Registry
For my registry I used amazon because most people are familiar with ordering through their website.
I also found it easy to return items and apply gift cards for payment. In addition to being user friendly, amazon offers a 15% discount towards any purchases you make from your registry.
Here's what baby items I would recommend putting on your registry:
(based on what I've used this first month with baby Dylan)
- Changing table / pad
*most people put this on top of a dresser filled with baby clothes, diapers & wipes, diaper cream or coconut oil, burp clothes and other frequently used items
- Diaper genie & bags
- Rocking chair or glider
- Nightlight(s) great for late night / early AM diaper changes
- Laundry hamper
- Bottles, bottle warmer, bottle drying rack, milk storage bags
(if you plan to have dad or others feed baby or choose to use formula to feed)
- Burp cloths
- Infant car seat and stroller
- Baby carrier or wrap
*I was given (2) hand-me-down baby carriers but they were both too big for her this 1st month so we got
this carrier from Target.
- Window shades, mirror and portable white noise/nature sound machine for car seat
- Nasal syringe
- Thermometer (get one you can use rectally b/c it's more accurate)
- Onesies (short sleeve and long sleeve) skin is protected from sun with clothes instead of SPH in beginning
- Caps / hats for sun protection
- Pants, socks, and sleepwear
- Bouncer, baby lounger (put them on the bed), and swing with music
- Play mat with attachments
- Baby nail clippers or nail buffer
- Infant bath and baby shampoo / body wash, towels and washcloths
- Baby books and soft toys
Items for mom:
- Disposable undies (with built in maxi pad), peri bottle (if you don't get one from the hospital), hot / cold postpartum pads, sitz bath blend, and perineal spray or witch hazel
- Nursing bras / tops, nursing pads (I use a burp cloth under me when I sleep for leaks) and nursing pillow
*nursing cream, lactation bars and tea (it took awhile for my milk to come in)
- Electric breast pump
(I got a wireless one for the convince, but have been using the one I rented from the hospital because it is quicker to pump milk and hurts less)
- Donut pillow to sit on (helps if you have stitches or hemorrhoids post birth)
- Waist trainer (helps with back support and your organs shifting "back into place")
Items you might use right away:
(Dylan was not a fan - we got them but didn't need them)
- Side sleeper / bassinet
- Swaddle blankets (we use them just to keep her warm in her car seat or swing)
Items to use later on:
- Crib, mattress, sheets, mattress protector, mobile and baby monitor
- Blackout curtains (once baby is sleeping in crib) keeping room dark for sleep and light for awake time
- Book shelf
- High chair & bibs
- Playpen (indoor and outdoor)
- Bath toys
Diaper Bag
The diaper bag I've been using I got from amazon (was an item on my registry) listed here
Here's what I have been keeping in it:
- diapers, wipes and diaper cream
- two burp cloths
- change of clothes
- hand sanitizer
- my personal items
Eventually I will have a separate small bag for my personal items (phone, wallet, sunglasses, keys, water bottle, chapstick etc.)
If you are a new mom, or soon-to-be mother and have questions about items to purchase for your newborn please feel free to reach out! info@moderngypsydream.com
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