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Here's my minimalist list of things I won't be buying and even actions I won't be doing with my next baby. Essentially, it's a "what I wish I knew" list. You truly don't need as much as you think and I'm sharing this to save you from the excess stress that comes with more stuff! Your hands will be full enough and you will actually experience more fulfillment and joy with less stuff! Trust me and don't make the same mistakes I made!
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Okay I’m watching this at 6 weeks along.. and I know my hormones are wack cause at the end when you said “I hope this helps you mom” I literally teared up 🥹 I’m gonna be a momma you guys! ❤ Still feels so unreal. Congrats to all the new moms and mommas to be!
Congratulations mama, welcome to the club.
Congratulations!! It’s so exciting! I’m 24 weeks and everything is going by fast now!
I’m due in 1 month, packing my hospital bag now and I still can’t believe this. 1 way ticket no refund no exchange mamas 😅
I’m 8 weeks and still feels unreal
im 6 weeks now, how are you feeling 7+ months in ??
Momma of MANY here! Amen to the burp cloths and baby bath tub. After using them for awhile with our first, I learned quickly that “receiving blankets” make the best burp cloths. They are just a great multi-purpose item! I ditched the clunky always in the way baby tub for the simple, cute bear sponge bath tub pad things for all my babies. Like the towel idea, I laid it in a just enough warm water to keep my washcloths wet and the baby to kick their feet in. It was so easy to drain the tub, squeeze out the water from the bath sponge mat, lean it against the tub or ledge and let it air dry. ❤ I’m a 55 year old momma of 11, and have been a foster momma to many! Our children are currently aged 13-26 and we have 6 grandchildren so far! I relished and adored all the baby stages! It’s so special! ❤ Psalm 127, II Corinthians 9:8, and Ephesians 3:14-21 blessings to you and your family! I am so thankful for your channel, sis! I enjoy it very much! 😊
I hate the bath tubs and burp cloths so much too lol. The bath tub doesn't feel safe for a newborn and mine didn't like them then when they're able to sit up they don't want to be in it anyways. I just bathe them in the sink after watching my mom do it for years, its easier on the back too lol. The burp cloths weren't very absorbant but my kids were super spitters so I got high quality cloth diapers and used them instead. All the burp cloths I was given actually just are rags in my kitchen to clean things up now, they're too small and don't absorb well for spit up but work ok to scrub the stove or something lol. Wanted to say good on you for adopting 11 though, my husband was one of 12 his single dad adopted too and can't imagine the experience that comes with that lol! Makes me feel like I had a small family even though my parents had 5 kids and a home daycare lol.
Wow you are so amazing ❤ children are so wonderful and truly a blessing. I’m one of 6 and my parents are 65 with almost 17 grandchildren and way more to come! The joy they have is insane. I’m on my 3rd baby and want as many as God wills. All my siblings have their children too except my last little brother in college. Praise God 😊
In Norway the (public, we don't have any private) midwifes encourage to bite the babys nails, so it´s totally normal! The jumper (if it's the one where the baby uses its feet to bounce on the floor) is forbidden, because it can cause problems with the hips (when grown up - my husband has that...). We didn't use pacifiers for our daughter and didn't have a nursery (nobody does over here, the baby usually sleeps in the parents bedroom until turning one year old. And that was even before I became a minimalists! Even though I'm not the audience for this video, I love that you share, because there are so much unnecessary things made for babies (just to earn money).
This is so cool, I love learning what other countries/cultures do! That’s amazing and helpful!
@@rebekahsummers4953 The same! And in Norway we have 49 weeks full paid leave (some people from other countries think it's not true). The mother usually takes out the most, but the father must take min. 15 weeks (or they are lost). (It was 12 weeks ten years ago.) And birth at the hospital is all free.
