Baby Registry with Amazon

You shop Amazon for everything else, why not register there, too? Here are some of my favorite new baby products to help you get your baby registry started TODAY!

Want the easiest way to register? Register with Amazon!

Favorite Baby Products

I have several soon to be moms and soon to be moms to baby #2 reading my blog. Below I've listed some of my most favorite baby products- many of them are so awesome that I was sad when I discovered them because I wish I knew about sooner!

These are things that I learned about through word of mouth, things that may not be obvious registry picks, may be underrated, may be new items that moms of previous babies might not know about, or just random things that I like!

Baby K'Tan
Best wrap ever for new babies. I carried Keira in this until she was around 7 months, and got too heavy. Its soft, easy to use, and keeps baby in the ergonomic frog position, facing mom. Babies should never be worn facing outwards.

Stroller, Stroller

Stroller, Stroller in the store

Which is the fairest one of all?

When we were registering, I pretty much did whatever the BabyBargains book told me to do. I asked for the best rated items in the mid-price range. I didn't look at anything in person and didn't think too much about the decisions. Most of the items worked out just fine!

I had always heard people say that "you'll have three strollers by the time baby is one"... Come ON! They can't be serious? My Britax BAgile can be every stroller - a travel system, an umbrella stroller (it's ultra light weight), and a big kid stroller. It's light, folds easily, and is easy to use. This stroller could easily be THE ONE stroller for a lot of people. I have become super granola/attachment parent and couldn't stand putting baby in a forward facing stroller, she didn't like it either... So I started my search for an alternative, and in my research I came across a couple of really awesome strollers:

Furnishing Baby's "Crib"

Crib has double meaning here, look I'm trying to be funny!

crib-

home, domicile, or dwelling

Dang du...your CRIB is phat YO! (Your house is very pleasing to the eye; Contemporary flare, yet structurally sound. May I have a look around my good man?)

(From Urban Dictionary)

Every young girl dreams of that perfect nursery- full of adorable stuffed animals and pastel colors. Here's some resources that I found helpful when we were looking through ideas for Keira's nursery:

Favorite Things - Two Months

Here are my favorite baby items right now, the right gear makes baby happier and life easier!

Mustela Physiobe

(no wash cleanser for in between baths)

Safety 1st baby brush 

(for Keira's curly when wet hair)

Registering!

After your wedding, the next (and probably only) thing you get to register for is your first baby!
So I had planned on hitting up the stores with the scanner gun in hand, but my plan was derailed...

A colleague and about to be first time parent recommended this book:

(You can buy it on Amazon HERE)



The colleague said that everyone at the store trying to register had this book in one hand and the scanner in the other, trying to find the things that the book recommended.

I told Mike that his job was to read this book and tell me what we should get! He is the money man in the house (as in, he likes to SAVE money). So the very first thing he says is "The book says you shouldn't register in the store, doing it online is much better". OK, so this is his first job as a new dad and he actually DID it, so I can't just ignore his advice. I decide I will try out registering online.

I didn't want too many registries, but I LOVE Amazon so I had to register there; and I knew that I need a "brick and mortar" store as well, so I went with the standard... I got on Babies R Us (BRU) website and started searching for the items that BABY Bargains recommended. Well, half aren't offered at BRU, they only carry specific brands. So I went back and forth between Amazon and BRU websites searching for the Bargains/best value/highest rated items.

So they try to help you with a "Registry Checklist". OK, this thing is beyond overwhelming. At least when you registered for your wedding you were familiar with plates, blankets, glasses- baby stuff is all new. Yes, I have revised my registries about 20 times. I add things then debate if we really need them, and take them off.

And its confusing because all your mom friends and family are giving you advice, but since everyone's baby is different, sometimes the advise conflicts, and having no experience as a mom- I was left even more confused sometimes.

Here are just a few examples for you:

• Rocker/Glider: "I never used one" vs. "You HAVE to have one"
• Bottles: "Dr Browns are a pain to clean, you'll have them" vs. "I would never use anything besides Dr Browns"
• Breast Pump: "You have to register for a breast pump" vs. "You should wait to get a breast pump until the nurses in the hospital can help you select one, plus they are now covered by insurance"
• Co Sleeper: "I don't think my baby would ever sleep in that" vs. "They are excellent!"