For a bottle warmer, we fill a large plastic cup with hot water and let it warm the bottle up.
Takes double the time. It is also depends on if you are on the same floor as the kitchen or not.
We have pre made bottles in an upstairs beer fridge. Take them out. Put them in warmer for 3 Mins and it is ready to go. You can do it with one hand easily as well so you can carry the baby on your hip and keep them calm.
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Another item you might want to consider is a bathtub ring. Once the kid is a few months old and can sit up pretty well you can put them in the bathtub with a support device that will help keep them upright. This way you don't always have to be supporting them and they can splash around in the tub.
2 months until baby arrives and one thing I've noticed is everyone has a really strong opinion about something relating to child rearing and many of them are conflicting. The fact is there are different ways of doing a lot of things and most of them aren't wrong. I've quickly learned how to wade through all the opinionated BS and find the valuable info hidden in there.
Just like this thread, if you can't afford certain luxury items that's fine. But if you can, or better yet have grandparents etc that can, afford to buy bottle warmers, wipe warmers etc why wouldn't make your life easier with a newborn?
All the holier than thou opinions of parents really aggravate me because apparently having a child makes you an expert when it comes to every individual child and no one else could possibly have a different opinion that isn't wrong either.
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Buy as little as possible as far as gadgets go. If you ask yourself the question will I use it the answer is no. Your baby doesn't need a bumbo chair, a swing, an excersaucer, an ..., ...., ...., ...., ..... Essentailly all of baby's are us is filled with crap.
If once you have the baby you want something then go out and get it because you have a need for it rather than the other way around.
If you decide to have a second kid you will realize that 90% of the stuff you bought you didn't need and a fast and light mindset is much better than huge amounts of stuff. You will also realize that everything you are worrying about now doesn't matter. So relax and enjoy it.
I will make one recomendation and that is the Ergo Baby Carrier. It is stupidly overpriced http://www.amazon.ca/Ergobaby-Origin.../dp/B0010XVH08 however for me this effectively replaced a stroller from 0-2. It is better than the other carriers becasue of how much weight it comfortably supports. I used it up to 35lbs. Giving up the stroller was the best thing we did.
Find one on kijiji. But as with other advice wait until you have a real baby to try out with.
Also if your baby spits up don't change your shirt or the babies. Live with it. It saves a so much laundry. Also when your baby is in the crib in the middle of the night and spits up everywhere the other side crib is nice and dry for him to sleep in. You can change sheets in the morning.
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We have a 2 week old at home... and we have pretty much everything listed here except the wipe warmer.
We have a bottle warmer, that I originally didn't think we'd need, and yet we use it now for every bottle. We have some glass, and some plastic bottles. I prefer the glass ones because they warm easier/more evenly but they're heavier and your arm gets tired even with a small bottle. Did not buy the bottle sterilizer, or any of that junk.
We have a stockpile of 500 diapers of increasing sizes, but we are eventually going to run out.
We have a baby monitor with video only- a coworker suggested the one with the movement mat sensor, but I didn't really think we'd use it.
We have a swing, a bouncer, a car seat, 257 blankets and 428 cloths. Grandparents are good for buying clothes etc.
Basically, we use everything we have- and we don't use what we don't have. Get what you can afford and what you like- it's not worth the stress of not having it if you wanted it- but it's not worth having if you can't really afford it.
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Best advice I have seen in this thread:
Don't buy cheap diapers.
We went with the video monitor and I don't regret it for a second. When I hear crying I can see if she is really awake or if its just some restlessness. Bottle warmers IMO are overkill, we did by the wipes warmer and use it pretty much never. Space heater was a great investment as I can keep her room controlled without having to turn up the heat in the rest of the house.
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I quite liked the breathing sensor (Angelcare 401) - found it to be quite reassuring as frankly as long as they're breathing - that's all that matters. Video is useful but I found it better to get a D-Link IR webcam for $50. Helps that I have a gigabit network to hardwire into.
The expensive strollers (ie City Select) are great and worth it. One tip - get everything used. We're using a $1200 Bugaboo we found on Kijiji for $400.
In fact - that's probably my biggest piece of advice - get what you need from Kijji (other than car seats) - it's amazing how much you save. 50% off for the most part. Lets you get "higher quality" things at reasonable prices.
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Get your door hinges oiled, and your floorboards nailed down. You will need to move around the house without awakening the child.
Our kids were so sensitive to noise that I would finally get them to sleep, and a little creak from me trying to escape the nursery would reset the whole process. It drove me mad.
The expensive strollers (ie City Select) are great and worth it. One tip - get everything used. We're using a $1200 Bugaboo we found on Kijiji for $400.
Out of curiosity, was it a red/black bugaboo chameleon purchased in the spring from a NW neighborhood near crowfoot? Because I got exactly 400 for mine.
Besides a vasectomy, the only other essential I can think of is a baby sling (is that what they're called? can't remember the brand). Ya know, one of those things that straps the baby to your chest, leaving your arms free to do stuff. I found that I was a very inefficient human because my hands were always occupied with baby and/or baby stuff. Freeing them up allowed me to catch up/keep up with many things.
Get your door hinges oiled, and your floorboards nailed down. You will need to move around the house without awakening the child.
Our kids were so sensitive to noise that I would finally get them to sleep, and a little creak from me trying to escape the nursery would reset the whole process. It drove me mad.
Interesting. My sister is crazy about keeping everything super quiet when the kid is sleeping, and I see it as a major pain, because especially if you have other kids, it's virtually impossible. It's also annoying to tip toe around the house every time the kid is sleeping.
We took the opposite approach and made sure the kid could sleep through any noise. We most definitely don't make sure we're quiet when the kid is sleeping, and they seem to get used to it pretty quick. I can't imagine forcing the other kids to stay super quiet when the baby's sleeping. Seems impossible to me.
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My wife bought a few flimsy scarf-type baby carriers. I chose the baby Bjorn. It has hooks and latches and buckles. Wife thought it was ridiculous compared to her flowy, wispy pieces of fabric.
Guess which one she uses now. The Bjorn. Highly recommend it.
Condoms so you don't have anymore. I have a two year old and a two month old. I don't even know whether I'm coming or going, night time or day time, up or down. I can't begin to describe the feeling when you're head hits the pillow and you know for somewhat certain that you are going to get an hour or two of sleep.
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