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Netflix I had a baby who was a sleeper and daytime TV sucks, so Netflix was a lifesaver during my maternity leave.

Multiple pumping bottles/shields. This allowed me to not have to clean in the middle of the night.

Drawstring pants: for c-section momma', I lived in these and they didn't bother my cut. .

iPad made me feel less alone in the early days of feeding non stop!

E-reader for those long nursing sessions. And phone for middle of the night nursing sessions.

Netflix - awesome for marathon feelings & middle of the night feedings. I also watched a lot during the day!

Comfy pants - I also had a section and didn't feel like getting dressed everyday. Black yoga pants were awesome and stretchy!

My iPhone - I had an android when Chloe was born but soon after switched to an iPhone. I took a ton of photos and videos on it & liked that I could stay connected throughout the day.

Exercise ball hands down. I would rather give up anything else before the ball.

Well originally I was going to say puppy piddle pads... best on the go diaper pad + naked time mat for non-mobile babies ever.

But Netflix makes my life worth living at 2am when I need to stay awake and she was nursing.

-Comfy pants.
-Table next to the couch. It held a water bottle, snacks and the remote.
-Glider. Used from day 1 until and through today.
@banana: we had violent rocking in our house. Swaying did nothing to help soothe her, she needed to be thrown around to calm down.

@tinyperson: totally agree with the iPad....dont' know what I would do w/o it when she nurses like a crazy baby!

It's a small thing but having two power cords for my pump makes a world of difference to me. I leave one plugged into my wall at home (behind the couch) and one plugged in a work. It makes setting up so much faster since both plugs are not easily accessible and I don't have to carry the power cord around.

Another note on the exercise ball, I knew about it when LO was born but I waited a couple weeks until I healed enough to use it. Worked like a charm but (duh!) DH could have been bouncing LO on it all that time.

Exercise ball and iPad for the newborn days. I bounced and bounced all day while LO was colicky and caught up on tv. I used to read articles for work on the iPad while I nursed, but now she's so distractible and wiggles around to see what I'm looking at.

I think we would have starved without the crock pot in the first few months. I became an expert at chopping things while baby wearing and, yes, bouncing her up and down.

I still use my contigo travel mug all the time. It closes automatically as soon as you lift your thumb off a push button, so I don't have to worry about hot liquids spilling on LO if she grabs it out of my hand.