What's In My Changing Tables Top Drawer

I'm pretty nosey, and loved to see posts on 'what's in my hospital bag / changing bag/ handbag' etc. I thought this was along the lines of those, and I always find it interesting to see what products everyone is using so I decided to post my own, about what's in Noahs' top drawer of his baby changer.
We have two little white baskets, which I purchased from TK Maxx I believe, they were very good value at only about £6 each, they're wood with a white linen lining. In the middle of the two baskets, we have Noahs' bibs and dribble bibs. Which I tend to pop on him for 30 minutes or so after a feed, just in case we have a little sick up, or a dribble, then his clothes aren't ruined for the day.

In the first basket, I have some Sudocrem, which I think is pretty much a staple for most Mummys. We use it every time we change Noah, just to be on the safe side. We also have Metanium which is another form of nappy rash / barrier cream. From working in a Nursery I know this is the best out there for even the most severe of nappy rashes, so I keep some just in case. Luckily, I've yet to use it. Pampers wipes are our wipes of choice, sensitive ones for Noahs' newborn skin. He's never had any issues with these and I find them to be the best for him, they're not very wet or very dry, so they're the perfect medium and work well for us. I keep some cotton buds just to clean his outer ear from time to time, they also come in handy for getting little bits of sleep under his eyes, so I'm not poking my huge fingers near his eyes. The cotton wool pads are also for little mop ups, or for wiping Noahs' bottom, as I know John sometimes prefers to use cotton wool & water. Lastly I keep a comb, brush & some scissors. The comb and brush for obvious reasons, to keep our little man looking on point. And the scissors to cut off labels. He has lots of clothes that are new, so when I'm getting him dressed I don't have to wander around searching for scissors to chop off labels & tags.

In the left basket we have some extra cotton wool pads, which are Little Angels from ASDA, we usually just pick any up from anywhere when we're running low. And nappies, lots and lots of nappies, Noah is in newborn size 3, we use Pampers because they've always worked well for us. We did have a bit of an issue a while ago with leakages, but I think it's because we needed to pop him up a size, and now we have, there is no issues. Also something I forgot to photograph above, is scented nappy sacks. We have them too and pop his nappies in one of those every time, it just reduces the smell in the bin & is a whole lot tidier.
So there you have it, that's what is in Noahs' changing table drawer.

What's in yours?

John Lewis Baby Bath Support Review

I would recommend this product to anyone. This was our game changer for bath times with Noah. We purchased it a few days after Christmas, so Noah was around three weeks old. And up until that point, he'd absolutely hated baths. Perhaps he could sense we felt a bit anxious holding him over his baby bath? Or maybe he generally just didn't like being held in the water, we'll never know. But what I do know now he is absolutely LOVES bath time, and I can safely say it's down to this seat / support.

We use it like this:

We purchased it from John Lewis at around £10, you can get that here. It can clip rest over the edge of a baby bath like above, or you can pop it laying down in your normal adult bath. It makes it so much easier, especially if I'm bathing Noah alone, because I have both my hands free, although I like to keep one on him anyway (just in case) It's made of cloth which I particularly like and find different to most baby supports / seats, because that way I can pop it in the water first, so it's nice and warm on his back. It also means he isn't sliding around on it, or is it sticking to his back, like plastic would. Plus, it's then machine washable, which is a huge bonus. Noah could sit in the bath for hours I'm sure if we let him, he sits so contently on his seat, looking around, smiling, and it's made washing him very easy as he's not screaming his little lungs out and fidgeting around. Bath time is now a delight in our household & we look forward to it every evening, as I'm sure Noah does too!

Noah You're Two Months Old!

So it's been a full two months since you were born, it's cliché but I really don't know where the time has gone. You really are starting to look like a proper little boy now, you're getting so so big.

Feeding
Once again we've upped your ounces of your milk, you were draining a full 7oz and we were often beggining to give you a bottle every 3 hours instead of the normal 4, so we upped it to 8oz and now you're very content. I hope it stays this way for a while, because our Tommee Tippee bottles only go up to 9oz. Then I'm unsure what we'd do. You've struggled with wind a few times this week, so I've given you Infacol which has sorted you out straight away.

Routine
You're finally starting to go to sleep a bit earlier, which is lovely. You often drop off now around 10/11 (not too early I know, but a marked improvement) and then after your midnight feed, you sleep right through until 6am, sometimes even longer. Apart from that your little routine hasn't changed much, you're still a very, very happy boy in the mornings, I often bring you onto my bed and chat to you, you babble back and smile. We've even had a couple of giggles as I'm chatting away. You still absolutely adore bath time and I wish I could keep you in all day because it makes you so happy. We play away with the sponges and you sit, smile and stare at us in awe. I'm pretty happy with your routine now, and very soon we're going to start popping your moses basket into your cot! How exciting.

Milestones
You are such a smiley baby, it's unbelievable. You love being spoken to, you smile at me when I come into your view and you always love me making a 'brrrrrring brrrrring' noise. As said above, I've even had a few little giggles from you, I cannot wait till you're giggling more, they are the most adorable sounds I've ever heard. You had your jabs as you turned eight weeks, you cried for no more than 10 seconds and was totally fine. I think I was more worried about them than you. In the evening you got pretty clingy and the littlest things really upset you into a crying state, so we used Calpol for the first time. We've not had to use it since because you really are just a super happy contented baby. We love you Noah!