The thing I couldn't live without

[razzle]

Hi all,

What was the one thing you couldn't live without?

I LOVE my giant wraps! :D I still wrap Eloise (at 6 and a half months) at night to help her sleep through and I couldn't have done it without my large wraps. They are Duck brand, 100% cotton and they're really big - 120cm square. I bought them online but have since seen them at Myer and David Jones for the same price - a bargain at $24.95 - and that's for 3! Gorgeous colours too - although poor Eloise was a little jaundiced when she was born and the orange one made her look like weird!! :o I also use them as a sunshade over the pram.

[Elfin]

Hi

My favourite things are a bit boring, but I loved my little rocker chair it was great when my bubs were starting solids and were too small for the high chair. I also loved my bath stand, made bathing so much easier on the old back. But my very favourite had to be the dummy :o

Easterlily :)

[jakobsmum]

Rach those big wraps are great! You can also buy them from Target (where we bought them from).

Well I couldn't live without Jakob's CD "Music for Dreaming" it is on every night and I am sure it is why he is a great sleeper.

[razzle]

Easterlily I know what you mean about the bath stand! I have crap knees and back and can't kneel and bend over the big bath. Don't laugh, but I have my baby bath on the cat scratching post! :o It's just the right height!! We tried it on the washing machine but it was too high.

Sarah, I've never tried music for Eloise. What sort of music is it? Like classical or nature-y? I've never listened to one. She really gets off on Boobah though - I think the people who made that were on drugs! As soon as she sees the show or hears the music she goes into a trance :eek:

[jakobsmum]

The music is like classical lullabies played by flute and harp. Helps me to sleep too as I have a lot of trouble. Have not watched Boobah yet. Is it on ABC?

[razzle]

Sounds very relaxing Sarah. I usually don't have any trouble falling asleep. My mum tells me that as a kid she used sleep as a reward! Like, "if you clean up your room you can have a lovely sleep! Aren't you lucky!!" It worked for me - there's nothing I like more than sleeping!!

Boobah is on ABC but I have no idea what time. I think in the afternoons. Its SO weird, I can't take my eyes off it! :o I always find it when I'm flicking channels on Austar...

[H&B'sMum]

Hi girls,
I agree Rach Boobah is the strangest thing on tv and you really can't take your eyes off it, although your mind is telling you to change channels. One thing we can't live without in this house is Harry's bug rattle. It keeps him interested for ages and allows me to get things done. Also it's been great at getting him to sit up by himself as he's so interested in it that he forgets he's sitting up and balances beautifully. It's when he remembers he's sitting up the he topples over.

[razzle]

LOL Karena! It's that creepy man's voice when they tell you what's going on - "sister has a blue skipping rope". :eek: What's that about? Why don't they have names?! "Grandmama! Grandpa! Aunty!!!" WAY weird... You gotta watch it Sarah! I just checked the tv book - it's on before playschool at 3pm here. And the jumping puff people are a bit scary too.... but strangely mesmerising....

[jakobsmum]

Thanks Rach, I checked it out and agree that it is very weird. I had a friend over and she thought they were a bit mental too. Jakob wasn't too interested though. Ended up watching Degrassi High. It had some of the old characters and brought back memories.

Sorry to veer off the topic :o

[H&B'sMum]

I am really old to say that I loved Degrassi when I was younger. Can't believe those characters now have children...how old am I again :D

[xkwzit]

Hi Guys
My absolute favourite thing with my second baby is some aromatherapy oil I have called "hush" (and it's for ME not baby). I often found it hard to drop back off to sleep after feeding / settling baby and this has worked wonders. Just dab a little on the pulse points and I usually drop off quite well. I think my brain now accepts the aroma as a sleep signal.

As for boobah - just wait until your kids are a bit older. My 3 yo daughter LOVES them (even though they look like overweight kewpie (sp?) dolls in creepy skivvies) :mad: . My suggestion, keep the children ignorant of them for as long as possible (however, you can only postpone the inevitable :rolleyes: ). It definately looks like something dreamed up by kindy teachers on an acid trip!

