Thursday, October 27, 2011

"Mom" and "Baby" Items I Recommend

These aren't anything mind blowing, but for those following after me, I thought I should share these little tidbits to all the moms and potential moms around:


1-The nursing pads from the hospital are far superior to anything you can find in the store. However, the hospital doesn't sell them. Boo! To save anyone the trouble of looking through trial and error, just go straight to the NUK nursing pads by GERBER. They are pretty good. Shun the nursing pads made by playtex. They feel like sandpaper and don't hold a teaspoon of liquid.

2- Never buy Pamper's diapers. They are absolutely fabulous, but absolutely too expensive for a dead-broke couple with a new baby! Once you have used them, everything else will just seem terrible. Start out with the cheap diapers from Costco that you have to buy in pallets. That is what you can afford and will end up buying anyway.

3-Wait for Costco to send out a coupon for their diapers and wipes and then load up. Makes a cheap item even cheaper!

4-Purchase a fabulous diaper wipes holder. We have one from Huggies that I LOVE:) It has a button pop-open top and then a soft plastic opening that seperates the wipes as you pull them up. You don't have to use two hands to get a handle on your wipes.

5-If trying to get your baby to take a bottle, try the "Breastflow" bottle from The First Years. They have these cool bottle nipples that mimic a real breast. Stratton took one without questioning it and didn't have any trouble switching back to me. It is nice to know that if I can't be there, someone else can feed him.

6-Night time nursing bras are wwwaaayyy too expensive for what you are really getting. Just buy a really soft sports bra in a couple sizes up. Much cheaper and they will do the same job.

7-To me, Baby Magic lotion is the smell of babies. I don't really like Johnson's or other brands because they just don't smell like a sweet little baby.

8-Desitin "Creamy" doesn't work on diaper rash. I don't know why, but you have to use the Original Paste. Better yet, don't buy Desitin. Buy Boudreoux's Butt Paste. It smells better, is easier to use, and I think it works much faster.

9-Infant Gas Drops. Love them!

10-Anything that makes having a baby and being a mom a little easier. Being a mom is tough. Don't be scared or feel guilty using the things that might make your stress level come down a tiny bit. Hate breastfeeding and resent your child every time it cries to be fed? Maybe you should just switch to formula. Cracked nipples? Use a nipple shield until they heal. Stressed out and depressed? Get a prozac prescription. Baby won't stop crying? Shake it. JUST KIDDING! Oh my word....I shouldn't even write that. So bad......
But seriously, don't let others guilt you into doing something that you don't want to do. It's your baby, you are the mom, and ultimately you should make the decisions.

And really, when they are all grown up, the other kids aren't going to know if your baby used a nipple shield, pacifier, or was (GASP) fed a formula bottle instead of a breast.

2 comments:

Cade and Kelsie said...

We used Pampers. Have you checked diapers.com they make them pretty affordable! They new customer pricing & $5 off a box for loyalty customers!
How's nursing? Just remember I was formula fed and I turned out alright! Right?

Gian Carlo said...

How many pampers inside the pallet? since babies grows fast and their diaper sizes changes also