Boon baby bottles. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BL83415/?tag=danmel-20 I LOVE these, especially if you are also breastfeeding. The shape of the nipple makes it easy for baby to get an awesome breast-worthy latch. The bottle is really comfortable in my hand. I love the silicone pouch and the cutout so you can see how much baby has drunk so far which is helpful for paced feeding. And they’re super cute.
I'm always on the hunt for successful bottles for breastfeeding moms. I've tried a bunch but there's no one size fits all. Excited to try them!
@moose I was expecting getting her to take a bottle to be a process, but it hasn’t been at all. Literally the first time I needed to give her a bottle, I tickled her nose/upper lip with the bottle, she opened wide, I shoved it in and she latched perfectly on the first attempt. And has continued to latch really well, on the bottles and at the breast. But I noticed she struggles a little more with latching as well on other bottles we have since tried. I keep going back to the Boon and she’s doing great with them. OMJG, her face the first time N gave her a bottle was hilarious - like holy shit, Daddy has milkies too?!
@Kimmers thats really promising! I’ve tried Dr Browns wide and Tommee Tippee but wasn’t really a fan of either. The latch wasn’t as easy for the babies to pick up on because it wasn’t exactly similar to breastfeeding.
These look similar to Comotomos, which are usually the winner in my mom groups when kids are having bottle trouble. Super easy to clean as well.
A good thermometer, and the HydraSense Baby aspirator. I’ve tried the bulb and NoseFrida but like this one best.
Saline drops (better for baby than the snot suckers because it encourages them to sneeze and clear their nose naturally, so we use the aspiratior sparingly), Tylenol, gripe water, vitamin D drops, benedryl (once they are old enough for solids, in case). Baby nail clippers (I feel like I cut her nails every 2-3 days), thermometer, baby brush and the rubbery comb to help with cradle cap, lotion and shampoo (I love the Live Clean soothing oatmeal baby kind for both that’s purple), diaper cream.
We liked baby motrin better than tylenol because it was clear so it stained less when she spit it out all over us. (ETA: 6m+ of course! Thanks CW) Also really like the Aquaphor and Cetaphil brands baby wash & shampoo.
Vitamin D drops if you’re breastfeeding. Saline drops and a nasal bulb or Nose Frida (we have both but I haven’t tried NF yet). Gripe Water is a miracle. N jokes about taking it himself lol. We have a forehead thermometer, I struggle with it but N has no issue.
Humidifier for a newborn in the winter. I would consider that pharmacy, I guess. Both my kids were born in the winter and I had Tylenol, Honest chest rub, vapor bath soap by J+J.
Hydrocortisone 1%. Stick on any eczema spots, aquaphor on top, heals super fast (caveat, Js eczema was minor and presented as little patches that looked like ringworm. Not a serious case). Lotrimin might be good too, if there is a yeast diaper rash. Plus one for Tylenol (dye free), gripe water, humidifier, saline/nose Frieda. Rectal thermometer. Humidifier is a good one, too.
We didn’t use a whole lot in the beginning, and a lot of things I got went unused. What we used or would have used had we known about it: - Nail clippers (These are our favorites and we still use them. Rubis Baby Nail Scissors in Elephant Shaped Pouch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X1KF0E/?tag=danmel-20 ) - Unscented Boogie Wipes - Nose Frida - Vitamin D drops if you’re nursing - Infant Ibuprofen or something similar - Baby wash (we use Aveeno but I’m sure there’s better stuff out there) - Diaper cream (unfortunately only Nystatin worked with Fry and it’s prescription, but any zinc-oxide based cream should be fine) - thermometer If you have a kid with eczema (hopefully you don’t, but just in case it comes up) - cortisone - Curel Itch Defense Lotiom (thank you to the chicken who recommended it!) - Water Wipes as baby wipes
I have a butt thermometer, infant tylenol, baby benadryl, nail clippers, and GSE concentrate (grapefruit seed extract). Diaper wipes. Paper towels. (a lot of paper towels) We also have the Nose Frieda, but haven't used it. And my MIL got a scale which has been invaluable to make sure she is staying on weight. The GSE we actually use heavily diluted in water for anything fungal. It knocked her thrush on its butt in 2 days, whereas whatever we had her on before (something prescription) never cleared it up. We just recently used it on her diaper rash (with her ped's approval) and it cleared that up too. It absolutely has to be diluted heavily though.
I think I've recommended these before. For car rides these water coloring books are the best. We're 4 hours incan to a drive and we brought several. So far they're keeping S entertained.
S loves these too! She'll do the whole thing in one sitting. They're not a car option for us though because she gets car sick.