Products I Love: Infant

Ok so this should have been posted a while ago as N is no longer an infant but I thought about this as I was thinking about the products I love for her as a toddler and decided to post some products that we couldn't live without when she was an infant!

Sound machine
In the beginning we were tiptoeing around the house trying not to make noise and wake N up when she finally fell asleep for one of her 20 minute naps. So we got a sound machine and this not only helps to cancel out the noise from us but also lulls her to sleep. We tried a few different ones but the Dohm Sound Machine is by far the best!




Humidifier
We have forced hot air for heat in our house when we're not running out wood stove, so in the winter out house gets pretty dry. We have been using a humidifier in N's room for over a year now and not only does it help with the dry air but also when she's got a cold, cough or any other run of the mill illness she brings home from day care. We've gone through several different kinds of humidifiers and the one we have now is pretty good. The first one we had we loved, it was a Vicks cool mist impeller humidifier but after a year the motor went. So we went out searching for a new one. I loved this one because it was simple, you could take it apart and clean EVERYTHING to get all the water out and ensure no bacteria build up. We couldn't find this one again so we went through a few different ones before settling on the one we have now, Vicks Warm Mist Humidifier. We switched to the warm mist as it was the only one that I found that you could take apart entirely to clean. Which we do each morning, and then once a week let it soak in vinegar. We liked this one so much we even got one for our room!

Yoga ball
This is a must have for new parents. This was the only way we could get our newborn to calm down and go to sleep. We would sit and bounce her to sleep each night as rocking didn't seem to cut it. And you can also get back in shape with it! Ours now sits in the basement and doesn't get much use as you can see from this photo.











Velcro swaddle
Pretty straight forward. I was terrible at getting the blanket tight enough and we had an escape artist for a new born. The velcro held her in much better, even though she was out of it by morning.








Wabanub
This is the best pacifier ever. Infants, or at least our infant, kept spitting out the pacifier and then getting mad. So we'd put it back in her mouth, and she'd spit it out again. This pacifier is attached to a stuffed animal that can rest next to or on her so when she spit it out she could move her head and find the pacifier again all on her own. This is especially key for the middle of the night for both of our sanity.