The cool stuff :)

So this time around, we have all the big ticket stuff... The only left to buy is the capsule so not fussed.
Have the cot, change table, car seats... all that.

Sooooo....
What is the cool stuff?
Did you get one of those swisho rocker swing chair things that moves and vibrates and ties your shoes?
One of those spinning Lamaze mat things?

lol In a position to get some funkier more non essential stuff this time around, so need people to tell me what is out there, what is a complete load of bull and what was really fab please! :)

Bumbo chair Rocks :-) Have used it for three years pretty much :-) I love it...

I have to say having the baby rocker/swinging/vibrating chair was soooooooooo goood with a reflux baby - definitly a noice splurge :-)

I love our bumbo because I can take it any where and I do.
Fisher price soothing vibrations bouncer oh and cant forget the fisher price swing(big one) was a lifesaver!!!
how exciting!! I love shopping for fancy baby stuff :lol:

I'm such an 'organiser' that DD seemed to have all the 'cool stuff' and she's our first, LOL!!

My favourite, wouldn't be without items were/still are:
- the Bumbo. Awesome, until she learnt how to climb out of it!
- our Mclaren rocker - still use it almost every day! It's great for keeping our DD contained in the bathroom while I shower
- our Fisher Price Jumperoo - still using it today and DD is almost 14 months old.

ETA: now that I'm not half asleep (and not referring to my DD as DS, lol!) I've thought of a couple of other things:
- my Babyhood breastfeeding rocking chair. I loved that (and still do!) more than I thought I would. It's so comfy!
- Angelcare Sound & Movement monitor
- a playpen - we have a beautiful King Parrot white wooden one.

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My favourite, wouldn't be without items were/still are:
- the Bumbo. Awesome, until she learnt how to climb out of it!
- our Mclaren rocker - still use it almost every day! It's great for keeping our DD contained in the bathroom while I shower
- our Fisher Price Jumperoo - still using it today and DS is almost 14 months old.

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:yeahthat: Thats pretty much everything I was gonna say! The jumperoo is a lifesaver. DD has loved it since she was first able to use it, and it is so handy to keep her occupied when you need to get something done like have a shower or get dressed or get dinner organised.

Have fun shopping LimeSlice:)

Favs here are:

Fisher price take along swing.
Bumbo
Exersaucer
Angel care sound and movement moniter
Music and lights play gym (plays classical music or nursery rhymes)

Oh yes, Exosaucer! This kept DS entertained when all he wanted to do was practise crawling and scream because he just wasn't there yet!
I also loved his vibrating bouncer, so did he for that matter.

I would say yes to a swing (so handy!) and no to a Bumbo....my personal experience is that Palmer was such a tall baby that we were only able to use it for a month. Maybe have a think about getting a 2nd hand one instead of paying brand new price if you have big babies.

Definitely a bumbo! We bought one for DS2 and he still likes to sit in it and he is 3! Poor DD2 barely got a chance to sit in it, but never through a lack of trying.

LOL ours has a baby capsule, a vibrating bouncer, a shared change table and a cardboard box with all his clothes in :lol: We have a bassinette but he's never in it and he keeps hitting his head on the ends anyway. The baby bath is also too small, and we use it for a laundry basket too.

He's dangerously close to outgrowing the capsule too, which is a problem. Must stop feeding him :rolleyes:

Both my kids are tall and big and both love bumbo, 2 yr old carrys it around and sits in random spots in house with it!!

We borrowed ours from a friend.

Aw, man, ripped off! My child is clearly unusually tall. But I already knew that! :-P

My Amby Hammock AND JumpJump attachment LOVE the jump jump!!

oh the Bumbo I loved that soo much

now its the dream baby bath seat .... I love havign a bath with dd the freedom of allowing her to sit on her own and opposite her so we can play ... so precious

ETA - I adore my Kathmandu backpack baby carrier thing its soooooooooo good and DD loves being up so high.

We got a fisher price swing/cradle, the one that looks like a papasan chair, soooo comfy looking! (the actual name of it escapes me right now :rolleyes:) Was one of the best things for a fussy baby.
We also have a Kickin Coaster and IMO waste of money DS really didn't like it, looked great in theory but wouldn't have missed it at all if we never had one. The toys on the end of it were like torture for him because he could see them but not touch them, he enjoyed it more once he could stand up and get to the toys rather than sit in it and look at them :lol: I didn't like his head/neck position it it either.

Have fun shopping for cool stuff :D

Oh also Close carrier and Ergo love them both!!

fisher price cradle swing
Bumbo
Exersaucer
hushamok hammock

They were/are our lifesavers here....especially the exersaucer,love love love it!

OK all in the Fisher Price Rainforest Theme..

Big Swing (cradle style that can rock either way - back to front or side to side)
Large Playmat
Jumperoo

Then...

Close Carrier
Bumbo
Valco Rocker Glider Breast Feeding Chair that Reclines - OMG so devine and I even slept in it when I first got home after my CS :)

Not Exy - but totally Devine a good stash of Maz's Breast Pads :dance:

the jolly jumper

and i have the lamaze spinning tummy toy and it was good for a very short time and will be using it for this little bubba

Thanks girls! :)

We have carriers coming out our backsides ;) And a jolly jumper - is that the same as Jumperoo and Jump Jump? Off to do some googling I think! lol

So the Fisher Price cradle swing seems a fav, will go and check it out :)
Def looking at a Bumbo chair too, but will get a second hand, this one will also be tall (she is already 2 weeks ahead of dates by femur measurement, so taller than Charlotte! lol)

Keep them coming!

try to get a tray for the bumbo at same time (cos seperately they cost stupid money)

I've got a bumbo too and whilst it is great, my DD stretches out and arches back, so without the tray she comes close to popping out of it. But, I bought it on sale so that's okay.....if I had my time again I'd prob look at getting a bebe pod boost. Same theory, but this one has straps so you can put it on a chair like a booster, and I think it has a waist strap too. Haven't seen one IRL though to really compare.

Oooo Like this thread. Keep them coming. : )