- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I am going to be sharing with you
our baby must-haves from 12 months to 18 months old.
So, this is everything that Jackson has been loving
and using the most since he became one.
And I have made lots of videos like this in the past.
If you have a different aged baby,
definitely go and check out those videos,
I will link them down below.
I made a newborn one,
three to six months,
and six to 12 months,
so this is the next one in the like, series that I am doing.
So, I really hope you like this.
Give it a big thumbs up if you like these kind of videos
and I will know to make more.
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So yes, without further ado,
I am going to start out with my essentials
and then I am going to do toys,
and then I am going to do snacks, as well.
Let's start out with the basics.
And these are the nappies or diapers I have been loving
this time around.
These are pull-ups.
These happen to be Pampers, but these are just so great.
If you have a very wriggly baby that wants to walk away
or crawl away while you're trying to change them,
you can slip these on really easily like pants.
But when they dirty their nappy,
you can easily rip the sides so you can take them off
if they're messy, et cetera.
Also, there is a little sticky bit on the back
so when you have a full nappy,
you can roll them up and like,
you can put the sticky bit across it,
and I actually found them really handy this time.
Holds everything in, et cetera.
So, I'm loving those and then in terms of barrier cream,
my favorite kind this time has been this one.
It is the Bepanthen.
Jackson's skin can be a little bit sensitive
and I have found that this barrier cream
and also the Aveeno barrier cream I really like
have been the best ones for him.
We have also been loving baby sleeping bags
and every night I put Jackson to bed,
I will put him in a little baby sleeping bag
and he will go to bed in that
and no matter how much he rolls around during the night,
he will still have a cover on him
because he is wearing the sleeping bag
and because this is now part of his routine,
even when he sees the sleeping bag
or we just slip it on him,
he knows it's bed time and he goes to bed really well.
Next up, I wanted to show you
the baby stair gates that we chose.
And we do have a baby proofing video coming out very soon
and these will feature in that,
but I wanted to show you them here as well
because it's definitely an essential at this age.
Jackson has a very keen interest in the stairs,
and it could be quite dangerous
if we didn't have stair gates
and the ones that we have are seven years old.
I got them when I had my first baby,
and they have really been hard wearing.
They're from a brand called Numi
and I really like the way they look.
They were like brown and silver and they look quite sleek.
But what I really liked about them is there is no bar
that goes along the floor so there isn't a risk
of me or one of my kids tripping over that bar,
so I really liked that.
But have a look online, you can definitely get cheaper
stair gates and we even have one on Jackson's room as well,
so when I'm getting ready,
if I want him to just play with his toys
and his ball pit in his room,
I can close the stair gate there as well
and that's actually been really handy.
I'm sure you have a high chair by now as well,
but I wanted to give a little shout out to my
Ikea highchair.
It is 15 pounds and we love it.
We're still using it, it's so easy to clean.
I am on the lookout of getting a booster seat
so Jackson can sit actually at the table with his brothers.
So, if anyone knows of a really good booster seat,
let me know in the comments below.
But yes, in terms of high chair,
we still love our Ikea one.
Next up, I wanted to mention our nappy bin or diaper bin.
We have loved having this throughout
and now that Jackson has been weaned onto three meals a day,
as you can imagine,
sometimes his nappies do not smell very good,
and I always really appreciate
that I have somewhere I can put them
where they won't smell at all.
Another product I really wanted to show you
is our non-slip bath mat.
I don't know about your baby,
but now that Jackson is 16 months old,
he wants to stand up in the bath
and even walk around.
And he was slipping over, so this bath mat has been great
to stop him from falling over.
I also wanted to mention this Munchkin bath jug.
I really like having it
and using it for all the boys to wash their hair.
And often when I'm not using it,
I will put it onto the tap and because it's nice and soft,
they won't hurt their backs on the tap,
so I have just found it really handy.
And while we're talking about the bath,
I also wanted to show you a leave-in conditioner
or de-tangling spray we have been loving.
