Forget onesies, or "layette sets" as they are called. The endless newborn or 0-6 month old outfits. Spoiler alert: these only fit for up to 6 months if you are lucky. And if you have an 11 lb baby, guess what? Doesn't.Fit. Who needs another wash cloth (seriously, why did I get so many wash cloths)? Or a baby blanket (irony, to come). What I needed, what every mom needs, is a list of things that likely are the root of the jack up of medical bills. Listen, you are going to pay the price of a car (albeit used), you might as well get something out of it. Yes, I know you are getting a baby - but last I checked it's not for making the baby. It's for taking the baby out. What kind of racket is this?
Here is my list of must haves. Get yo sticky fingers on.
- Binkies.
Grab as many of those blue baby binkies as your pockets can hold. With our first, we walked out with one - maybe two. There are too many close calls to count. You need to have more than one blue hospital nuks. End.of.story. With our second? I could open an Etsy shop to peddle my extras. - A hospital blanket.
See irony. The thing is, my babies are going to have "their" hospital blanket. Sure for our first we only grabbed one, and that may or may not have been the "one" that the dog got to sleep with and smell to get her used to the baby's smell. I love that when they get older I'll hopefully forget that part of the story and they'll have a blanket with the hospital they were born in stamped on it. - Hats.
With my first, I took none - and those bastards fit on any size head. With my second - I stocked up. SUPER convenient. Yea, I prefer a hat that has ears - but these were her everyday wear - when needed. You seriously never know when you'll need a hat. You bring these out, and if you lose one - no big whoop (if you lifted enough). - As.many.breast.milk.storage.bottles.as.you.can.carry.
If you are going to pump, think you might, maybe you will - hospital grade milk bottles are the way to go. End of story. - Peri pads.
I had to google their real name. They are the pads on steroids. It's gross, but you are gonna need them. Trust. - Squirt bottle.
See above, even grosser - even more grateful I took it with me. Listen, birthing ain't pretty. - Gold: diapers & formula.
Most hospitals stock the baby's bassinet with formula & diapers. I thought of it as a hotel. If you take away the extras, they give you more. If you don't take away any, they don't give you any more. Use math here - and take away as much as you feel comfortable with. They restock. You stock up your bag.
I took all the sample sized baby washes and lotions. Perfect for travel. Also, you didn't have boys but I took all their small vaseline tubes for their wound care.
ReplyDeleteI took all the sample sized baby washes and lotions. Perfect for travel. Also, you didn't have boys but I took all their small vaseline tubes for their wound care.
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