The most useful thing I bought for my first baby was.......

[bradleybecky]

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A sling

Nappies & clothes! Other than that you don't need much to begin with, somewhere for it to sleep but we borrowed a co-sleeping cot.

dc1 a dummy
Dc2 infacol
Dc3 swaddling blanket

By the way I gave all three because my subsequent children didn't know they weren't my PFB and needed very different things to be content.

Sling for me too.

Giant muslin squares. Swaddled dd til she was at least 6mo in them and dc2 also uses them as a comforter.

For dc2 the best thing I bought was a Tiny Love 3 in 1 Napper. Wish I'd known it existed for dc1!

Baby grows with little fold over mittens/scratch mits attached to the sleeves.

Sling

A really soft rug.

Sleepyhead, sling and no lamp for the nursery!

Equipment: decent muslins and one of those inflatable rings so he had some support when he was first sitting & didn't keel over. (The muslins are still used for cleaning windows/glass as they don't shed fibres and give good shine.)

Toywise, a set of brightly coloured plastic stacking cups with different sized holes in the bottom from M&S - they were used for bathtime waterplay for years by both of my kids & sometimes in the garden sandpit too. DH and I used them for hairwashing at bathtime so they doubled up as equipment.

Sleepyhead, more muslins than I thought I'd need, sleeping bags, sling and a dummy.

Ewan the dream sheep. Helped all 3 of mine sleep through and they still love him.

Nappies & clothes! Other than that you don't need much to begin with, somewhere for it to sleep but we borrowed a co-sleeping cot.

A sling as well! Kept my arms free so I could get on with stuff.

Other than nappies and clothes, Muslins and a sling (reflux baby).

Muslim cloths without a doubt!

A wrap-style sling for the newborn and small baby stage (so comfy when they're little and great for late afternoon nap time if they're cranky) and a soft structured carrier like an ergo for small baby and beyond (the one I used for my six year old is still being used with my 21 month old).

A Bluetooth speaker/sound machine to play white noise through when he wouldn't sleep.

A co-sleeping bassinet like the Arm's Reach - straps to the bed so they're in their own space but right beside you.

SwaddleUp zip up swaddle thing when he wouldn't sleep. They have their arms up by their head (look like snow angels in them) but aren't able to whack themselves in the face.

For baby:

Muslin squares ;120cm)
Babynest
Basket (I know everyone says they're useless but we had a moba one and it was fab.)
Bath - used daily still at 13 mo, up on the countertop has saved my back! Ditto changetable
Easywalker mosey pushchair - can't use a sling so this has been amazing

For me: m.ikea.com/cn/en/catalog/products/art/30255537/

Oh and what I wish I'd bought (for a ds who turned out to never bloody sleep) was a co sleeper cot and a swing thing.

If we are lucky enough to have no.2 we will be getting them!

Fizzy chair
Perfect prep machine
Sleepyhead

Sling
Co-sleeper cot

Snuzpod
Sleepyhead
Perfect prep
Wrap sling

Tommee Tippee Travel Bottle Warmer
Gro Blind

2 more of her favourite toy to avoid toy loosing disaster!