That's what my nieces pediatrician told my sister lol she said the easiest way to cut their nails is bite them
I have five who are now teens or tweens. My advice on the pacifier is to follow your child’s instincts about it. I had one child who used a pacifier constantly and some who just weren’t interested at all. I think it just depends on your individual child and what they need. And be open to changing your mind. It’s okay if you think you don’t want to use one and end up doing it because it just isn’t possible to have a constantly nursing baby with two other small children who also need your care. That’s not a failure. It’s just changing your mind. I was so hard on myself about things like that, thinking I “failed” if something didn’t go the way I planned. That’s my biggest piece of advice for new moms: be open to doing it differently than you expected. That also applies to accepting help from dad and other family members who don’t do things the way you might. Different doesn’t mean it’s wrong. As long as baby is healthy and fed and cared for, it all turns out just fine.
I'm one of five and my mom said with the paci, every other kid took it from the younger siblings with the way we were spaced lol(my brother was first then me 18 months later, he took mine so I didn't use it, 5 years later my sister was born and 2 years after my next sister who got her pacis stolen too, then 5 years later my youngest sister had hers to herself lol). My kids haven't taken to pacis so far, I appreciate it because it's one less thing to clean but didn't care if they used it either way because it's soothing for some babies so id just have delt with washing it if they liked it just like the bottles or anything else. Not something worth driving yourself nuts on, most kids give them up pretty early on anyways and nobody's packing a paci on their way to kindergarten lol.
I love this! I’m not even a mom but I just enjoy your insight so much and it’s so wise and gives me such a relief thinking about how much they DONT need! Less energy spent researching and purchasing, less funds spent, less clutter like win win win!! More time living simply and in love 💓
Great list! I’m expecting #6 early October and I’m determined to make it the most simple newborn/baby phase yet. There is just SO much stuff marketed to moms that we don’t need.
Love love this video! I’m preparing for my second babe due early october and totally taking all your thoughts & ideas & inspiration into my life. I love you minimalism outlook and it’s becoming really important to me too after relazing how much of a money scam the baby market is , and all markets lol, and how I totally absolutely got sucked into that for my first! Lots of purging of clothes & toys, excessive blankets from my first before second gets here and it feels so good! I cannot wait to continue going through stuff and getting rid of everything unnecessary.
We far as paci, we used one if absolutely needed- like if I for some reason wasn’t able to nurse because dad had her or if I was really struggling with getting sleep one night. But honestly- bigger pain having one like you said, making sure one is near/clean/that you have extras. I plan to not resort to one either unless I feel it’s necessary? But with nursing 24/7 I don’t think i’ll be needing it haha.
Love the arms out swaddle idea! Wow it was so rough transitioning my first to arms out- I plan to start arms out from beginning too. Have you heard of the podcast birthing instincts? Love this podcast so much. Their focus is on how to break free/ maintain sovereignty with the medical system & view birth as a non medical event. They did an awesome podcast with a IBCLC, episode 292 and they talked about benefits of not swaddling, one reason being for integration of reflexes & just keeping that baby close to boob! haha it was great and eye opening.
Love the tallow product! I have one too that I plan to use for babe. I also love how you said we totally don’t need baby specific soap/towels/shampoo and long as you have clean ingredient non toxic products why would you need anything more? Why didn’t I have that realization too ?! Gahhhhh the control the market has on us to think we always need more & to not trust our intuition!!
So excited for you and your family & can’t wait to continue following your journey!
Loving these tips! Would love to see an apartment tour to visualize how you maximize space + get creative for baby 🤍
Going thru my first pregnancy. Im so grateful people have put these lists together because i am definitely making lists!!!
Love all your thoughts! I was anti swaddle and tried without it for months but after enough sleepless nights we finally broke down and used one for my baby and she slept so much better! I think it all depends on the child just like how weighted blankets help many people but not all! :) I'm praying everything goes super well with this sweet baby! ❤
Agreed. All babies are different. Our first absolutely needed her swaddle 💗
I love videos like this. The pressure mamas feel is huge. Ive thought "idk if i can have more kids because we only have a two bedroom apartment" so your words here comforted me.
This is great timing for this video! Preparing for our first baby in November and making a registry can be overwhelming. Just not knowing what we actually need or don’t need!
