Comments on: If you had to start over with baby gear, what would you purchase this time around? What would you avoid? http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: carolina*grl http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3511 carolina*grl Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:48 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3511 i would get agains: twilite turtle she luved it from strt & still does wipe warmer in fact i would get 2 travel system, @ first we thought we went over board we got the one w/temp and time but we dont take them for granted now, its nice not to have to take baby out of seat to put in stroller jumperoo digital moniter, no cordless phone feedback or in(summer with 2 cordless chargeables) i wish i had gotten a arms reach co-sleeper you can turn them into a play pen later my sis talked me out of getting one and i wish i had got it. baby wouldnt have anything to do with bassanet and so we ended up with her in our bed(nursery too far for comfort) what i wish i had not wated $ on: slings tried 2 ,Hot sling & Moby she hated both tried out a friends peanut still no go get a carrier link baby bjiorn or snugili bassinet swing any type of swaddler ,she didnt want to b swaddled after 2 weeks and we had all these buntings swaddle blankets ect i would get agains:
twilite turtle she luved it from strt & still does
wipe warmer in fact i would get 2
travel system, @ first we thought we went over board we got the one w/temp and time but we dont take them for granted now, its nice not to have to take baby out of seat to put in stroller
jumperoo
digital moniter, no cordless phone feedback or in(summer with 2 cordless chargeables)
i wish i had gotten a arms reach co-sleeper you can turn them into a play pen later my sis talked me out of getting one and i wish i had got it. baby wouldnt have anything to do with bassanet and so we ended up with her in our bed(nursery too far for comfort)
what i wish i had not wated $ on:
slings tried 2 ,Hot sling & Moby she hated both tried out a friends peanut still no go get a carrier link baby bjiorn or snugili
bassinet
swing
any type of swaddler ,she didnt want to b swaddled after 2 weeks and we had all these buntings swaddle blankets ect

]]> By: hoopy http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 hoopy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:09:59 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3510 Well I still love my diaper genie my son is 8 months old. No nasty diaper smell at all. the bounch chair he loved for about 4 months, loved it, the rainforest jumparoo lasted 4-7 months totally worth the 70 bucks. The only thing with my little guy that I would have avoided is the stupid play mat. He hated, and still hated the stupid thing. Oh the bottle warmer is great in the morning, and the middle of the night. No worries about over, or under heating a bottle. Oh get pack and play, they are great things. :) Well I still love my diaper genie my son is 8 months old. No nasty diaper smell at all. the bounch chair he loved for about 4 months, loved it, the rainforest jumparoo lasted 4-7 months totally worth the 70 bucks. The only thing with my little guy that I would have avoided is the stupid play mat. He hated, and still hated the stupid thing. Oh the bottle warmer is great in the morning, and the middle of the night. No worries about over, or under heating a bottle. Oh get pack and play, they are great things. :)

]]> By: Corozal http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3509 Corozal Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:13 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3509 I'd get the wipe warmer, for sure--first time I thought it was silly and then learned that you don't want them waking up during late night changes because of cold wipes. I would also invest in a somewhat nicer infant car seat--one with a handle that is actually easy to hold while carrying a gigantic 20 pound baby around; I think that's worth the extra money. I wouldn't bother with so many infant toys the first few months--babies seem to be happy with anything (like a wooden spoon) you have lying around (as long as it's safe) and we ended up with piles of rattles and other things that my daughter never played with. Last--I wouldn't bother with the crib aquarium thing--she never slept in the crib and that thing just kept her awake. I’d get the wipe warmer, for sure–first time I thought it was silly and then learned that you don’t want them waking up during late night changes because of cold wipes.

I would also invest in a somewhat nicer infant car seat–one with a handle that is actually easy to hold while carrying a gigantic 20 pound baby around; I think that’s worth the extra money.

I wouldn’t bother with so many infant toys the first few months–babies seem to be happy with anything (like a wooden spoon) you have lying around (as long as it’s safe) and we ended up with piles of rattles and other things that my daughter never played with.

Last–I wouldn’t bother with the crib aquarium thing–she never slept in the crib and that thing just kept her awake.

]]> By: elaeblue http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3508 elaeblue Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:39 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3508 I could not get by without the pack n play. So handy! We use it downstairs for baby while her room is upstairs. We use the changing table part all the time. Much easier to do that standing up. I never used all the "receiving" blankets I got but this baby didnt spit up much and thats what I always used them for. I would not bother with a breast pump unless you are going to try to pump so you can go back to work. I found them to be bulky and hard to use. If you are determined to keep baby only on breast milk then get a hand operated one- less expensive. The intercoms are great!! So easy to listen in on baby while still in another room. I could not get by without the pack n play. So handy! We use it downstairs for baby while her room is upstairs. We use the changing table part all the time. Much easier to do that standing up.

I never used all the “receiving” blankets I got but this baby didnt spit up much and thats what I always used them for.

I would not bother with a breast pump unless you are going to try to pump so you can go back to work. I found them to be bulky and hard to use. If you are determined to keep baby only on breast milk then get a hand operated one- less expensive.

The intercoms are great!! So easy to listen in on baby while still in another room.

