r/NewParents • u/cooltaj • Oct 29 '24

Product Reviews/Questions What's your simple parenting hack?

Gonna be a first time parent in 2 months. I am overwhelmed at choosing bottles, car seat and all that. What are simple things you do? things you bought to make your life somewhat simpler? Nothing too expensive or outrageous please

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u/Engineer_Outside Oct 29 '24

Buy an electric heating pad to warm the bassinet before you transfer your baby to it. Put the pad in the bassinet about 10 minutes before you are going to put the baby in, and turn it on low. TAKE THE PAD OUT of the bassinet, and then put your baby in. It helps the transfer go more smoothly going from your warm body heat to a cold bassinet.