Jackson has quite long and curly hair
and he is the first baby that I've had like it,
so I kind of had to learn how to manage it,
so I've loved being able to spray that into his hair
and use my tangle teaser to comb his
hair out when it's all wet.
If you have any recommendations on products I could use
to like, enhance his curls or make his curls like,
hold a bit longer, then let me know
because sometimes when I brush his hair through,
it is just like this huge bouffant of hair.
This little thing is a really cool portable high chair
that you can keep in your handbag.
I showed it in what's in my changing bag video,
and lot's of you really liked it.
I found it on Jojo Maman Bebe
and it's basically this cloth highchair
that can go onto any chair
and you can sit your baby in it and feed them that way
if there are no highchairs around
or like, we got caught at in an airport
and used it there.
I've probably only used it like, three times,
but whenever I do use it,
I'm like, this is so cool, I'm so glad I have this.
My next item may not be relevant to you
if you live in a warm climate,
but here in the UK, it has been quite cold
and Jackson has been living in this all-in-one
snow suit.
We really loved it, from the Gap and it was actually
Caleb's before his, so it's quite good quality.
I'll try and link a similar one down below
but we've really loved having it because it's nice and warm
and fleecy on the inside but also, you have the option
of having the feet that come with it
or just putting your child in shoes
and I really like that because Jackson's a very good walker
and lot's of these snow suits come with the built in shoes
but, sometimes you want them to actually wear proper shoes
and it also came with the extra little like,
mittens as well that just like, clip on.
So yeah, we've really liked having that
and I've had lot's of comments on it as well.
When it comes to Jackson's teeth,
we have been using the Aquafresh Little Teeth on him
with a tiny baby toothbrush.
He really enjoys brushing his teeth
and we chose to get Aquafresh because our dentist
said he thinks it's the best one because it has the most
fluoride in it,
so I thought it was worth letting you guys know
that as well.
And whenever Jackson is ill or teething or has a fever,
we have been using Calpol on him.
This is basically like Tylenol in the states or Canada
if you're watching from there.
It's baby Paracetamol.
You can get it sugar free, color free as well.
But we really find it this is effective with him
and I always give it with the syringe that it comes with
because he takes it far better with this syringe,
and I really like that they do these little handy satches
for your handbag as well so you can keep these in your
handbag if you're ever out and about
and your baby's unwell or when they have their injections
as well.
These are great to have with you.
Someone commented on one of my videos
that they actually put this into the syringe
and it wasn't quite the five mL it should have been,
so maybe look at out for that,
but I just really think they're handy
because you can rip off the corner
and even just squeeze into their mouth
like this so I really like using these as well.
Now onto Jackson's favorite toys at this age.
He is really loving books.
He will sit in the car and look through these little books
for ages.
He loves Peppa Pig books
and he also likes these "That's Not My..." books.
They're basically texture books.
I'm sure he'd love any texture books.
But, we've had these for all our boys.
So, they just have different types of like,
fuzzy feeling or rough feelings or bumpy feelings
throughout it and he really seems to enjoy touching the
textures and looking at the bright colors.
So, he's really enjoying his books.
He also likes ones with sounds as well.
He is also loving his car garage
and all three of my children have loved this car garage.
It is from Little People, it is Fisher Price, I believe
and it must be indestructible
because all of my boys have like, hung off of it
or stood on it, and I also have noticed that lots
of nurseries have this same garage,
so it's really hard wearing
and we have just bought so many little cars over time
and he loves just standing there
and putting them down the chute.
He has also got really into ride along toys
and for Christmas we got him this little ride along
fire engine from My First Year,
so that was really cute because we personalized it as well,
and he loves just pushing it around or sitting on it while
he's in the kitchen.
We've got that
and also this ride along mouse
that he really enjoys playing with.
He also loves Playmags.
This is definitely a toy that is for older boys
because this was Fraser and Caleb's toy.
