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Baby Essentials for the First 3 Months: 22 Things We Love!
We just had a baby, so I don’t know how I’m finding the time to write this, but here I am! I know how important it is when you’re looking for the right victual essentials for the first 3 months. Expressly as a first-time parent! It can be stressful, the research needed can be time-consuming, and the choices of victual gear can be frankly overwhelming.
It does not have to be that way. I wanted to share the 20 victual items we purchased or were gifted that have made a HUGE difference for us. These are the victual registry must haves—the items we couldn’t survive without.
In the first 12 weeks of our baby’s life, these items have proven themselves essential and brilliant. We use most of them every single day. Some of these victual essentials are truly revolutionary. Others are just simple shit and bobs that are incredibly useful, and that we had no track we would need.
So, here I am to help you out. New and expecting parents, do not fret. Whether you’re leisurely creating your victual registry or searching in hostage for the newborn items you need RIGHT NOW, I hope our guide can be of help!
Baby Essentials First 3 Months – The Things You Really Need
A portable white noise machine
Our baby, Malcolm, loves this white noise machine! It helps him at every single nap, and sometimes just chills him out in general. We read early on that white noise can be a unconfined tool for soothing fussy babies. For us, it has veritably proven true. We moreover use the SNOO Trundle (more on that genius invention later), which uses unvarying white noise to alimony victual unconsciousness and help him/her fall when unconsciousness as well.
This portable noise machine is very small and easy to travel with, but moreover packs a loud unbearable noise to be effective. And it delivers true white noise, not just nature sounds or rain. Trust me, this item is a victual registry essential!
The Happiest Victual on the Block book
We didn’t know how constructive white noise could be for soothing babies, but we learned all well-nigh it from the best-selling typesetting The Happiest Victual on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp.
There is SO much good translating in this book. Dr. Karp created something tabbed “The 5 S’s” which instruct you on how to help soothe your victual using swaddling, shushing (or white noise), swinging (gentle motion), side position, and sucking (feeding or pacifier). The typesetting goes into unconfined detail well-nigh how to utilize these tools (and in what order, etc.), and for first time parents like us who had no idea what we were doing, it was an spanking-new place to start.
I truly finger like I learned a ton from this typesetting just on how to help a victual sleep largest and be increasingly hands comforted. While we’re FAR from parenting experts, the skills we learned here have definitely served us well in our short tenure as parents so far, and Malcolm is a nippy victual who sleeps pretty darn well for only six weeks old!
The SNOO
The single weightier victual item purchase we made so far, without a doubt, has been the SNOO. Dr. Karp took his 5S methods and created a smart trundle that uses them all to unconfined effect.
Meet the SNOO! A bed and a nanny in one! This swaddling, shushing, moving, soothing trundle is something past generations might have found downright wacky. But when they saw how it helped wifely a fussy victual and earn that baby—and his parents—a lot increasingly sleep, then they would have been first in line to get one!
Truly, this is a revolutionary item. While it may not work for every victual out there, the SNOO has been really successful for us and for Malcolm. If he wakes up at night, the SNOO responds to his cries with increased sound and movement and helps him return to a snug, peaceful sleep. For the parents of a newborn, this makes a huge difference, considering it ways we get a few increasingly precious minutes of sleep while our victual is safely comforted. But don’t worry—when he is truly hungry, plane the SNOO can’t soothe that boy, and we are woken up promptly and ready to feed him!
Now, the price tag is not one to bat an eyelash at. And we recognize that this will be a splurge item for the majority of parents. For us, it was worth it if it was going to requite us what it promised—a victual sleeping through the night much, much sooner. We will report when as the next 6 months go by (the recommended value of time for a victual to use the SNOO), but already, this purchase feels like it has paid for itself.
A portable victual lounger
We put a portable victual lounger on our victual registry thinking it would be a nice thing to have. Turns out, it’s one of the most useful items we received! As I write this, victual Malcolm is currently snoozing yonder in his own victual lounger.
