1. What are the most useful items?
- baby wipe warmer
- swaddle blanket by "swaddle me" they have them at Nordstrom
- diaper genie
- "Born Free" baby bottles and sippie cups [innovative air vent bottles which helps reduce colic symptoms and are free of Bisphenol-A] note also that "all the celebrities use them too. Nicole Richie, Christina Aguilera, Tori Spelling." [author's note: uh, those three don't seem like they would be ideal moms, should i be scared?]
- "for the first 6 months all they will do is live in onesies and jumpers"
- rear view mirror for the cars.
- Pacifier "Soothies" the green ones for newborns, they are the closest ones to a moms nipple
- "Swing you have to get a swing"
- Happiest Baby on the Block book and DVD
- Dreft [baby detergent]
- baby monitor - the one with the video came recommended, although it may break easily.
- stroller with the ability to transfer the baby seat from the car seat based directly to the stroller
- "i would have preferred an infant seat and hollow frame at the beginning and then a lightweight but heavy duty stroller (like maclaren volo) for later"
- breast pump
- pack and play (pick one with the changing table feature, allows you to "set up shop" anywhere)
- glider chair to sit in while feeding the baby,
- baby bath (although they grow out of them pretty quickly and it's easier to bathe them in a sink)
- baby bjorn (or sling), "I recommend the one with more back support b/c they get heavy fast"
- humidifier/vaporizer (works well when they are sick)
- buckle for the car seat to make it tight
- My Brest Friend nursing pillow [author's note: as the baby bargains book puts it, "it probably qualifes as the Most Stupid Name for a Baby Product Ever award"]
- Baby Einstein dvds - "I know there was that controversial study but ____ loved them and they buy you 30 minutes to do something like make dinner."
- hooded bath towels
- lots of baby washcloths
- crib soother that plays music or sounds
- reclining highchair that an infant can be put in
- compact thermos (for hot water on the go, for mixing formula or warming milk)
- Britax Marathon carseat "it seems this is the carseat that all our peers...swear by"
- baby einstein music cds or other baby music - "can do errands/ride in car for hours
- hot water tap - not really a registry item, but useful for making formula.
2. What items are useless (but you thought they would be useful)?
- shoes...are pointless [before 6 months]
- baby wipes warmer
- baby bottle warmer - "You can just microwave a glass of water and stick the bottle in there."
- changing table
- high chair
- "too many toys clutters up the house"
- bumper for crib
- expensive infant clothing
- Boppy pillow - "advertised so much but we didn't really use it much and it wasn't enough support to breastfeed with."
- "don't buy too many baby bottles at once... you dont know what type of bottle your baby will prefer"
- bottle sterilizer
- baby bjorn "got too heavy too fast"
- "think about the breast pump really hard"
- too many 0-3 month clothes
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