They're basically these little tiles that magnet together
so you can build things,
but he really likes when I build towers
and then he knocks them down
and he also sits there for ages
just pulling the magnets apart
and putting them back together again.
He also likes blocks
and he can kind of build these little towers now himself,
but again, he loves when I build like a block tower
and then he just like, knocks it all down,
he really enjoys that.
And I like the blocks as well because they have numbers
and letters on them.
I will say, oh this one's got an A on it,
this one's got one or two or whatever it is
and I think that over time, he will definitely pick that up.
He likes stacking things in general
and he really enjoys this Melissa and Doug stacking toy.
We got him this for Christmas
and we basically just take all of the
little things off of it
and just sit there and put them all back on.
He hasn't quite got them in the right like,
color coded order or anything like that but he really enjoys
putting them back onto the spokes that are on the game.
He also loves balls and playing catch.
He particularly likes this blue textured ball
and he also loves cooking toys.
We have lot's of fun food and tea sets as well
and he will play with his little tea cups for ages
and recently, he has started to love,
like, this little baby buggy and doll.
We don't actually have one at home,
but whenever we go to a playgroup that has a little
baby buggy, he will put the doll in and then like,
run around with it for ages,
so I need to get him one.
His favorite TV show is Peppa Pig
and his favorite movies are Trolls and Sing as well.
In terms of baby beakers,
these three are probably his favorite.
We have the good old Tommee Tippee beaker which I have used
for so many years on all of my children.
I just think it's so simple and convenient
and it never leaks in my bag,
so I really rate these beakers.
But for nighttime, he has his milk,
a little bit warmed up, in this.
I am still breastfeeding a tiny bit,
but the majority of his milk now comes out of this
Newbie beaker and I love it,
and I've actually made a video about transferring from
breast straight to a beaker if you want to see it,
so I'll link it down below.
But yeah, it's just really soft, the top.
And the next beaker that I wanted to show you is this one.
It's really cool because it has weighted straw.
So, even if he goes like this, like the weight
and the straw sort of follows along with the way
that he is putting the breaker.
So, I think that's actually really convenient
because sometimes they don't know whether to use the straw,
or go like this.
So, yeah, we quite like that as well.
And in terms of snacks, he loves breadsticks,
he loves hummus,
he loves all kinds of fruit.
He loves baby crisps,
he loves little baby biscuits like these ones.
These ones are Ella's Kitchen.
He still loves a little fruit pouch.
This is Ella's Kitchen as well
and I have these more as a snack than a meal
because he will now eat a sandwich
and an actual meal like
meatballs, spaghetti, stuff like that.
But these are great to have in your bag
or when you're out and about
and he will literally just squeeze
the whole thing into his mouth in like two seconds flat.
We also buy yogurt-y ones like this,
and these are like little fruit flakes.
These are Bear Claws and yeah,
we love these because they are basically like sweets to him.
It's just dried fruit but, they taste so good to him.
So yeah, he really likes these as well.
And the last thing I wanted to show you is some clothing
and I rarely show clothing in my favorites
because Jackson is the youngest of three boys
and he never gets anything new,
but I am really loving the Baby K clothing at Mothercare.
It's my Myleene Klass's range
and it's really funky.
I got him this little t-shirt that says play
which I thought was a little bit like Youtube, and pause.
And, they just do some really funky clothes that don't look
that baby-ish and they're just quite unique and cool.
I got this one always awesome
and then I got a white one that said never bored
and then these little cool, like striped trousers.
I know they're like a little bit out there,
but yeah, I really like her range of clothing,
so I thought that it was worth sharing
that with you as well.
But yes, that is it for this video.
I really hoped you liked our favorites and essentials.
Let me know in the comments below what your favorites
and essentials are from 12 to 18 months old
because I think that's always really useful
for everyone else to read in the comments
and yes, thank you so much for watching
and I will see you in my next one.
Bye guys!