A Mom’s Ultimate Guide to Baby Essentials

my three babies

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

I am a mom of three babies and have raised two babies under two-years-old and three under four-years-old so friends and family often ask me what are my go-to baby essentials. I want to help other moms make the best decisions for themselves. I hope you find these resources helpful!

Below are my favorite baby items, I recommend putting these on an Amazon baby registry. Amazon’s baby registry has a great selection, and it makes it so easy and affordable for friends and family to purchase items and ship them directly to your home.

sleeping

• love to dream swaddles: I am a big fan of Love to Dream Swaddles because you can easily zip them up in order to swaddle your baby!
• humidifier: I like this Steamfast SF-920 Warm Mist Humidifier because you can easily refill it with its detachable tank with a handle. A humidifier helps your baby breathe especially when they’re congested!
• baby monitor: we are agnostic to monitors, we just recommend buying a highly rated, basic one because we bought one of the fancier monitors and were disappointed because it was rarely accurate

diapers

• diaper pail: diaper genie allows you to throw away dirty diapers while masking the foul odor, the amazon brand refills work with the diaper genie. I recommend buying two diaper pails. We have one in the baby’s room and another one in our family room for convenience.
• baby wipe warmer: for those diaper changes in the middle of the night when you don’t want to stir up the baby with a cold wipe
• diapers: Costco brand Kirkland diapers have worked well and are far less expensive than name brands
• water wipes: Costco brand Kirkland wipes have worked well, but I recommend using water wipes for their first three months because their skin is especially sensitive
• aquaphor diaper cream: I prefer the tubes because they are more hygienic than using the big jars and they’re more convenient to travel with and stick in a diaper bag

feeding

• comotomo bottles: dishwasher safe, microwavable, and all three of my babies easily drank from them!
• muslin burp cloths: you cannot have enough of these!
• if you’re formula feeding, I also recommend the Costco Kirkland brand, it seems to have the same ingredients as the more expensive brands but is far less expensive.
• ingenuity smartclean 3-in-1 high chair: When they start eating solids, you’ll need to put them in a high chair. I love this high chair because you can easily wipe every part down, it grows with them, and is stylish!
• cooper pearl bibs: helps keep your baby clean from all their spit up and drool so you don’t need to constantly change them.

bathing

• summer bath tub: they can use this tub from newborn to toddler and it fits in our sink!
• cetaphil baby wash and shampoo and baby lotion

clothing

• anything that you can zip up makes life SO much easier, and it’s perfect because they can sleep and play in them: fleece footed, organic cotton footless

travel

• zoe stroller: extremely lightweight material
• car seats: you’ll need to buy an infant car seat and buy another car seat when they get bigger, I’m a fan of this car seat because it grows with them until they’re 120 lbs
• baby carrier: key for being hands-free when the baby insists on being carried

when your baby gets sick, you want these items right away, so I recommend having them on hand

• rectal thermometer
• infant acetaminophen (recommend buying this at Costco because it’s less expensive)
• medicinal dropper

random

• nasal aspirator, yes to suck out the boogers out of your baby’s nose
• boogie wipes
• gripe water, when they were fussy and crying even after we fed them, burped them, and changed them, this made them quiet haha
• this mirror helps out for tummy time
• baby bjorn: I too balked at the cost and never considered purchasing one until I had my third baby. We were at a neighbor’s house who had one and placing my baby in the baby bjorn put my baby at ease and allowed me to be hands free. I highly recommend having one!
• this jumper has been clutch when my babies turned 4 months, they got a workout and were entertained for a good 20 min lol

I hope you found this helpful! You are going to be an awesome mama ❤

For additional resources, explore my guides on:

• Your Essential Hospital Packing Checklist for Baby Delivery
• Essential Maternity Items and Tips for Expecting Moms
• Essential Postpartum Items and Tips for New Moms
• Daycare Essentials Checklist: Must-Have Items for Your Toddler