Can you do a video of “what I ACTUALLY used from my hospital bag” with a section of things you packed but didn’t use?? Would be so curious!!

1. Levo Wooden rocker 2. Newborn Shoes 3. Fancy Newborn clothes 4. Head thermometer 5. Pacifiers 6. Too many swaddle blankets 7. The snoo bassinet 8. Newborn toys 9. Bottle warmer & Sterilizer 10. Diaper Bag 11. Wrap around carriers 12. Baby shampoo & body wash for newborns 13. Too many teethers 14. Diaper pail

yes yes and yes to all the baby essentials you would recommend as well as what you actually used in your hospital bag or anything that could help a first-time-mom from quebec!! :) thank you for this!

Me, 19 not pregnant, never been in a relationship but still loving all of your videos. I’ve been watching for YEARS I remember you still living in your parents house! Thanks for being my go to KZfaqr Alex!

these are my favorite kinds of videos in all categories... fashion / make up / decor purchase regrets.. it’s weirdly helpful in deciding what to buy

I'm pregnant with my 3rd kiddo currently. Im very thankful for you sharing this with other moms or moms to be especially because you are an influencer. A lot of KZfaqrs are buying a lot of products that aren't truly needed and leading their followers to believe they need it. Part of their job is to advertise things from their affiliates and part of it is that they can afford extra things that most middle to low income viewers can't. IT'S not crazy expensive to raise kids, truly. So again thank you for being realistic and practical ❤❤❤❤❤❤

How can I feel such a strong relationship with someone I’ve never met 🤷‍♀️❤️ love you Alex!

Yay thank you for this! I'm due in May. Would love to hear your essentials and also what you brought & used in the hospital! ❤

Our pediatrician and hospital said to never use a rectal thermometer because it can be dangerous if accidentally used incorrectly. It can cause infection and damage to the rectum. We got a thermometer that can go in his ear or on his forehead. It’s pretty accurate! (Not trying to say anyone is wrong for using a rectal one, just wanted to raise awareness. If you feel comfortable with it and know use it properly, then go for it!)

Love you Alex! I’m from Montreal as well, and needed this video! It’s hard to find people from here who can give relevant an advice on products we actually have access to LOL you’re such a sweetheart! ♥️

Alex you honestly have the cutest baby ever, I’m so happy for you! I looveee how you and Dan coparent, you are both so involved and supportive of each other, it’s so nice to watch

Yes please to the essentials! It’s so hard to even find a place to start as far as registry and collecting things for baby goes, especially with a million ads for things that look cool and seeing influencers posting so much expensive things for baby.

I love u and feel like once i watched your vids for the first time😳🖤 girl my life changeddd

I loved this & I’d absolutely love an essentials video too! ☺️

Yes! Can you please do an essentials video! These are so helpful❤️

I got so excited when I saw that you posted! I've been watching you for years and feel like you're my wise older sister lol.

Would love to see more baby related videos like this from you! I’m due at the end of April with my first ❤️

Your so smart to be so frugal with baby stuff. You really don't NEED that much. Regift some of those items.

I have two kids 9 and 5 now. Miss when they were babies. I love watching your videos!! So amazing!!💙

Great Video, love the advice on the learning and sensory videos! thank you

I would like to point out that receiving blankets are SUPER useful when we aren't in a pandemic! we always had them on us when we were out and about and traveling as they are so versatile! they can be a blanket, used to shade your child, to lay them down on in public, as a nursing cover, and to clean spit-up..! we had our second child in July though and definitely have hardly used them at all

Would love a baby must haves video! About to have my baby next week and I can't wait 🥺💕

Currently pregnant and am working on my registry! I love this video and would love a baby essentials as well as maybe your reaction to hospital bag?

I hadn't even thought about thred up for clothes! This is a game changer especially for maternity clothes! Thanks for the tip!

If you want to warm up your bottle you can also use a crockpot! Put a little water in there and turn heat to low (or high in the morning for a quicker warming) and it can go on all day! You change the water every day in the crockpot and it heats up the bottles really nicely!

I’d like for you to make the video about essentials! Also where’s your sweater from ?it’s so cute!!

This is SO helpful. Thank you thank you thank you!❤️

I’m not a mom yet but am such a planner and would love to see your favourite baby items! Specially like stroller, carseat, etc. I love looking at baby stuff and can’t wait to be a mom some day! Loved this video! Hope that you and your family are well ❤️

I love my diaper bag! It is a backpack but with a changing mat and a isolated pouch for the bottle. I had 6 months before the pandemic and I used it every day!

