- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video I thought I would share
with you my big baby buys.
And what I mean by big is big in size,
and big in expense.
So, these are my top big ticket items
that I have had this time around.
If you are new to my channel,
hello, I'm Emily, I'm a mom of three,
and I post three videos a week.
And I would love for you to subscribe,
and stick around and I also just wanted to say
that this video is not sponsored in any way.
Every item you're about to see I've spent
all of my own hard earned money on.
So, these are literally my favorites,
and I will link them all in the description.
So, babies can be expensive,
and when I was a first-time mom I was overwhelmed
by all of the things that people
and brands said that I needed.
I am now on baby number three,
and I feel like I have learnt a lot in those pregnancies,
so I wanted to share my experience with you.
Right, so I'm going to start out with
where your baby's going to sleep.
And the crib that we have had for all three of my sons.
It's a very simple white Ikea crib.
When I had my first son Fraser
we really did not have very much money.
So I needed to keep things low-cost.
So, it's a really simple crib
that then converts to a toddler bed.
So I thought that that would last us
at least four, or five years.
Although I must admit it's never actually been converted
to a bed, because once one is ready for it
to be a toddler bed I'm always having another baby (laughs).
But it's really good quality and while it was
a very cheap frame, I focused on spending
a big part of the budget on the mattress,
because I thought, well, that's where
our baby's actually going to sleep.
So, while I couldn't afford loads,
I bought the most expensive mattress,
the most breathable, the most comfy, the most everything.
This time around as well we've also had a snooze pod.
Which is a smaller crib that attaches
to the side of the bed.
And your baby can be in that for the first six months,
and I loved it, it's really convenient for breastfeeding.
Or if you were to have a cesarean section
I think it's really, really simple
to have your baby right there next to you.
You can see exactly what they're doing.
I really, really enjoyed it.
But I would say that the crib is an essential,
and that the snooze pod is maybe a bit more of a luxury,
because, obviously, the snooze pod
is only gonna last you for about six months,
depending on how big your baby is.
So, if you can't afford both of those things,
I think just go for the whole crib.
And one more item to do with sleep
that I wanted to talk to you about is the Sleepyhead.
This is basically a place for your baby
to sleep and it mimics the feeling of being in the womb,
so they feel secure with all of this all around them.
And I found that my baby slept really well in it.
I liked it because I could put it in between
me and my husband in bed.
And they could co-sleep with us.
Or you can bring it downstairs in the early days
for little naps and things like that.
And I found that Jackson did sleep really well in this.
So, while this is a luxury,
it's definitely an item that I have loved.
And that I would totally recommend
like putting it on your baby shower list.
And getting family members to get it for you.
Next I wanted to talk about what baby monitor we chose.
Obviously a baby monitor is an essential.
You're going to need one of some kind.
But I chose the Angelcare monitor because it has a pad
that goes under your baby's mattress
and monitors their breathing and movement.
So, if your baby didn't move or breath for 20 seconds
an alarm will go off.
And I also chose the one that had a video option.
So that while I'm downstairs
I can actually see into my baby's bed,
see if his arm is stuck through the crib.
Things like that.
So, I have really liked having that.
But you can get it without the video feature
which makes it a lot more reasonable in price.
Next up let's talk about what buggy, or pram
or stroller that we chose.
I was completely overwhelmed
when we started looking at buggies.
Not only at the range of buggies that there is.
But also at the price.
I was like, this is like buying an actual car.
It's so expensive, everything just seemed
to be like a thousand pounds.
And I couldn't afford that with our first son.
So, we were lucky enough to actually be given
a secondhand Bugaboo Cameleon with Fraser.
And I used that with Fraser and also with Caleb.
You can get so many good secondhand buggies on Ebay,
or Facebook groups, don't be too proud
to get a secondhand buggy 'cause it's a huge expense.
And what I did was I got that buggy
and then I bought like a new Bugaboo cover for it.
So, you can get all of the material parts on it.
Take it all off, and wash it.
There's even stores where you can get like spare parts,
spare tires, if things are worn out.
But this time round I got the Bugaboo Bee3
I think it is, so it's a smaller buggy.
It's the only umbrella buggy that Bugaboo do I believe.
But you can also get this really nice like cocoon pod
that goes on the top, so that when
your baby is a newborn and they need to lay flat.
It's a really cozy little like cocoon and it's something
that they didn't used to make before my third baby.
So, it's really, really nice.
What I liked most about this buggy
is that it's small, it fits in our boot.
Yeah, I really like the sunshade on this as well.
It has a zip that you can undo,
and then it can completely cover your baby.
I also like that it reclines all the way back
and that it can be forward-facing or rear-facing.
