One of the most overwhelming parts of being a first-time parent is negotiating endless baby products. Here are some of the must-have items.
Zippable sleepers Anyone who has fumbled with a button-up sleeper at 3 a.m. will agree: You’d have a better chance of solving a Sudoku puzzle than properly lining up sleeper snaps.
Zippable sleepers, like this one for $19 at Nordstrom, are a lifesaver. No-fail swaddling blankets. We could never replicate the delivery nurses’ swaddling prowess, so we were grateful that a friend gave us aKiddopotamus SwaddleMe blanket -basically a baby straightjacket. There are endless varieties available, including some in which you essentially roll your baby like a burrito. Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe blankets are available for about $10 at Babies “R” Us, Rite Aid and Burlington Coat Factory.
“The Happiest Baby on the Block.” Watch this DVD featuring celebrity pediatrician Harvey Karp before your baby arrives. This Parents Choice Award Winner is full of indispensable tips for soothing a newborn. It costs $17.99 at amazon.com.
Vibrating chair. This is so invaluable to first-time parents that it appeared in an episode of “Sex and the City.” It’s the only thing we could get Brody to snooze in at night – aside from our bed – for the first seven weeks. This Bobby Cradle Bouncer is $49.99 at Target.
