Milkies:
This is ingenious! You put the thing on opposite side you are nursing and it collects the milk released during letdown. They claim it's descreet, and it is to a point. I mean you have your baby on one side so that pretty much hides anything else going on. The saver holds up to 2 ish oz, which is pretty impressive.
I got these before the milkies. They are quite absorbent. I didn't realize how absorbent they were until I got the milkies. Wow!!! It's very impressive how much these hold. They are pretty comfortable, the main problem I have with these is that they don't stick to the shirt very well. At least not when the shirt has to be moved for feeding. It bunches up and gets stuck to things other than where you placed it.
Fisher-price swing:
It was difficult picking a swing... Actually we picked one very quickly, the fisher price luv u zoo swing. It was small and you could lock it so it could be used as a seat. It wasn't available for purchase until January 1, so I decided to look at some other swings just to get an idea. After looking at a bunch and reading a LOT of reviews most of which stated how much they hated replacing the C or D batteries every couple of weeks. So we came to the conclusion that a swing that could plug into the wall would be the most economical for us, so I began my search for one of those. It's surprising how few there are! You'd think that in today's world people wouldn't want to throw away batteries so they would have more that plug into the wall, nope, not the case. We ended up getting the rainforest one from fisher price. It came a couple of days before the baby so I set it up. (only took maybe 40 ish minutes for a pregnant woman). It was really cute! I loved that the seat could switch directions so that the baby could swing like in an actual swing or swing from side to side. There are also many different options for the swing 6 speeds, 4 different music/sound options, and there is a mobile overhead (that can lift out of the way) that can be stationary or move. Another great feature of the swing is that if you decide to take it somewhere or the power goes out, it also takes batteries.
Great for around the house, especially in the first couple of weeks. They are comfortable and offer some support. I also got a nursing bra from target, I dont like it as much as the tanks. It offers support, but I think I would prefer one with less shape, but I haven't worn it in a while, maybe I will like it more now. I got some bras from walmart. They work fantastic and even come in a couple of different colors.
Evenflo travel system:
I love this. Carseat, base, and stroller. The carseat is great and I love that you can just click it into the base in the car or click it into the stroller, or even click it into a shopping cart. (although I am somewhat hesitant about the last one, it does work). Wonderful device. We even have an extra base in our little car.
Crib:
We decided to wait on getting it until we were finished having visitors. She has been sleeping in our room anyway, and her room has been the "guest room". It will grow with her from a crib to toddler bed and then a full size bed. We just have to buy a conversion kit for the full bed. The crib is wonderful!
We had a bassinet next to our bed for the first 7 weeks. For the next baby I want to get a co-sleeper that attaches to my bed for the first couple of weeks instead of a bassinet.
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