I totally agree on not eating enough because I was so concerned about my blood sugar after childbirth.
It really affected my milk supply. ❤
5:36 we use cloth diapers because they're nontoxic and we also don't have to worry about running out of diapers. I know it's not for everyone but I absolutely love using cloth it's also way more cost effective
Haha I just wrote the same thing! We love cloth diapers too. We did it with our first. It’s so much more cost effective and much better for the environment too.
Later on, I ended up doing the same for myself and I use a cup and period panties. Saves so much money!
@@umiluv yes!! We're currently doing it with our first and will do it with our second when she gets here in October. And yes I'm slowly switching to cloth pads for me too, I have enough of a stash for a regular cycle but need to get my postpartum set up together
I am a first time Mom to an almost 6 month old and his nails grow SO fast! An older lady at Church told me she used to bite all her babies nails and it’s been a game changer for me. I do it while he nurses and he even finds it funny! I don’t think it’s weird at all and no possibility to cut their little fingers!
I do the same sometimes 🤣
Oh yeah, biting them or using a file is the way to go. I also am too concerned to use clippers when they're that small lol
My mom told me she did this was all of us, and it kinda surprised me!
I went to a baby class and that’s what they actually taught us!
My mother did the same to me.
Loved doing this with you and so fun I was just reading about the Coterie Diapers, I LOVE learning from you friend!
Absolutely amazing video! I watched a million of them already and this really resonated, thank you!
I’ll be praying for a safe delivery for you and baby❤🙏
Love where you put the artwork! Also two nursing bras was plenty for me. I used a blanket to swaddle and swaddled shoulders down with arms free. Worked so well. When baby could wriggle it down I used an armless sleep bag around 4months old till nearly a year.
As a mom of 3, this is excellent advice. Wisdom I wish I had learned sooner than I did 😅 Less is better with the approaching full season of adjusting to a new family member & rhythm. Babies don’t need much & from recent experience, actually turn out more resilient & i’d dare say, more emotionally intelligent without all ‘the stuff’. Good job mom!
Yes! I'm expecting baby #5 and I 100% agree with using muslin swaddle for everything and absolutely no snaps. None of my babies have used a pacifier and I plan on doing the same with this babe. It helps me to address the actual reason the baby is crying (hungry, tired, diaper, digestion)
Yes, this is the reason I haven't used pacifiers for my babies either.
Just here for loving your channel! I already had my fourth baby 8 months ago but we didn’t go crazy. We donated or have to friends and family a lot of what we had after our 3rd 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ so I went very minimal or bought second hand if we absolutely needed something. I love things that are multipurpose or grow with baby.
Edit: I live in MO too and for the summer, I literally only purchased 11 onesies. He’s home with me 24/7 since I’m still working from home. I have a romper a couple pairs of shorts if we do go somewhere but we’re usually with family so just a onesie has never been an issue in the hot weather!
Yes to all of these!
As to advice on the pacifiers, we just never introduced it to our daughter. We did buy the Ninni pacifier to have on hand (in case we needed it to help on flights) but she only used it a couple times.
I loved this video. Since I’ve got pregnant, I don’t know what it is but all I want to do is declutter and live a more minimalist lifestyle. I’ve had a random realization that I just don’t need a lot. It’s too much.
Whoaaaa, everything you said aligns with me!! Thank you so much!!
Love LOVE this video!! Thank you!!
Great list! We always loved baby showers! Best way to clean them quickly and cuddle. 😊
I really like this list! I'm about to be a mother of 3. My 1st child was stuck to her pacifier, but I also gave her bottles too. My 2nd child was exclusively breastfed and I only had the pacifier from the hospital or from a baby registry welcome bag. She never took the pacifier and we learned that it wasn't needed at all. I was her comfort (breastfeeding) whenever she needed it. It was a tough adjustment, but worth it!
Most useful video I have seen in last 2 month on same topic. Thank you!
