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MarJo03

What are your "must haves" for registries?

...I'm a big researcher, and I realize it's early. That's what bookmarking is for! haha

FutureMrsNAH

Oh I'm with ya! I had everything bookmarked from lurking on the bump. What's your email? I have a list of everything I registered for. It's fairly neurotic. It's laid out in the path of my babies r us.

MarJo03

marmoreau03 at gmail

Kupuggie

This is funny you posted this I just was working on a blog post for this! If Kiley allows me to, I'll finish it and post it! It's all must haves!

katenney

I will send you lots' o' links when I get home since I'm at work, but I started with the Bump's guide and looked a lot at Amazon.com's recommended lists by various people... and get the book Baby Bargians. It was a life saver for us. We shopped and registered by that book!

FutureMrsNAH

katenney:

and get the book Baby Bargians. It was a life saver for us. We shopped and registered by that book!

YES! I still reference it for things I buy for him now.

lolabright

lots of burp cloths

I have already planned to do things different with baby#2. I don't feel like I really used everything that I got for Xander. We will not use the cradle next time around, #2 will either sleep in the PNP or the crib to start with. To be honest, we don't even use our PNP now, not since we took it on vacation.

I do swear by the swing though, you all know that Xander spent many nights in that thing, to be honest I wish he still fit in it some nights. 

 ETA: spelling correction

Rebekistan

Baby Bargains is a must-have. I just gave mine away last week -- finally let it go. Although, I probably should've photocopied the part about convertible carseats. I also used the list that's available on Consumer Reports, I think it's in the Babies blog.

The things I use/d A LOT are: 

* Fisher Price swing that swings either back and forth or side to side
* My Brest Friend (bring it to the hospital w/ you if you plan to BF)
* Bouncer chair (a simple one from Target that vibrates; it was the best $25 I ever spent those early months)
* Mobile that activates with sound (SO crucial when he learned how to STTN)
* At least 2: SwaddleMe blankets (in case there's a midnight leak)
* At least 2: Ultimate Crib Sheets (although, I got a new one recently and I think they changed the design so the top sheet is a little looser and I don't like it -- but there are other sheet-savers with the same idea)
* Sleepers that zipper (crucial for midnight fumbling with the diaper for MH, who couldn't figure out the snaps while half asleep)

And Jacob's favorite books at this point are: 

* Goodnight Moon
* Trucks, by Byron Barton
* Peek-a-who? by Nina Laden
* The Belly Button Book, by Sandra Boynton

FutureMrsNAH

MarJo03:

marmoreau03 at gmail

YGM and I totally agree with what Rebecca wrote.

lolabright

Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see is Xander's favorite right now.

Rebekistan

lolabright:

Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see is Xander's favorite right now.

How could I forget? Thom reads Polar Bear and Panda Bear to Jacob every night. For some reason, we don't have Brown Bear, so I got it for him for Christmas. 

crows1920

I couldn't live without ANY of these items.  I use them every.single.day. 

Rock N Play

Aden & Anais Swaddle Blankets

Itzbeen timer

Miracle Blanket/Swaddle Me's

Snap N Go

Sleep Sheep

Born Free Bottles

Soothies

Medela Pump in Style

Hands Free pumping bra 

California Baby Overtired & Cranky Bubble Bath and Shampoo/Wash

Sleeping gowns or ones that Zip (so much easier for middle of the night diaper changes)

AngelCare Monitor 

My Little Lamb Swing

 

First Years Bottle Warmer

 

Butt paste

 

BundleMe

 

Mommy Hook

 

Lansinoh Nipple Cream

 

Antibacterial Gel

 

 

Kupuggie

I posted it Mar!