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7 Things I Used With My Last Baby That I Won’t Be Using This Time

Non-toxic baby swaps from a soon-to-be mom of 4...

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Brittany Xavier
Mar 25, 2026
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When Elliott came along I felt like I had a pretty good handle on things. He was technically my third baby but my oldest was 17 at the time so I was really in the thick of it with two little ones and felt like I knew what I would actually use and what I wouldn't based on everything I learned with Poppy. This time around though it's a completely different feeling. I know which things are good to ignore and which things are worth implementing.

During this pregnancy we’ve had these small moments where Anthony or I would look at each other and go “wait, why are we still doing it this way?” One realization would lead to another and before we knew it we had a list of things we’re handling differently with this baby.

So here are seven things we used with Elliott that we’re either skipping or swapping this time around. The rest of the post continues below for my Substack family:

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