Newborn Must Haves!

I am going to start by stating the obvious and say that every baby is different. Some are breast fed, some are bottle fed, some have colic, some have reflux. I have dealt with all of these between my first two so what worked for one did not necessarily work for the other! Just stating this so no one can come back and say “XYZ did NOT work for me!” Babies are a learning game and you just have to do what is best for you and your family! That being said, here are some of the must have items for us!!

Item number 1- A video baby monitor!

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With 2 older kiddos, I can’t spend every second hovering over my sleeping infant, so being able to visually check on her from another room is such a huge benefit! For baby number 3, we are going with the KODAK CHERISH C525. There are a couple of features that this system has that drew us in!

  • I love that you can use it with either the monitor, or your smart phone/tablet. For me, I always have my phone with me so to get instant alerts when my baby is crying or making noise is wonderful.

  • The camera, as well as the monitor have a rechargeable battery! We love to travel and be on the go, so to have the option to use the camera anywhere is another huge benefit.

  • This system offers a two-way talk feature. When the baby wakes up and I am on another floor, I can talk to her and reassure her that I am on my way to get her! I wish I had had this with my oldest. If she was not picked up immediately upon waking from her nap she would scream her head off!

  • Another great feature is the ability to check the temperature in your baby’s room! My husband likes to keep our home an ice box, therefore I love that I can check and make sure it does not get too chilly in the room that she is in!

I am linking the video monitor we went with here in case you’d like to check it out!

https://kodaksmarthome.com/baby-monitors/c525-video-baby-monitor/

MotherhoodKatie Rankin