]]> By: twilightaj http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 twilightaj Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:14:01 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3507 with our daughter we didn't really have a lot of money so everything that we brought we researched and only brought things that we really needed. a lot of the thing we have now we are saving for the next baby. we will buy a new swing, and clothes but i think that is it. good question with our daughter we didn’t really have a lot of money so everything that we brought we researched and only brought things that we really needed. a lot of the thing we have now we are saving for the next baby. we will buy a new swing, and clothes but i think that is it. good question

]]> By: ツ Connors Mommy ツ http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3506 ツ Connors Mommy ツ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:03:39 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3506 I know what i'd avoid Diaper pail. No use. Just as easy to toss it out in the trash can outside. And the pricey refill bags? No thank you. Changing table. No use. Most people have a pack n play with a changing table on that, so that works just as well. Anyway, when baby starts rolling and becoming more mobile, the floor or sofa work just as well, and tends to be a bit safer. Companies who make baby gear try to target new parents who are fooled into thinking their baby needs this fancy DELUXE bouncer, or this fancy baby toy. If only i had put the money i spent on fancy baby gear into a college account, my son would be well on his way to a great education. I know what i’d avoid

Diaper pail. No use. Just as easy to toss it out in the trash can outside. And the pricey refill bags? No thank you.

Changing table. No use. Most people have a pack n play with a changing table on that, so that works just as well. Anyway, when baby starts rolling and becoming more mobile, the floor or sofa work just as well, and tends to be a bit safer.

Companies who make baby gear try to target new parents who are fooled into thinking their baby needs this fancy DELUXE bouncer, or this fancy baby toy.

If only i had put the money i spent on fancy baby gear into a college account, my son would be well on his way to a great education.

]]> By: punk_roc_girl http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3505 punk_roc_girl Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:01:25 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3505 I probably wouldn't get alot of 0-3 months and newborn clothes I had waaaay to many my daughter never even wore some of them. I probably wouldn’t get alot of 0-3 months and newborn clothes I had waaaay to many my daughter never even wore some of them.

]]> By: Christina http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Christina Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:34:04 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3504 I have a Graco Travel System. It's purple/gray. I hate the stroller and the carseat right now. It was a very popular item when we registered for it. But the carseat strap on the left constantly seems a bit too lose but we've tried & tried to fix it but can't. And the stroller itself is annoying. It has harness straps. They are WAY too loose on my daughter and again, especially the left side. I hate when you want it in a more upright position you have to play with it to get it even. And getting to the basket is way annoying. Thought it was the best thing at first. Now I don't like it but am stuck with it. It'll do for now. That's about it for me. I have a Graco Travel System. It’s purple/gray. I hate the stroller and the carseat right now. It was a very popular item when we registered for it. But the carseat strap on the left constantly seems a bit too lose but we’ve tried & tried to fix it but can’t. And the stroller itself is annoying. It has harness straps. They are WAY too loose on my daughter and again, especially the left side. I hate when you want it in a more upright position you have to play with it to get it even. And getting to the basket is way annoying. Thought it was the best thing at first. Now I don’t like it but am stuck with it. It’ll do for now.

That’s about it for me.

]]> By: mom0twins http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 mom0twins Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:24 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3503 WOW this is a good question....well lets see I would do everything the same!! I would get all the same things I got the first time around I would do the same things too!! I would just change around the colors you know if I had a boy LOL but yeah I don't think I would change anything really : ) WOW this is a good question….well lets see I would do everything the same!! I would get all the same things I got the first time around I would do the same things too!! I would just change around the colors you know if I had a boy LOL but yeah I don’t think I would change anything really : )

]]> By: tl100 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 tl100 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:58:50 +0000 http://www.sevendogsandababy.com/2010/02/if-you-had-to-start-over-with-baby-gear-what-would-you-purchase-this-time-around-what-would-you-avoid/#comment-3502 I wouldn't worry about a Bumbo. I would go ahead and get the pink carseat and stroller that I really wanted instead of worrying that I would have a boy for my 2nd child. I would get the same bouncy seat for sure. Everything else I would do the same. Edit: Okay, must haves Bouncy Seat (absolutely the best gear we had) Mobile with the swirls that we kept at daycare Jumperoo Exersaucer Fisher Price Aquarium Bath Tub Duck Bathtub Baby Glider Boppy (I really needed it at the hospital, too) Bassinett Wasn't worth it: Bumbo Wipe warmer Should have picked a different travel system Lansinoh double breast pump Walker (by the time her feet could touch the ground on the lowest setting, she could almost walk herself and had no interest) The changing table was great for 6 months, but didn't really use it after that. The Diaper Genie was great when I used the changing table, but it hasn't gotten used since. Maybe I should bring it to the living room. haha I wouldn’t worry about a Bumbo. I would go ahead and get the pink carseat and stroller that I really wanted instead of worrying that I would have a boy for my 2nd child. I would get the same bouncy seat for sure. Everything else I would do the same.

Edit:

Okay, must haves

Bouncy Seat (absolutely the best gear we had)
Mobile with the swirls that we kept at daycare
Jumperoo
Exersaucer
Fisher Price Aquarium Bath Tub
Duck Bathtub
Baby Glider
Boppy (I really needed it at the hospital, too)
Bassinett

Wasn’t worth it:
Bumbo
Wipe warmer
Should have picked a different travel system
Lansinoh double breast pump
Walker (by the time her feet could touch the ground on the lowest setting, she could almost walk herself and had no interest)

The changing table was great for 6 months, but didn’t really use it after that.

The Diaper Genie was great when I used the changing table, but it hasn’t gotten used since. Maybe I should bring it to the living room. haha

]]>