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Mindful Mama Picks: Minimalist Baby Essentials
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items Skip the overwhelm. These are my favorite baby essentials for a gentle, minimalist approach to parenting—simple items that nurture connection and make those early days feel more peaceful.
☁️ Support, soothe and comfort baby with this Montessori cushion.
- Simple and functional. This pillow makes it easier to hold baby and transfer to other people or cribs without disturbing baby. It also served as a familiar resting place for baby w...
Montessori Baby Topponcino | Newborn Support Pillow
🩶 Extra cover for topponcino
- nice to have a clean cover at the ready
Topponcino Extra Cover Only - Natural Cotton
🌼 Cozy cotton multitasker
- we used these simple flannel receiving blankets for so many things daily - covers for cushions, swaddles, burp cloths, towels. These wash up well, absorb and are comfortable. We stocked up on these.
Simple Joys by Carter's Unisex Flannel Blankets, 7-Pack
💤 Breathable, soft swaddles
- 100% cotton muslin fabric makes the best breathable, soft swaddles for baby. Also great as a nursing cover if needed.
aden + anais Essentials Muslin Swaddle 4 Pack
Doctor recommended pacifier
- these were the pacifiers our NICU team provided and recommended for infants. Both our baby's love them and they work perfectly with RazBuddy plushie animals.
RaZbaby Jollypop Pacifier 0-3M 2 Pack
🐼 cutest, softest detachable paci holder
- comforting for baby and helps you locate the pacifier when dropped.
RaZbaby JollyPop Pacifier Holder Panda
🍼 Most loved bottle and sippy in one
- these are a top bottle for a reason. They work well, are easy to hold, help prevent tummy discomfort and can adapt as they grow.
Dr. Brown's Anti-Colic Options+ Narrow Bottle Gift Set
🥤 Perfect transition
- familiar for your little one, their bottle can become their sippy straw cup. Flip cover keeps it clean. Weighted straw makes it easier to drink from any position.
Dr. Brown's Milestones Narrow Sippy Straw Bottle 8oz Blue
🫧 Clean simple bath and body products
- Pipette is all we use on our baby and kiddos for bath, hair care and skincare. Clean, smooth and hypoallergenic. They use European standards. 🙌
Pipette Fragrance-Free Wash & Lotion Duo
🤗 Soothing balm
- multi-use moisturizer for dry skins, diaper rash or cradle cap. Soothe, protect, hydrate.
Badger Baby Balm Chamomile & Calendula 2oz
👣 Cozy and stay on!
- best, softest little baby booties to keep their toes warm.
Zutano Unisex Fleece Baby Booties, Newborn-24M
🚗 Wet bags for on the go
- Essential for not just cloth diapering - also for accidents on the go, pool days and travel.
babygoal Wet Dry Bags for Baby Cloth Diapers 3 Pack
🚼 Our favorite cloth diaper system
- covers and inserts were our favorite of the cloth diaper systems we used. Faster to wash and dry and can reuse cover and only change insert. These are the covers.
Nora's Nursery Cloth Diaper Cover with Wet Bag
🧷 Absorbent, versatile cloth diaper insert
- favorite inserts. Can fold them different ways per preference and as baby grows. 100% cotton.
OsoCozy Organic Cotton Prefold Diapers 6pk
🦆 Soft, adorable sheets
- bamboo and cotton soft stretchy sheet in adorable prints
LifeTree Mallard Duck Muslin Crib Sheet
🧼 Soft versatile washclothes
- bamboo and muslin cotton with little hanging strap. Great for all kinds of messes.
LifeTree 6 Pack Baby Muslin Washcloths Unisex
😴 makes sleeptime cozier
- our babies always slept better with a sleep sack and these buttery soft bamboo ones from Kyte are our favorite!
KYTE BABY Unisex Rayon Sleeping Bag 1.0 Tog
🚗 Car seat of my dreams! It spins!
- convertible all-in-one seat that spins for easy loading and unloading. 👏
Graco EasyTurn 360 2-in-1 Convertible Car Seat
👶 Snuggly, baby wrap carrier
- favorite wrap carrier for both me and my husband. Breathable, stretchy, soft and fit us both. There is a learning curve on using these, but so worth it!
Ergobaby Sustainable Knit Aura Baby Carrier Wrap
🧸 Foldable seat and play center
- great little seat so baby can see and be in the action like they want.
Fisher-Price Sit-Me-Up Floor Seat Rainbow
🍃 Portable, battery powered swing
- soothing, simple and sweet. no need to plug in, can move whereever you and baby are.
Bright Starts 6-Speed Baby Swing, 0-9 Months
👜 Compact, cute "diaper bag"
- after the bitty baby stage this is all I take for a diaper bag. It fits all my essentials which include a pull up for my toddler and extra shorts and undies for my preschooler. Then we just carry a water bottle and ar...
Ditty Co. Lanikai Small Diaper Bag - Tan