Your favorite baby products - Page 2

[Fuamami]

Originally Posted by Naughty Dingo

OH! And I mustn't forget my nursing footstool. It sounds really dorky, but OMG, that thing was so wonderful in the early days, made nursing so comfortable.

ND

Yes! A stool is great. I used to use the Fisher Price activity table, but maybe I can commission my dh to make one this time.

So...maybe I should start a thread on this, but just wondering if there are any other ideas for baby warmth. Wool's just not my thing, I can't take the smell, and it's so high maintenance.:

[paxye]

Sling (maya wrap)
Wrap (Ellaroo and a few stretchy wraps)
Pouch (mesh for shower, fleece for the cold air, cotton for inside)

Receiving blankets

Nursing pillow

BBLP

Kokkoon for the carseat (so no snowsuits)

[riversong]

Originally Posted by Owen'nZoe

- The birth ball - holding the baby while gently bouncing on the birth ball was way better for soothing my little man than rocking in a rocking chair.

Bouncing on the birth ball with dd on my or dh's shoulder was a surefire way to get a burp out in the first couple of months. I had forgotten about that! We'll have to find it and blow it up.

Oh, and I would love a nursing stool, too. We have this rocking ottoman that goes with the rocking chair, but it was not helpful. I need something stable and lower to the ground.

[NWmt_mama]

Since I am new to this . . . Why is a nursing stool helpful? Like over a rocker? I just don't get the "low to the ground" thing. Thanks!

[wanderinggypsy]

1) Sling
2) Big bouncy pram style stroller
3) Arbonne baby oil (no petroleum or mineral oil, and it works wonders on meconium and other lovely things)

[carmel23]

Originally Posted by natensarah

So...maybe I should start a thread on this, but just wondering if there are any other ideas for baby warmth. Wool's just not my thing, I can't take the smell, and it's so high maintenance.:

polar fleece?

[riversong]

Originally Posted by NWmt_mama

Since I am new to this . . . Why is a nursing stool helpful? Like over a rocker? I just don't get the "low to the ground" thing. Thanks!

I loved my rocking chair for nursing, just not the ottoman that goes with it. I would have the baby on my lap on top of the Boppy and when I put my feet on the ottoman my knees would be way up. It put my thighs at a steep angle and the baby would slide into me and the chair would go all the way back. It just wasn't comfortable for me and I couldn't rock gently because the chair was tipped all the way back. I don't know if you can picture all that.

[Fuamami]

Originally Posted by NWmt_mama

Since I am new to this . . . Why is a nursing stool helpful? Like over a rocker? I just don't get the "low to the ground" thing. Thanks!

Well, I like it because my lap slopes a little too much towards my knees when I'm sitting in a regular chair, if that makes sense. So if you have a stool to raise your feet a little bit, you can kind of create a little crevice there for the baby and give your arms and back a rest.