Sunday, October 4, 2009

What and what not to buy

you wouldn't believe that this is actually my hubby's idea...he asked me to write this on my blog as a suggestion for my readers..for their reference of what and what not to buy for your baby..

remember when I was pregnant..everytime I see something interesting, I quickly bought it without further consideration.

well, here's the things worth and not worth to buy (besides all babies essential needs like soap,shampoo etc or milk botttle etc..of course I won't list it here because those are definite and a must to buy!)

worth to buy though it cost you over few hundreds dollar:
1. bottle sterilizer ( better deh daripada boiling system!)

2. fisher price bouncer seat (kursi ini caleb pake dari umur a few weeks sampe skrg dia suka banget...pas newborn dia suka liat mainan gantung di atasnya...pas umur 3 bulan motivate dia utk coordinate tangannya to grab the toy..and now at 6 months dia suka makan di kursi itu, maenan teethers di kursi itu...dan kursi ini bsia dipake sampe toddles..so really worth to buy!)

3. stroller
menurutku setiap baby lbh baik dibiasain duduk/tidur di stroller..supaya kita ngga capek gendong2 mulu tiap kali jalan2..ada some babies yg bnr2 gak mau di stroller...jadinya waste money kalo udah beli..tapi untungnya caleb masih mau di stroller walau kalo ld manja, maunya minta gendong hehehe..but i think it's better to buy

4. Playmat
be it yg murah $30an gabus2an itu...atau yang korea punya yg $200an..mahal ya... tapi ini hrs punya...enak tinggalin baby maen2 di lantai dialasi mat...aman...kita ga takut dia jatoh..

5. musical cot
pas newborn-4 bulan caleb suka banget liatin musical cot..kadang bisa ketiduran juga..
cuma musical cot ini emang penggunaannya sampe 5 bulan aja..

6. breast pump
kalo ASI..ini hrs punya

7. Camera
HARUSSS!!! kalo ngga gimana capture all the memories of every cute adorable moment??

8. changing table with attached drawer and bath tub
wahh ini worth it banget..mahal sih..tapi selaen bisa jadi tempat utk ganti diaper, bisa jadi lemari baju dan bisa digeret tiangnya utk tempat bath tub...3 fungsi loh! sampe skrg masih kepake..

9. baby monitor!
utk yg punya nanny mungkin ngga gitu perlu krn ada yg jagain baby 24 jam (if your nanny also sleeps in the same room with your baby)..tapi kalo ngga..ini perlu deh..supaya kalo pas kita di dapur bisa denger kalo baby nangis..atau kalo skrg..kita pake pas malem..krn caleb uda bobo di kamar sendiri..


NOT worth to buy OR you may consider first

1. Baby cot
caleb tidur di cot sampe umur 4 bulan aja..setelah itu dia kita pindahin tidur di queen bed yg kita taruh di bawah...tepatnya, tidur di antara mommy and daddy...soalnya mulai 4 bulan..caleb jarang sleep thru the night gara2 teething, reflux, etc...jadi lbh gampang kalo dia mulai agitated, kita cm tinggal tepok2 pantatnya dan dia bobo lagi..ngga capek jadinya bangun dan jalan ke cot walau cm 3 langkah hahaha..(tapi skrg caleb uda bobo sendiri di kamarnya..tetep bobo di queen bed tapi sendirian)..makanya kalo soal cot..your decision to buy deh..

2. playpen
ngga kepake!!!! tujuannya beli 1 utk di living room..jd kalo siang bobo di luar sambil mommynya ngerjain yg laen..tp caleb ngga suka bobo di situ..panas dan kasurnya tipis..i think gak bagus buat punggungnya juga

hopefully bisa membantu..

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