Looooved this!! I was given SO much as a first-time mom (thankful so many people wanted to shower us with love, but it was too much 😂), and with our second, I had so little and THRIVED. Planning to have even less with #3 😁
"I am the baby's greatest asset." Ohhh how I love that. I'm expecting and I just watched Lana's video which lead to this one. You guys are an asset to mommy's watching.
I didn’t use a baby bath tub with my second and it was honestly so much easier without that thing. I also didn’t use a lot of the baby gear everyone says you need. Car seat/stroller, snuggle me, sound machine, diapers, onesies and zipper sleepers are about all I used. It’s so freeing!!
I’m a mama x3 and I love most of your advice on here! Muslin blankets also make great bath towels since they are so absorbent! I wish I had an adult size one because they dry so quickly. My best minimalist advice is to wait to buy anything until you need it. Every one of my three kids had different difficulties and different needs. Since we can get almost anything to our fingertips within a couple days, it’s best to wait, and buy something when you need it. I went super minimalist with my third baby and it was so much less stressful because there was not a lot of excess!❤
I don’t have babies, but my mother used to babysit a lot and she kept a stash of those double-layered muslin cloths. I took a few of these in my new home and have been using them as hand towels ever since. They are even gentle enough to be used on my face, and absorbent enough for sponging wet hair. They dry fast and don’t pill… they’re also less bulky than sponge towels, so easier to store away.
Amen for adult-sized ones as well!
Great video!Thanks!Love the baby minimalisam❤❤❤😊
Thank you for sharing !!!❤
The nail thing did get me but do you girl. I’m nobody to judge. On the other hand I found this video extremely helpful and soothing as a first time mama. Sending love! ❤
My son hated the pacifier I just made sure I had toys and the chewer toys they can hold in their hands. He slept through the night so fast 6-8wks because he self soothes. That chiropractor was correct, floor time is the most valuable thing in development.
I cut down clutter of a baby bath tub with my third baby by just bathing with my baby lol. I would just carry them into the tub with me and hold them and clean them. It was so special and such an added bonding experience with my baby 🥰 I also bit my newborns’ nails myself too! So much easier and also safer because I could feel with my mouth where to bite off and what would hurt them.
You are the only mom that’s given such smart advice about the nails! Personally I don’t think I’ll bite them as I don’t tend to bite my own, but some do and that’s such a smart tip for those who might want to try it and save $$
Thanks for the video!! Could you please make a video about your experiences about cooking and eating good food postpartum? Have a blessed day❤
We loved the blooming bath for bathing baby in the sink and it’s easy to store flat and wash too! There’s also a puj baby bath that’s foldable. We used our baby bath as a seat outside and all around the house, so I liked that it had dual purpose☺️
i am getting that I also have a bulky bath and I do use it for when I take a shower and my 15 month follows me in there. I just sit him in the tub lol..As for newborns though I like the sink bloomer I think its helpful
On my third boy also. He’s 5 weeks. We did pacifier. I preferred it for purposes of not wanting my son to self soothe. With a a pacifier you can always remove. At a certain age we only allowed pacifiers during nap times. As for finally being done with it I let him know ahead of time that that was his last pacifier and once it was torn he was to toss it and he did! Very cooperative 😊
Becoming a mom in 3weeks ish! Thank you so much!!
The onesies that tie at the bottom are awesome!!!!
Thank you for this video! I was crazy as a mother. I want to do grandkids on a minimal scale! My shopping frenzy was so hard on my kid as he grew up. Over stimulated.
I bought all of the trendy things and the only thing I really used and liked was a good baby bouncer / swing ! Never used any of the baby containers /jumpers /walkers . We had a tummy time mat and upgraded to a play pen when he started to crawl ! The only things you NEED are : diapers, wipes, car seat , a couple onesies/sleepers depending on weather and a safe place to put baby down for a bit like a pack n play, bassinet or crib
new mom here so much pressure still - but learning to enjoy minimalism.. Thanks!
