, I found that the most important thing was stickiness. These pads have two sticky spots so they don't move around once they're stuck! All other ones seemed to lose stick and fall out every time I nursed which was super annoying. I wish I could have used reusable pads since I feel bad that these create so much waste, but they wouldn't have stuck at all
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Dwell linens - One of the things I splurged on/asked for as gifts. I LOVE their patterns and have to say that the quality has been great. We have the crib sheet in Stars and Skyline, the grey crib skirt, and change table covers in Owls Sky and Skyline. Beware: infant spit up STAINS. On that note - buy Sunlight soap bars in bulk. You'll need them. Best stain remover!
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| Skyline change pad and crib sheet |
Aden & Anais swaddle blankets - Yes, they are expensive. Yes, they are WORTH IT. I would tend to say these blankets were our most used baby item for the first 6 months. Since Gavin was born in the spring, these blankets were perfect for light swaddling or covering him up in the car seat or stroller. We would have one with us wherever we went to use for a burp cloth or to lie him on the floor and they were great to travel with since they fold up small and could be easily washed and dried. Gavin loved them too, he would hang onto them, cover his face with them (scary!) so we eventually got him a set of the "Issie" mini blankets so he could carry one with him. Cute :)
Baby Cubes Fresh Feeder - We got this as a gift and I first thought it would be pretty useless. WRONG! This thing has been the BEST since Gavin started eating solids. I mostly used it on the go (which was every day!) so I could take a snack without the mess!
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS! - Since we have such limited space in the condo, we were a bit worried about getting baby gifts that we wouldn't have space or use for. So our go-to suggestion for gifts was books! It's nice to have a variety so you're not reading the same thing all the time and we've loved getting some super cute stories! A select few of our favourites:
We also have a few favourite books that we read to prepare for baby:
