we have found that a rocker/glider has been invaluable.
DS1 would go in there after a feed, and sleep for - literally - 2 hours.
DS2 also does well in it - not as well, but will sleep gently in the glider for an hour, or lay there watching the mobile for 5-30 minutes, which lets you go to the bathroom/have a shower/ do some housework / watch a little telly / do emails / pay bills / whatever you do when your hands are free!!
a bucket for dry pailing.
airers to dry nappies inside overnight.
breast milk bags for freezing, if you're making a stock pile.
we have also found a bottle warmer to be a good investment - much quicker than warming milk in hot water, and you don't have to keep replacing the water (microwaving breastmilk is a big no no as it kills lots of the good bits of the milk)
playmat
we borrowed a cloth bassinet which has come in handy a lot - not sure whether we would have bought one, if we weren't lent it though ... ?
cloth wipes
if you have extra cash, a deep freezer (for breastmilk and for pre-cooking meals, to make healthy meals a more manageable enterprise)
and I borrowed lots (and I mean lots) of DVDs from people, so I always had something to watch during those late night and early morning feeds.
Last edited by peanutter; June 8th, 2012 at 06:45 PM.
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