Loved this video! Get baby used to a pacifier but don’t give it to them all the time! Use it for when you’re out and about or on vacation. Don’t let them become dependent on it. Did this with my baby and was SO easy to wean off around his 1st birthday. He never was dependent on it, but still loved it.
I agree with absolutely everything. My 3rd is 6 weeks old now. We are unfortunately using smelly diapers for her newborn phase because it's all we can afford now, but as soon as she's big enough, maybe another month, she'll be in the cloth diapers that I've used for the other 2!
We used a paci for my 1st, he had horrible tongue tie and lip tie and was causing me a lot of pain. So my nipples needed a break haha. He only used it for a few months and then everything was fine thereafter. My other 2 haven't used one at all.
We have clip baby clothes but that's just because we haven't bought any baby clothes! Everything is hand me downs!
Tips for milk supply, along with eating enough nutrient dense food as you said, you can also supplement with fennel tea (I make tea with fennel, nettle and raspberry leaf for all the awesome benefits) and brewer's yeast tablets. And remember the rule of supply and demand, the more baby drinks, the more milk you will make. And do what you can to avoid stress.
Awesome list and awesome video!
Love this video. I'm due my second in October, and there's so much i won't be buying this time round. This will be my partners first child, and he was messaging me the other day with things he had found for baby, getting himself completely overwhelmed with everything out there, when i told him what we actually needed he was like 'oh is that it'😂.
With the pacifier, i'm on the fence with this. I used one for my first, and it was a blessing a lot of the time, but it definitely added unnecessary stress. I think i'm going to have one on standby, just in case, but try to get by without using it.
So right- I had 2, my sister had 6 and my daughter had 5. Our combined knowledge agrees with your advice. Baby bathing is just easier and the right height at the kitchen sink. All of us had cloth diapers for cost savings and fear of running out of disposables without funds for more. We all also used the disposable ones but cloth got all of us through the hard times economically. Wet facecloths work well instead of wipes.
Yes to all of this!! We have a baby bath but I have a hole to store it in and we didn't buy it but that's only because I have decluttered but yes to the cloth! I love cloth and I also use little washcloths as baby wipes with a spray bottle that has water and a little soap that simple
love this video so much as someone pregnant with first time baby!!! would you consider doing a video no what you WOULD buy? trying to come up with a minimal list and so overwhelmed by the sleep stuff (swaddle vs sleep sack?!)
yes!! I second this! I’m 18 weeks with our first and slowly creating a registry, and would love a video on what the necessities are :)
Thanks alot for such a realistic video
Love your videos! Thank you! What non-toxic option do you use for prenatal vitamins? Any tips there?
Pregnant with first due this spring & this video (and Lana’s) along with asking my friends who are already moms, SO HELPFUL.
I keep going back & forth about a baby bathtub bc we have only a shower. Also I feel the same about pacifiers, don’t want them to depend on it, but might be nice to have for first & cause me less stress. I have no idea what I’m getting into but thank you for this video & reminder I’ll be the best mom for our baby.
My mom used to bathe babies in the kitchen sink. It sounds gross to some people, but she always washed the sink before and after.
Mom of 2 here! We never used pacifiers or swaddles. Both my kids broke out of the swaddles in the hospital! Seriously! The nurses were even shocked. So no swaddles for them. And the pacifiers were also a hard pass for them both. Nurses tried giving it to them and they spit them out. So yeah, you can totally pass on both if you want.
Also, the Muslin Cloths are the absolute best things ever! Both my kiddos were very spitty babies! The large size of the cloths saved me many times! I always give these as baby shower gifts!
I had WAY TOO much stuff. In fact, the stress of all the stuff from the baby shower, I swear, was the reason I went into premature labor! LESS IS MORE!! And if you get in the habit right off the bat, you won't buy too many toys as your kids get older. We wasted so much money, my son didn't like any of it, and it sits in your basement getting spider-y until you give it away. I am so glad you made this video!!!!!!! I wish I had seen it 7 years ago lol.
Great list! So true. I never introduced a pasifier and we didn't swaddle. I also never used a baby monitor as I could always hear them or they were sleeping right next to me in a bassinet.
