Top Ten Newborn Necessities

It can be a daunting task to sort out which newborn items you really need and which ones you can live without.  Last week I did a post about the top newborn items that I found were wastes of money (see here.)  So this week I figured I would focus on the top ten things I could not live without when Destructo was little.

1) Fisher-Price Cradle 'N Swing, My Little Snugabunny  This was invaluable.  Destructo would not sleep flat for the first nearly six months of his life.  He also refused to sleep in his crib or the bassinet part of our pack n play.  He would only sleep in our arms and in his swing. Speaking of sleep, here is a post about baby sleep necessities.) I loved that this swing plugged in so no expensive batteries to buy.  It was soft and cozy and had two different recline settings.  It was very quiet which was nice since he slept in our room for three months.  It also played different nature sounds and had a mobile that he loved watching.  I highly recommend this swing.  (My second choice for swing is Fisher-Price Cradle n Swing, My Little Lamb.  My parents had this at their house and I really liked it as well.  It wasn't as quiet and was run on batteries, but it had a toy tray that the other one didn't that Kai loved to play with.)

Doesn't he look cozy?

2)  Pacifiers.  Destructo had a huge urge to suck.  Heck even in our ultrasound pictures he was sucking on the umbilical cord.  I loved the GumDrop Newborn Pacifier.  They were all one piece which I felt was safer than the two piece kinds and all the bad things free (BPA, etc.)  He took to them right away and is still using them today.  You know because I am a Crappy Mom.

Big paci

3) Newborn Gowns.  These were amazing for middle of the night diaper changes after those late night feedings.  You just pulled them up, changed the diaper, and pulled them back down.

4) Graco Snugride 35 Infant Car Seat.  This car seat worked for Destructo until nearly 15 months.  He was a skinny, tall little thing.  (See this post for more info on car seats I liked.)

5) HoMedics Soundspa.  White noise is your friend when you have a newborn, trust me.  Bonus, I still use this daily at nearly 17 months old to block out noise when Destructo is sleeping.

6)  Bumgenius X-Small Diapers.  These were the newborn cloth diapers that I ended up loving and the ones that worked the best by far.  (Check out a post with reviews for all the other newborn cloth diapers we tried here.)

7)  Aden + anais Muslin Swaddle Wrap.  I didn't use these for swaddling, but they were useful for everything else under the sun.  I used this as my nursing cover, to shade Destructo from the sun, to cover him in cool restaurants and stores, as a sun shade in the car.  These were awesome!

8)  Summer Infant Swaddleme Organic Cotton.  These were awesome for this mommy who can not swaddle to save her life.

9)Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump.  If you read my Breastfeeding Journey post, you know I had latch issues with Kai and exlusively pumped for the first couple weeks.  Obviously I needed a good pump and I loved this one (well as much as you can love something you detest.)  I also was a working mom and had to pump twice a day and this did the job efficiently and well.

10) Boppy Bare Naked Pillow.  This was so important when I was trying to figure out how to get Kai to nurse properly and made life so much easier after we had gotten good at nursing.  I could easily nurse him and have my hands free for Internet play.  (For more breastfeeding essentials, see here.)

What newborn items were must haves for you guys?

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