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Baby Stuff
What Does the Baby Need?
By Mary Kay Dirickson
- Stroller – Many infants do well in a sling, but if you're talking about long walks or shopping, a stroller helps manage all your bundles.
- Carrier/Sling – Keeps baby close while keeping hands free.
- Floor gym/Playpen – Because sometimes you need to go to the bathroom.
- Glider rocker – Mothers swear by these and Morgan says they are very popular.
What You Can Live Without
Then there are also some things that parents generally agree they could have done without. - Baby bathtub – People seem to have trouble with these, either because they are hard to use, hard to store or the baby doesn't like them. It seems just as easy to take the baby into the bath with you.
- Diaper Genie – Although occasionally getting a rave review, most people found these frustrating to operate.
- Car bottle warmer – A good idea, but they don't tend to warm up quickly enough on quick trips.
- Changing table – They take up a lot of space and don't allow for the most versatile storage. Many parents find it just as easy to convert a bureau to a changing table or just change the baby on the floor.
- Cradles/Bassinets/Cribs – It could be that the trend toward the family bed is giving people an alternative to cradles and bassinets, but many moters said they took up too much space and babies were rarely, if ever, happy in them.
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