While Malcolm loves his SNOO, we wanted him to have a 2nd place to nap during the day. Since our house is two stories, it is super easy to have the lounger ready to use downstairs. It moreover ensures Mal learns to sleep in a variety of spaces and situations (ideal for this future traveling baby). This item moreover packs up to bring on the go, so it’s perfect when he’s visiting his grandma!
This Victual Jogger stroller & car seat
You could spend HOURS researching the weightier car seats for newborns and the weightier strollers for newborns. I did a lot of that myself! But ultimately, I went with something that was recommended to me: the Victual Jogger City Mini GT2 and the City GO 2 Infant Car Seat.
These items can be purchased together or separately, but ultimately they make an spanking-new travel system that has served us very well so far.
Finding the right stroller or car seat can be very personal. For me, I wanted first and foremost unscratched items. But also, I wanted items with maneuverability. While the car seat is not the most lightweight, it is super easy to nail to the victual jogger stroller. And the stroller is incredibly easy to push and move; it really does finger all-terrain!
I expressly like that the stroller will be with us a long time, as it is designed to fit worthier babies and toddlers as well (up to 35 pounds). This made it a unconfined investment for us, and a must have item on our first victual registry.
And this platonic travel stroller
PS: Looking for a unconfined travel stroller? In month 3 with our baby, we unquestionably purchased this incredible stroller: The Uppababy Minu and have mostly switched to it for full-time use. While the jogging stroller whilom is unconfined for long walks, the Uppababy Minu is so slim and lightweight it is perfect for travel, shopping, and unstipulated on the go use. Full stroller review coming soon!
The Nose Frida
I did not want this item when I first read well-nigh it. The Swedish-made Nose Frida works to remove boogers, etc. from baby’s stuffy nostril by having the watchman suck on one end. This idea seemed revolting to me!
As it turns out, the Nose Frida is incredibly effective—and when you’re trying to well-spoken out your poor child’s nose, you’ll do just well-nigh anything! But it came as a huge relief when I used the Nose Frida and discovered the trash doesn’t get anywhere near your mouth! Phew!
The Victual Brezza snifter sanitizer
Formula feeding has been unconfined for us and for Malcolm. But, my goodness, the bottles! There are unvarying bottles to wash with a new victual in the house!
Fortunately, we found this Victual Brezza Sanitizer which cuts our cleaning time in half.
We simply place our dirty bottles into a bin of soapy water to soak, then scrub them using a handy snifter skim (see below), rinse, and place in the sanitizer. 45 minutes later, they are freshly sanitized, dried, and ready to be used again. Seriously such a time-saver!
An spanking-new snifter brush
This user-friendly downstairs waffly table
If you have a large home or multiple floors in your home, you may want to get a portable waffly table like this one. In fact, this would work unconfined for your primary waffly table, too. Easy to put together and a perfect height, this waffly table is roomy, well-appointed for baby, and has an zillions of storage right within stovepipe reach. We alimony our diapers, wash cloths, diaper ointments, and increasingly right on the side, and place baskets with victual gown beneath. It’s so easy!
Just a ton of wash cloths
If you’re a new parent, you’ll be shocked how many cloths you go through on a daily basis. For feeding, spit up, and unstipulated wiping up, we bought these soft, small cloths. They’ve served us well and we definitely use them constantly.
SwaddleMe swaddles (the best!)
When Malcolm first came home, we tried to wrap him up swaddle style. Turns out, that’s kinda nonflexible to do well! Instead of suffering through our poor swaddling skills, we opted to go for these zip up swaddles. Not only are they the wool easiest to use, but they are snug and Mal loves them. He sleeps unconfined in a swaddle, so I highly recommend giving these a try.
Hampers to put everywhere
No one prepares you for the value of laundry you will be doing. Do yourself a favor and put cute little hampers everywhere, to reservation all the clothes, washcloths, bibs, and sheets you’ll be going through!
A diaper genie (or two!)
I was skeptical well-nigh the need for a diaper genie. Wouldn’t a regular trash can work just fine? While it might, the diaper genie truly is worth the money for the way it reduces and captures all the smells that those diapers can produce. We have two and they work great. No stinky rooms here!
