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Today I wanted to film you our Newborn Essentials.
Our baby is now seven weeks old, and these are all products
that we have been loving over the past seven weeks
and that we wouldn't want to live without.
But the first one I wanted to show you
is the Sleepyhead Deluxe.
This is something new.
We have three children and these were never a thing
when I had my first two children.
When I was looking at products for this third baby
that we've just had,
everyone was just raving about these
and talking about how they couldn't live without them.
I was really dubious about buying this product
because it is on the expensive side.
It was 150 pounds and I bought it in this chevron pattern
and I've also got a second cover for it which was 55 pounds.
I also bought the white one because I thought,
well, if there's spit-up or sick or mess on it,
I will want to change it immediately.
So it was quite an investment for me,
and I was a bit like, oh is it really worth it?
But, it is.
I love it.
With my first son and second son,
I used to actually roll up a blanket or a towel
and put it around them so there was something on their head
to feel like they were still in the womb.
But this basically feels like you're still in the womb,
there's soft sides all around you.
It's really snug all the way around,
and he just sleeps so well in it.
You can take it downstairs
so they can snooze downstairs near you
when they're really new,
you can have it in your bed so they can co-sleep with you,
you can take it away with you.
I don't know if it's because of this product
or just because I'm a third time mom,
but our third baby has slept through the night
much sooner than my other children.
And I don't know if it's this or not,
but I would really recommend it.
The next thing that you will need a lot of
is muslin blankets,
and I have loved the muslin swaddle blankets.
They're absolutely huge.
These ones are from Aiden & Anais.
They make the best muslins.
Again, slightly more expensive,
but they only get softer when you wash them.
They will last through three children
or however many children you have.
It's amazing how much a muslin can do.
You can lay them on it,
you can wipe their spit away with it,
you can cover up when you're breastfeeding,
you can cover them so that they have some shade in the pram.
They're just amazing, I always have one on me,
and I love the Aden & Anais ones the best.
The next product that I wouldn't want
to live without is our Snooze Pod.
This is basically like a little crib
that goes on the side of your bed
so that you can co-sleep sort of safely.
It attaches to your bed and there is a mesh
between you so that you can always see your baby.
Or you can even pull it down like I do
and the Sleepyhead fits perfectly inside it.
Love having our baby so close to me
and I can always see him, hear him.
It's also bigger than a Moses Basket,
so they can be in this to up to six months
which is the recommended that you
should have them in your room with you.
And it's just so so nice.
I've loved it.
We've bought it in the color called putty.
You can also rock this crib
and you can also take the top of it off,
so you could bring it downstairs with you
or into another room
if you wanted them to nap near you, again.
And then you can carry it back up
and put it next to your bed again.
The next product I wanted to tell you about
is our Doona car seat.
Now I have done a whole in-depth product review on this,
so I will link that down below.
But it is basically a car seat that the wheels
are always attached to,
they just click underneath the car seat
and then when you want them to come down,
you just click a button and they come down.
We also bought the Isofix Base that goes with it.
So it's so easy, it just clicks onto that base.
It's great for doing a school run.
It's great for doing little trips.
You do still need a full on pram for like full days out.
But for little journeys, this has been incredible.
The next product is Water Wipes.
I have mentioned these in so many videos.
They were in my hospital bag videos
and my evening routine videos, I just love them.
They're just 99% water and 1% fruit extract.
They're very pure and safe for newborn skin.
I find that they stay wet right until the end of the pack.
They are really nice like wet-ness, if that makes sense,
and I just love them on a newborn baby.
The next thing I'd really recommend that you have
is a lightweight bouncer.
We have had the same bouncer
through all three of our children.
I think this is better to have
than one of those fancy swings or rockers,
or things that shakes back and forth.
If it's lightweight you can move it
from room to room with you.
I even take it to the shower with me and sit in happily
and I can see him while I have a shower.
So we love having a lightweight bouncer.
The next thing is my nursing pillow.
I got this one on Amazon.
This is brilliant because not only can you use it
to breastfeed or to feed your baby,
it's great to put behind you
when you're just sat on the couch.
I also really like to sit our baby in it so he can sit in it
and he's not flat on his back if he's a bit windy.
It's a good position for him to kind of get the wind out.
He can look around and we can chat to each other.
I also know that when he's five or six months old
and he starts to sit up,
I can sit him in the middle of this
and not worry about him falling back onto his head.
We use this for multiple things and it's been so so useful.
The next product that's been essential for me this time
is our baby sling, I have used it non-stop.
And I love just the fabric baby slings.
