What are ( YOUR ) must Haves in your Nursery..

[Ladyrose215]

Hello Ladies.. My question is.. What do you feel like are the most usefull - Important items to have in your nursery.. What do you think will benefit other expected mothers to have.. Cant wait to hear from everyone.. Thanks and God bless

[hkenny]

this is what I ment by a changing pad on top of the dresser.

http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=2686930&prodFindSrc=search
then you just buy whatever cover you like and your set. Once your child is out of diapers you still have a useful dresser!

[ammanda]

I absolutley love diaper sacks.  there amazing and they smell so good, and there so cheap, you get like 40 of them for a dollar something at Walmart.  

I agree that bottle sterilizers are pointless.  Dishwashers work the same, and even if you dont have one, sometimes if  theres not enough dishes for the dishwasher, i just fill up the sink with really really hot water, and soap and wash them.  and I always rinse them out with hot water right when im done using them.

And I agree, i bought a pack n play with a changing table, and I never use it, i just change him on the couch and floor on his mat...  I have gotten poop fall out on the floor once before, lol,, but its not a big deal. ya its gross, but its my baby you know. lol

[Limonada]

Going back to the blackout curtain thing.....My oldest is almost 4 years old and we've never bought blackouts for his room.  He sleeps from 8pm to 7am no problem.  Sure, it would be nicer if he'd sleep in past 7am, but that would mean that he'd be up later at night, too.  And hkenny made a good point about children needing to be able to sleep elsewhere, if need be.

We use a diaper system, not a Diaper Genie, but the Safety 1st version (called Neat, I think) and it's been great.  It's not that hard to empty....and I've honestly found that it does keep the unpleasant odours down.  Of course, a regular old garbage can would work just fine, too, but I'm guessing it would need to be emptied much more frequently.  We only empty our Neat once a week - although my baby DS (7 months)  is only just starting on solids, so we're not into the real diaper nastiness yet, lol!

LMAO @ Ashelen re: hulk babies in disguise ;)

[Ashelen]

LOL Rachel I never get poop on the floor or bed!

but the gas drops is a good point...I try not to give them too often but when someone is gassy they are a life saver.

[mom2ariana]

must haves:
* swaddleme...i know people have said receiving blankets are better but if you have a baby that moves in their sleep they will get out of them. my daughter moves so much she kicks out of her swaddleme sometimes, but she sleeps 32094832409x's better swaddled. babies jerk around and wake themselves up. they will move and grunt at first which my mom insists is her trying to get out but if you keep them in it (unless they are crying) they fall asleep and stay asleep longer
* gas drops...we give them to her like candy
* mylanta...if you have a baby with reflux or tummy problems mylanta is the key. buy the adult liquid kinda and start out giving 1 mL...it is miracle medicine and i have already gotten a friend hooked on it + my pediatrician ok'd it.
* thermometer...takes baby's temp AND stimulates bowel movement to keep your baby from getting constipated if it hasn't gone in a long time
* TONS of burp clothes
* good smelling lotion and wipes...no one ever told me how much babies sweat under their necks..and let me tell you it STINKS. i wipe her neck constantly with baby wipes and use good smelling lotion to mask it
* diaper genie...works great :)
* changing table...idk how or why people dont use changing tables, but i wouldn't recommend not getting one...we use ours 20 times a day at least, you will need places to lay baby to give medicine, change diapers, change clothes, groom (nails, ears, neck) and you WILL get poop on the floor or bed if you decide to change baby there
* sleep positioner...baby will roll over and can kick it's way over to the side of the bed and get its face in the bumpers...i bought a sleep positioner and took the velcro sides off and they work better just stuck onto the crib sheet and keep her from rolling / suffocating in her bumper as like i said, she moves a lot

dont need:
* powder is a no no...it gets in their lungs and is bad for them...we were told not to use and we dont...ive never wished i had any
* wipe warmer (spoils baby so that he/she will cry when you are on the go and only have cold wipes
* bottle warmer (again, spoils baby and he/she won't take cold or room temp bottles)
* sterilizer (thought i would use but dishwasher sterilizes
* multiple bottles...baby's eat on average every 4 hours, and formula can sit out safely for 4 hours (ignore the 1 hr rule, even doctors say its b u l l s h i t and a way to get you to buy excess and waste it)...so we feed ariana every 4 hours and i dont need to wash her bottle very often, just rinse and shake it out with warm water. shes NEVER had a problem. only wash it in the morning as it sits out at night once they sleep through the night.
* receiving blankets..if you have a summer baby ( like i did ) you will never use them and they are a giant waste of money...as well as socks

[Ashelen]

the monitor comes in handy if you need to walk out to the mailbox for a moment or if you have to go to the bathroom for a few minutes if you catch my drift...I think that a cheap one is better than none at all (ours was fairly cheap but it has lights that indicate motion) and DH and I didn't use it a WHOLE lot with DD (mostly if I was napping and he stepped out for a cigarette or we were cooking or watching a movie or something) but with DS we use it every time we leave the bedroom to get freaky, lol. peace of mind when your mind is on something else :)