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    Baby Products: What do I Actually Need?

    Updated: Jul 19, 2025

    There are so many things that I did and bought while preparing for my first child. Five children later, I look back on all the wasted time, money, and energy, perhaps this is just the journey that every woman has to embark upon. All the large items I had come to mind: the little baby swings, vibrators, cribs, chairs and bouncers that I had for the baby's first year. I think in total I had almost 12 items, and it made my house feel rather small haha ... Years later, I kept six. I have a rocking crib by Graco, a Pack 'N Play once the child no longer fits in the crib (at about six months old), a bouncer, and a floor chair for when the baby starts to sit up, a stroller, and I will mention a car seat (of course!). That's it! These were the things that received and still receive so much use. I was talking to my mother about this the other day, and this is what she said...

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