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As a new parent you want the best products and spare no amount of money. Friends and family suggest all kinds of “must have” items for your new baby. What’s hot and what’s not? By the time your baby is ready to arrive it can be confusing to a new parent on what items you really need to raise a baby. It’s real simple and doesn’t cost you much in the beginning to raise a newborn. Babies do three things when they are born. Eat, sleep and poop.

They need a place to sleep, feel warm and safe and have plenty to eat. With a newborn you don’t have to rush out and buy a crib just yet. You’re going to be waking up plenty in the middle of the night for feedings and wet diapers. To make it easy on mom and dad a must have item is a co-sleeper baby bed like The Snuggle Nest. This bed fits right in-between mom and dad. It gives new parents peace of mind to have your little one sleeping right next to you safely. A great added feature is a little light that you can turn on in the middle of the night to check on your baby. This avoid having to turn on bright lights at night to see. The co-sleeper folds easy and can be taken with you where ever you go.

To make feedings easy for you and baby there is formula that is premixed ready to go. Similac and Enfamil make 2oz ready to use bottles. These are great for night feedings! You just pop the cap off and replace with a nipple. I had a box sitting next to my bed at night. You don’t need to refrigerate to store, only after opening. When your baby moves up in formula amounts you can then step up to the larger premixed bottles. The price difference from powder to premix is only a few dollars more. Well worth the cost!

Have plenty of baby bottles on hand. I found the regular plastic BPA free bottles work just as well as the fancy curved or drop-ins. The nipple shape and style is what matters most at this age. Make sure to use a smaller nipple hole when you first start bottle feeding your baby. (Size 1) This keeps your baby from eating too much and choking. Your baby will tell you which bottle he/she likes best and just stick with that bottle. Dishwasher safe is best for properly sterilizing your bottles.

Blankets are a must have as well. Good large blankets to wrap your baby in at night. Babies love to feel warm, safe and secure. Learn how to wrap your baby tightly (the hospital will teach you this) and place your baby on his/her back at night. Make sure it’s not too tight but snug. This feels most like the womb to them. Newborn babies need to keep there body heat close to them. Always keep on a snug cap and booties as well. Heat escapes from the top of babies head and feet.

Diapers, of course is another must have, but which ones? You want to keep your baby dry. Keeping baby dry stops most diaper rashes before they start. I found Pampers Swaddlers to be the best. They have a wet indicator on the diaper. There’s a yellow strip on the front of the diaper that turns blue when your baby is wet. No guessing games here. These diapers are great! Don’t settle for less expensive diapers. Leaks can be messy and awful for you and baby. Especially at 3am! Swaddlers are well worth the money.

Mylicon is the final and BEST item to buy for baby. This is a gas relief product that really helps gassy babies. You baby will have gas after every feeding. Sometimes burping is not enough. When your baby is crying and he’s not hungry, wet or sleepy it’s probably gas. Give him the recommended dose (located on box) and your baby will feel better within minutes.

I have listed above some of the “must have” products I’ve used with my newborn son. Raising a baby takes time, patience and lots of love.

Jennifer-AwwNaturalBaby.com

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Buying baby clothes and other baby items should be fun, even through an online baby store. Everyone likes to make a young baby happy with something fun or clothes that make them look even cuter than they already are. They have fewer expectations than kids or adults when it comes to presents, and if they don’t look happy to receive a gift, their parents will.

Baby clothes brands get more and more trendy, as people enjoy dressing their babies to look good more and more. I have a five month old baby and believe me, he already has a better wardrobe than I do. My wife and all our friends can’t get enough colour co-ordinated outfits and funny hats for the little guy. I must admit that I do like to mix and match his clothes too.

I never knew such huge baby stores existed. They stock everything for babies from the basics up to big baby items like prams and cots and so on all underneath one roof. As a new parent you go there and can’t help but be a bit intimidated. For me a big baby store can be a bit busy and overwhelming to be the fun experience buying things for a baby should be. Especially when there are other crying kids around. I think this would especially be true if you wanted to buy a baby gift. Most people buy clothes and toys and decorations for gifts, and these tend to get lost amongst the prams and cots and what not at baby shops.

More and more people like me are following the general trend and buying baby gifts online. This way they get to see lots of relevant items quickly, without missing out on the cute baby photos and funny pictures while they shop.

Another benefit of buying these sorts of products online is that they are usually cheaper. With less overheads and the opportunity to stock a wide variety of products, online stores selling baby clothes are almost always cheaper than a physical store.

You should expect the same level of service these days from an online baby store. It is possible to ring up and ask questions about products both before and after you make a sale. The successful stores will have staff at the ready to let you know whatever you are wondering about, like how far away your order is or what colour such and such comes in. Because they are less bombarded by questions from stressed mothers to be all day, online sales staff can be even more helpful than in person.

The best thing for me is that you can quickly surf through loads of products, usually by brand name or product type, and see many different items at once. It makes it so much easier. Remember to buy a size or two bigger than you think. I always heard that babies grow fast but, wow, they really do grow fast.

For us, the best presents we have got have been things that we would not have bought ourselves. Things like luxury blankets, a bath mat, a better nappy bag and some wall art. To be honest, we never got a disappointing baby gift. Everything comes in handy but cool gifts of course seem even better.

I think the best online baby stores have a large range of items, including lots of baby clothes and baby gifts. They are easy to navigate and have lots of photos without too much reading necessary. Lots of my friends have babies too and they have all been buying their baby clothes and other things online for ages. In my experience it saves time and energy and if you get it delivered to your friend or family member with a baby, there is the extra surprise for them when they get something in the mail.

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