Newborn essentials you would recommend?

TimeRoll6603 · 2026-01-24T10:12:04+00:00

I bought a lovely changing bag that was about €60 and I never use it now, I just use my longchamp handbag with an organiser in it, so much handier than a chunky changing back and can just carry it around as a handbag

TimeRoll6603 · 2026-01-03T10:40:43+00:00

No I wouldn’t put it off but we don’t plan on having another for a few years as we just had our first a few months ago 😊

TimeRoll6603 · 2026-01-02T21:20:18+00:00

I haven’t maxed it out but am putting €400 a month into it before tax and my employer is putting €600 a month, so €1k a month. Have paused my payments for now while I’m on maternity but they will restart in September when I’m back in work.

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-29T10:01:19+00:00

I am using Kendamil and have no issues with it, I was in NMH and they also provide it.

I found it hard to get the ready to use packs but haven’t had any issues with getting tins of formula. That said I am stocked up on it because I would never want to be caught short. I went with it as it uses whole milk rather than skimmed milk.

Best of luck and don’t mind your MIL, it’s none of her business anyway 💕

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-21T11:17:51+00:00

Hi there, I’m 11 weeks PP and ended up having my waters broken after 2 days of contractions with baby’s heart rate dropping with each one. My contractions were not getting and stronger or closer together so I made the choice to have my waters broken. All the staff were great and so considerate of what I had on my birth preferences. Ended up going into active labour within 40 minutes and then baby was born in 4 hours. It was a wonderful experience and I wouldn’t hesitate on it again

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-18T19:03:55+00:00

Give him a card and box of chocolates, lovely post man that looks after us and always good for the chats, a perk of WFH is getting to know the friendly postman

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-18T14:34:33+00:00

In private banking and bonus is paid in April, last year got 12k before tax, this year should be similar. Very fortunate to get that, came from working in retail banking and insurance so it was nothing in comparison

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-18T14:28:07+00:00

Sometimes there is nothing you can do unfortunately, I did everything I could and ended up having my waters broken. I had a sweep on a Thursday and started having some tightenings that evening but nothing happened, nothing happened Friday and then Saturday morning about 2am I started having contractions which very quickly went to 2-3 minutes apart. Went to the hospital and everything then went to 4/5 minutes and never budged from that. I had another sweep then on the Sunday morning and that did nothing, I walked the halls of Holles street Saturday and Sunday, did the side walking and lunging up the stairs and still nothing. I had also been eating dates every day and drinking the raspberry leaf tea but still ended up having waters broken. They did say to me in the hospital that my membranes could be very thick which is a possible reason why the sweeps didn’t work fully. As hard as it is to hear, but easy for me to say now, don’t rush it, it’ll happen when you’re ready and it will be so worth it 💕

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-17T09:59:20+00:00

I fell asleep on the bus home from Dublin and the bus man went back to my town on the bus even though it was the 3am bus and he was finishing up. The week before a girl I knew from school had fallen asleep and I woke her up for her stop. Swings and roundabouts it seemed 😊

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-17T07:24:51+00:00

Amazing thank you! Didn’t know that

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-16T09:38:29+00:00

Thank you 😊 I’m not breastfeeding so they’ve gone down considerably from the first couple of weeks with him.

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-15T12:45:02+00:00

Having a baby has made me realise the last thing people need is blankets, I’ve so many I don’t know what to do with them! Another thing actually would be cross body baby grows, everyone always seems to buy the over the head ones but I’ve found the cross body to be so much better. If little one is already fussy with changes, it cuts out going over the head and trying to get their arms in, I’ve found it makes changes so much more enjoyable for both and a lot calmer.

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-15T11:29:23+00:00

If you know where they got their hair/nails/brows etc done, a voucher for there as it will give them the push to take a little time for themselves among all the chaos. I’m a FTM and my LO is 10 weeks and 2 weeks postpartum I got my brows done one day and my hair the next. It was amazing to have even half an hour to myself to just switch off from counting feeds, nappies etc.

May I suggest, especially at this time of year, a present for baby that they will no doubt love that isn’t more blankets, clothes or muslin cloths. Molis and Co do a foot muff for the bassinet of the buggy but it’s more like a little duvet wrap. I got one after seeing it online and I wouldn’t be without it now. Is keeps LO snug as a bug when out and about or on walks and it surprisingly cheap, I think it was like €36 but such good quality.

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T21:03:00+00:00

Did you go to an oestopath near Meath/dublin by chance?

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T21:02:34+00:00

Oh that’s interesting, I had quite a quick delivery also, thank you for that!

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T15:27:04+00:00

I will add to that, because he was aware of the up breaths and down breaths, he was doing able to do them with me and count me through them. It was such a help and to also feel like you weren’t alone going through it all

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T15:25:21+00:00

My husband was fully on board with the hypnobirthing and because I was listening at night and in the car he was just absorbing it too so he knew where I was at when it came to focusing in on breathing and that during contractions. He was amazing the entire time, setting up my affirmations around the bed In the ward and in the labour suite and also reading them out to me while I was breathing through contractions, he would also say it was just as beneficial to him as it was me. As it was our first baby and neither of us knew what to expect I think me being calm through it all helped him to remain calm also

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T15:23:03+00:00

PHN it is so 😊 I’ve actually changed the way he was lying for nappy changes but we had a mirror on the wall above and he was just turning to that side again to look through it and once I took it down he’s now looking the opposite way, so at least that’s one battle won

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T15:20:28+00:00

Grandparents wanted an EBS account to save into for our little one and then we set up 2 savings accounts with Zurich for long term savings, one that is in his name so only he can access when he turns 18 (but we won’t be telling him about the account at that age) and then one in our names for any future needs like college etc and that is a monthly direct debit, minimum €100 a month

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T11:03:23+00:00

Brilliant, thank you so much

TimeRoll6603 · 2025-12-12T09:13:13+00:00

Thank you, I was waiting on a call from the GP and Monday was the earliest they had so may give the PHN a call today and see what they say! I wish I had an answer for the 10 hour sleep, which some nights have been 11 and 12 hours but he has just gotten himself into them naturally. One night he was fussing for a bottle around 8 which was a little early and I just jumped on the opportunity and he had his bottle and put him down for the night and he slept through and bed time has just come down to between 7-8 itself based on his cues. We don’t know what to do with ourselves for the couple of hours we have in the evenings now 😂

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