I know some people feel that this buggy
is a bit too low to the ground, but I just really like it.
I've got on with it really, really well.
And another essential is your car seat.
And you need to get this before your baby's even here,
because you need to bring them home
from the hospital in something.
So, this time around we have had the Doona car seat
and the Doona car seat base.
This is the only car seat that has
the wheels attached to it.
So they literally just click down, or click up.
I have found it so, so great and easy to use.
Especially 'cause I have older children.
And I'm doing the school run all of the time.
It's perfect for things like that.
Or little trips out.
But I've really, really loved it.
I've done an in-depth car seat review video,
so I will link that down below if you're interested
in finding out more about that car seat.
Next up you'll need somewhere for your baby to eat,
and I would say that a highchair is an essential.
And I've tried about four,
or five different highchairs over the years.
And my favorite one, by far, is the Ikea highchair.
Which costs a grand total of 15 pounds.
It's the one you see in all of the restaurants
and I have loved it, because it's just simple,
it's white, it's the easiest one to clean
and you can even get a comfy little cushion
to go in when your baby is very small.
But I just think you can't go wrong with it.
You can take the legs off, and pop it in the car
if you're going over to someone's house for Sunday lunch,
or they don't have a highchair.
You could take it Center Parcs with you,
you could take it away with you.
I just love it.
Next up you'll need a changing table,
or somewhere to change your baby's nappies or diapers.
I have actually never had a proper changing table.
We've just used an Ikea set of draws.
To be honest I wouldn't necessarily spend the money
on getting a specific changing table
because my son Jackson is already eight months old.
And I'm finding that I'm changing him
on the floor all the time,
because he's just rolling around
and wriggling and sitting up.
There's almost no point in having
him on the changing table anymore.
My next essential is a good feeding chair.
And I think I underestimated how important
this is with my first son.
I didn't get one, and I thought
I would just feed him in my bed.
But basically feeding is very physically demanding
and you have to get in different positions
and it can be quite uncomfortable.
And it's just so, so nice
to have a proper chair to do it in.
I just got one from Ikea 'cause I really liked
the height of the arms for feeding.
And it's very comfortable,
but you can get really fancy ones,
but again, you don't have to.
It's just so nice for you to have somewhere
to sit and feed them, or read books with them.
Or if they're having a terrible night teething,
or they're ill, it's a nice place
for you to sit and comfort them.
Next up I would recommend getting a baby bouncer,
which is basically just a little chair
that kind of sits on the floor,
that you can pop your baby into.
We had just a really lightweight one.
And I liked it because it was very easy for me to pick up
one-handed and take it to the shower with me
if I wanted to have a shower.
And put my baby in, and he could just watch me.
Or bring it to the kitchen, or bring it to the living room,
it was simple to move.
I know some people swear by ones that rock or swing
because they can put their baby in it to sleep.
But I never really needed that because I used
to baby-wear I would just pop my baby into my baby-wearing
and he would kind of like sleep on my in the early days.
Just while we're on baby-wearing,
if you want to get a baby-wear wrap
I would just start with the newborn one,
which is basically a long piece of material.
I've gone AmaWrap and I will link
a video down below all about baby-wearing.
But if you just get first one,
'cause even that is about 50 pounds.
Then you can see if you actually like baby-wearing
before getting like the next size up.
Next up I wanted to talk about the baby bag that I chose.
This is the one that I'm using for my third son, Jackson.
This is the Lassig bag, I found it on Amazon.
And I just love, it has loads of compartments,
and it's really, really handy.
Again, I did a video all about this bag,
so I will link that down below if you want to know more.
But when you're buying a nappy bag
I would just keep in mind to keep it quite unisex.
Because with my first son I got a beautiful
Cath Kidston nappy bag, but I kind of forgot
that my husband would need to carry it sometimes.
And it was all floral.
So, he didn't want to carry it.
And my last big baby buy is to get yourself
a good camera, those little babies grow up
so, so fast, I know it's a cliche.
But it's so true.
They change every single day.
So, take too many photos.
And although you can get some really good ones,
and there are some good settings that you can put
on your iPhone to get some good photos
I would recommend if you have the budget
to get yourself a good point and shoot.
I've got the Olympus PEN
here, and I actually even got a better lens for it.
But this was quite pricey,
a good Canon point and shoot is definitely worth getting.
Something like that.
Just so you can record your baby.
And then it's also worth backing your photos up to iCloud,
or to Dropbox or something like that,
so you always have them.
Right, so that is it for this video.
I really hope you liked it, please comment below
if I have missed anything.
'Cause I feel like I might have missed something (laughs).
But anyway thank you so much for watching,
again everything will be linked in the description bar,
and I'll see you on my next one.
Bye bye.