My favorite things:
1. EZ-2-Nurse twin nursing pillow
2. a double stroller (mine is an inexpensive type)
3. a sling (or two)
4. hospital grade rental pump
5. Dr. Brown's stage 1 nursers with newborn nipples (never used bottles with my older sons, but I use them a lot more with my twins)
6. Medela Harmony manual pump (for those times and places you can't easily bring a large electric pump to)
I've also liked:
1-2 bouncer seats with toy bars
1-2 exersaucers (I really like having two of these--my favorite is the one that can fold down to store under our daybed, thus reducing the amount of floor space the baby gear takes up).
a baby swing
I think I may need a second high chair in a few months, but I may be able to get by with a booster chair with straps
I haven't needed:
two cribs (one has worked fine for us); if we need to use a second eventually, I'll probably use my Pack-n-Play for the second
One of the best pieces of advice I heard was to buy only one of most things. If someone loans you a second, accept. If you buy a second new one, keep it in the box; you may not need it and want to return it. I've been really glad for the used "second items" a couple of friends have given me, but I probably wouldn't have bought those second items. Your house can get quite overrun with baby gear if you're not careful.
1. EZ-2-Nurse twin nursing pillow
2. a double stroller (mine is an inexpensive type)
3. a sling (or two)
4. hospital grade rental pump
5. Dr. Brown's stage 1 nursers with newborn nipples (never used bottles with my older sons, but I use them a lot more with my twins)
6. Medela Harmony manual pump (for those times and places you can't easily bring a large electric pump to)
I've also liked:
1-2 bouncer seats with toy bars
1-2 exersaucers (I really like having two of these--my favorite is the one that can fold down to store under our daybed, thus reducing the amount of floor space the baby gear takes up).
a baby swing
I think I may need a second high chair in a few months, but I may be able to get by with a booster chair with straps
I haven't needed:
two cribs (one has worked fine for us); if we need to use a second eventually, I'll probably use my Pack-n-Play for the second
One of the best pieces of advice I heard was to buy only one of most things. If someone loans you a second, accept. If you buy a second new one, keep it in the box; you may not need it and want to return it. I've been really glad for the used "second items" a couple of friends have given me, but I probably wouldn't have bought those second items. Your house can get quite overrun with baby gear if you're not careful.