1) Lights and sounds music box : great to send him off to sleep and easy to put on if he stirs halfway thru a sleep. It just lulls him back into the land of dreams!
2) Music for Dreaming cd - great to play while he is sleeping in case of any loud sudden noises - i constantly drop things and this helps him sleep right through it
3) Swaddle Rug - DS had to be wrapped for sleep (gosh this is all about sleep so far!) and when he easily escaped from normal bunny rugs. This has a 'pocket' for their legs and velcro tabs to keep them wrapped securely. Now he has outgrown wraps, we have moved onto sleeping bags and couldn't live without them either. Gives you great piece of mind that if they escape their blankets in the middle of the night, they are still covered.
4) Baby Bjorn - DS has reflux so to begin with i carried him everywhere in it. It really saved my sanity and helped him too. Great for doing the shopping if you think they are to small to go in the capsule part of the trolley and great if you are nicking out to the shops but don't want to lug the pram and also gives hands free!
5) Baby monitor - especially now DS is own room but great for the beginning - while he was sleeping i could go and sit out on the front steps and have my lunch and get some fresh air, or hang out the washing and still be able to listen for him.
6) If i can add a 6th - baby bath. My back got to sore to lean over the big bath and it wasn't practical to shower with him every night (he is a chucker so needs bathing everyday!). I could put the bath over the kitchen sink and he was my height, so no sore back.
And i agree with a baby swing too! Especially one that rocks itself. Allowed us to eat dinner without tag teaming it and is now good for DS to go in if he needs a bit of quiet time.
Things I didn't need -
1) Lots and lots of fancy baby clothes. DS lived in jumpsuits for a long time. It was so impractical to dress him up and then have to undress him for sleep. Which they hopefully will do alot of!
2) Mittens! We got given stacks and stacks. He never used them because he could pull them off and i was scared he would choke. The Bonds wondersuits have the fold down sleeves that make fantastic mittens
3) Mobile over cot - as in one with dangly toys hanging off it. it was so distracting for him that i had to take it away which i feel bad because it is beautiful and cost my sister a lot of money. We use the light and sound box and it is way better
I have thought of one more thing that i love - Modern cloth nappies! They are great, throw them in the wash, save heaps of money on disposables (we use a mix of cloth and disposable) and they are just like a disposable in the way you put them on.
Chalalan - after i posted this, i realised what your sig said. I am so sorry, my heart goes out to you xx
Last edited by mrscricket; February 21st, 2008 at 10:46 AM.
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