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No One Told Me That!

Things You Don't Need the Second Baby Arrives

By Linda Sharp

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Here are things you don't really need the second your new baby arrives, which I learned by having been down that road three times:

1. Crib
What? No crib? Yes, that was their reaction too, but take my word for it. I have yet to meet a parent who actually used that big, elaborately decorated crib in the beginning. What you need is a bassinet that can sit beside your bed and be rolled to different positions throughout the house. A newborn baby is small and wakes up every few hours to be fed. The closer the baby is, the happier you are.
 
2. Nursery
Going hand in hand with not immediately needing a crib is not needing the Architectural Digest nursery. The baby will only care about where you are, not whether the handmade curtains match the designer crib bumpers. Save yourself some money and stress – a decorated nursery is not an immediate priority.
 
3. Changing Table
I remember being completely panicked when my first child arrived because I had not yet procured "THE CHANGING TABLE"! Read this line well: YOU DON'T NEED ONE. All that is required to change a baby is a safe, soft, flat surface. Floor ring a bell?
 
4. Diaper Genie
Sure, use it if you receive one at the shower, but a fancy diaper container is not a necessity. Plus, they are expensive little buggers, as you have to constantly refill them with their specially made bags.

5. Large Designer Diaper Bag
Trust me, your hands will be full enough without carrying a bag worthy of an outward-bound adventure. The smaller, the better. After all, a trip to the grocery store doesn't require 10 diapers, 100 wipes, four bottles, a box of crackers, three pacifiers and a partridge in a pear tree.
 

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