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To ask what items would've been hand (but not essential) for a new baby?

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Koalaing · 19/02/2020 22:16

My DS is due her first baby this month. I don't have children and don't know a lot about babies.

She's got all of the essentials, but I'd like to make her up a hamper of things that aren't essential but would make her life easier.

I've bought her two of those perfect prep machines because she mentioned she'd like one, and thought another would make it easier for her not to have to traipse up and downstairs at night, but I'd like to get her some extra little things too.

AIBU to ask what you found really handy but maybe wouldn't have bought yourself when you first had a baby? Or things you didn't realise would be as useful as they were?

OP posts:
Daftodil · 20/02/2020 20:36

Tea tree oil is good too (it has antiseptic properties so a few drops in the bath can help with stitches postpartum).

gaffamate · 20/02/2020 20:38

Sock ons

MyNameHasBeenTaken · 20/02/2020 20:47

Gloves. Or buggy mitts.
Blanket with holes in for safety belt to pass through. For car seat or pram.
Box of essentials. My dsis went to a large supermarket when they had a baby event on.
She got a box of nappies in size 1, 2, and 3.
Box of wipes .
Took the nappies and wipes out and filled the boxes with small but useful things.
Dummies, talcum powder, dummy clip, toy clips, soft teddy, muslins, simple comfy baby gros and vests, cotton wool, baby bubble bath and shampoo
Fluffy socks for mum and baby.

pipnchops · 20/02/2020 20:51

Sock ons and dribble bibs, the triangle ones, are my go to presents for new parents.

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