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ut it is still important to dress them in outfits that you like footed onesies confession i pretty much didn t take my baby out of a one piece jammie for the first three months of his life i mean he was sleeping all the time anyway and really too small for clothing of any sort to look that cute on him the one piece was so practical and cozy my faves ended up coming from j crew though i don t see them on the site anymore and kickkee pants i do like zip up front jammies for quick dressing but owned plenty of snap fronts too i steered clear of the ones that go over the head and only snap at the bottom since emerson hated having them pulled over his head whatever you end up going with you ll just want easy access to that diaper we probably had about six eight footie onesies that we cycled through for those first few months socks n shoes we did put em in a variety of other onesie stretchy pants outfits too of course but i didn t bother at all with shoes of any sort for the first three months some nice warm socks were all i ended up using i personally liked gap s baby socks since they seemed to stay on e s feet well at around 3 months my favorite footwear was freshly picked moccasins they are made of soft leather and are easy to put on but seem to stay on better than socks we bought e several pairs as he grew and he wore them until he was actually walking the soft sole is nice for a baby learning to walk and once he was good at walking i transitioned him to shoes with soles he wore them until size 3 there are plenty of knock off versions that are cheaper too clothes you ll probably end up with more clothing than you actually need for the first few months because everyone does but i d recommend keeping it minimal if possible 10 onesies and soft stretchy pants maybe 2 sweaters and a hat or two save buying things like scratch mitts until you find you need em favorite shops that i frequent zara kids h m american apparel target baby gap carter s boden favorite splurge brands misha and puff bobo chooses tiny cottons mini rodini i exclusively breastfed emerson so my recommendations are going to reflect that motherlove nipple cream i guess i had heard that breastfeeding might be terribly painful in the beginning but it really doesn t sink in until you are sitting there dreading feeding your baby again and cringing as that little mouth opens wide because of the seemly never ending soreness i used this cream for the first six weeks and it was a life saver i also used these lansinoh soothies gel pads for a little chilled relief though nothing helped as well as the nipple cream did breastfeeding pillow i love my boppy it is a perfect versatile pillow to prop your baby on while you breastfeed again this is one of those things that i ended up using every day multiple times a day i liked it better than the breast friend because its a little more comfy and i used it later on to help prop him on the floor etc i got a boppy pillow and a cover nursing cover okay i wasn t sold on this item at first i figured that rather than add one more thing to my bag of crap to carry around i could just use an extra swaddle blanket or burp cloth to get the job done i m sure that would have worked but the number of times i ended up breastfeeding on the go made me repeatedly grateful for a cover with a neck strap and a stiff wire opening at the neck emerson preferred a little breathing room and it makes it so much easier to look under the cover while feeding and adjust things as needed mine also is very compact and washes easily i bought a organickidz brand cover but similar ones come under lots of different mostly tacky names hooter hiders udder covers boppy etc i know a lot of people swear by the stretchy 2 in 1 feeding cover that doubles as a carseat cover i never had one but lots of people i know do and it seems like a really smart multi purpose cover lots of different brands at lots of different price points on these breast pump i ve got the medela freestyle em was solely breastfed and even though i was around most of the time having a breast pump so that i could leave him and a bottle with other people on occasion was a lifesaver i haven t used any other breast pumps but i really love the medela freestyle it is compact unlike some of those pumps that take up an entire backpack so it is convenient for moms on the go and comes in a discreet purse with cold carrying case for easy transport the pump is still noisy but at least it s small and lightweight i also like the handsfree bustier for multi tasking purposes and personally do best with the rigid breastshields like the ones that come with the pump instead of the soft shields that you can also purchase make sure your breastshields are the right size otherwise it may make pumping more difficult and for storage they make great ziplock bags for the fridge freezer that are easy to label and measure the amount of milk inside bottles initially i registered for a ton of different types of bottles because babies all need a million bottles right every cartoon baby i ve ever seen is constantly sucking on bottle and then i ended up just used a few medela bottles that fit with my breast pump and emerson always liked them just fine i could pump throw the bottle in the fridge and then stick a nipple and cover on it when i needed to grab one to go i probably had 6 of those and that s all i needed if you are planning on doing more bottle feeding than i did i still would probably advise you to not go overboard on buying bottles initially maybe get one or two different kinds to try out or a starter set and then buy more once you figure out what baby actually likes and have a better sense of how many bottles you ll really need bottle cleaner you ll want a bottle brush even if you don t use that many bottles because they are the only way to get those bottles really scrubbed out in your sink and i feel like everyone gets one of those plastic grass drying racks for the counter to help your bottles drain and dry properly after being washed out in the sink i had one but only used it minimally because we didn t use bottles that often i d probably get the smaller version if i were to do it again for limited counter space and the fact that we didn t have a million bottles to wash at any given time this would probably be in the category of nice to have instead of necessary because your dish drying rack would also be just fine if you ve got a dishwasher and plan to use a lot of bottles i d recommend a dishwasher basket to hold all the nipples and other small parts that will fly around in the dishwasher if placed in solo burp cloths you can use pretty much any rag to soak up all the drool and baby spit up that is sure to escape your baby s mouth em has been a non stop spitter since day one and i ve loved the cloud b spill cloths and the slightly larger giggle baby better basics burp cloths because they are simple absorbent and soft i ve got one or the other in every purse i carry and every room of the house nursing bras tanks for the first few weeks after emerson was born i lived in a nursing tank and stretch pants i d recommend two or three nursing tank tops and then a few nursing bras i haven t tried all of em but for super practical no nonsense nursing tanks and bras i like cake lingerie and bravado body silk nursing bras and for something cute and not just down to business elle macpherson has some really great stylish nursing bras that i m a fan of rocking