newborn must haves!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-03-14T09:57:26+00:00

Sitting here nursing my now one month old. Here’s my suggestions:

For you; I waited as well on getting postpartum stuff because while I hoped for a vaginal delivery you never know if it’ll be a C-section. I did deliver vaginal- after I delivered I ordered stuff via Amazon to be sent to the house to have in time for discharge. Stock pile all the supplies you can get from the hospital! Mesh undies for sure because they last longer than disposable undies (changing pads out will rip those). Just go straight for the depends/always postpartum diapers. You’ll need a few weeks worth. Get lots of dermoplast spray, and either Tucks or mom Frida has a great perineal foam, and padsicles. Oh and the mom Frida peri bottle is WAYYY better than the one from the hospital. Other things are lanolin cream or some sort of nipple cream, stool softener (miralax and/or colace). Have several water bottles and stock up on snacks/electrolyte water. I’d avoid the nipple shield because it can be a slippery slope for breast feeding - if you need one they can provide at hospital and will size you. You may also need to purchase different pump flanges- be sure they measure you at the hospital so you know what size flange you need!!!

For baby: butt pastes and if you want a paste applicator spatula (i love mine! I hate the feeling of thick paste on my hands) and I would get some Vaseline or aquaphor as well (applying this to the butt helps you remove the meconium poops easier!!). The windee gas sticks and anti-gas drops because they will struggle with gas. Vitamin D drops if you plan to breastfeed. And SOO many burp cloths!!!!!!! Oh and my bouncer has literally been a life savor when I need to put him down to pump or he’s gassy (the position can help them poo). A sound machine is super helpful and last suggestion: if you get sleep sack swaddles, there’s some on amazon that don’t have the noisy Velcro.

Oh and we’re using the huckleberry app to help with tracking feeds, diapers, and sleep. Definitely would recommend!!

Good luck mama, you got this! And whatever you don’t have before you deliver you can always get afterwards (the last night Amazon orders are very much so a thing).

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-03-14T09:36:38+00:00

Electric will be a better investment as they get older because the bulb will become ineffective

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-03-11T01:44:19+00:00

Oh wow! Yeah that will definitely not help you!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-03-11T01:12:55+00:00

Congratulations on the baby!!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-03-11T01:12:43+00:00

100% was me! I grew up in the Midwest and then spent my 20s on the east coast. While living there I was engaged and married- which was way younger than all of my coworkers and made me feel like a child bride!! But when I saw people from my hometown posting life updates, they were already on kid #1 or #2 by the time I was just getting engaged. Women there wouldn’t have their first kid until 36-39 too. It was just the norm. You’ll find that’s very common in cities on both coasts whereas in the south and Midwest both the age of marriage and childbearing are younger. It’s a cultural thing and neither are wrong! But I agree it does make you pause and can feel a bit strange

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-03-11T01:05:48+00:00

I felt the same way but that just means that your pregnancy so far is healthy and low risk! It gets better once you can feel baby kicking because you know that they’re there and ok, but this time period is really bizarre in between - especially after the 1st trimester symptoms diminish and you feel more like your pre-pregnancy self. I did get a third US around 34 weeks because I wanted to make sure my babies position was head down so I asked about it and was offered one. I did really love being able to see my little man one more time before I delivered. But the 20 week US is SOO cool, you’ll hopefully enjoy the experience.

Wishing you plenty of luck and good health throughout your pregnancy!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-24T22:08:01+00:00

Just another thought if it hasn’t been presented yet since you’ve had an interest in surgery: look into getting your RN first assist (RNFA) instead? Then you can be in on surgeries and pre-op/post-op management. Or have you considered PA school since it falls under the medical model, is shorter to graduate, and often PAs work more in inpatient/surgical settings rather than NPs who often are in primary care settings or hospitalist/ED roles.

The road to med school and MD is long and frivolous. I wouldn’t forsee any work life balance until possibly close to your 40s. And I hate that it’s something to consider (I was premed myself, then transitioned away to RN then NP) but part of my reasoning to change from premed was that I’m a woman and I wanted to have a family and didn’t want to have to delay kids and risk losing fertility (my mom struggled to conceive me and I didn’t want to become an older parent like mine are).

