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Must Have Postpartum Products for Your Baby Registry

December 31, 2022March 10, 2021 by Salty Jaymi

mom holding baby; text: essential postpartum products for your baby registry

Having a baby soon? You’ve probably added everything your baby will need to your Amazon baby registry. But what about YOU? Here are some of the best postpartum products to add to your baby registry.

When I was pregnant with my first, I remember aimlessly wandering the aisles of Target, scanner gun in hand, trying to figure out what exactly I was supposed to put on my baby registry. Some stuff I knew- Onesies, bottles, blankets. A car seat, stroller, and crib.

But what about all that OTHER stuff? This baby was going to have to get out of my body somehow, and I was pretty sure I would need some items to get me through the aftermath.

After my baby was born, I remember sending my husband to the store on multiple occasions, looking for postpartum products I had read about in desperate late night Google searches. Some were good, some were great, and some were absolutely essential.

When it came time for baby #2 (and in Christine’s case, baby #3 and #4), we handled out baby registries very differently. We added a lot of the postpartum essentials to our baby registry, and to our surprise (and delight!) we found that people were eager to buy these items just for us, too.

We’ve also added in a few fun items that, though not strictly necessary, are really nice ways for baby shower guests to help celebrate YOU along with your little one.

So if you’re making a baby registry for the first time (or the second or third), might we suggest you add these postpartum products to your baby registry, too.

4 Fun Things You MUST do While Pregnant (and One Responsible Thing)

December 31, 2022July 2, 2018 by Salty Christine

There are a million checklists of all the things you need to do before baby gets here, but don't forget to add having fun to the list! Here are some fun things you should do! And one responsible thing for good measure. #pregnant #pregnancy #prenatalvitamins #morningpepprenatals #morningpep #nesting #whattodowhilepregnant #babyregistry #whattoputonbabyregistry #pregnancychecklist #pregnantchecklist #whattoexpect #expecting #firsttimemom #firstpregnancy

The Salty Mamas received a 4 month supply of Morning Pep Prenatal Vitamins as compensation for this post. While they did supply the sample and sponsor this post, all opinions – sweet or salty – are the true opinions of The Salty Mamas! Enjoy!

Once you’re pregnant, there’s a lot you need to do. And don’t worry about forgetting to do any of it, because people will be reminding you the entire time. Some of it is the stuff that everyone will tell you about, like picking names, making a birth plan and preparing the baby’s nursery.

And yes, you need to do that stuff too, but you should also make sure you’re doing stuff that’s really for YOU. Here’s some stuff that we NEVER heard anyone telling us we needed to do while pregnant, but we’re the kind of friends that will keep it real and tell you what you should actually be focusing on.

Plus, one responsible thing, because apparently now we’re the adults and need to make good choices or something.

The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Breastfeeding Like a Pro

June 4, 2021June 11, 2018 by Salty Jaymi

Looking for ways to make breastfeeding easier? We've got the best breastfeeding hacks for lazy moms at TheSaltyMamas.com. #breastfeeding #breastfeedingtips #breastfeedinghacks #breastfeedinganewborn #nursingababy #babies #parents #momlife #mom #motherhood #newborn #infant #pregnancy

Look, I breastfed my kids for a whole year…but that doesn’t mean I LIKED it. If you’re having a hard time with nursing, check out these lazy mom breastfeeding hacks to make life a lot easier (and less painful, literally, too!)

Before I had babies, I did my research. I knew that I wanted to give nursing my kids a try, but I also knew it might not work out. I tried to figure out the best breastfeeding hacks and breastfeeding tips for new moms ahead of time, but honestly, it sounded like a whole lot of work.

However, I had read about all the benefits to breastfeeding, like that it made your kids smarter or helped you bond with the baby (which, yeah, not necessarily). And the biggest benefit of all from where I stood? It was cheaper.

And with maternity leave looming, and a strong desire to become a stay at home mom eventually, that was a VERY motivating factor for me. I was determined to press on and to find out how to breastfeed for a year, at least.

When the time came for me to deliver my babies and feed them, though, I found that breastfeeding was just not my favorite thing. It hurt more than I had expected (even though everyone had TRIED to warn me), and Lila took AGES to eat. We got in this infuriating eat/feed expressed milk with a syringe/pump cycle that took a full hour and a half…leaving me with thirty minutes before we had to start again.

I almost gave up, but decided to push through (because CHEAPSKATE). I set short goals for myself, like making it to two weeks, and then a month, and then two months, and slowly but surely, we made our way to a year.

And I still didn’t like it. And that’s okay.

However, in the process of learning to make breastfeeding bearable for myself, I found a may to make it work. I’ve got to admit, making a few little changes makes it SO much easier for to breastfeed for a year, even when you don’t like breastfeeding. So if you find yourself in a similar position, give yourself some grace. And don’t worry, because we’ve got some FANTASTIC, super-easy breastfeeding hacks for lazy moms for you to try.

My REAL Feeling About Our “Surprise” Baby

March 26, 2018 by thesaltymamas

#momlife #feelings #complicatedfeelings #unplannedpregnancy #whoops

Confession: Our third child was a big, fat, whoops.

Let me back up a minute. We wanted three kids. Heck, we are still planning to go for four. Five? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. In a very much planned event, our first two kids are 18 months apart. In retrospect, getting pregnant when my first was nine months old – still SUCH a baby himself – was a little, uh, crazy. So, immediately after our daughter was born, I put the kibosh on all baby conversation. I’d only taken a nine month break the first time, but this time I was going to go BIG. I adamantly proclaimed to anyone that would listen that we were taking a WHOLE YEAR OFF this time. For a year we wouldn’t even TALK about that next baby.

During the year, we made our master game plan.

We’d enjoy our first two children. We’d get the swing of things. We’d find our groove. And then, when the kids were older, maybe in school, we’d decide that the time was right. We’d tuck in our kids – maybe 5 and 6 by now – and look at each other, both thinking about how we missed the sweet smell of a little baby, the weight of them in our arms. We’d go for #3 and then quickly after #4. We’d have two sets of two, our perfectly planned family.

But you know what they say about plans. I think I can still hear the heavens chuckling…..