Baby essentials I may have missed.

[Lola247]

Reaching the end of my pre-birth purchases and just wondering if there's anything 'not in the normal lists' that I would need. Obviously it would be the most boring thread if I listed everything I have bought but is there anything obscure/unusual/odd that you would suggest I need. All ideas very welcome.

[MilfordFound]

Get two of everything. One upstairs one downstairs. Saves going up and down fetching things all day. Anything you can cheaply buy twice that you'll use up, get two! For example, nipple cream, calpol, painkillers, nipple shields.

I had a mini crate of baby stuff, and a mini crate of mum stuff, on the coffee table initially (Matching ones upstairs) so everything was I need reach. Literally you can park yourself on the sofa feeding and have all the essentials easily.

Get amazon prime. Then anything you need you can get delivered the next day.

Download a white noise app on an old phone or tablet. I still have the seashore playing at night and my daughter is two and a half.

I downloaded a baby tracking app. Tracked feeds, poop, sleep etc. Was helpful when the midwife/health visitor asked how many nappies or feeds per day. You can't remember that, no sleep newborn haze means you forget. Also when baby is older and you give calpol for teething, logging it means both parents can easily see when the last dose was. Because lack of sleep will mean you forget that too!

[Lola247]

That's all great. Thank you :)

[BrawneLamia]

To be honest, you are more likely to end up with loads of stuff you never use, and you can get hold of anything you need from a supermarket or on next day delivery. So I would advise you to hold off buying anything but the basics until they are born and you can work out what you really need

[BikeRunSki]

You need somewhere for the baby to sleep (co sleep, Moses basket, crib, cot...), Cellular blankets for covers at first, Grobags once they were big enough
Something for it to eat (breastfeed, bottles,+ steriliser your choice)
Something for it to wear (Vests and sleep suits is fine, I needed about 9 of each; hat, cardy and blankets as it get chillier)
Something to transport it in - pram, sling
Nappies - but don't stock up on loads of disposables until your baby is here and you know which ones suit their shape and skin; or cloth nappies, but I used bamboo disposables for the first 6 weeks or so and at night.
The only nappy cream I ever needed was the tiny sample of Sudocrem I got from the hospital.
Muslins - lots of muslins, I used them for everything.
Online grocery account
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