Hi, I'm a first time mom with a two month old baby boy. So far, the items I can't live without are a wearable baby carrier (mine is from Walmart, around $30, vest/backpack style), a battery-operated baby swing with mobile (mine is a Fisher Price Nature Touch cradle swing), a portable mesh sided bassinet (allows baby to sleep on the bed and you to see him for peace of mind), a breast pump (getting baby to latch and drink enough is hard), a pacifier (my son loves the JollyPop one the hospital gave us) with a clip to stay on the clothing without getting lost, and TONS of diapers. I also needed more clothes than I thought because the baby spits up on them or sometimes diapers leak and they have to be changed so often. The little socks and mittens get lost so easily, too. A few other useful items are a little machine that plays sleep sounds and projects moving pictures on the ceiling for baby to fall asleep to, and another toy that looks like a bumblebee that glows different colors and plays music.

Things I'm not using... basically just toys and clothes the baby has not grown into yet. I've only used a stroller a couple of times so far. Instead I just bring the baby seat and put it in the shopping cart or use the wearable baby carrier. I bought a wrap baby carrier but didn't like it as much.

Hope this helps a little. God bless you and your little one!

thank you so much for your input, it helps alot. can i ask how you and your baby are doing? what is his name?

Hi there! Congrats on your new little one :) I have a 3 and half month old and I would completely agree with the post above. I could not have lived without my baby carrier. I often struggle with whether or not I am doing enough with my baby and I worry she is bored but I also work full time and go to school full time so I found the baby carrier to allow me to catch up on things while allowing her to feel safe and secure and feel included in my activities... she likes looking around while I carry her around. I also used a Boppy a ton at first. Now I use the swing a ton but she really didn't like it until she was over 2 months old... I actually haven't used the playpen quite much at all. And toys? She could still care less about playing with any toys. TONS of burp clothes, onesies, pacifiers, and bibs. OH and a MUST for me was a swaddler... I used it from day one... kept her in a crib at night (fed and rocked her to sleep) and she has slept consistently for 8+ hours at night since she was like 8 weeks old. Another MUST if she is gassy/colicky and you have to use a bottle = Playtex nursers. Congrats again and good luck!

Hi there, congratulations on your little one to come. My wife and I are expecting our 4th in June as well, but she'll be our first baby girl (about time after 3 boys). Everything mentioned so far are all excellent things to have on hand for your baby.

One thing I've learned being the other parent is mama needs to be taken care of just as much as your new baby. If you plan on breastfeeding, look up things at your local Walmart or target that aid in the healing of mama (I purchased some Lansinoh gel cooler pads for her breasts since breastfeeding was difficult at times)

Another thing we've tried with our 3rd son were essential oils. At times we would rub lavender essential oil on his feet before bed to help sooth him. We also got one called tummygize which we used when he was having upset tummy issues. Hopefully some of this helps!