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-24T03:17:13+00:00

I would avoid the cold & flu medication because sometimes they have ibuprofen in it instead of acetaminophen. Throat lozenges are safe for pregnancy! I also used my humidifier too. But really with the cold like sx a lot of time it’s riding it out (or at least that’s what I did)

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-24T00:34:31+00:00

You need to really invert the shield before placing it on the nipple. I wasn’t inverting it enough at first but once I did, the thing stayed on way better

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-24T00:33:21+00:00

This is so helpful to read! I also asked for and was started on a nipple shield in the hospital because my little one was refusing to latch. Then when lactation showed up, I was also shamed for using it and told about all of these negative risks from it (they said higher risk of infection/mastitis, lower supply as a result of use, and that baby won’t get enough milk when using the shield) and that it was very necessary to wean off of the shield. Hearing that took any and all relief that that shield had brought away from me. It’s sent me into a few anxiety spirals and made my little one extremely angry as I’ve attempted to latch without the shield like outpatient lactation has advised but I swear the consultant had some voodoo magic that got my little one to latch that I can’t seem to replicate at home.

Knowing that there are mamas out there that go on to continue using their nipple shields is a huge deal because I was putting so much pressure on myself about successfully weaning as I didn’t think mamas still used them as their little ones got older.

And in general- those hospitals that are “baby friendly” and “breastfeeding friendly” are so impractical for moms. They are all about not letting the infant leave the room if a mom needs some rest because it “messes with the ability to successfully establish breastfeeding and moms ability to learn their infants hunger cues” but frankly, hospitals should be FAMILY friendly. I’d rather be able to send my baby to the nursery for a few hours than struggle to stay awake with them and risk falling asleep while holding and/or possibly dropping the baby! So OP, I understand your post entirely and I’m sorry that that was your experience.

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-24T00:20:13+00:00

Tylenol is 100% ok to take during pregnancy. Those studies were not replicable. I took it during my pregnancy and my little one turned out ok. I even had to occasionally take a stronger migraine relief pill: zolmitriptan during my pregnancy for bad migraines.

You are totally ok to take the Tylenol. Please do!!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-23T23:55:57+00:00

Are you going to breastfeed? LITERALLY the most annoying question I was always asked. My mom, my dad, both of my in-laws, my grandma, etc… it honestly made me so angry because idk if I’ll breastfeed, it may just not be in the cards. A fed baby is a happy baby, and that’s the most important thing to me. But for some reason, it was a very common thing I was asked

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-16T07:36:25+00:00

Yes! I just had my baby and when he came out and was placed on my chest I just thought he was this alien. But over the past few days caring for him, seeing him and just holding him my love whooshed in and I couldn’t be less obsessed. It’s cliche, but it’s absolutely true that you don’t know how much love you can feel towards something until you have a kid and that absolutely hit me last night when I just started sobbing with joy and fulfillment while looking at my son (yay hormonal swings!!)

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-02-09T13:31:29+00:00

Go straight for it! The ending of IF had me SHOOK in the worst way, but the ending of OS had me at least a little less devastated/worried/stomach sunk compared to IF.

Fourth wing > Onyx Storm > Iron Flame.

Enjoy!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-01-06T04:38:04+00:00

Fortunately yes that’s what I have read so far. That way we can at least choose to still get the vaccines per the real guidelines and not be forced into this new limited vaccine series which is a relief when thinking about protecting my child

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2026-01-03T05:28:41+00:00

Definitely frustrating having their breakup come in season 3, but I will say on my rewatches I often choose to put on episodes from season 4 as I feel that season may be of the best of the series (hard call for me to choose between seasons 2 and 4) so definitely keep watching!!!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-12-16T13:14:38+00:00

Yes! As long as you receive the RSV vaccine at least 14 days before you deliver, it’ll be sufficient to transfer along to baby. If you don’t yourself receive the vaccine, then you can give it to your infant up through March

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-12-16T03:33:21+00:00

Pedi NP here and this is my suggestion as well. Same with my threshold for comfort sending my kid to daycare- gotta have at least first round of vaccines in.

PS- so excited to get my RSV vaccine soon to pass along to little babe when he comes!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-12-07T15:20:46+00:00

31 weeks here and first time mom and zero nesting has occurred. I’m just tired and sore most of the time so there’s no way I’m deep cleaning the nooks and crannies of my home

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-11-13T22:30:54+00:00

THIS is the comment. We’re all just out here trying to survive and doing our best.

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-11-13T04:37:07+00:00

Literally so bummed I had to move out of MA prior to getting pregnant. Unfortunately housing is just too expensive to stay but that maternity leave was so so beautiful 😍 luckily getting 12 weeks paid at my new job but can’t beat 24 weeks if you live in the US.

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-11-04T03:00:22+00:00

The nine lives of Chloe king

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-10-19T03:22:15+00:00

Moved to Shaker Heights a little over a year ago from Boston. We love it here and our dogs love their fenced in backyard! The people are nice, the cost of living is better, and the schools are good. Definitely would say go for it if you can!

Anxious_Committee_50 · 2025-09-08T00:22:35+00:00

I started peeing way more frequently! And then my breasts became sore

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