I liked the monitor for during the day. My baby cried so quietly and i would often not hear him across the house for a few minutes until he worked up a frenzy
Hello! I saw your video just now. And I agree with almost everything you said.
I don't know if I am late to discuss the pacifier topic but I live in India and pacifiers aren't really a thing here. I knew about it, thought about it and decided against it for the simple reason that I didn't want to first start a bad habit and then stop it.
I have a very high-maintanance baby, I have had my share of challenges to the point of complete mental and physical breakdowns. But I am gradually coming out of it now.
And I am really thankful that I chose to teach healthy habits and stuck to them even when it seemed impossible. Now, I have a really sweet, well-mannered, resilient, understanding and intelligent toddler who knows why we do what we do.
Keep at it, they get it eventually.
Your amazing thank you so much!!
Yessssss to ALL of this!!! 💯 👏 I absolutely agree that a new mama doesn't need all of these things. Companies profit on so many things to separate mama and baby and make money from items being sold that are unnecessary. Have you ever been told that your voice is very calming?? I'm wondering if you can make a video on dealing with and overcoming anxiety and fear on having more children?? I do not have my mother to help me and my in laws refuse to. I have NO "village" and my energy is depleted from nursing for 1.5 years and I'm so scared. Please help with any advice, I'd loooove to hear your personal opinion and perspective, from Bible verses to your own life experiences.
I didn’t purchase a bath either. The towel in the tub with a little water worked great!!! Or taking a bath with my baby worked well too ❤
I always used a paci and would just keep an extra in the carseats. It has been shown to decrease the risk of sids by my kids also haven't been hard to break of them so I use them. My one year old only uses his at night he already ditched it for naps
The Wipe warmer might not be for everyone but it was a necessity for us. With a baby born in November and living where the temp frequently drops below 20°F during the winter months, it was just needed.
We live somewhere where it drops to -20F and didn’t use a wipe warmer 😅 Literally did not know they existed lol. We occasionally just held the wipe between our hands for a moment to warm it up, but honestly our baby just got used to cold wipes. I’m sure your baby was comfier though!
Freedom of movement is amazing for babies! No holding devices needed (bouncers, chairs etc)
We totally used the towel in the bathtub trick! It worked for both babies just fine. Once there was too much water and it got into baby’s ears which led to a swimmers ear infection. Other than that, it worked great! Wring out the towel and toss it in the wash.
Thats a great idea but we have a very deep tub and it sounds brutal to bend down like that postpartum. Thinking if trying the same in our sink instead. I still have the baby tub we used for all 3 kids till now, its super clumsy but i put it into the sink and didnt have to bend down
We did not use a pacifier! My son is 13 months now, and I don’t regret it. I actually found it helped with my milk supply too. He doesn’t suck his thumb either, but we did buy a rubber “bear” with something for him to chew on when he was teething so he didn’t default to his thumb (no shame for thumb sucking babies, I’m just trying to avoid braces over here $$$). He would also suck on his Muslin swaddle/blanket thing. He does not have a bad habit from that either.
Good luck to you either way!
I recommend cloth diapering. We did it with our first and going to do it with our second. No toxic fumes. It also helps baby want to learn how to potty train faster.
We always used the kitchen sink to bathe our infants, I would scrub it down well before but it was the perfect depth and it was standing height for me.
I just randomly came across your video, never seen your channel before, so I was SHOCKED when you mentioned Ela Skin Co! That is my friend’s small business, and I’m just so shocked to hear it mentioned in a random video I came across!
Little Z's Sleep channel on TH-cam has been so helpful for us to include her advice on pacifier use.
Getting used to noise is very real because once my mother told me that when I returned home after giving birth to me, my neighbor who was a teacher, his students were singing to him (a tradition in my country, the students in their final year of high school going to the teachers' house and singing to them and celebrating with them overall) and my father told my mother that he was going to ask them to lower the volume but she said no because I had to get used to the noise since we lived in in front of a very busy boulevard and says that later she could go to fairs and everything with me without making any problems because of the noise
I use prefold diapers and receiving blankets for birp rags.
