@Weathergirl1 she’s been fussy all week, but it didn’t help that she also got her first set of jabs! Glad you’re coping okay. I hate when I feel too warm, I get so cranky.
We didn’t do reusable nappies so I’m afraid I’m no help there. I have stopped breastfeeding now, but I did really like the reusable breast pads I bought, if that’s something you’re interested in. They were from LittleLamb and they do nappies as well so might be worth checking out?
In terms of clothes, it was difficult. They kept telling us the baby was large so we didn’t get many newborn things in. Just a few that were hand me downs or gifts. Then she came out a totally normal size and we didn’t have enough!
I personally like having enough vests for the week, so a pack of seven suits us well. Maybe a smaller set of five in newborn? Babygrows in a similar amount. Keep in mind the vests they can wear a bit longer but the babygrows are limited when they grow because of the feet. Now that she’s bigger we have more which is also handy because it means laundry is less urgent. She’s also more likely to spit up now and need a change. Bibs have been very useful since we switched to bottles!
We didn’t buy a single muslin but must have about twenty and I love them all. They are so useful for cleaning up, but also just for things like a light blanket.
I think you have to be prepared to adapt as well. We don’t dress the baby that warmly because we have to wear her most of the day so we are now going through far more vests than babygrows.
If anyone is thinking about noise machines, I’d recommend getting a dedicated white noise machine. We have Ollie the Owl and loved him at first but the auto shutoff eventually became annoying. We were creeping over to turn him on again and again!