First, we'd register for Dr. Brown's bottles. These bottles have a special straw inserted in the middle that (really does) pull all the air out of the bottle. And if you happen to have a gassy baby (which 50% of babies are) your pediatrician will tell you to buy these bottles. So, I figure if we had started with these bottles even if Linc wasn't gassy they won't hurt.
The bottles we did register for that we absolutely hate are the Playtex Nursers with the drop-in liners. These bottle may be great for breast-milk but with formula we found them to be crappy. When pushing the air out of the drop-in the foam from the formula that was mixed will build up at the top of the drop-in. This essentially traps air at the top of the drop-in...the last thing we wanted.
We ended up storing all of our bottles and returning all of the drop-ins. Plus, we preferred bottles we could just wash and re-use. The drop-ins are meant to be disposable and although you can wash and re-use them its a pain in the ass. So, all and all we didn't find them to be cost effective either.
Next, I love, love, love this Fisher Price Rock N Play sleeper. It can serve as a bassinet. It is easy to move, fold and travel with (even moving it room to room around the house) and it is elevated. The elevation is particularly nice with Linc's reflux issues. He sleeps in this and probably won't sleep in his crib at all until the reflux is better. Even with the mattress propped he just sleeps better in this.
Next, we absolutely love this wipe warmer. It is not vital to have warm wipes but they do remove certain "things" easier from the babies bottom and I also use it to warm wash clothes before I give Linc his daily wipe-down. He seems calmer when the clothes are warm and its also an easy way to store wipes on the changing table. I found those cheap, flimsy wipe cases to be good for a diaper bag but I wouldn't want to mess with them on the changing table.
Finally, Gumdrop pacifiers have become a favorite of ours. I wish someone has told me to just register for these from the get-go. These pacifiers are all once piece, easy to clean and, like the Dr. Brown's bottles, came recommended by our pediatrician. The other pacifiers are not only harder to keep clean- Linc won't even use them.
I'm sure there will be many more favorites and items we barely use as Linc gets older.
we LOVE the gumdrop paci's! I'm surprised I didn't tell you about these! And of course the rock n play sleeper is awesome!!! I agree the playtex bottles are more for BFing, I would just use my breastmilk storage bags as the dropins instead of the liner (I never used those things) made things so much easier than transferring from pump bottle, to storage bag, to bottle.
ReplyDeleteThe pacifier at the hospital was like a gumdrop and then Fred went out by chance and picked up gumdrops because they were on sale. As luck would have it these are the ones the doc wanted us to use anyway. I remember at Lincs newborn session you mentioned you liked them too- they are the best!
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