A friend is pregnant and asked me for a list of all my tried and true favorite baby products... even though I have SO many favorites, now I'm at a loss!
If someone asks you for a list of your favorite baby items - what would it look like?
Here is mine so far:
1. A&A blankets - the big ones
2. natursutten pacifier
3. Dr. Browns glass bottles
4. swaddle me's
5. nose freida
What's on your list?
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Oh wow, tough question! I have so many favorites and I've tried soooo many products, but I guess if I had to narrow it down, it would be:
1) Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive diapers
2) Triple Paste diaper cream
3) Infant to Toddler sling tub (I don't think I would've been able to bathe LO by myself in the early days w/out it)
4) Halo swaddle sleepsack
5) Chicco Keyfit infant car seat
Whew! That's really tough 
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
Nose Frieda
Boppy
Glomate night light
Soothie pacis
Swaddleme blankets
Gripe water
Gerber muslin cloth diapers (for burp cloths)
coconut / 8498 posts
Miracle Blanket
Woombie
Grandma El's diaper cream
Boppy
Gas drops
Activity gym
RS/SSC
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
The Motorola monitor....And I really couldn't live without the purple J&J body wash/lotion for nighttime:). I love the way H smells and it gets in her clothes and she just always smells delicious and sweet:)
Oh and the Boppy! A lot of people can live w/o it but we we went on vacation and Ibtold DH every day that I miss the Boppy!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Take Along Tunes. So wonderfully distracting, even now.
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
Swaddlemes, A&A's, the RnP, the Boppy, and the white noise app on my phone!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@MungBean: ah you didn't have to narrow it down! My list for my friend is already two pages hahaha!
It IS hard once you start thinking about it - isn't it!!
pomelo / 5789 posts
@PrincessBaby: yes! The purple j&j bubble bath
California baby body wash and lotion
Motorola monitor
Chico key fit
Snap and go stroller
Sophie
O-ball
A&a swaddled
Trumpette socks
Skip hop woodland friends gym
pear / 1699 posts
Fisher price swing
Video monitor
Boppy, electric pump, nursing cover
Baby mirror
Fisher price ocean wonders crib light thingy
nectarine / 2163 posts
Boppy.
Moby.
Plain white pre folds to use as cloths.
Relax melodies app, iPod and iPod dock (white noise).
Merino blankets for wrapping when cold.
Mittens to stop him pulling out his dummy when he's almost asleep O_o.
That's all I can think of for now!
pear / 1599 posts
A&A blankets
Soothies
Little tummies gas drops
boppy
Dr. Browns bottle warmer
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Ergo
Baby K'tan
Rock 'n Play
Boppy or My Brest Friend
A+A swaddles
Woombies
Motorola Monitor
White noise machine (Marpac)
coconut / 8681 posts
Boppy
A&A blankets
AngelCare Monitor
Dr. Brown's bottles
Side snap onesies
Ergo
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
A&A blankets
Sleep sacks, starting w/ Halo Sleepsack Swaddle
Soothie pacifiers
Dr. Brown's bottles
Medela breast pump (only used briefly but it was great!)
Summer Infant video touch monitor (babytouch?) great for price
a good stroller- we have BOB, great but big!
dishwasher basket for bottle parts/pacifiers
pampers swaddlers
cetaphil/aquaphor for dry skin
infant tub (we have fisher price whale!)
one of those sponge things to lay on for early sponge baths, you can also use it in a sink!
munchkin bottle warmer with cooler (if bottle feeding in nb days!) - can use w/o cooler later
swing! we had a snugabunny which was great but probably any recent fisher price swing will do- great customer service!
burts bees shampoo & wash
OMG I have way too many...
pineapple / 12526 posts
@PrincessBaby: we use the lavendar J&J too! Smells so good!
NoseFrida
AA blankets
Sleep sheep/white noise machine
Cradle swing
Moby/sling/wrap
Footed sleepers with hand mitts
Sophie
bananas / 9973 posts
So far:
Bassinet
A&A swaddle blankets
Graco White Noise machine
Medea breast pump
Motorola video monitor
Carter's footed sleepers with fold over cuffs
Mittens
Ergo
Munchkin changing pad liner
Sterilizer (ours is the big Tommee Tippee)
bananas / 9227 posts
Every time I write this list, it tends to be a little different. Now that DD is 9 months, here's my updated list:
1) Philips Avent Baby Bath and Room Thermometer (the blue flower one). I always overlook this little thing, but I've used it continuously since she was born. A dependable, durable, bath time essential in our house.
2) Comotomo bottles. I raved about them in the past, then second guessed myself since they're so expensive. But now I'm raving about them again. Oh and don't skip the small ones, they will prove useful again when your LO gets older - they're the ones she can hold easily.
3) Carter's onesies. Short sleeves and long sleeves. They were/are an essential from 3-4 months and up. Before then, I used side snaps for her wobbly little head.
4) Skip Hop Tree Top Friends Activity Gym. Her most used baby item from NB and we still haven't put it away since she likes pulling herself up and crawling underneath it now (with a blanket over).
5) Pampers Sensitive Wipes. She's never had a problem with them and she has extremely sensitive skin!