Yeees, please make the essentials video!! ☺️☺️

So glad you made this video!! I’m 7 weeks away from having baby number 4 and with each baby I learned of more and more items you do NOT need. I see so many first time mums wasting money on items babies either will not like, or they will not end up using

Yesss!! So many good things on this list I agree with. Especially the newborn clothes, I had so many and my baby was in 0-3 and 3 months right when she was born 😅

I also was given the tip to use the cheap flannel packs of receiving blankets as burp rags and to throw down on furniture for changes wherever you are.

I gave birth in September, and I was looking for a bassinet and I heard so much about the Snoo. It was so recommended and I was on the verge of buying it but for some reason I kept looking for other bassinets that maybe had the same functions and I found that 4moms came out with the Mamaroo bassinet it’s the same as the seat and practically the same as the Snoo and it came out in Canada in August and without thinking twice I got it and it’s around 500$ which is way cheaper than the Snoo that retails here in Canada for 1800$. My baby loves it! So just wanted to recommend this as an alternative to all the mamas that are looking into a bassinet.

Please do a single must have video! I’m a single mom of a 2 month old and would love to get your thoughts. Love you and your videos!!

Looove this video because everything is so true! I had my baby right after you and I was just like yes yes yes to everything you’re saying. Specially the diaper bag, I feel for the trap and switched over to a backpack recently! Xo

Awesome list!! Thank you 💗💗💗 Love that 1,5 month is "a long time" in newborn standards. So true about the newborn shoes. Like, why?

"Immediately removes all the cute teethers that I have on my registry!" 🤣 Defs looking forward to your baby essentials video!

Due February 16th with my first baby and found this very helpful, thank you!❤️

I love your videos so much😭🥺I’m 18 and have no reason to be watching this but I just enjoy your content

This is so helpful ❤️

Yess!! Please do an essentials video

When you make a video of the baby must haves, can you link the stuff or link the brand?

Thanks for this Video! You are the most realistic one out there! I'm due this week and I'm happy that I didn't buy anything of your regret list:)

Can’t wait for your baby must haves!! I just found out I’m having twins and love your channel!! ❤️

I’m 16 but love you! Getting prepared for like a decade from now lol

Preaaaaach about the swaddle blankets!!!!!

Expecting twins and I am HERE for this content 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Love that you mentioned thrifting as it’s such a good place to get baby stuff

I love this! There are so many products out there that you don't really need. My baby does well in a carrier though, the Boppy comfyfit carrier. I agree on holding off on too many teether toys until you actually need it. I have never used a diaper pail! I have a tiny metal trash can that gets full after a day or two and I just empty it.

Regarding thermometers...axilla. Aka armpit. I work in a NICU...we never do rectal.

Love this!! Aspyn ovard also has great ideas when it comes to games to play with your baby. I think she gets it from Pinterest too!! Like a box with water and straws in it.. so simple but so useful!

Bottle warmer I used ours some but really isn’t necessary. We just use room temp water and it’s much more convenient and easier for on the go

Agree about the newborn clothes! I had like 5 onesies, with a few pairs of paints, and then like 6 pajamas. I got all of those thrifted or from TJ Maxx so they were cheaper. My baby just wore all the same clothes for the first few weeks before he grew out of newborn size.

Yes would love a home alone baby essentials video 🤍

Just found out I’m 5 weeks pregnant!!

Totally agree with newborn clothes! Mine was in her jammies for 3 months. Totally agree they don't need it for months

This was super helpful!

omg WHAT I have the first item on my registry and I was so excited about it 😂

So nice to hear an influencer be so realistic, when normally all I see is super cute pictures of super expensive and impractical things that I will never own!

My baby LOVES wraps, teethers, and his pacifier. It's funny how babies are so different!

Hi Alex !!! Much love from Greece

Where is your coin necklace from?? So cute!

love this! I have a three month old and agree with you on so much! :)

when you called the pacifier a "suce" I was like yessssss another canadian! this was great and informative, thank you

Yes new born clothes was a must srsly and all we did was pyjamas where our fav only started putting my daughter in outfits now at around 2 months I started dressing her

Baby essential video!!

my son also hated the wraps/carriers. it ended up being a waste of like 300$ when I could've just bought second hand or even borrowed from friends who's kids were done with them! I borrowed a lot of different things before actually buying to see if he would like them or not.

Saved to “mamma💛” playlist 🤩

Every baby is definitely different! My son loved the pacifier but my daughter never took to it. My son hated being in a wrap around carrier but my daughter loves it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yes! I want an essentials video!

I have a 2 month old and this video is spot on!

I have a 3 year old, 2 year old and I’m pregnant with my 3rd baby. I agree with all of this EXCEPT I learned the wraps/ baby carriers become very essential once you have more than 1 baby 😂😂💖💖💖 loved the video!

disclaimer: Every baby is different!

