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When I found out I was pregnant-- I mean after the initial "Oh, $h*#" moment when the second pink line appears-- I started to research like crazy. Researching things makes me feel calm and in-control (which, in the context of pregnancy and motherhood, is pretty naive, but hey).

I started with the requisite What to Expect, but I wasn't satisfied, even when I'd read it three times cover-to-cover. What I really wanted to know wasn't which supermarket fruit my baby was impersonating that week, or that I was still going to have heartburn. I wanted someone to tell me how to prepare for the ultimate Morning After-- bringing this Eventual Baby home. I wanted to know which carseat was safest, and what the heck a Bumbo was, and which products were helpful and which were a waste of money.

I spent hours pouring over page after page of customer reviews and "expert opinions" on the various types of baby bottles. I watched vlog after vlog on swings and bouncy chairs. I changed items on my baby registry daily (and sometimes changed them back the next).

Bottom line: I kept thinking, "Wouldn't it be nice if someone who's already done this would just TELL ME WHAT I NEEDED?"

So here you are. The following are my opinions on things I have actually used on a day-to-day basis and projects I have actually completed.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

WubbaNub

When I was looking at baby stuff, I stumbled across something called a "WubbaNub." After reading the origin story (basically, a couple on vacation with their new baby discovered the pacifier would stay in their baby's mouth once they sewed a stuffed animal to it), I decided to buy one, based largely on the cuteness factor.

Fast-forward a few months: After four days of semi-sleepless nights, though, having tried every other pacifier we had, I desperately plugged said WubbaNub into my son's wailing mouth.

Silence. Blessed silence. 

Unlike the Almighty Gumdrops, the hospital-provided Soothies, and the traditional Mams, L actually kept this one in his mouth, and the combination of sucking and grasping lulled him to sleep within minutes.
L enjoying "Elmer" (as my husband inexplicably dubbed him).

Now, the WubbaNub is my go-to shower gift!

For more, the official WubbaNub site is here. Babies R Us generally carries them, though their selection is fairly limited (the one near us had Clifford and the yellow duck). I bought L's giraffe on eBay.
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