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   mummyofprinces  
   
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     Posted: 04 October 2009 at 1:14pm | 
 
 
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   Yup a good bf chair! I didnt have an appropriate chair and ended up with severe back pain from bad posture when feeding. It got to the point that even lying down and feeding hurt my back.
 
 Next time around I will be hiring a bf chair!
    
   
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   Nikki  
   
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     Posted: 04 October 2009 at 2:33pm | 
 
 
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   I've used some things with one and not at all with the other and vice versa!
 Both:
 Breastpump
 Hammock
 Cloth naps (flat)
 Playgym
 Chair for BFing
 Monitor
 Towelling bath seat thing they lie on
 
 Jake:
 Change table (have never put Morgan on it, is being used to store stuff in her room!)
 Tripillow for BFing (Morgan is bigger so sits on my knee or I hold her up ... maybe my boobs are lower too! haha)
 Gowns for night
 
 Morgan:
 Bouncer (Jake barely used it)
 Wedge (Jake never used it, she likes to be a little on her side though)
 AIOs (lives in them, haven't used gowns on her, but she barely woke in the night so not many nappy changes)
 
 Waste of time = 
 Front pack - both my bubs are very settled and I find it easier to leave them on the ground if I have to do something, or them pick up briefly if they're not happy .... wearing them = hard work!
 Baby bath - Jake was in it for a few months but Morgan was too long from day 1 so moved into big bath about 4 weeks.
 Port-a-cot - Jake slept in it once I think!
    
   
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   JessDub  
   
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     Posted: 05 October 2009 at 8:54am | 
 
 
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   When DS was a baby I couldn't live without:
 
 change table
 comfy BF chair in DS room
 BF singlets ($30 @ Farmers)
 medela electric mini breastpump and milk collection bags
 flat cloth nappies
 cloth wipes (still use)
 snap crotch singlets and body suits
 newborn gowns with drawstring bottom for easy access
 miracle blanket - awesome wrap!
 merino go-go bag (still using)
    
   
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     Posted: 05 October 2009 at 10:45am | 
 
 
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   Gogo bag, would not be without!
    
   
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   KitKat  
   
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     Posted: 05 October 2009 at 11:26am | 
 
 
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   small wipes for spills. 
 I bought some flannellette from Spotlight and cut it up. We have about 100 of them, so there is always a clean cloth to wipe his grubly chin... or whatever else!
 
    
   
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     Posted: 05 October 2009 at 11:47am | 
 
 
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   Flannels, cloth flat nappy's, and my mp3 player and stroller for the days you just can't sit at home listening to bubs cry anymore!
    
   
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   High9  
   
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     Posted: 05 October 2009 at 11:40pm | 
 
 
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   Odettenz I am thinking of getting the Safet sleep and the sleeping wedge, however you said you didn't really use them, can I ask why?? This may change my decision!
    
   
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   Nikki  
   
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     Posted: 06 October 2009 at 10:11am | 
 
 
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   Jake was in his safety sleep from 3.5 - about 12 months.  I loved it! but didn't use a wedge with him as he was happy sleeping on his back.  Morgan has been in the wedge overnight when shes in the cot (hammock during the day) but she will go in the safety sleep soon too. I would wait til you know what bubs is like before getting a wedge.
    
   
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   High9  
   
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     Posted: 06 October 2009 at 10:57am | 
 
 
  
   
   
   ok thanks heaps    
    
   
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     Posted: 06 October 2009 at 1:23pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   
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  Odettenz I am thinking of getting the Safet sleep and the sleeping wedge, however you said you didn't really use them, can I ask why?? This may change my decision! |   
DS just hated it when I tried to put him in the wedge or the safety sleep. I think he hated being tied down or wedged in. We just put him into a gogo bag once we stopped swaddling him (maybe at 4 months) & he loved that. 
 I had friends whose babies liked the wedge & safety sleep though, so I guess it just depends on your bubs personality. 
     
   
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     Posted: 06 October 2009 at 2:28pm | 
 
 
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   By miles my slings and wraps (yes, plural! LOL) have been an absolute lifesaver with DD2, especially with having DD1 to chase around! I know some of the better ones can be spendy but they are so worth the money.
    
   
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     Mama to two earth walkers & two angels.
 
 Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz
 
 Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !!
     
   
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     Posted: 06 October 2009 at 7:48pm | 
 
 
  
   
   
   Okay thanks    
    
   
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