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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 5:25pm |
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Apart from the obvious items (cot, pram etc) what items could you not live without when bubs was born?
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caliandjack
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 6:39pm |
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miracle wrap and mum2mum dream swaddle from the sleep store in fact which ever of their accessories that will help baby sleep in the first few weeks anything else is secondary
oh and a good nipple cream that doesn't need removing before feeding
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 6:48pm |
Spew cloths!! 
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AuntieSarah
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 7:08pm |
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Flat nappies and muslins (for catching leaking milk - whether it's out of me or baby!) , breast pads, swaddling wraps, frozen meals!
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 7:08pm |
Oh gosh yes, the spew cloths. I had 6 cloth flats to use as spill cloths and all were in use or in the wash at most times for the first 9 months. And another dozen or 2 of cloth flats for change table liners for messy changes
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 7:44pm |
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My moby wrap!!!! Might not be essentail to everyone but I couldn't of done without it.
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MrsEmma
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 7:44pm |
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Flat nappies, wrap me up swaddle, dummies, and a good nappy cream
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 7:51pm |
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Im going to be different and say Change Table.
I could hardly walk after id had DD. Our change table was so handy. Meant we wernt having to bed down heaps etc. And it was great height for DP too. We used it until DD was around 20 months.
Some people dont use them at all.
Also flat nappies are great. Definitely handy to have. Also to put down on the bassinet/cot under there head, if they spill you dont have to change the whole sheet
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 8:09pm |
Best item? dunno if I should call him this, but my DH,without a doubt
otherwise,I found everything pretty useful,in one way or another
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 8:47pm |
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second and third old fashioned cloth nappies have used them for everything, pop them under their heads in the cot/bassinet as babies spill/spew a lot and only have to change that not the whole bed
breast pads something I wish I'd known about whilst I was preggers as I would have stocked up on them go thru so many of them with bf
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Kalimirella
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 8:59pm |
Yeah I agree old fashioned cloth nappies are great as spill cloths, for cleaning up after bubs, impromptu bibs (just tie around neck lol) and you can always revert back to good old nappies lol.
A thick change mat (like you have on a change table) but used on the coffee table and then floor. I found that so much safer with my overly mobile baby.
Cloth nappies!!! So easy and cheap (unless you get the hidden stash bug  )
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 9:50pm |
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Warm wraps. I'd rather use them for a newborn than fuss about with jerseys etc. Obviously if needed, I'll use both but it's also very cuddly to carry about a wrapped-up baby.
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Posted: 08 January 2011 at 11:39pm |
Wraps and a dummy
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Posted: 09 January 2011 at 9:11am |
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maternity/sanitary pads - I wasn't driving post c-s and explaining to DH what to get was . . . difficult.
Frozen meals.
Those little blue bags to put stinky nappies in (we use disposables and without the bags we couldn't stand the smell from the weekly rubbish even though it's kept outside)
All-in-ones with feet.
Soft wool singlets (my fav is elfwear from babystar)
Eye mask (as in sleep mask - I can't nap in a bright room)
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Posted: 09 January 2011 at 3:35pm |
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Agree on the pads! I had to get a friend to go to the supermarket for me as I couldn't drive after CS. I found that having both maternity, regular and light pads are good. everyone flow is different after giving birth, but it usually does fluctuate. And I personally hate wearing a big pad if it's such a small amount that day.
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Posted: 09 January 2011 at 9:32pm |
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we had a merino wrap that we used for our boy in the hospital and then after he came home - kept him so snuggly warm and was great if he was going into a room that was cooler than the one he'd come from etc. so easy to wash and dried quite quickly too.
a bouncer or rocker is good to have from an early age (I thought they wouldn't be needed until months later, ha!), especailly if you have a reflux baby that doesn't like to lie flat.
we had a carry cot for our pram and it was awesome in the first few months - our wee guy was nice and snuggle warm and able to face us - which was more reassuring for me than him I'm sure!
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Posted: 09 January 2011 at 10:32pm |
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Agree on the pads, I only wanted one pack of maternity before I was on supers. Maternity are okay when you are not so mobile and especially if you have stitches or other swelling down there, but after that the thinner pads are much more comfy.
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Posted: 10 January 2011 at 11:28am |
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I agree on pretty much all of those things, and the other thing I loved was our hammock. It helped a lot with our little catnapper. Plus it was portable, so I could take it with me and hang it in a doorway and he could go to sleep if he needed to.
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Posted: 10 January 2011 at 1:40pm |
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My Moby wrap. In fact I'd probably have bought/made a cheaper version so that I could have 2 instead of standing in front of the tumble-dryer impatiently waiting for it to come out every time it needed a wash.
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Posted: 10 January 2011 at 10:01pm |
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A plastic backed picnic rug. Wonderful for rolling around the floor on, dribbling and spewing on, now eating snacks on, anything really.
A front pack/ backpack. So handy for carrying him around when a buggy is awkward.
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