Shopping Spree...again

As mentioned in my earlier entry, Hunny and I brought Cherise out for a little shopping spree yesterday after the visit to the doctor. The main aim of the trip was actually to get a proper diaper bag for Cherise (we really cannot stand the bright green one the hospital gave us), and also to pick up some nursing tops for Hunny. There was no better place to shop other than United Square, the mall had everything we were looking for (well...almost), it had facilities for nursing mothers (and they are clean!!), plus it was very near TMC.

Although we initially only wanted to get only a few items, we ended up picking up a few other stuff which we thought were essentials. Mainly, they are:

1) Kiddopotamus Snuzzler
I think I'm a Kiddopotamus convert. Their products look good and feel so comfortable. The Snuzzler goes very well with the CushyStraps we bought a while back. It gives Cherise a more comfortable fit in her stroller, especially the head area.
Close up shot...looks good eh?

It's actually really really very comfie...

2) Skp and Hop Diaper Bag
These series of stroller-friendly Diaper bags are actually made to go with Maclaren Strollers. They come with special clips so that you can attach the bag to the handles of your stroller/pram. See, they even come with matching colours!!!
Same colours as our stroller...chocolate and pink!

It's a nice size too, not too big. But it can store everything that we need to bring out for the baby.

So finally we can say hello to this:
Looks trendy...unlike typical diaper bags...

And goodbye to this!
Enough of free advertisments for TMC!

3) Snuggle Nest by Baby Delight
We never had the intention of having Cherise sleep on the same bed with us. Like most modern parents, we wanted to get our baby accustomed to their own space from the very beginning. But it's really a lot tougher than it sounds. I salute any parent who is able to enforce the "no baby on my bed" rule from the very beginning. We initially left Cherise to sleep in her own cot when we brought her home, however the nights proved very long for us because she had some insecurity issues (very common) and she needed to know someone was there everytime she wakes up. After climbing in and out of bed a zillion times (we have to stand beside her cot to assure her until she falls into deep sleep), we decided to get the co-sleeper by Arms Reach. This was a good buy because baby had her own space yet it was easy for us to monitor her cos' she's just beside us and we can react immediately if she regurgitates (don't want her to choke) or if she really needs our attention. But for the past week, we realised that babies have their moods as well, and there will be times when they need constant soothing. At times like these you can almost forget about puting them down onto their cot cos' they will wake up once they lose human contact and the whole process starts again. This is when the Snuggle Nest comes in handy. We can prevent shifting the baby around too much and thus waking her up by leaving her in this...
The head is slanted at an angle so that the baby does not lie in a flat horizontal position. Prevents them from regurgitating.

It even comes with a night light.

2 out of 3 parents I asked told me that their baby sleeps with them on the bed. I can understand why, it's not just to feel close to the baby, it's also very much about convenience for the parents. But with that comes the danger of parents suffocating their babies by accident. That is why if people wnat to risk having the baby sleeping in their bed, they should invest in something like this.
See...comfortable yet safe for baby.

We also bought a small night light, some baby CDs, oral wipes and other small stuff. I can't wait to bring them out shopping again, God knows what we will buy next!!!