My Necessities for Baby Number Two
These are my must haves to make MY life easier and my baby’s life better… cheers!
For Mama
Resources! The Danish Way of Parenting, Becoming Mama, Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, Moms on Call (all ages), Moms on Call Scheduler App (download NOW!)
I follow most protocols from the authors of Moms on Call. Both of our babies have slept through the night since a very young age (luck, swaddling or the fact that they both inherited my sloth gene??). Their app gives you a schedule from 0-4 weeks, to toddlerhood. For Heidi, I’ve printed out each schedule and placed on the fridge. For me, a schedule is beyond helpful. And it just makes sense with a baby’s body… when to feed, nap, play, snack, etc. Genius.
Thorne prenatal vitamins (and to take postpartum), Osea body scrub, Hatch nipple and lip balm and belly oil, Sisley dark spot corrector (I had malasma with both babies), Depends (for postpartum bleeding), Frida peri bottle
Beyond Yoga maternity tank, Pact maternity clothing (tanks, dresses… super comfy!), Mother Tucker tank tops, Mother Tucker compression leggings, Skin’s Ilena and Nili lounge pants
Erika Bloom and Core Club Pilates prenatal and postpartum online classes
Food… lots of grounding foods, such as hearty chicken soup with wild rice and bone broth and lentils with lots of ginger. And I eat a lot of oats… in smoothies, power balls, cereal… for milk stability
FOR BABy
Aquaphor healing ointment, pampers swaddlers diapers and sensitive wipes, Mustela soap, Bibs binkies
Stokke highchair and newborn attachment
Nanit baby monitor
Halo sleep sack swaddle… then eventually Kyte sleep bags (their pajamas are the best too)
Snuggle Me Organic lounger