Baby products? Questions for PT skin kid moms.

[Husky_mom]

I must say Debbie.. that is one amazing sheet set... I wish I have had that ..... it sure is a pain to change the sheets on a crib...

this was the one I had only in paler wood...

[sparks19]

get a crib where the side can be taken off...

That way when it comes time to change the crib sheets you just pull the matress out and change the sheets and slide it back in and put the side back on

[prechrswife]

get a crib where the side can be taken off...

That way when it comes time to change the crib sheets you just pull the matress out and change the sheets and slide it back in and put the side back on

Funny thing is, our first crib is a convertible, so it doesn't have a movable side. One side is just lower than the other. Our second crib is a regular (non-convertible) crib, and it does have the movable side, but because I was so used to not having it, I never think to let the side down. That's just me, though. However, the wheels on the non-convertible crib are VERY convenient. It is so nice to be able to move the crib around when you are changing sheets (or when the baby keeps losing his/her pacifier between the crib and the wall...).

[finn's mom]

This is one sheet that I was looking...it's more of a crib pad, though but it's still what I'm looking into getting...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...em+Description

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=3188798

[beeniesmom]

We bought our oldest daughter's crib (which our younger daughter moved into this weekend) at a baby specialty store when we lived in Georgia.

Where in Georgia?

Also, I can't remember how close we live to the same area, but there is a Baby Depot (Burlington Coat Factory) in Daytona. I haven't been in there, but they may have some other options.

I'm about an hour and a half from Daytona.

[prechrswife]

Where in Georgia?



I'm about an hour and a half from Daytona.

We lived in SW Georgia in a tiny little town. The store was actually in Albany, GA, which was the closest town of any size. It was nice to have a store like that in the area, since we didn't have anything else there for baby supplies outside of the usual Target and Wal-Mart.

Okay, we are about 30 minutes from Daytona, so that's where we go if we need anything outside of Target, Wal-Mart, or a grocery store. Baby Depot is a chain, so there may be one closer to you. We actually haven't been in the one in Daytona. We did go in the brand new Babies R Us in JAX a couple of weeks ago--very nice, and HUGE!

[beeniesmom]

We did go in the brand new Babies R Us in JAX a couple of weeks ago--very nice, and HUGE!

I haven't been to that one yet but I've heard it's really big.


Thanks for the info everyone. I need to go looking around.

[cassiesmom]

I went to a baby shower for the first time in a verrrry long time (my youngest nieces are 17 and most of my friends are done having their babies). Things have changed so much! The couple got a pretty nifty car seat / stroller / baby carrier thingie. There is a piece that fits just in the car (for car seat), then you set the handled baby carrier into that and buckle it or you can take it out and carry the baby in just that. Or you can set the carrier in the stroller frame and away you go. WOW!

I went in with a bunch of friends to give them another car seat - but a one-piece system that stays in the car, not that whole stroller-baby carrier-car seat system - so they would have one for each car. That way they wouldn't be moving the car seat around or constantly switching cars. We had money left over so we bought them a box of new-born diapers, just in case the baby arrives early. She also got Burt's Bees and Bath and Body Works baby lotions and potions.

I have a former co-worker whose granddaughter was allergic to something in baby formula, so she had a constant napkin rash. They swore by Boudreaux Butt Paste when it was at its worst. And another former co-worker went to garage sales and flea markets looking for a used Peg Pérego stroller, so as to have a separate stroller at grandma's house - and she found one. When my nieces were little my mom and dad bought a baby monitor to keep at their house.

[Lobodeb]

I just have to see a light color because it gets so hot in FL. Darker materials keep the heat in them. Will I need a travel system too if I get a Britax. I read that the travel system buckets are good only for a few months (when the baby is small). They tend to outgrow them.

I bought a carset cover from Babies R Us (the ones that look like aluminum foil) because it can get pretty hot here too. It was relatively inexpensive. And Britax' seats have lots of cool patterns so you have a lot to choose from.

You don't necessarily have to get a travel system with a Britax seat because I think they range from 5lbs on up. They come with lots of cushions for the babies as they grow up and you can position it forward or rear facing. I would recommend a carrier, however because it's much easier to click in the carrier with a sleeping baby (don't wake them unless you absolutely have to) than it is to take the baby out of the stroller and strap into the carseat. Just my 2 cents (again ).

As for the crib, I bought mine from Wal-Mart. It was one of those 5 in 1 cribs like the one Sparks19 described. It came with a changing table that we never used because I wasn't smart enough to make sure I had enough space before I bought the darned thing. I will again co-sign what Johanna said about it looking funny now that it's a toddler bed. I am looking into buying a big boy bed for Hugito now because I don't like the way it looks.

get a crib where the side can be taken off...

That way when it comes time to change the crib sheets you just pull the matress out and change the sheets and slide it back in and put the side back on

You're still taking apart the entire crib just to change the friggen sheets. The sheets that zip avoid all that. Again, just what works for me.

[sabies]

I like the idea of a crib where the side comes off (sparks19's suggestion) because I have trouble changing the sheets and now at 7 months pregnant it is just not possible for me even with the side down. Ok, maybe it's possible but it puts me in a very bad mood.

What are the zippered sheets? How do they make it easier?

As for the travel system I agree with lobodeb - keep that baby asleep and in the bucket if possible! A lot of babies fall asleep in the car but what good does it do you if you have to remove them from the seat after the ride? You don't need an expensive travel system just a light one. My baby was in her bucket the whole first year. At 9 months she slept on a plane in her bucket. At some point she was too heavy for me to carry in the bucket but that was what hubby was for. I think the travel system is good for more than a few months and those months are your most sleep deprived anyway so well worth it. Not a bad expense if you are going to move on to baby #2 and the stroller still works as a stroller for an older child so you get good use of it.

[Cataholic]

I can't tell you how many nails I broke changing crib sheets! I don't mean that from a "must be manicured" stance, but, it is sooo painful to rip the nail off to the nub of your finger! The zippered crib sheets that Debby is talking about are a HUGE blessing.

And, I think I got my crib from Walmart..not Kmart! LOL, I was thinking, "when have I ever gone to Kmart???"

[beeniesmom]

Can anyone who got a set at Walmart post a link of it, if you remember what kind it was?
Thank you.

[Lobodeb]

What are the zippered sheets? How do they make it easier?

They make it easier because you don't have to lift the mattress to change the sheets. You can just unzip, change the pad and rezip. You don't have to remove the bumper either. The bottom part of the sheet set rarely needs to come off because baby doesn't sleep on that part. It fits the mattress like a cupcake wrapper would fit a cupcake, around the bottom, then the zippered sheets zip all the way around the top close to the edge, so the zipper is a) covered and b) out of the way so baby won't sleep on it.

Hugito also slept in his carrier for the first few weeks he was home. That was the only way he slept in the beginning.

Can anyone who got a set at Walmart post a link of it, if you remember what kind it was?
Thank you.

This crib is similar to Hugito's. This one is nicer tho.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=8087174

[sparks19]

You're still taking apart the entire crib just to change the friggen sheets. The sheets that zip avoid all that. Again, just what works for me.

not on mine. You just press in a little button and the side pulls off and then you just slide it back on. easy peasy

[beeniesmom]

Thanks for the link!