6) Baby nail clippers from eBay vendors in Hong Kong. I don't know how else to describe them since they don't sell them elsewhere. She has 2 sets, one that's a character with a chain, but my favorite is one that comes in either pink and green with the words "BiQin" with hearts on the B and Q.
7) Kent Baby Brush and Comb Set. DD doesn't have much hair, so she still uses this brush. It's made with goat hair and it doesn't shed, even if she chews on it!
8) Nose Frida + saline drops. A sick baby essential.
9) Tippitoes Mini Bath. She used this bathtub for so long and only now has graduated into the big tub without it. She LOVES taking a bath and I credit this tub for making baths so easy and relaxing!
And now that she's a little bigger:
10) NUK/Gerber Graduates Rest Easy Spoons. They're the best spoons we've tried and we tried a few kinds. 11) Baby Mum Mums. They really are baby crack! 12) ONE DOLLAR Clip Bows from Blue Monster Bows on Etsy.
honeydew / 7687 posts
Carter's sleep n plays!
Anugabunny bouncer - it is his portable seat for when I'm getting stuff done
Triple paste
Aquaphor
Taggie blanket
pear / 1837 posts
Ergo
Nose Frieda
A & A swaddle blankets
Relax melodies app, ipod, dock
Sophie
Skip Hop Treetop Friends play gym
Puffs- any flavor, anytime
Fisher Price swing for those early months
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
I would like to add the moby for newborn months and beco for 4 months + as my other essentials! Can't believe I forgot about them 
pomegranate / 3383 posts
1. nosefrida snotsucker (I've gifted it 3x now as my #1 must-have baby item)
2. MAM pacifiers
3. A+A blankets
4. Video monitor
5. Any type of white noise that doesn't shut off after 45 minutes!
6. Infant to Toddler Rocker (basically any vibrating rocking chair)
grapefruit / 4681 posts
Someone asked me this the other day too and the only things I could come up with as a must were:
A&A swaddle blankets, burby bibs, sleep sacs
Sleep sheep/giraffe white noise machine
Moby/Ergo
Medela PISA
All of our big ticket items we didn't really use and certainly did not get our money's worth out of them. If I was starting over I don't know if I would have gotten them: swing, high chair, rocker/glider, stroller, crib, pack n play (probably still would have gotten the last three, but we haven't really used them at all in almost 2 years).
honeydew / 7687 posts
Omg how did I forget nose frida. Serious must have.
Also for us a glider has been irreplaceable sand used heavily.
squash / 13764 posts
moby/ergo
swaddle mes
A&A blankets
Lamaze toys
Triple paste diaper cream
FP snugabunny swing and rainforest bouncer
grapefruit / 4235 posts
A&a blankets
Newco glider from babies r us - I fall asleep nursing in that thing constantly.
Boppy
Beco Gemini
Swaddleme
Nosefrida
Mobiglo and mobimate night lights
Garanimals shampoo cup from Walmart
Wubbanub
Baby aquaphor
Rock n play & bouncer seat (could have done without swing)
ETA: tell her to call her insurance now to sort out what breast pump she's eligible for!
apricot / 468 posts
Bouncer seat (with a vibrate option - this was invaluable during LO's 1st 3 months of life!)
Boppy pillow
Sleepsacks (LO hated being swaddled, but loves his sleepsacks)
White noise machine
Born Free bottles
Sophie the Giraffe
California Baby bodywash + shampoo
Motorola video monitor
Oh, and one last thing: zip-up sleepers. Buttons are evil
pomegranate / 3008 posts
A+A swaddle blankets
Nosefrida and saline
swing
Hava sling
Puj tub
MAM pacifiers and bottles
Dove and Cetaphil products for skin care
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I hated the PUJ tub, I had to have it but it never fit in the bathroom sink correctly!
I really liked the JJCole car seat cover (the shower cap version). Most everything else I can think of has been mentioned.
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
Like Skipper, I'm totally writing all of these down. Going to do a registry in the next couple of weeks, so I'm taking notes. Thanks for the great advice!
pomelo / 5331 posts
So far...
Miracle Blanket
Aden + Anais muslin swaddle wraps
Triple Paste diaper ointment
Activity gym
Rock n play
Fisher price rainforest bouncer
Boba 3G carrier
Graco snugride 30
Baby Jogger City Mini stroller with car seat adapter (purchased separately)
Gerber prefold cloth diapers (for burp cloths)
Graco sound machine
NUK pacifiers
pomegranate / 3225 posts
Ergo
Wubbanub pacifiers
Serenity star white noise machine
Miracle blankets
papaya / 10560 posts
Baby Bjorn bouncer
Conair white noise machine
Sophie the giraffe
Corona ointment
Boogie wipes
Video monitor
All Aden and Anais products
Gumdrop pacis
Puj tub
Swaddleme blankets
apricot / 274 posts
Beco Gemini
A + A swaddle blankets and crib sheets
BOB Revolution with car seat adapter
Comotomo bottles
Sophie
Under the Nile hooded towels
American Apparel onesies and pants
Snugabunny bouncer
Kick & Play Piano (the crib version)
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