Comments on: The stuff a rookie mom needs

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:41:06 +0000

I also used a lightweight muslin fabric with great success.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:33:40 +0000

Sunshine, a knit works best. Go to a fabric store with knowledgeable employees and tell them what you plan on using it for. They’ll show you to a selection of knit. There are some really cool stripes and patterns these days!

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:21:37 +0000

What kind material works best for the Moby Wrap?

By: tobasco

tobasco — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:51:57 +0000

Pretty good advice! My only tweak would be instead of disposable bags, buy one or two wetbags. Better for your wallet because they go way beyond the diapering years. They’re great for swimming suits after a day at the pool and even for your own stinky gym clothes. Very handy for those early potty training days as well. Throw it in the wash and it’s ready to go.

The one piece of advice I feel the most strongly about is give your baby what it needs. If baby is tired, let it sleep. If baby is hungry, feed it. If baby needs to be held, hold it. So many people fight these things because it’s not what this or that book said they’re “supposed” to do. Your baby hasn’t read the book .

By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:29:53 +0000

Great advice! I used the same nipple cream
Don’t open anything until you need it! I used lamsinoh washable nursing pads but I really don’t leak…
Ditto on the nursing bras, forget the traditional structured bras go for Target for sure!

I love the no-sew Moby directions!!! I made a grey one and a red one and gave the doubles to my SIL with different patches. And I helped a friend make a black one and I got the double, I’m making a dad-friendly one w fabric that looks like sheet music

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:40:55 +0000

@AKD I totally agree – I actually use the Target bras too! I will add that for the next mom I give this too.

By: AKD

AKD — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:46:06 +0000

I suppose this is different for all new moms (which is a piece of advice unto itself), but I wish I had bought the bare minimum of nursing bras (or nursing tanks/sleeping bras) and then stocked up a few weeks after birth. I spent a lot of money on nursing bras from a real store where you get fitted and all that, and my go-to bras ended up being from Target. The fancy bras I bought were never fit quite right. Some people get bigger, some smaller in the first weeks of nursing. Wish I hadn’t spent $250+ before I knew that!

By: Kristie

Kristie — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:15:34 +0000

One friend told me at some point you will be a “bad” mom…even if just for a minute…EVERYONE is, it’s ok, accept it move on and try to do better next time. And when you have, you can join us on the “bad mom pinchy bench” and have a beer or glass of wine.

By: Ana

Ana — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:47:26 +0000

Great list! As a new mother, I swear by the Lansinoh disposable nursing pads. In fact, I recommend buying more than one pack to get you started…you’ll run out of them before you know it if nursing!