A victual swing
A victual swing or sidewinder is a truly useful item to have. It’s unconfined to have a spot to place victual and alimony him entertained, expressly when he’s too little to sit up.
This cute outdoor dome
Playing outside, taking a picnic, or going to the beach? You will want this victual dome! It’s the platonic thing to bring withal to alimony victual tomfool and protected from the sun. It is moreover lightweight and folds up easily, so you’ll have no qualms well-nigh bringing it withal for your next adventure. Plus, the included marrow mattress is fairly soft, so it’s a decent place for an impromptu nap.
The perfect, roomy diaper backpack
You may find you have your own specific wants and needs when it comes to a diaper bag, and it’s nonflexible to know what those are beforehand. I tried a couple surpassing landing on this one, and it’s been quite useful. Not only is it roomy and big, there are many pockets to store a variety of items and wangle them quickly.
My one complaint well-nigh this diaper bag is that its size ways it won’t unchangingly fit hands in a stroller basket. Both of the strollers I linked whilom have decent-sized baskets but this walkabout will only fit at the tightest squeeze. When we’re out with the stroller, I usually pack a mini diaper bag to bring with me.
The right victual carrier
Baby carriers seemed like a mystery to me at first. So many straps! So many clips! How do you wrap that virtually you? But when I finally learned how to use them, I realized just how useful they are—and how much they can save your arms, shoulders, and neck.
This Ergobaby carrier became our go-to in the first three months with Malcolm. In fact, I wore him in this carrier on a flight and it was veritably ideal. He slept through security and was super nippy throughout the whole flight.
This carrier is moreover pretty easy to get on and off by yourself. You don’t need the flexibility of a yogi to get these straps secured, and once it’s on, this carrier is quite comfortable. It’s definitely one to consider.
These superstitious on the go formula containers
Here is one of those victual essentials we have used EVERY DAY since we got them.
Malcolm is exclusively formula fed, and measuring out all those bottles every 2-3 hours can be a pain. Not with these. Instead of uncounted measuring all day long, you do it at one time and you’ve got formula pre-measured and ready for the day. Using them at night is plane increasingly helpful; no fumbling virtually half-asleep and wasting formula as you try to measure! These containers make the unshortened process of feeding so much smoother, and of course, they are perfect for on-the-go. Just pop them right into the diaper bag.
These rolling carts for storage
With all this new victual stuff filling your house, you’re gonna wonder where to put it! Enter these simple rolling storage carts. Put them together in minutes and you’re on your way with carts perfect for breastfeeding supplies, diaper stuff, toys, and so much more.
The HelloBaby victual monitor
There are dozens of spanking-new victual monitors on the market, with varying degrees of monitoring. For us, we just wanted a simple victual monitor that would indulge us to alimony an eye on Malcolm without having to use WiFi or our phones. This is the one. It’s just basic, with a camera and a monitor, but it has sound and video with sufficient quality, and it’s a unconfined zinger for your buck.
A chargeable, portable stroller fan
Writing this in the heat of summer, I can’t stress unbearable how unconfined these portable fans have been. In fact, I didn’t just buy one—I ended up with two. Now when I take Mal out in his stroller, both of us can stay cool.
Seriously, these fans have a good shower life (recharge via USB), provide zaftig air, and nail incredibly well to many variegated surfaces. I plane brought mine to the hospital during wordage and it provided much needed refreshment.
A simple portable waffly pad
Public waffly tables are so dirty! Alimony victual wipe by putting lanugo this portable waffly pad, first. Plus, it not only keeps victual wipe and fresh, but gives them the slightest bit of cushion, too.
No waffly table to be found? This item is then essential. I have definitely reverted Malcolm outside on a grassy knoll using this pad when there were no other options. You, too can be a super-prepared mom with this waffly pad! Oh, and did I mention it comes in its own matching travel bag?
PS: There’s a variety of cute patterns available, but I enjoy these woebegone and white cat outlines, well-constructed with little cat butts!
