Little Lovies

Jeanne answers:

Diapers
wipes
socks
change of clothes
changing pad
nose suctioner
nail clippers
bottle
snacks
diaper rash ointment
sunscreen
burp towel
powder and lotion
pacifier
rattle

Jeanne answers:

Appointments
Bottles,beautiful,brand new,breast,booties,blankets
Car seat,crib,cradle,cuddle,caring,cheerful,compassion,cry
Diapers,dishes,dribble,drop clothes,daring,devoted,doctors
Enjoyment,energy
Fussy,fun,first
Great,gripe water,giggle
Happy,hopeful,handful
Innocent,into everything
Joyous,jolly
Keepers,kleenex
Love,little,laugh,longing
Moms,miracle
Naps,needy
Oils
Parents,potty,pleasing,praise,picky
Questions
Runny,Rosy,rashes
Stubborn,silly,still,sweet
Timely,trouble,terrific,testing,toys
Unique,ultrasound
Voices
Worth it,whiny,water.well being,wipes
Xylophone
Young
Zoo,zinc oxide

Jeanne answers:

A= adorable
b= baby, bib , bassinet, etc
c= cribs, crap, cuddle, cute
d=diapers,
e= eating
f- fun, feeding, fascinating
g= gugu
h= hunger, heavy,
i= icky
j= jumpers,
k= can;t think of anything
l- lips, lovable, like-able load
m- mom, memory
n= nap, no,

n

Jeanne answers:

I would say around the middle of your 7th month for baby shower.
That way if you need a few more items you still have time to get them
My preference for bottles was the playtex nursers with the liners. They were easy to clean and convenient and My son had no problem going back and forth from bottle to breast
Diapers Is a toss up between huggies supreme or pampers
Baby clothing depends on your babys shape. Carters brand normal fit babies on the narrower side where childrens place brand normally fit rounder bigger babies.. I love carters and old navy baby clothes!
I prefer the delta brand cribs only because they are so so easy to put together and there is no hardware, everything just clicks in place.
Baby mattress I am not sure the brand You want a good solid mattress not one too soft.

I bought the combo set, and although my son has grown out of the car seat I still use the stroller all the time.

I would have both personally. I am going to start my baby out in the bassinet of my new pack and play by Graco.
But then when she grows out of that I will put her in her crib.
(I dont have room to set up the crib by my bed)

You can shop whenever you want. There is no right time to look and buy.

Good luck to you!!

Jeanne answers:

Remember, that the hospital bill is HUGE, and diapers, clothing, baby food, etc. Are all future expenses too. I have heard that you should either buy one step up from the basic model or one step down from the most expensive.

With my son, I had both my showers after he was born. My one shower was a gift card shower which was awesome. You can also have just a diaper shower. With my daughter, I had it about 2 weeks before I delivered. I liked that, too.

Every bottle, pacifier, diaper, wipe, etc depends on your preferences and your baby’s specific needs. A baby with colic or acid reflux would require a different “best” bottle than a baby that has trouble latching on, and a baby with sensitive skin requires different laundry detergent and wipes than a baby that does not have issues. Also, are you only willing to buy name brand items?

Baby clothing – basically you get what you pay for – sort of. We are one income and I cannot have my children in $20 t-shirts that they will only fit into twice. So I find these items at garage sales in perfect condition for literally nothing. I just paid 25 cents for a little girls, pink Nike sweatshirt, something that I would NEVER pay $30+ for in-store.

Stroller – get the set. Babies will only need their infant seat for about 6 months.

I had a nice crib with both my children. I then also had 1-2 playpens for traveling, and for playing in another room. Get one crib and at least one pack n play. The changing table thing I think is cool, we just never had one and I can’t say that I necessarily missed it.

I registered for my shower when I was 5 or 6 months along. If you don’t want to know, you can register whenever, but if you want to know, wait til you find out so you don’t have to go back again. Don’t register for baby clothes or buy any – you will get TONS at your shower anyway (unless there is something you just have to have).

I told my BF (now DH) and our parents when I was 7 weeks – when I found out. Most of our family and friends found out very shortly after. We were all surprised because my BF had moved away and I had just graduated high school and was planning on moving off to college. Yes, lots of surprise. With my daughter, we told everyone pretty much right away again.

Good luck! And if you have $$ to burn, invest in a college fund now!