Or even the second time around!
It just figures that after I decide I don’t want any more children, I would discover some super-cool items that would have made life so much easier the first time around. And even the second time around. While my husband would love to have a third, I’m not up for one more, but I totally wouldn’t mind having any of these products if I did decide to throw caution to the wind and go for another one.
- A co-sleeper
With our first, we came home from the hospital and put her down in her crib in her room. She cried and cried. We took her into our room and she stopped crying. It became pretty clear that our sweet daughter didn’t want to be lonely, so she moved into our room. I’d try to move her back to her crib after nursing but sometimes, that didn’t fly either, even though we’d moved the crib into our room. I had to nurse her carefully late at night because I worried I would drop her off the side of the bed. Once, she did fall out and thankfully she was okay. I was so upset for weeks after. If we’d had a co-sleeper, it would have made night-time nursing so much easier for us.
- A swaddling blanket
Before my first was born, I practiced folding up blankets around stuffed animals so I could properly swaddle my baby. I did this religiously, though nothing really prepares you for turning a tiny, wriggling human into a burrito until you really get to try it out on that tiny little human. My life would have been so much easier to have one of those Miracle Blankets. I didn’t find out about this until my second daughter was too big to be swaddled.
- Teething tablets
While living abroad, when my eldest began teething, it was a nightmare. My friends back home kept telling me to get these homeopathic teething tablets but I couldn’t get them where I was. Once back in my country, when my youngest started teething, I was so happy to be able to get these. They made a huge difference.
- Secure-A-Toy straps
We lost so many toys between here and China. My husband made makeshift straps for our stroller. Turns out, we could have bought them instead! Who knew?!?
- Car seat covers
Most parents are unaware that you should never ever put your baby in a car seat while wearing a winter coat. It will cause the straps to not fit properly and put your child in danger. You should always remove the coat and instead opt for using a blanket. But for infants, that poses a really big danger. Now you can keep your baby warm in the colder months with car seat covers that fit over the seat and seat belt to keep your baby warm in a safe way.
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