Did you post the video of the things you actually used for the first year??? Can’t wait!

Can you do a summer essentials for baby? I'm giving birth in July and idk what I need

I'm a mom of 2 and agree with 99% of this! Each baby is so different, my first loved pacifiers and my second never took one, my first loved being wrapped and my second didn't like being in a baby carrier till around 7 months.

Yes please share essentials

Can you make a video on what to wear in really cold weather/snow. I’m moving to Chicago and I have no idea what to wear or what snow boots to buy!! Please!!!

I'm a mom expecting baby #2 and like watching these videos to see what's new. I think the most important thing you said is that your baby might like or not like this. It's so true! I got so much stuff at my baby shower that I thought I would use and wish I had opened only 1 and waited on the rest, or I could have returned a bunch of stuff. Swaddles were a huge waste of money for us.

I love everything baby!

Love you! ❤️

Clothes are my biggest regret. Soooo many outfits she never wore because we found footie pjs (especially in the winter) just worked best for us. Or plain white onsies for the summer time

What diaper bags did you buy

Just an FYI you can rent the snoo in Canada!

I wish there was a video on pack n plays

I don’t plan on having a baby ANYTIME soon yet here I am 🤷🏻‍♀️

Please add photos of the products next time! X

Hi, thanks for this video! However, I think you do need some sort of soft slip on baby shoes in case you carry your baby in a wrap/carrier and it is cold outside. I kind of regret not having them at the moment. And about wraps - my son hated being put in a wrap, but it turns out the babies usually complain about other things than the wrapping itself. Eg. Sitting in a wet diaper or the act of putting them inside the wrap can be uncomfortable, just like putting on clothes. I ended up putting him inside the wrap while asleep for a few weeks, now he is 4 months and totally OK with it, provided the diaper is dry :D also, breastfeeding while in a wrap soothes. And Babybjorn carrier is actually not a very good carrier - babies in a carrier should always have their but lower than their knees. Otherwise they are literally hanging on their genitalia, and their hips are not in a healthy position ;) So no wonder if he complains. Also, the back support should not be padded - back of the baby should form a nice C shape, always facing the carrying person. I am sure you could rent and try come other brand, but I recommend doing some research first :D But as you said, every baby and family are different. Mine is not a fan of a pram and currently latches properly only while in a wrap/carrier.. so it is life saving for me, but you may be doing just as well without it ;)

Lots of blankets are good if you have a spitty up baby or you leak a lot of milk. Also, the forehead thermometers are awesome once they’re older/toddlers and won’t stay still to their temperature or hate the feeling of the thermometer. Totally agree about pretty much everything else though-also had a bottler warmer and my Mom and husband would always just warm the milk in a mug of hot water anyways

Thank you for this video. I just want to note that I enjoyed using this rocker because it was lightweight so I can transfer it from room to room, I used all a lot when I was in the shower I would put her there and I would know she would be safe as I showered. However every moment every situation is different, it is expensive and so maybe try to find it on Facebook marketplace

On the note of different pacifiers or even different bottle brands I know there are some companies that actually do assorted brand boxes so you can get one of each brand to try out what your baby will take. That could definitely help prevent buying who bottle systems that might not work for your baby or pacie brands that they baby will just reject.

So I used my bassinet that I used as a baby for my daughter. BUT if I had to buy one that would’ve been my regret. We actually bought a mini crib off Amazon because she got too tall for her bassinet around 4 months old and I wasn’t ready to let her sleep in her room (I have pretty bad PPD/PPA). For the mini crib, mattress, and sheets we spent $150 vs bassinets are normally $200ish. And she uses the mini crib still at 10 months old at my moms house since it doesn’t take up a lot of room.

I’ve been meaning to ask... is that a real snake plant behind you? If not it looks so realistic & I need the details 😆

OK, Alex, we know. We knoooooow who is due June 2021!

bottles can be boiled on the stove to sterilise as well if your trying to save money and don't have a dishwasher

Hi from Dublin! No plans to have a baby, I just love your vids lol

Praying that everyone falls asleep quickly and has a peaceful sleep. Hope you all wake up happy and well rested 😘😘😘😘

It's great to finally see someone with the real baby essentials and not influencer essentials. Babies don't need much. Tip: for sterilization u can just use a pot with boiling water.

It surprises me that people don't think to look for certain things second hand like expensive carriers, bassinets, nursery furniture, clothes etc. Baby items and gear are only used for a short time and there is an over abundance of gently used second hand items almost anything you can want. I bought almost everything second hand.