My first hardly took a pacifier so honestly if she was fussy I just nursed her (which might help with your milk supply too) so like you said your baby really just needs you. Also I had an over supply problem so I needed to change my nursing bra frequently because of leaks even with absorbent nursing pads that I would double up so that was fun I would not survive with only 1 (or maybe even 2) nursing bras lol! But like you said we all have different experiences
Agreed! I have 4 nursing bras and could do with more - I use pads but I need a new bra every day to feel fresh while nursing and sometimes morning and evening or I feel stinky/slimy with milk!
If you have someone to help, I just have my mom (who lives with me) pass my baby to me while I'm in the shower, and I pass him back after a quick wash down!! Or taking a bath together is nice too, but the shower pass off is such a time saver!!
I got a foldable baby bathtub. I just feel icky about bathing my baby in the bathtub, cuz I don’t give it a scrub down often enough (like maybe once every 2-3weeks?) and I don’t want to bath my baby in what seems like a dirty bathtub. So a dedicated baby bathtub is what I went with :)
I used pacifiers with my first two children. My second child had a super easy transition of letting them go, by having a celebration where we left the pacifiers on the front doorstep and the paci fairy came in the middle of the night and replaced them with a gift for my child. She never asked for one again! Made using a pacifier so much more pleasant when she easily gave them up (my first was a little harder to wean). I just gave birth to my third child and she hates pacifiers! I actually felt a huge wave of relief not having to worry about having them around, bringing them with us, forgetting them, dropping them on a disgusting floor somewhere, weaning, etc. I guess she chose, but I’m thankful she did, and at 4 weeks old it’s worked out great for our family ❤
Warming wipes by putting under a warm tap water (Amazon) or on my legs or shoulders while I was unzipping baby - great tip! Please baby are not shocked with the cold wipe and cold temp (no screaming babies)! ❤
I never used a swaddle. I just used pj for the first month and then transition them to summer clothes
My fam/friends thought i was crazy for not having a nursery for my first. I didnt care, i knew i saved a ton of money on stuff i was not going to use even. He was in my room next to me for the first year.
Also we used a pacifier, until he turned 6 months old and threw it out and just wanted to use me as his paci. Lol so that was great. 😅
I fully support not buying all the things u mentioned for the baby, except the nail clippers 😂
So smart❤
Interesting. I definitely needed/need more than just one nursing bra. I worn them even when I wasn't pregnant. Worn them throughout my entire pregnancy. And worn them when breastfeeding. They are so comfortable! And I've tried a bunch of different wireless bras. Nothing beats my nursing bras lol.
Use a paci! I didn’t with my first and then she wouldn’t take one but was incredibly fussy and would suckle on the breast 24/7. I was miserable, she was miserable. It made car rides and overnights so much harder. I used a paci with my second and had a much more peaceful post Partumn experience and didn’t have any issues with attachment for nursing.
With my third… I’m using pacis again!
Awww such a good video! ❤ I ended up not using a pacifier for my baby, and I just exclusively breastfed. I would nurse him whenever he wanted it! No pacifier necessary:)
This is so funny!! Many of these products don’t even exist in Sweden, or that i have seen at least.. so you are right, you dont need them 😂
My baby is due in 2 months and your video makes me feel so much better about some of the choices we made so thank you 🥰
Burp cloths are thicker than a muslin blanket though. They do have extra large ones which is what I used with my second. I’m almost due with my 3rd now.
Along with cloth diapering, you don’t need a wipe warmers or to use wipes if you just use small baby cloth towels to wipe their butts. Use warm water every time. It’s never cold and you don’t have to waste money on wipes.
