Thursday, February 02, 2012

A few of my favorites

In the past I have seen a few people post about their favorite baby items so I'm jumping on that bandwagon and sharing my favorites.
I LOVE Aden + Anais swaddling blankets! I think I have at least 10 of these and still would buy more. I love the airy muslin these are made of. It's so easy to swaddle with them and Zoey tends to stay in them pretty well. (As long as we swaddle her when she is almost asleep she doesn't fight it or try to free her arms.)

While I'm talking about Aden + Anais, I have a new love for their burpy bibs. Thank you Sage for introducing me to these! I love how it shapes to your neck so you don't get spit up on your neck. Since Zoey tends to like to turn that way, this is a savior. I have purchased a couple more and still want more. I think when Zoey gets older and starts eating baby food, I'm going to buy their classic bibs.

One of my frivolous items is my wipe warmer. Only reason I have this is because of my mom. She said I had to have one and bought one for us. I will admit, Zoey doesn't fuss when we wipe her with a warm wipe.

When picking out a monitor, I went with a video one. From the book I read, Bargain Baby, the Summer Infant Slim & Secure was the best buy. I am quiet please with it. I love that it has night vision so we can see at night without lights on. Also we can scan the room and zoom in from the handheld.

Poor little Zoey looks to be prone to diaper rash. We have already had 2 cases of it. This past weekend was the WORSE! If you barely touched her when wiping her, she screamed like you were torching her. That night we let her soak in a Aveeno Baby Oatmeal bath. She LOVED it! It calmed her down and allowed us to cake on the Desitin. (Which is another great product. It works fast.)

While I was pregnant I had a couple of products I could not live without. Both are from Burt's Bees Mama Bee line.
Every night I would rub and lather my stomach with Mama Bee Belly Butter. It was a great way to relax before bed, plus it was suppose to help not get stretch marks. I did not have a single one so maybe it really does work!

The other product is the Mama Bee Leg & Foot Cream. I had bad knee aches and hip aches while pregnant and when I did I rubbed this one and a few minutes later they would be gone. I had heard years ago that peppermint helped aches, but never tried it until now. It works. This really eliminates the leg craps (or any other aches) and refreshes your feet too if you can get your loving husband to give you a foot massage.

These are all just my thoughts and favorites so far!
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1 comment:

Casey said...

Good to know, I'm taking notes ;)