Ours cleared up at about 2.5 months, but we had to take some action on it.

First, we rubbed his head down with olive oil, and let him lay with his head on a burp cloth for about 20 minutes. Then I combed things through with a very fine comb like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Safety-1st-Cradle-Brush-Comb/dp/B011EVXIIE/ref=sr_1_cc_2_a_it?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1459366501&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=cradle+cap+comb

Then we hit the bathtub with warm water. We use a gentle newborn shampoo designed to help with cradle cap, and it hasn't caused any trouble with sensitive skin. We scrubbed a little with the brush, and combed again.

http://www.amazon.com/Mustela-Foam-Shampoo-Newborns-fl-oz/dp/B00D4OH20K/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=luxury-beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1459366487&sr=1-1&keywords=mustela+foam+shampoo

We did the olive oil treatment probably 2 or three times in the span of a week, and it took care of the worst of it. Since then, we do a bath 5 or 6 nights a week with just the shampoo, and that's kept it clear since.

My daughter had it soooo badly forever. At 7 months the flakes were finally 100% gone. Our pediatrician gave us some advice (use Head & Shoulders) but warned us that time is what would ultimately cure it.

What worked to minimize hers was a combination of Mustela baby shampoo and a cradle cap comb. Previously we'd tried Head & Shoulders, olive oil, and coconut oil. Nothing worked quite as well as the shampoo plus comb.

Yes! This stuff: Mustela Foam Shampoo for Newborns, 5.07 fl.oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D4OH20K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2nvxzb83VF913

Used it once and the flakes stoped. After two washes it was completely gone and hasn't come back. We tried everything else (including coconut oil after every bath) and it wasn't getting better. Before we used the shampoo, every time she'd get a bath it looked like her whole scalp was peeling off!

Nothing worked for my son's horrid cradle cap. (More like cradle crap, amirite?) His doctor suggested this duo of Mustela treatments:
http://amzn.com/B00D4OH20K and
http://amzn.com/B000PJ2R0C
The cream worked almost immediately, and we still use the shampoo a year later. It's really hard not to pick at the spots, so softening things up helps.

It's not called that, apparently. It's a foam baby shampoo but that is what it's for. This one https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D4OH20K/ref=mp_s_a_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1498584556&sr=8-7&keywords=mustela+baby

OK, I purchased this brush, [this shampoo] (https://www.amazon.com/Mustela-Foam-Shampoo-Newborns-fl-oz/dp/B00D4OH20K/ref=sr_1_8_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1503507599&sr=8-
8&keywords=cradle%2Bcap&th=1) and [this balm] ( https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Ointment-Certified-Seborrheic-Dermatitis/dp/B0194EGJRK/ref=sr_1_6_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1503507599&sr=8-6&keywords=cradle+cap).

What I would do was wet her head, add some olive oil (yes plain olive oil) and let it sit for a minute or so. Then I would scrub with the brush for a minute or so ( the brush is super soft, baby seemed to like it), then I would wash off the oil with the shampoo following the instructions(it says to let it sit for a minute or so), then after the bath I would use the balm over her scalp and on her eyebrows (because she also had dryness there). At that point she was getting a bath once or twice a week, the cradle cap would clear up and slowly come back and we would bathe her again.

My LO was a baldie with cradle cap from birth until about 3 months. Her umbilical stump didn't fall off until 8 weeks so she was only getting real baths from that point on and we didn't start treating it until that point. I say it took about a month for it to stop coming back.

I'm a list maker so here's my list

• 1 Boppy, she's 8 months and we still use this thing
  

• Rock n Play
  
• Zip up swaddles + muslin blanket. The standard swaddle never worked with my daughter nor did the velcro one. We had to double swaddle her with a muslin blanket and then zip her up in one of these just to keep her from hulking out
  
• Swing - every baby is different but the swing was a Godsend for us, we ended up spending $140 on one that plugged in and it was worth every penny. I don't know that I'd register for one because you can find really nice ones for $40-50 on online yardsales and since they're only used ~4-5 months they're in great condition.
  
• play gym for baby
  
• changing pad
  
• baby medicines/saline spray/nose freda. You tell yourself you'll never use it but you will and when your 3 month old is sick in the middle of the night because they can't breathe you'll be grateful you have that stuff.
  
• we have an Eddie Bauer travel system, I like it ok and seems pretty good quality
  
• high chair - I wish I had registered for one, you won't use it for a while but they can be pricey
  
• a bath seat, don't spend money on an expensive tub. The minute my daughter found out she could sit up it was game over.
  
• bath toys!
  
• bathing supplies, towels, soaps, and this shampoo my daughter came down with a case of cradle cap overnight, this got rid of it. She's used it at least every other night since 6 weeks and we're still using it at 8 months.
  
• one toy for every age, my daughter had no interest in toys until around 4 months. These are easily her top 3 favorites: little people this is her favorite toy right now, she loves putting the people in the bus and taking them out. This V-Tech Drum she loves this thing, she can hold the pieces in her hands perfectly, she likes to hit the drum, and when we place the pieces in the holes she likes to push them through. this elephant toy it rattles, crinkles, has rubber for chewing, which makes it an amazing toy to take while traveling or going places. An honorable mention would be any musical instrument toy, we have shakers, bells, and other musical toys for her to play with and she loves them. Board books, she likes to flip through the pages. If you register for a jumper just go for the inexpensive one from Fisher Price that folds up easily, I bought a Jumperoo and she loves it but it's big, in the way, and doesn't get enough use to really validate the space it occupies.
  
  
  Things I would not register for:
  
• Clothes, you think that if you put it on the registry that people will buy what you want but they wont.
  
• blankets, you'll get so many blankets. You'll use all of them at one point or another but unless you want everything to match perfectly I wouldn't bother.
  
• receiving blankets - I registered for one set and ended up getting 4. Don't get me wrong, I used all of them but probably could have handled just the 3 that people picked up for me off registry.

Its $10 on amazon for me