chair i m putting this in the feeding category because i m not sure where else to stick it a rocking chair this was one of those items that i wasn t sold on since it takes up such a large amount of real estate in our tiny apartment but i have spent more time in that rocker than on any other piece of furniture and i love it we bought an awesome big soft padded vintage 60s rocker from an estate sale and it sits in e s room by his bed i nursed him in that chair several times a day for a year and we still rock him to sleep at night and for naps and sit in it while we read it has been so so great i d highly recommend a rocking chair if you ve got space they make a lot of pretty rockers and gliders out there but i d make comfort your 1 priority when purchasing i also would put this in the okay to splurge on category based on how much and how long we ve been using ours high chair you won t need one of these until at least 6 months in and what you end up getting is totally a matter of space and preference i bought a freestanding high chair from micuna that i thought looked pretty and have loved it because it fits in with our space really well i splurged on this item and am not sorry one bit because of the daily use it gets and the presence that it has in our apartment if space is more of a commodity we also own a more portable version by inglesina that hooks directly onto any table and stores well and my parents have a no nonsense fisher price booster seat that they pull out for us when we visit that is plastic and easy to clean and attaches to any regular chair baby food once emerson started in on solids i made all of his baby food it wasn t difficult and i liked knowing how fresh everything was that he was eating there are lots of fancy storage containers and recipe books and blending machines out there that are branded for baby food preparation but if you ve got a blender food processor and the internet to look up recipes on you already have what you need i did find that re useable squeeze pouches and the boon food dispensing spoon were awesome for packing homemade food on the go cups n bowls once he was old enough to start feeding himself i found these munchkin stay put bowls to be handy since they suction to the table and these click lock sippy cups to be indispensable we got special baby spoons at one point but e ended up liking the small version of normal spoons from ikea best bibs there are a million cute bibs out there but i got over having to stick the fabric ones in the washing machine after every meal reaaaaaaal quick enter the best bib ever invented the baby bjorn bib it is durable easy to toss in the sink or the dishwasher after every meal and has a neat trough to catch food this is also the gift i give at every baby shower since i find it so useful that i believe everyone should own one storage i got a bunch of these oxo food storage containers in both sizes the small and large and they have been super helpful even after the puree stage passes when you re doing soft foods they are great for storing homemade squished veggies and now i pack all sorts of small things like fruits and other snacks inside of them and throw them into the backpack on the go sleeping or not sleeping depending on the baby amiright we started off with emerson sleeping in our room with us for the first month or two before we transitioned him into his own room crib it was easier to attend to his needs all night long with him right there next to us but we always knew we didn t want him there forever everyone has their own ideas preferences and timeframes for that kind of thing obviously so this list may not be applicable to everyone assuming you want a temporary bassinet sleeping solution for the first few weeks temporary foldable bassinet we bought a brica fold n go travel bassinet since we knew we were going to have emerson sleeping in our room for a short time we got this small temporary foldable bassinet that was very portable and put away able it was great on the floor by our bed for the first month or two as well as for traveling with him when he was small and it stores pretty easily this is assuming you want a crib for your babe crib there are so many cute ones out there we got the caravan crib from kalon studios which was a bit of a splurge but i love it and the fact that it converts into a toddler bed it is sturdy made in the usa and is just really well designed there are less expensive ones that i also liked the look of like the babyletto 3 in 1 series crib mattress we bought the naturepedic organic cotton classic lightweight crib mattress this was one thing i felt pretty strongly about splurging on since my babe was hopefully going to spend so much time with his face pressed against it while he slept because of strict flammability precautions and other standards mattresses often are treated with different chemicals that i wasn t comfortable putting my baby around these mattresses are as non toxic as you can buy and are so clean that they even meet food safety standards like you could eat off them if you wanted to we bought the lightweight version instead of the one with springs because there isn t a difference in comfort or durability but it is waaaaay easier to lift up to change the sheets you ll also want two fitted crib pads one as a back up in case of emergency sheet changing fitted crib sheet my mom made me a few fun crib sheets in colors to match em s bedroom thanks mom but my faves for the store bought kind are made by dwell the patterns colors are great quality is high and they wash well you ll want at least two sheets for easy changing if there is an accident in there swaddles first if you haven t already watch the happiest baby on the block then buy a swaddle there are lots of swaddles out there that are basically big pieces of cloth to wrap your baby in to help them feel secure and stop their startle reflex from waking them up aden and anais make a million lightweight muslin versions which are great but we actually ended up using a version with velcro arm restraints quite a bit as well since it was easier to wrap him good and tight like the halo sack or the miracle blanket emerson even managed to fight his way out of these around two months and started sleeping fine without being swaddled but it was a lifesaver in the beginning and once they can start rolling over you shouldn t be restraining their arms anymore so the amount of time you ll be able to use these is limited no need to get a million of em one or two is probably sufficient especially since not every baby takes to them sleep sack once we quit swaddling emerson we put him in a sleep sack i like it better than a blanket since he can t kick it off but it still keeps him cozy at night and putting on his sleep sack has become part of his bedtime routine so that he knows it s time to go to sleep when we pull it out i love the baby deedee sleep nest sleeping bag its nice and thick and cozy like a little sleeping bag though the aden and anais muslin sack is a good lightweight version for those of you with hot summer nights we bought one in medium and one in large and emerson still sleeps in it at almost 2 years old my sister swears by the zippadee zip as a transition between swaddle and sleep sack apparently it still helps control the sleep startle reflex but allows for rolling over baby monitor our apartment is so tiny that we never bothered to use a baby monitor since i can hear when e is 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