I bit my son's nails too when he was a baby. And I have never even heard about wipes warmers. Totally new to me! But, about the pacifier. My advice is simply to not try to give your baby a pacifier at all. When I gave birth, I didn't want to give my son a pacifier even though we bought one. I simply lulled him to sleep and soothed him at the breast. When he fell asleep, I would just separate him from the breast and put him to crib. That's how we functioned from the beginning and it was not difficult at all without a pacifier. ❤️ I love your minimal approach to baby products. I didn't want a bunch of stuff too. I remember listening to my friends and other moms talking about all the lotions, cream, soaps they used and I thought how much I don't want to use all those toxins. So I bathe him in warm water with few drops of almond oil, and care for his skin after by using my homemade whipped butter from shea butter and bunch of good oils. We use it even now, and he is almost two years old. I use it on myself too. So keep up with simplicity. It truly is the best way.
No paci mama here! My son didn’t keep one in his mouth to begin with so I didn’t force it. He’s a big nurser so he did nurse for comfort some times but I didn’t mind. Would have been simpler to get him to take a paci at the start for that time frame but honestly so thankful he doesn’t care for them, but also he didn’t like a bottle either LOL so idk if it was any of my doing and all my baby’s preferences 😂😂
My first never took a pacifier and I was hesitant anyways! Nursed on demand & to sleep, learn about non nutritive suckling, in the early days if I was sore we let her suck our pinky, find a way to comfortably nurse in public, remember that pacifiers are to mimic the breast!
I did offer the pacifier to my son but he refused it after two months because I always offered the breast first before I offered the pacifier, it can be done without but it puts a bit more pressure on you, cause then you’re the only comfort. I’ve don’t both with and without pacifiers and I think it just depends on the kid and where you’re at in your life.
We don’t use pacifiers or swaddles. Out of four boys we have one thumb sucker and one finger sucker. To get them to sleep we did give them all a little blankey and we put them on their belly to sleep as long as they were able to lift their head. You might still be opposed to those 2 things 😅 but they have all been really good sleepers for the most part.
If you do swaddle you do need to make sure their hips are free so they develop correctly
Both my kids didn't use pacifiers, they didn't keep them in their mouths. From a dental perspective they aren't great either. They adjust fine without them. Babies don't need their mouths to be busy all the time. I've heard breaking away from them is horrible too.
1st of all thanks for your content!! I find it all so helpful. One thing no one seems to agree 100% on is rasing kids, so you do you and don't worry about the haters! I've had 3 kids and on to a grandson. Pacifiers- I say leave it up to the baby. My 2nd child sucked his thumb, my 3rd had a pacifier. It was easier to get her off the pacifier than it was to stop the thumb sucking. If you need to decide I would try nothing, if they need it for comfort I say go pacifier!
I read pacifiers help protect babies against SIDS. So paci it is. We use bibs and love them. I wish I would’ve tried Natursutten ones first because they have zero plastic.
Totally agreed with everything you said but I personally wouldn’t have survived with out pacifiers. All four of my kids really benefitted from it, esp around sleeping time, and also some kind of wrap too. They slept best during the first few months when swaddle.
I'm a ftm and my son didn't give me an option in regards to pacifiers. He's 3m now and still hates them. People often tell me I'm lucky that he wouldn't take one but I disagree! I am and always have been his pacifier. It sounds sweet and sometimes it is, but it's also very limiting and time consuming. So if you're asking me, I'd say get that pacifier if your baby will take it!
I’m a first time mom so I don’t even know if this is good advice but my baby is 5 months old and I don’t use a pacifier. I basically am her pacifier though 😂I nurse her to sleep so I suppose my boobs acts as her pacifier. The only time she’s ever used it is whenever my MIL has watched her like when I went to get a haircut and she needed to nap, but she’s used it a total of maybe 4 times since being born, she doesn’t even know it exists really. So excited for you though and your new baby! Such a blessing 🤎
As someone who had an extreme reflux baby who would puke constantly…. We went through 30 clothes a day!! I was annoyed I got so many for my baby shower but ended up using them all and buying MORE. I would pack 5 clothes and 5 bibs in my bag for a single outing
Thank you for sharing this. My baby will do this so bad some days. It helps to know I'm not alone!