Sophia turned one month old yesterday, so I thought I’d list the things I’ve found to be the most helpful so far. The following are on my list of must haves…
- Lansinoh – Nursing Cream – As a breastfeeding mom this is my absolute number one must have! Yeah my nipples are still a bit sore, but they aren’t cracked and bleeding. I’ve heard it’s also good for diaper rash.
- Medela: Contact Nipple Shield 24mm (Standard) – I absolutely needed this the first four or five days while Sophia and I tried to figure out how the breastfeeding stuff works. I tried to only use it for the first couple minutes during each feeding and then only if she started to get really frustrated to finally not needing it at all. This isn’t something that needs to be put on a baby registry though. I got mine at the hospital.
- Boppy Pillow with Miracle Middle – This is great and I needed it to prop Sophia up to breastfeed at first. Now I don’t need it but it is nice to give the arms a rest. I also use it to prop up Sophia in a sitting position.
- Halo Sleep Sack – Since blankets aren’t supposed to be in cribs this is the new nighttime baby blanket.
- Quilted Multi-Use Pads from Babies ‘R’ Us – I use these as changing pads.
- “Gerber” Five Pack Flannel Receiving Blanket – Everyone told me, “you can’t have too many of these.” They aren’t kidding and I’m going to repeat the same. You just can’t have too many of these!
- Burp Cloths – In addition to a cover for the Boppy pillow I also place one of these burp cloths on top of the pillow to catch all of Sophia’s messy milk wastefulness. I also use these for burping the baby – Amazingly burp clothes are useful in that way.
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The following are very nice to have but not absolutely mandatory…
- Baby Trend Regular Size Diaper Champ
- Safety 1st Comfy Bath Center
- Tote Bag and Diaper Pail Liner from Swaddlebees – I use this as a laundry bag. When it gets full of spit rags and clothes soiled from diaper explosions then I toss bag and all into the wash.