Today is the first day of the sixteenth week of the pregnancy. We’re starting to think about what kind of things we will need once the babies arrive and we’re hoping to get some recommendations.
It would be great if people used the “comments” at the bottom of this post to give their opinions. If it looks like we’re getting some consensus, we’ll update this post with a summary of what people think we need.
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What do people think is indispensible? Do we need a diaper genie? We’ll probably need a stroller — any recommendations on what to look for in a stroller? What do we look for in a car seat? What brands and models do people like?
Diaper Genie is a must unless you wish to empty your trash several times a day.
Baby monitor. We’ve had luck with an old Fisher-Price, and recently picked up the current model to accommodate our expanding family!
Another vote for the Diaper Genie. And I don’t even have kids. It’s just a cool concept turning diapers into sausages (not for eating).
Are you guys breast feeding?
Hopefully the ?girls? will latch on, if not a good electric pump is a must.
We got the Medela pump in style one. It has been used 4-7 times a day for the last 2 years. Then there is always formula. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/baby/B00016BPA2
I think most newborns have a hard time sleeping… But not with the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium swing. Evan would sleep though the night literally with us in the swing (he was in the swing, we were in the bed). Also he would take naps in it as well. We had to take trips for interviewing and house hunting when he was 2 months old. Every piece of that swing I packed up for the plane and it came along with us. It just takes lots of D batteries. We were buying 4Ds every 2 weeks. Rechargables would work. Two would be a lot, I don’t know of any double swings, but sleep is sooooo sooo very good. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006C29I
Strollers
It is really up to you. Carolyn really wanted a pram and so we ended up getting the Bertini chrome steerable pram. This thing was big time heavy. It was like a tank. We could go off roading with it. They do make a twin model where the kids sit side by side and not front and behind. It would make for better pictures. Now we don’t use it anymore. Carolyn got a Jeep Libery stroller which is a lot lighter and easier to take around.