Milly is now five months old (where did the time go) and I when a charity bag came through the door the other day I thought I’d take the oportunity to have a little clear out. But as I went through each little new born baby grow and dainty little sock I realised I was’nt ready to give them up yet. They are only things I know, and I really don’t think we will be needing them again (milly is my third) but she has been such a little ray of sunshine and every piece has little memories in them…
I did stilll manage to fill the charity bag…. mostly with my maternity clothes….. I have to say I am not so emotionally attacted to my giant kangeroo pouch jeans and matching parachote tops, I know some girls look stunning when they are pregnant but at just five foot three I felt almost as wide as I was high! constantly wobbling around like a weeble! (I am showing my age, for those who don’t remember they were little egg shaped people , really popualar in the 80′s. I had the tree house that they lived in too, loved it… but I digress! )
The whole process got me thinking about all the stuff we all buy when having a baby. And how much of it we actually need, so I have put together a little list, firstly of things I could’nt live without and then things I found useless, here goes…
- Good stuff….
- Rainforest Jumperooo- easily the best thing I have ever bought, I got it for Milly about 6 weeks ago and she has been in it every day since, happily bouncing away for hours on end. It still makes me laugh to watch her little legs going, sooo cute!
- Lights and sounds activity spiral- Milly loves this and it has stoped many a tearful moment in the super market, she can study it for ages.
- Fisher Price Miracles and Milestones Cot Mobile- not the most stylish looking thing but Milly loves to watch it.
- mam soothers-vowed I was’nt gonna use em, but by about day three I bought some, milly only has them when shes tired and the crystal ones are very cute.
- Boots Microwave steriliser- cheap, easy and mess free.
- Giant Flower Play Mat- from french company la redoute, looks quite chic and not to out of place in the living room and the dangly cubes and flowers are detactable so you can take them out with you. Also really comfy, always shooing the dog away from it!
- My little Tees- ok, I know I made them but people are always commenting on them and they do make Milly look super cute
also my little clippies, Milly has lots of hair so they are very useful.
- The bad stuff….
- Timberland baby boots- Soooo cute to look at but milly pulls them off, same with socks, I don’t think I have one actual pair, although I have bought loads. I think they must be under the sofa, in sainsburys, on the moon, who knows!
- Play Nest- a kind of blow up ring nest thingy- Milly won’t sit in it for more than ten seconds.
- Hand Breast Pump- oh just so painful and slow, and I felt oddly like a milking cow.
- Bottle warmer- bulky and slow, just as easy to put the bottle in jug of warm water!
- mamas and papas baby bouncer- looks pretty but flimsy and uncomfortable. Got given a really old padded one that looks like a baby arm chair, ugly but Milly loves it.
So I hope this is useful, I will add more as I go, I am sure there will be lots of good and bad baby buys to come! If you have any of your own it would be great if you could add em, We could end up with a really helpful list:)
my little flower fairy
