What Furniture Do You Recommend For Baby?

It’s a graco pack n play with the changing station insert and the basinette insert for when baby is really small.

I have a bunch of other stuff too if you’re coming all this way feel free to shop all the extra baby stuff! We’re having a fest-a-que on May 22 so feel free to come along and play! Elsewise we can arrange a special day for you to come if you’d like.

We co-sleep, but that’s SUCH an individual decision that it doesn’t really bear considering the opinions of others, beyond the obvious safety concerns e.g. don’t EVER co-sleep if you’ve been drinking, have a waterbed, are very obese, etc.

My experience is that they hate the bassinet. At any rate, they’re used for so short a time that if you do get one, go second hand (although of course up to date in terms of safety codes).

I second the idea of a pack and play in addition to or even in lieu of a crib, but if you can find (again, within code) a regular old play pen, it does just as well.

Avent bottles are great, but of course you may not need them if you breastfeed. If you need to use a pump, go ahead and buy/rent a hospital grade one (ask a lactation consultant)

An exersaucer is an absolute MUST for us. Couldn’t live without it. I know people are against ever confining the baby, but realistically, if I ever want to get the dishwasher unloaded again while simultaneously making sure that the lil’ explorer is safe, I need an exersaucer. By the way, some couples refer to it as the “sexersaucer” from within earshot in the next room, if you know what I mean. :wink:

Some kids love a swing, most infants love a bouncy seat. The bouncy seat, especially, is inexpensive and worth it.

Any Evenflo Snugride or Graco infant seat is fine. When you need a convertible seat (meaning when the baby’s too big for his original one and needs one that can still face backwards and then later turn around) the Evenflo Triumph is the way to go. It’s $129 but worth every penny in terms of safety, stability, ease of use, etc.

My son’s 14 months old if you have any other questions.
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I never used my changing table either, well it provided handy shelf space for toys and such, but I was more comfortable plopping down on the floor to change the baby.

Swings seem to be standard shower gifts, but my son wasn’t happy being a swinger, so that was a waste for us, as well.

I wish I’d had one of these vibrating bouncers when mine was that young, all my sisters and girlfriends babies seem to adore them.
Congratulations, btw! :slight_smile:

I use a timbuk2 bag as my diaper bag. You can see them at www.timbuk2.com
I like it because you can customize it and buy a size that you can really use. Most of all, I like it because it’s not some horrible cutesy-pooh thing or a bag-that-looks-like-it’s-not-supposed-to-be-a-diaper-bag-but-fools-nobody.
It’s a bag that’s truly durable and you’ll use it afterward. A big plus is that Mr Baboon isn’t horrified to use it.

Also, get a boppy with a removable cover.
Trust me.