What's essential?

[mouse9210]

I was wondering what you've bought that you think is an essential buy for the arrival of your baby?

I guess the obvious stuff is the buggy, cot and bedding, wash stuff and clothes etc...but I am just putting together a list of all the things we need to buy (pretty much everything! lol) and wondered what other people have in terms of 'must have' items?

Thanks ladies!!!

 

[Karate Kid]

Hey hun, I think you have the big things but maybe think about:

A crib/Moses basket, some muslins, a few packs of nappies or reusables, cotton wool, something to wash the baby in, a changing mat, car seat....

I'm sure there are other things that I have not thought of!! Xx

 

[mouse9210]

Thanks KarateKid, I am putting together a list of things I need and am worried I'm going to forget something essential! lol

I have a moses basket, and bath and bathing stuff...I need all the toiletries, nappies, muslins, bottles, breast pump...argh....loads of stuff!!!

Have warned husband that a mammouth mothercare trip is in order and he'd better be ready to just keep saying 'yes' when I pick things up!!!

 

[tinkerbell86]

Some kind of changing bag (whether it be a normal bag or a specific changing bag), a chair/ bouncer for baby and a playmat. Other toys can come later!

 

[babyem]

Good thread!! x

 

[l_maclean]

Sounds like a random item - but a sling!!!
It's a god send if you have a LO who won't settle. We had one of those days today and I just put the moby on and still got tea made etc. xxx


On my iPhone - so cant see tickers

 

[BellaRiven]

Bottles just in case, I was fully planning on breast feeding but that went to pot when Riven wouldn't latch or suck.....

 

[mouse9210]

This is great - thanks!!! Hadn't even thought of a sling but sounds like a really good idea. And the bottles too - I really want to breast feed but hadn't thought about if this doesn't happen!

I was looking at those sleeping bags - any good do you reckon??

 

[Karate Kid]

We have two sleeping bags hun, I a bit clueless about what we need for sleeping but I have a few cellular blankets, fleece blankets, swaddling pods and fitted sheets! I think it will be a case of trial and error to see what suits us and LO! It's crazy how much stuff there is for newborns!!

 

[tinkerbell86]

Sleeping bags are good for when babies start to wriggle! Before about 4 mths I didn't bother! Also something I would class as essential is a specific bottle cleaning brush as I used to wash my ds's bottles separately to everything else and the bottle brush doesn't get used for anything else!