after i found myself copy-pasting the same email to a few expecting friends / co workers /etc. of some of my favorite things when i was pregnant & post partum, i figured i would compile them all here! enjoy…

N E W M O M

• Ritual prenatal vitamins | I took these my whole pregnancy and <3’d them

• STORQ Sitz bath | great for after labor/delivery

• The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother | I enjoyed reading this

• TUCKS cooling pads | kept these in the fridge for after labor/delivery

• Align leggings | so stretchy and soft and cozy –– but do not put them in the dryer!

• Bone broth | Mama tong is my go-to, but really any bone broth will do – warm fluids are so important for your body after going through labor – and bone broth is packed with nutrients

• Evolve | I’m not usually a protein shake person, but I enjoyed these for the early-morning breast feeding moments when I was starving and needed an energy boost

N E W B A B Y

• Snuggle Me Organic | Oren slept in this from night 1 until about 9 months old

• Willaby baby blanket | the perfect lil blankey

• Swaddles - don't buy a ton until you learn your baby's preferences. Oren liked to arms up and so we had a bunch of swaddles we didn't need/use.

• Lectro Fan | Our favorite sound machine. Oren has slept with since night 1.

• Bibs paci | We started Oren on a paci pretty early because it was very obvious he wanted to constantly be sucking – he loves them so much

• Burp cloth | these are the best! We bought recycled rags for this to be more eco friendly and they are so absorbent

• Solly wrap | So sunggly and easy when they are teeny

• Bjorn bouncer | We started using this around week 4 or so? It’s THE BEST

• Boon tub | I like this because you don't have to fill your whole bath

• Pumping bra! | Very key

• Space heater | Oren got really cold when he was first born, so we had this by his diaper pad 

• Keekaroo diaper pad | is great, but not the coziest – we usually line with a swaddle

• Diapers | we use Earth Baby SF [brand Dyper] for composting and diaper delivery

• Clothes | Newborn sized things are a waste to buy in my opinion –Oren wore a diaper for the first 4 weeks unless we went outside. I found zip up onsies are the easiest. I tried to get hand-me-downs from friends because they grow so so fast.