My top 10 products for a newborn

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I’m excluding the usual car seat, pram, crib/moses basket, baby bath and concentrating on accessories and things things you might not think ofa mummy bloggers top 10 newborn products

  1. Baby bouncer, mummy needs to put baby down sometimes… Mummy NEEDS tea, coffee & lunch. Ok, cake, I mean cake and biscuits. We have the Mothercare Loved So Much Bouncer. It’s very comfy, a nice soft material and even has a cosy newborn insert and bear pillow.
  2. Foam bath support – stops baby slipping in the bath. We didn’t have one at the start, and as soon as we bought one, it was a relief, life became so so SO much easier! Ours is from Boots and was only ?6.99… it’s a real lifesaver and I’d REALLY recommend it.
  3. Ewan the dream sheep – not a necessity, but he’s a very sure sheep and H ‘knows’ him, she turns him on when she wakes, and I do believe he’s soothing. (My review on it is here, and buy from Amazon here??29.99)
  4. A playmat with toys. We love this one from Bright Starts. H loves the cat and it’s one of the first toys that got her attention, and the first she smiled at. The cat has flashing lights and plays soothing jungle sounds or plays music (warning: it’s VERY addictive). It can also be set to play continuously or be motion sensor (when hit, it plays). (Bright Starts Spots and Stripes Safari Gym??44.99 Amazon)
  5. Car mirror to see baby with – so reassuring to see baby easily when in the car. (we have the Diono Easy View Mirror?from Amazon)
  6. Car seat blanket – it’s very hard to keep a normal blanket on a car seat! We didn’t have one, so I can’t recommend any, but I did make one. I can also say for sure, keeping a normal blanket on a car seat is a nightmare!
  7. Cot mobile – ours calmed H down if she was upset. Baby also shouted and jabbered at it as she grew older – it was lovely to wake up to and so cute to hear. (the one we have doesn’t appear to be sold anymore but it was like this and was also Fisher Price)
  8. Swaddle blanket such as a GroSwaddle – blankets DO NOT stay on a wriggly wee newborn. They have a knack, and the GroSwaddle was our savour, especially having a winter newborn. (we had the Gro Grobag Swaddle (Woodland Friends)?from Amazon
  9. A baby monitor with sensor mat. Now, I know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, or in everyone’s budget, but we’ve taken great solace hearing that little beep. Waking up in the night I knew baby was fine, I just needed to see the flashing light or hear the click and I could instantly go back to sleep… Otherwise I’d constantly have been peering into the crib! We love the Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Digital Sensor Mat Monitor?(often on offer at Amazon and other retailers too (RRP ?99.99, but I think we paid around ?70))
  10. A v-cushion for feeding and back support. It’s super multi-purpose! I also found this useful when pregnancy. I bought this pack of a wedge pillow for bump and v-cushion from Argos.

 

I do also love the GroEgg Room Thermometer, again, waking in the night it was easy to see our room was warm enough (trying to predict if H would wake up being too cold!). As well, I would recommend the Tommee Tippee Perfect Prep Machine (reviewed here) for formula feeding – we only did one formula feed a day for a long time as I mostly breastfed Baby H, but the Perfect Prep made it all so easy, and more so when we started upping the formula balance. Likewise, for those breastfeeding, I’d recommend a breast-pump and also decent bottles (we loved Tommee Tippee bottles, but it’s personal preference and what your baby will take).

On a non-product level, I’d also recommend using a cuddly toy to take baby’s photo with from day 1. Do daily/weekly/monthly photos with the toy to give a sense of scale. If you take a picture on the same mat or in the same chair this will also help show baby’s development.

Would you add anything?

Lynne x

 

Disclaimer: this is just my top 10, based on my family’s opinions and experience. And, all Amazon links are affiliate links.

 

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11 Comments

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    Talya
    November 19, 2015 at 11:44 am

    Really useful list and some nice different/interesting items included! Thanks so much for sharing on #coolmumclub xx
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    Kat @ Eat.Love.Live
    November 19, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    This is a good list. My number one was a baby rocker, it was like a bouncer but baby could lie in it. It rocked and vibrated and it was magic for getting her to sleep and for using it downstairs. I also couldn’t live without our chicco next to me crib. We had a monitor with a sensor but I never used it because I wouldn’t let her out of my sight for the first 6 months of life and she always slept next to me x #coolmumclub
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    Helen
    November 20, 2015 at 11:09 am

    Couldn’t agree more – we used most of these when our daughter was a newborn and many of them still have uses now she’s 7 months, like our breastfeeding cushion is now around the fireplace to stop her crawling onto it! #TheList

    Helen x

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    Rachel
    November 20, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    Great post and I agree with all of them!! I will be passing this onto my friend who is expecting #thelist xx
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    Meagan
    November 21, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    Ahh amaze! I’m expecting the little one to be here in about 3 weeks! I’ve been looking for a list like this, the ones I have been reading are either way too specific or too vague. : )

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    Ros Emely@stressfreemommies
    November 24, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    Great list! Bouncers are a life saver and perfect for when moms need a break.

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    You Baby Me Mummy
    November 26, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Great list! I think the best thing we ever bought was our sensor pad monitor, gave us such piece of mind. Thanks for linking up to #TheList x
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      newmummy
      November 27, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Thank you! I’ve been writing it and tweaking for a while ? Thanks for hosting x

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      newmummy
      December 10, 2015 at 11:29 pm

      Thank you for hosting! The sensor mat really is fab x

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    Nicky Kentisbeer
    November 30, 2015 at 10:17 am

    I had my daughter almost 10 years ago and I’m interested to see that not much has changed on the list as it sometimes does over time. 1,2,4 & 5 were my saviours. We decided we didn’t need a monitor as the lungs were perfectly able to wake the dead once they started. Nicky x #twinklytuesday
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