Dr. Carole Keim is a pediatrician, mom, and author who helps new parents all over the world understand their babies and navigate the challenges that arise daily. The first year of a baby’s life is the focus of Season 1 of this podcast, ages one to three is the focus of Season 2, and holistic and supportive care is the focus of Season 3. Now Dr. Keim welcomes listeners to Season 4 where she will focus on talking about baby items that are actually needed. She will guide listeners in sorting through pregnancy, baby, and toddler items that are useful versus those that are a waste of time and money. 

In this first episode, Dr. Carole Keim shares a list of items that should be bought while they’re on sale. Black Friday is just around the corner and sales tend to pop up close to major holidays. These items are divided into categories from things for pregnant moms, items useful to have before a baby is born, items for toddlers, and general household items. Dr. Keim takes listeners through the basics to let us know which things should be purchased when they’re on sale, which things to get secondhand, which things to buy new, and which things the brand actually matters. 

In this episode:

Pregnant mom items: 

• Elvie breast pump | Willow breast pump
• Hands-free pumping bra
• Breastfeeding bras / shirts 
• Lila delivery gown 
• Pregnancy pillow
• Compression socks
• Bamboobies 
• Spanx
• Bombas socks
• Packages of services - maternity/birth/newborn photos, prenatal massages
• The Baby Manual

Expecting baby items (stuff for your baby, if you’re still pregnant)

• Crib (3 in 1)
• Crib mattress
• Snoo
• Changing table
• Glider
• Doona Car seat and stroller
• Diaper bag
• High chair
• Baby food maker/processor
• Formula maker (Baby Brezza)
• Hatch sound machine
• Ubbi diaper pail
• Nipples, bottles
• Diaper covers (cloth diapers)
• Baby carrier (ring sling)
• Pack n Play
• Travel bassinet clamshell
• Electric nasal sucker 
• Mamaroo

Toddler items (stuff for your baby, if your baby is already born and under 1 year old)

• Silicone plates, cups, bibs
• Plasticware
• Toddler car seat (Graco 4ever Extend2Fit) or rotating car seat
• LifeVac
• TushBaby carrier
• Nugget couch
• Montessori climbing gym
• RideSafer vest
• Kiwi Crates
• Holistic Mamas Handbook

General household items (that will help the whole family and/or spouse gift ideas)

• Dyson vacuum
• Roomba 
• TV
• Bug-A-Salt
• FitBit
• Tushy bidet / toto washlet / other bidet system 
• The Meater thermometer
• KicKee Pants / primary pajamas
• Mini fridge 
• Heated vest
• AirPods Pro (noise cancelling)
• Loop earplugs
• Baby carrier shirts
• New cookware 
• Exergen thermometer
• Air fryer

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Dr. Keim has extensively researched the information presented in this episode. She is pulling on the knowledge of hundreds of thousands of new parents, other pediatricians, doctor moms, the Academy of Pediatrics, and breaking pediatrics news sites. Her insight and knowledge on alternative and holistic treatments can be found in her book Holistic Mamas Handbook, and her first book, The Baby Manual, covers year one of a baby’s life. Follow Dr. Carole Keim on her TikTok and YouTube channels for additional tips and advice on babies and toddlers.   

Resources discussed in this episode:

• The Holistic Mamas Handbook is available on Amazon
• The Baby Manual is also available on Amazon

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