Best baby nail care according to redditors

Get an electric nail filer and if you have difficulty seeing little nails, a head magnifier (I had one for crafting purposes but it works really well for baby nails).

I'll attack them sometimes when he's napping! or just after he's eaten so he's chill. I use glass files designed for use on babies this one so I can kind of file away without worrying about filing too fast or too deep even if he's squirming around.

I did just spend almost $250, but snagged a ton of "really want to have this, but not at this price" items using camelcamelcamel.com and the honey chrome extension, with Target, Buy Buy Baby, and Kohls opened to cross reference the prices.

A couple notable purchases:

The Kiinde system is having some serious sales on Amazon, depending on what you want, these starter packs are more than half off.

For those of you who are (like me) terrified of finger nail cutting, this is more than half off: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B2C8DJD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is apparently awesome for catching milk in the shower or when breastfeeding with the other side: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NY6P97R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A friend of mine swears by this nursing gown for the hospital and when recovering (especially if you have a c-section). A couple sizes and colors are on serious sale: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0723GBFK7/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The tiny love gyms are on okay sale (but still better than the 15% off we get with the completion discount. It was around 18% of the "best price" on camelx3)

Lastly, these wireless/noise cancelling headphones will apparently be life savers, and the black ones are about half off: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MTZ8129/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Consider baby nail file instead of clippers. Much easier, no chance of clipping baby
https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Trimmer-Manicure-Newborn-Adults/dp/B07QDY6KDM?ref_=ast_bbp_dp&th=1&psc=1

I'm not sure what the car seat pillow is but bear in mind that you're not supposed to add anything to car seats unless it's directly provided from the manufacturer. Inserts and extras are not safety-tested and compromised the ability to protect the baby in an accident.

If your in the US an electric pump is generally covered by your insurance for free

YAYS:

Chux pads, hands down, were the best purchase we made. Those saved us so much laundry and so many diapers. The link is hit or miss - one box we got was great and quilted, the second box was not quilted and they fall apart more easily. Which really sucks because we're not going through several a day anymore, so it has time to really fall apart before it gets soiled. Even the shitty ones are incredibly helpful.

A Haakaa breast milk catcher. Best money I've ever spent. I stopped using it every day at 11 months PP. 11 months of daily use.

An electronic nail file. I cut too close once, and decided I don't ever want to do that again. It's quiet, it has a little light on it, two speeds, and a bunch of different nail heads.

Stacking cups. Don't know why we even have other toys. Did you know you can throw them and chase after them and then throw them again, mom? You can put them inside each other! You can put them in the toy basket and then take them out and then put them back in again! You can knock them down when mom & dad foolishly stack them up! You can clack them together! You can bang them against EVERYTHING!!

This inflatable tub. It has a little shoehorn for the crotch so you can use it before baby can totally sit up by themselves. We're still using it because my child is dead set on committing suicide in the bathtub.

Sleeved bibs. Or as we like to call them, eatin' ponchos. We got some "art smock" cheaper ones to alternate with, but the Bumkins one is 👌👌👌 so much better. The art smocks are fabric-y on the body, so they stain.

A ring sling. No link because I actually borrowed from my local babywearing community. But I checked out a ring sling back to back to back. My chonker outgrew the Moby wrap I had (which was super hot and a PITA to get on and off) by 3 months when I finally discovered ring slings. Ring slings are like the cool, breezy older sister.

A yoga ball. We spent hours bouncing our child.

NAYS:

This Graco Swing. Well, any swing, but this is the one we had. Of the several swings at daycare, my baby tolerated one kind...for a few minutes. Obviously this is a my baby thing.

A walker. We got one used from a garage sale before we realized they're not really recommended for babies anymore.

Any chew-toy specific type teether.

This will change your life https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Trimmer-Manicure-Fingernails-Newborn/dp/B07S47SXP3/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=electric+nail+trimmer&qid=1571325739&sr=8-10

I got this off amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NLWLW4Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AUkMDbMBTGMJ8

I still had to do it while sleeping but its totally safe and I wasn't taking chunks of her fingers off by accident anymore.

I have an electric file. I can do his nails when he’s sleeping and it’s very safe. It doesn’t bother him. It’s made such a difference. best nail trimmer

Baby Nail File Electric Nail Trimmer Manicure Set with Nail Clippers, Toes Fingernails Care Trim Polish Grooming Kit Safe for Infant Toddler Kids or Women, LED Light and 10 Grinding Heads (White/Teal) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B2C8DJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_v8XUDb4WR3ZXN

I thought this may help my fellow new parenters out there. If you're anything like me, you scoured the internet checking off every "must-have" baby items list before your LO was born, but I still ended up having Amazon deliver things about every other day for the first couple months.

As a disclaimer, I'm not saying these are MUST HAVE items. I just went through my Amazon purchases and I'm writing down some things that I purchased in those 3 AM wee hour Amazon shopping sprees.

Here's a compilation of everything that I felt I missed in my preparation for my baby girl:

• An electric nail file. I was terrified to cut her nails myself. This is a safe and easy alternative.
  
• A Swaddle UP. This allows her hands to be by her face, which she preferred her first month or two.
  
• Friedababy MediFrida. My baby had a rough go of reflux and was diagnosed with Ranitidine pretty quickly. This helped us give her doses with no fuss!
  
  
• Comfy shorts for me. I was unprepared for my post C-Section body and clothing options.
  
  
• Gripe Water / Colic Drops. My reflux baby had some rouuuuugh nights. These helped? Maybe? Witching hour SUCKS.
  
• A bigger swaddle that ZIPS. Screw trying to unvelcro my child out of her swaddle quietly at 2 AM.
  
• A mirror to help with tummy time. She still hates tummy time. But she does like looking at herself for a while. So I count that as a win.
  
• MORE. BOOKS. you don't have enough. I promise. After the 15th time of reading "The Rainbow Fish" you'll appreciate a change of pace. I personally recommend, "The Wonky Donkey."
  
• Trial and error pacis. Your kid will have a preference and you'll just have to figure out which. Once you figure it out, buy extras.
  
  
• Bibs / ABSORBENT Burp Cloths. Again... You don't have enough. And the little tiny rags that Gerber tries to sell at Target will not do the trick. Get some THICK in your burp cloth regimen.
  
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  I hope this helps! Let me know if there's anything you would add to the list.