NEST WITH ME | extreme nursery organization, newborn baby haul, & baby laundry! *31 weeks pregnant*

[@JosieBClark]

I'm your 888 subbie!!!!! 🎉 I love these videos! I'm having my second baby in 3 months or less! These still excite me ❤

[@AndrianaLis]

@@JosieBClark aww congrats!! & thank you! 💕

[@andrayabarber579]

Congratulations! You’re so prepared! I exclusively breastfed and we used bottles on occasion, like when I was working or when we had to go somewhere for a few hours without our baby. It’s nice to have a few different brands/types of bottles because the baby might prefer one over the other, or the person giving the bottle might even have a preference. But we only ever used 3 or 4 max, so didn’t need a bunch of each kind. I did end up pumping quite a bit, so you might find the pump more useful than you think. It’s sometimes useful to pump when you’re too sore to breastfeed, or if you need to have some milk for a date night or such. 😊 The reusable breast pads are nice when you’re sore, since the disposable ones can be kinda scratchy. The reusable ones are kind of hard to keep up with though, since they need to be changed frequently, washed, and thoroughly dried. They can breed bacteria and lead to a yeast infection when moisture is trapped. Wishing you good luck!

[@AndrianaLis]

@@andrayabarber579 Thank you so much! It’ll definitely be good to have the bottles and pump around just in case, and that’s good to know about the nursing pads! I appreciate all the advice 🤍

[@JosieBClark]

The bum bum brush is a life saver!!!! Never get product under your nails again 😂😅

[@lynnconroy8]

Keep the pacifier leash things. They’re great to attach small toys to.

[@AndrianaLis]

@@lynnconroy8 that’s a great idea! will do

[@foorlife632]

You might use the ice packs more than 24 hrs after. It might depend on if you tear or have an episiotomy so you'd have stitches and swelling.

[@AndrianaLis]

@@foorlife632 gotcha, makes sense. I’ve seen 48 hours at most for the ice because even though it reduces swelling, beyond that it slows healing

[@animalsaroundus2]

Why are you avoiding the pacifiers? Genuinely curious… I’m 36 weeks prego rn and always looking for more information about raising my baby.

[@AndrianaLis]

Congrats on your pregnancy! 🤍 From what the lactation consultant told me in my birthing class, 1) Pacifiers can cause nipple confusion, which creates trouble with breastfeeding, 2) It can be tempting to lean on pacifiers for comforting your baby instead of picking up on their cues and directly handling their needs (ex: feeding them, holding them, putting them to bed, etc.), & 3) Although pacifiers can reduce the risk of SIDS, which is a benefit, you can get that same result/benefit from breastfeeding your baby. Since I’ll be fully staying at home with my baby and planning to exclusively breastfeed (if all goes well), I think it makes sense for me to try to avoid pacifiers. But I totally understand that that’s not realistic for a lot of moms, so definitely do whatever works best for you!

[@animalsaroundus2]

@@AndrianaLis That’s honestly really interesting! No one had ever told me that before and I never would have known. I’m definitely going to think about avoiding pacies or maybe using them less!

[@foorlife632]

With our first 2 babies we introduced a paci day one and never had any nipple confusion. Our first baby weened off pretty easy, but our second was fairly attached to it and took longer to ween off. Our next 3 babies were not interested in paci. I would not go crazy buying a lot of them. If you decide to try them just start with a 2 pack you don't need 10 like some moms get. You don't know if your baby would even like them plus the hospital usually gives you a couple as well.

[@animalsaroundus2]

@@foorlife632 thank you! I was gifted so many pacies from my shower lol 😂 so I definitely won’t need to buy any more. I did want to try and use her wanna nub pacie, but maybe I will hold off a little bit.