| viet_mom |
01-10-2006 01:24 PM |
Baby Stuff
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Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
We actually took all of the clothes off of our registry, as we have already been inundated with clothes. I will see of the establishment where we are registered carries it.
ETA: Done. Thanks for the tip!
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Late to the game but here's some additional input on baby stuff:
Swings: if you get one, get the larger one and skip the so -called "take along" swing which is smaller:
http://www.epinions.com/images/opti/...resized200.jpg By the time you set it up, babies can push off the ground with their feet and hurl themselves backwards. I still have the hilarious image in my head of Vietbabe capsizing backwards.
Formula: if you (or your wife (:) are breastfeeding and just want to have some "in case" I would get the kind that is in a glass container that you just pop on a nipple. The container doesn't need to be refrigerated and no mixing of water or powder. The greatest is that some formulas, like Nutramigen (which is gentle and for sensitive tummies) come in 6 ounce bottles and not just the 3 ounce.
Highchairs: If I had it to do over, I'd use a plain wood one and not the ones everyone uses now with the cushiony seat that comes off. Cleaning it was a pain with all the nooks and crannies and you won't feel like taking it off to douse in the sink b/c it's a pain putting it back on because of the straps that go through it. Food gets under the cushion through the strap holes. I dry heave just THINKING about it.
Doubles: if I was doing infanthood again I'd have at least two of many things (though not two babies). Some things like binkies a/k/a fafas are so cheap, you should have them everywhere throughout the house. Why spend 1 hour with a kid screaming as you search for a $.13 binkie? Time is money. Besides binkies: an extra set of monitors you can use to travel with (what a pain to move furniture to retrieve them and to have to put them back), tons of bottles so you don't need to hand wash between dishwasher cycles, multiple baby tylenol/gas drops and assorted things to keep in a few rooms in the house. I also like an extra car seat so anyone can take baby in their car, or if you are travelling you won't have to rip your's out of the car (the local police usually have a program that sets it in the car securely). I got the same seat so I knew how it worked.
Stocking up: if you have the storage space, besides diapers you can stock up on heavy things like Dreft (baby laundry detergent). I felt like I was hauling that stuff in the supermarket once a week.
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