This one is called the Wuti Wrap and it's from We Made Me.
It's a really nice mesh,
and it's just really soft and breathable,
so you basically just wrap it all around you.
It's simple to learn how from YouTube tutorials.
And also they send you instructions with the slings as well.
But it's super super soft
and the baby is right next to your skin.
I think my baby loves just being right next
to his food source as well, because I am breastfeeding.
I have found this amazing to have hands-free
just to put my makeup on, to make dinner,
to go to playgroups with my other children
and them be happy.
As soon as I stick him in this thing,
he has a sleep and it's like his favorite place to be,
so I would not want to have a newborn
without having a sling.
The next thing that I've loved is our bath support.
We got this from Kiddicare
and it's gone through all three of our children,
so it's obviously really hard wearing as well.
It was so cheap, it was like 10 pounds,
and the best thing about it is you can take the fabric off
and just wash it in the machine really simply
and then put it back on so it never gets dirty.
I love that it just goes in our big bath
or it also fits in our sink
so I can bath the baby in either of those
and easily drain the bathwater away,
rather than having a separate baby bath
that you have to clean and get rid of all the water.
This is so so easy and it dries really really quickly.
So we have loved having this.
I don't even know what brand it is.
But I don't think it matters,
if you just look for a baby bath support like this,
we found it really really simple.
The next thing we've loved is our Angelcare Monitor.
Basically Angelcare Monitors have a pad
that go under your baby's mattress
and it monitors your baby's movement.
So if your baby doesn't move or breathe or anything
for 20 seconds an alarm will go off.
And I've really loved having it for peace of mind.
I know it's really not for everybody
and you have to install it correctly
because there have been horror stories in the past
of babies getting caught up in the cord.
They now make the product differently
so that you can't get the cord wrapped around you.
There are things to make the cord safe.
But I love it because I am an anxious mother.
I am the type of person who will wake up every 10 minutes
to check their baby is breathing.
So, for me, it's just peace of mind.
If I could have this until our children were 18 years old
and going out drinking,
I would love to have it under their bed even then,
I just love it.
So we have the one that is a video monitor one, as well,
because I also like to be able to see him.
I really like having the video one, as well,
for when he's older because it's nice
to be able to see if he's crying for a reason,
like his arm is stuck through the crib
or if he's kind of just crying it out
and kind of going off to sleep or not,
so I love having the video one.
But that does make it a lot more expensive.
It was 150 pounds with the video one but it does video,
sound, and the breathing monitor as well.
And I know I'm probably gonna use it
for a good three or four years because that's what I'm like.
But you can get it just with the sound
and breathing thing as well, which is a lot cheaper,
but I've really loved having this monitor.
I also really recommend getting some sort of mobile
for your baby's crib.
We got this one from Mommas and Poppas.
I just thought it was really cute
and kind of went with the decor in his room.
But it doesn't really matter what mobile you get.
I just find that even newborns love to lay somewhere
and look at something.
Especially now that he's six or seven weeks old.
It's nice that I can lay him in there and turn it on
and quickly run around and do something.
And he's happy, he's looking at it, he's smiling,
he's following the things around with his eyes.
I just love having something that I can put him under
and know that he's getting some kind of stimulation
while I can like run around and hoover
or, you know, choose his clothes for the day.
Another product I've really loved having is our Snoozeshade.
It is basically just a big black cover
that you can put over the buggy when your baby is sleeping.
It's completely breathable and it's also SPF,
so it's better than putting a blanket over
which can stop the air from getting in,
or a muslin which isn't necessarily SPF.
This would be great if we had a summer baby,
or especially when we go on holiday,
I always have this with me.
I also just wanted to mention our changing mats.
The changing mats that we've bought
have really high sides on them.
I got one from John Lewis and I got one from Anison as well.
Obviously you should never leave a baby
on a changing table on it's own,
but it's just nice to have that added security
of the high sides so that they can't kind of
fall off or roll over or anything like that.
The last product I wanted to mention is our baby blanket.
And I know that's a really really obvious one.
Obviously you need baby blankets
and cellular blankets are good,
but these ones we've had three times now.
They are from John Lewis, if you just search pram blankets
you will see them come up.
They come in a really cute design
and they're only 16 pounds.
I have washed these about five million times
and they're so so soft, they've kept their color.
And I just really really love them,
so I wanted to mention John Lewis pram blankets as well.
So I think that that is it for this video.
Those are all the essentials
that I wanted to share with you.
I could literally talk about baby products all day long.
But those are our top ones.
Let me know in the comments what yours are
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and thank you so much for watching!
I will see you soon, bye!