These are some baby items that I found were not worth the hype, and then I’ve included some products that I prefer to them instead, including my mini review of the Boppy, Pack n Play, nipple pads and more!
What were some products that you thought would be useful and weren’t? And what do you find to be the most helpful baby items?
Category Archives: pregnancy
Twin Girls Nursery Tour
Well it’s not entirely perfect, but it’s pretty darn close. I’ve wanted to film the girls’ nursery tour for the longest time but wasn’t quite finished with the decor and finishing touches on their room (I’m still not quite done as you’ll see in the video) but I’m obsessed with how everything turned out.
I had a vision of what I wanted: super girly, frilly, pink and white, shabby chic, but it’s kinda difficult with a tiny room, and tight budget. So I was able to DIY a lot of the decorations and details. I love how adorable it turned out.
Our babies are still sleeping with us, so they won’t fully enjoy it until they’re a bit older, but we are utilizing the changing table, dresser, armoire and storage.
Hopefully this is enjoyable to watch, as well as gives you some cute ideas to try out in your own nursery.
Cribs: Walmart (painted w/non-toxic paint)
Book shelves: Target
Dresser: DIY painted
Mirror: Home Goods
Crib sheets: Babies R Us
Crib bumpers: Babies R Us
Armoire: Thrifted
Chandelier: Thrifted
Wall shelves: Target
Rag Quilts: handmade
Owl Lamp: Walmart
Lampshade: handmade
Glider: gift, reupholstered with Joann fabric
Dresser knobs: World Market
Mobiles: Burlington
Stuffed lamb: TJ Maxx
Curtains: Burlington
New Mommy Essentials
Here are a few of my tips and tricks and essential items that have really helped me out during the first few weeks of postpartum as well as breastfeeding. Hopefully it will come in handy to the new mommies out there. Thanks for watching.
4 Weeks Postpartum Update
What’s in my hospital bag?
I go over the essentials I packed in my hospital bag for labor and delivery. These are the things I actually ended up needing, to avoid over packing. Also I go over the things that my hospital provided, including socks, underwear, and GIANT pads.
2 Weeks Postpartum Update
2 weeks proved pretty crazy as far as my recovery goes, I started hemorrhaging and then had to be readmitted to the hospital for a D&C and blood transfusion. Pretty scary, I’m just so happy to be home with my babies again and on the mend.
Birth Story
Here is my recap of the day my two little miracles entered this world and our lives. Enjoy!
The day my whole world changed.
Heres my labor and delivery video of what little footage we were able to capture at the hospital. They didn’t allow video of the actual birth, plus Jason was the only one allowed in, so I didn’t get any photos either.
I will do a more detailed birth story vlog recounting the whole she-bang. I was super lucky that both babies were head down and I was able to do vaginal delivery, no c-section. Thanks for watching.