10 Baby Items We Can't Live Without The First 6 Months

Your baby registry is one of the hardest parts of pregnancy. Where do you even begin? Nick and I made the decision to not find out the sex of the baby, which many people thought was nuts because ‘how could we buy anything’ but it’s not like we were going to buy only pink or blue anyways so it was actually pretty simple. Turns out getting all first baby (we want 4 because we’re crazy people) gender neutral items really maximizes usage!

I asked a lot of recommendations from other new young moms on what they couldn’t live without for the first 6 months when I was putting together my registry, and lots we have used and LOTS we haven’t — so here is our list of 10 items we would absolutely go insane without for Harry’s first 6 months in this world.

Happy Baby Carrier

My absolute favorite carrier by far. So easy to use and put baby in, especially when home/out & about alone. Harrison takes full on hour+ naps in it and also loves to just hang out in it and watch everything. They’re made from an amazing light weight linen, made in the USA and come in such beautiful colors. I couldn’t recommend more!

Baby Bjorn Bouncer Bliss

We started putting Harrison in this around 4 weeks and he still loves to sit in it 6 months later. He now bounces like a crazy person the entire time but regardless.. it’s a great option for when you need to use two free hands/eat!

Bumbo Floor Seat

Another go-to option for playtime! Also super portable, easy to clean (no brainer) and has a great tray option which makes for an easy eating spot for weekends away. We love to put Harrison in his on the table while we eat (Is this allowed? Probably not..) or on the floor with his toys (scattered) around him.

Bibs

We go through approximately 5 bibs a day now that Harry is teething/cutting teeth — but even before that it was an easy way to get more than 1 hour out of onesies!

Onesies

Speaking of onesies. Buy them all. Do not waste money on more than a few “fancy” ones, since day in and day out you will change them multiple times out of multiple onesies. For everyday, I love Carters and have reordered so much I have lost count. For actual outfit options, I love Gap and Loved Baby.

Booties

As you can probably tell, I have a thing about dressing babies like babies and not like adults for atleast the first year. The only shoe/sock that I have found to LOVE and does not ever fall off (basically all that matters) is the Zutano bootie. Again, I have re-ordered too many times…

WubbaNub Pacifiers

God. Sends. They keep pacifiers from falling out, and as Harry has gotten older he strokes it to fall asleep. My heart.

Ollie Swaddle

A baby straight jacket that is SO easy to use. We never got the hang of learning how to swaddle (oops) and this saved the day and Harry loved being so secure. He broke out of this finally around 4 months when he started rolling over front/back and back/front!

Lamaze Toys

I truly tried to keep color out (bad mom…), but my mom bought Harrison the Lamaze peacock and moose a few weeks after birth and he was transfixed. We now have practically every item they make..

Greensprout Muslin Burp Cloths

So good, they made it into two blog posts!