Essential Baby Gear (IMO)- My Faves Part 2

* Wimmer-Ferguson Infant Stim-Mobile:  I took the cards off and my LO LOVED playing with them.

* Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether: Best Teether!

* Aquatopia Deluxe Safety Easy Bath Kneeler: Totally unnecessary but worth every penny. Difficult to wash in the washer. If it gets wet (from hanging things over the curtain rod and letting them drip on it) it gets a funky smell and is hard to get out.

*A bathtub mesh toy holder that holds more than two toys. I got the Boon Frog toy holder and ended up selling it.

CAN LIVE WITHOUT
*Diaper Champ: If you take the trash out regularly, flush the poops when they start having only 1 bm a day, and breastfeed (it doesn't smell as bad as formula). I have one but at 11 months my son started putting everything he could get his hands on into it.  (Boy I miss my eye mask!) So now it's in the attic.
*Changing Table: but buy a changing pad with a soft fuzzy cover
*Wipes Warmer:
*Baby Swing: Never got one and didn't need it. Can be overstimulating for some.
*Pack-n-Play: But it's nice to have when you want to take a shower. It's also nice if you ever keep someone's kid for them.
*2nd base for your carseat unless you are doing daycare
*Multiple size nipples for bottles: If you nurse and give a bottle, your LO may decide he likes the faster flow of nipples with bigger holes. Stick to the first and smallest size. If you have a reflux baby then you'll be adding cereal to bottles and will need larger holes for nipples.
*Sippy cups with chewey spouts: When I introduced these my LO started biting me during nursing. When I took them away..problem solved.
*Bottle Warmer: Unless you pump N freeze breast milk and need to heat it often for feedings. It is a pain to wait for frozen milk to thaw under the faucet if you need it pronto. Thaw it the day before.
*Breast Pump: You may not need this but don't buy used unless you know the history. I bought used and it lost power 1 day leaving me racing to Toys R Us to get a new one.
*Crib: If you decide to do a Montessori Floor bed.  We love ours!  Just buy a Moses Basket for the first 3 months and move to floor bed after that.

HELPFUL Websites: 

Baby Whisperer Forums:  Go here when you have questions about ANYTHING.  There are different forums for EVERY baby topic and a wealth of moms who have been there and done that and want to help.
http://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=38b518bfb18f0a38173043df2fde7af2&


Infant Potty Learning Info (In our culture people wait till 2.5 or 3 to start potty learning and in other cultures they start at birth. )  We started at 11 months (wish I'd started at around 6 months) and are almost done at 20 months.  I HIGHLY recommend it.  
Find out why here:

http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/index.php?module=article&view=6&page_num=9



WHY DOES BABY ONLY NAP 20 minutes:

http://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64161.0


Other FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about GETTING A BABY TO SLEEP

http://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?board=86.0

HELPFUL Books:

The Baby Whisperer
The Baby Whisperer solves all your Problems
The Happiest Baby on The Block
The Happiest Toddler on the Block

HELPFUL Youtube videos:

See The Happiest Baby on the block clips of the 5 S's for soothing a crying baby.  THIS WORKS!!!!

http://www.happiestbaby.com/book-dvd-excerpts/the-happiest-baby-clips/

Here is a parent using the 5 S's with a real crying baby and he is using the MIRACLE BLANKET to swaddle his LO.  We LOVE the miracle blanket!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx2shYNtZVk&feature=related