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]]> By: Court and Nic https://modernfimily.com/new-parent-necessities-from-our-experience/#comment-390 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:56:54 +0000 https://modernfimily.com/?p=1248#comment-390 In reply to Cass R.

Haha anything for a few minutes of peace and quiet! The snot sucker is so great and usually doesn’t make the gift list so that’s so wonderful to here that it’s usually your gift of choice! It is hilarious and ridiculous but at the same time so wonderful. The follow up baby post will be a few weeks ago, stay tuned! 🙂

]]> By: Court and Nic https://modernfimily.com/new-parent-necessities-from-our-experience/#comment-389 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 23:58:16 +0000 https://modernfimily.com/?p=1248#comment-389 In reply to Heather.

Hand me downs are the best for all the reasons you mentioned! Interesting to hear that you went for convertible car seat for #2 – were right there with you with that thinking but it seems like most opt for the infant one. Major major kudos for you doing cloth diapers! It definitely will you money for babes 2! Now that Finn enjoys stroller rides, we too use ours daily.

]]> By: Cass R https://modernfimily.com/new-parent-necessities-from-our-experience/#comment-388 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 22:09:00 +0000 https://modernfimily.com/?p=1248#comment-388 Your sense of humour is so great, I laughed at “the circle of neglect”! We usually buy the snot sucker for friends having first babies because as non-parents we think it’s hilarious. Looking forward to reading next week’s post!

]]> By: Heather https://modernfimily.com/new-parent-necessities-from-our-experience/#comment-387 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:11:53 +0000 https://modernfimily.com/?p=1248#comment-387 I got so many hand me downs and gifts that I’ve spent very little on my daughter. She hasn’t slept a single night in her crib, but I did like the changing table when she was little. As they get older it’s much easier to change them on the ground so it’s something I wouldn’t have purchased on my own.
I bought an infant car seat that ended up being recalled so I got my money back. I’ve decided to go straight to a convertible seat for #2.
I also purchased cloth diapers and a length of fleece to make my own wipes. I love cloth diapering and now have everything ready to go for #2 without spending another penny on diapers!
The big ticket item I was ready to splurge on was a BOB stroller, but that ended up being purchased as a gift. I purchased a used onya outback carrier. Both the stroller and carrier have been extremely well used.
Two clothing items that I purchased new and thought were well worth it was a MEC bunting suit, as we are avid hikers/campers, and it’s fit for 2 years, and a Jan and Jul sun hat which also fit for a couple years before we needed the next size.
In general, I prefer to buy baby/kid stuff used. It’s usually easy to find good quality, good condition items that are fraction of the new price and you also save the tax, the environment, and the person selling gets a few bucks too!

]]> By: Court and Nic https://modernfimily.com/new-parent-necessities-from-our-experience/#comment-385 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 03:13:58 +0000 https://modernfimily.com/?p=1248#comment-385 In reply to Hillary.

Thanks Hillary! The Ergo really is wonderful. Now that our little one enjoys stroller rides, we too love our jogging stroller and use it every day. We went through a few different ones but finally found one that’s been great – and it was free second hand. We actually ended up with two free second hand jogging strollers that are both wonderful.

I can see why a trampoline is a useful items for older kids!

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