Newborn essentials I wouldn’t put on the baby registry! #babyessentials #newbornessentials #newbaby

[Bex_InMT]

Thank you for posting. Yes to the bottle recommendations, please and thank you. I know so many people loved the Dr. Browns but those didn't work for my first and both my kiddos loved the Phillips Avent❤
And I feel the same for literally all of these no's! I was legitimately so overwhelmed by all the "lists" out there of what you need, etc. and I own a small home so I was like what are the bare minimum. 😅 I actually won a magic bullet and it is so much smaller than my blender and I do know how much of which items I am blending to add to that, but a baby specific one, nah.

[RuRaynor]

Those scent booster things in general are just a NO for me. Our homes are over-perfumed already. If you're worried about your clothes smelling musty then either you have too many clothes, so you're not wearing them in rotation; or you're storing them improperly or have an issue with your home (damp etc). If you've got things that go into seasonal storage, like ski wear or woollens, store them with cedar balls or lavender bags.

[breannajordan]

If you can find the diaper pails second hand they are super useful, I got one on market place cheap and it has been fantastic to keep in the nursery especially for late night diaper changes.

[Gracexplosion]

Yes please for bottle recommendations!!

[Pe]

The dreft and scent boosters is divine

[allanastaryszak]

I thought como tomo was designed for breastfed babies? Could you explain why it’s a no? We got one in a sample box and my daughter and husband love it!

[ashleyJ]

Had a baby 2 months ago and have half of these things on this list 🫣🫣 although I had a premature baby and having the sleep sock was a GOD SENT when you go from the NICU being able to see their heart rate and everything to going home with nothing would have been the actual death of me. I am SO glad we got the sock before he was even born!

[LoveEmbodiment]

What would you use in the hospital after the baby is born to cover instead of clothing? A swaddle, a blanket? 🤔

[adriennebush]

Love this No list bc I 100% agree. As a mom of 3 none of these items are necessary

[CosmicGardener]

Any of those dryer pellets are generally bad anyway. They create a film on your clothes and dryer and this causes issues over time

[kennotkenn]

Yes to the bottles stuck between Dr. Browns and Avant (anti colic) people say the avant- is better because or cleaning and sanitation

[catherinepaton]

Totally agree with a lot of this… I’m in the uk and we have different brands but along the same lines.

I remember baby sitting a child who had a pad instead of an owlet ankle thing… it was to monitor his breathing but he kept rolling off the mad and the alarm kept beeping and my anxiety was up to 90 looking after this wee one… safe to say those were off my list when I had my first and currently still off for my second due in November 😅

[oopssuedaisy]

I skip a lot of "essentials" tbh. I'm always nervous about being without some pacis and a nipple shield. I love my ring sling, and I know I want a bouncer, otherwise, it's just actual essentials for me: clothing, diapers, way to feed baby

[abbie]

Only thing I don’t agree with was wipe warmer! I thought I didn’t need one but because it was still chilly when my baby was born the wipes made him cry even when I warmed them with my hands! I called my sister up immediately begging for the wipe warmer 🤣

[maitucker]

My 4 month old latches and receives expressed breast milk from a bottle. He loves Como Tomoand so do I. They’re also super easy to clean compared to other bottles out there.

[jennifercaragianakos]

thank you for putting the diaper genie and similar on the list. I bought one with my first and it was such a waste ended up just taking them outside regularly and barely touched it.

[acuriouswriter]

I’d love to hear about your bottle recommendations, both my girls needed preemie nipples to control flow, but after they got out of that the regular Parents Choice brand bottles worked the best for them overall. I breastfed almost exclusively but there were a few times that bottle feeding was required and they didn’t like any other brands I tried

[WhimsicalCrochet]

Onsies were a waste of money for me in general. My baby was always hot and in a diaper, and If it was cold we just put her in pjs because onsies wouldn’t help with that.

[Myjellycatobsession]

My babies loved the comotomo bottles ❤ they are expensive AF compared to others but we really liked them. Also we didnt have 20 of them since our babies were nursed their first 8 (daughter) and 11 (son) months and then were using bottles when the girls ran dry. 😂

[shahsprincess]

Can u tell which head to.toe wash is good for babies and toddlers