Cheers

[jakobsmum]

WHERE can I get some of that oil!!!!! I have so much trouble falling to sleep. It takes me anywhere from 1/2 to 2 hours to fall to sleep. Especially if I'm worrying about something :rolleyes: What is the brand??

[Gemma]

I love the dummy, play pen, sling, Disney baby CD, Nick Jr, baby rocker (for the same reason Easterlily)...I think thats all!

I have never seen Boobah, what time is it on? I used to love Degrassi and mum used to hate me watching it!!

[bubbalove]

I love Aidan's fisher price lock'n'play swing for outdoors, it lets him get some fresh air, but i don't have to chase him all over the backyard while he's doing it! and the higher you push it, the louder he squeals :)

Also, i LOVE ebay! i mostly use it for second-hand kids clothes, but it's also great for maternity clothes and buying your usual skin care/make up and way less than what you would pay in store. Brilliant for getting a bit of $$ for all that old stuff lying around that is just taking up space! Just watch out though, it tends to be a bit addictive.... ;)

[FunkyMonkey]

I love the old bikkie tin my MIL gave my son, probably the best gift he's ever gotten and it cost nothing. He will sit and bang away on it for ages. I also love his "duckies", he rattles them and puts himself to sleep in the car.

[Elfin]

Gee this is old thread. Who are these Boomtish and Easterlily bubhubbers:detective: . They seem like they are very knowleagable and give great advice.:p

[Seekrit]

Gee this is old thread. Who are these Boomtish and Easterlily bubhubbers:detective: . They seem like they are very knowleagable and give great advice.:p
Just a bunch of ... OH! HI! :p ;)

this IS and old thread, isn't it!

None-the-less in these early days I can't live without Link-a-doos!

[~EmsMum~]

ive got two things I couldn't live without

Emmas bath seat :D no bending over and breaking my back

and also her fisher price rocker !

[babylover111]

Wow this is an old thread!

Funnily enough I watched boobah for the first time ever today and didnt know what it was called but as soon as I read this I knew exactly what they were talking about! So i googled it and found this....

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/241000/241450qvXU_w.jpg

:laughing:

[Seekrit]

ive got two things I couldn't live without

Emmas bath seat :D no bending over and breaking my back

and also her fisher price rocker !

What's a bath seat look like, is it one of those things that is like a circle and you put bubs in it?
And how does it stop you bending over? :D

[pookiesossige]

This one's easy- my hug-a-bub sling! An absolute lifesaver (well, it didn't actually save anyone's life, but you know what I mean :rolleyes: )

Oh, and a corner pillow (whatever they're called!), it fits perfectly on my lap around my body for feeding while tapping away here at the keyboard!

[Sara's Boys]

my breastfeeding tops! I bought about 3 different ones online www.sexymama.com.au and they are worth every cent, I am using them every day!

[Elfin]

Just a bunch of ... OH! HI! :p ;)


:laughing: I think we need more members just like them:yes:

[AVR]

She really gets off on Boobah though - I think the people who made that were on drugs! As soon as she sees the show or hears the music she goes into a trance :eek:


OMG! Saw thsat the other day for the first time! WTF? lol but it had me watching too :laughing:

[razzle]

Gee this is old thread. Who are these Boomtish and Easterlily bubhubbers:detective: . They seem like they are very knowleagable and give great advice.:p
Boomtish and Easterlily rock... but they're not here much anymore. :wizard:

[QTB]

wow this is an old thread!!

i couldnt have lived without my electric baby swing, it was a LIFESAVER for a refluxy baby who wouldnt sleep!!!

[SilverStarfish]

In the beginning I would have lost my mind without my hugabub and jolly jumper :yes:

Now I'm about to join the Raggs and Boohbah fan clubs - as Sarah has all but dropped back to one nap, I get two little islands of sanity where she just sits transfixed, smiling and happy in front of the tv.

I'm gonna buy shares in Heinz too... Good old egg custard was (and sometimes still is) the only thing she'll eat when she's upset about something

Her grandparents bought her a Boohbah DVD yesterday :smiliedance:

[~mia&ryan~]

Couldn't do without my pram, pouch, wraps in the early days and now her walker/rocker!:thumbsup:

[Shanaynay]

Another vote for the HAB here :D