tell me oh wise ones, what have I forgotten...?

[womaninthewildsofwales]

Right, baby shopping needs to be finished this month, expecting a christmas baby so I need to get on with actual christmas stuff before it arrives, hence I have gone into over-organised mode:

So far:
Pram (ordered and paid ladybird reba delivery late Oct.)
Car seat and base (joie gemm... bargain!)
wallaboo car seat footmuff and changing bag
4 x moses sheets
saplings katie crib
2 x sleeping bags
baby bath
top and tail bowl
monitor
breast pump
steriliser
a few bottles for milk storage etc
2 x hooded towels
12 newborn little bloom washable nappies
14 tots bots bamboozles sz 1 + 8 sz 1 wraps
washable wipes
toiletries (bath, shampoo, powder, lotion, sudocrem etc)
6 x plain babygros
12 x bodysuits
a few outfits
pram suit
fabric to make wrap sling
bouncy chair
spare cheap carrycot for downstairs

Still on list:
mattress for crib,
crib sheets
swaddle wrap
blankets (currently under contruction- gone a little crochet mad!)
raincover for car seat
possibly another 6 newborn little bloom nappies (undecided)

What else... go on indulge me :-)

Is this your first?

Can't think of much you have missed.

Powder isn't recommended though btw.

Unexpected 4th lol! Been there and done it, I even bought a wipes warmer for the first :-D noted... Shall use the powder for me then- thanks!

Do you have bibs and muslins? DD goes through loads of both every day.

A few bibs, 12 muslins- forgot about them :-)

I would say muslins, more baby grows and a few more blankets (I have a small addiction to baby blankets)

Am working on the basis that clothes will naturally accrue through supermarket whimsy buys and people offloading! Forgot that my first "crap I'm having another baby" purchase was a trolley full (yes 50) of the ikea 20p guest towels... Extra nappy boosting, general mop ups... Hormonal insanity at 7 weeks also have a pack of pampers to get the free changing bag from boots, and a voucher for tens hire. Am having a home birth too if anyone has any suggestions on that; big shower curtain or tarp?? Midwife is providing pool.

I was expecting a witty "Valium and a vasectomy" answer... You've all been far more helpful

Ikea sell towels for 20p??? What size are they?

I don't see maternity pads on your list. Witch hazel is amazing to soak your pads with to soothe your fanjo, so a couple of bottles of that. Lansinoh if you intend to bf.

Wow, congrats!

For the home birth, strong torch or lamp with extension lead and a sieve.

Oo great. Saves me making a list!
Do you need a bouncer or play mat type thing to put baby down on safely?

Only tiny winkly... Slightly smaller than a tea towel :-) fab things though!

I have 2 packs of pads and then my washables (not everyone's cup of tea granted!) added to list: lanisoh and fanjo spotlight! The pool will probably have a sieve in the kit- it has a pump etc with it, will check. Always have witch hazel, tea tree and aloe gubbins about the place anyway so should be fine there!

Wing commander: I bought a bouncy chair thingy (ultimate laziness- it bounces itself!) also have a spare carrycot for downstairs. Planning on leaving a playmat, I'll have a legitimate excuse to go mad in the January sales with the last one, for the first 2 weeks I just used to bring the pram in and use that.

A woolly hat or two?

Changing mat

Oooh, posh round your way. Strictly BYOS (bring your own sieve) here.

Weebles: I have cotton hats from some of the sets I bought, can I get away with them and the pramsuit to start with? (I am relying on sales shopping and pressies- someone will knit hat and booties surely??)

Re changing mat, have one bought in the same hormonal ikea shopping trip, will get more use from the wallabies one hopefully and towels :-)

Why can they not afford a sieve up your way??? Would have thought it was an essential feature of the pool kit, what if you forget to BYOS???

To be fair we live in a hippy area in the hills, home births are not only the norm but expected- my nearest consultant unit is an air ambulance ride away! Midwives round here don't give 2 thoughts when you ask for a home water birth- it's just what they do lol so I hope the kit is fully functional and improved whenever someone makes a suggestion!

They don't supply a pool either. BYOP too.

Ahh, that explains it :-) I didn't even ask; at my booking she just declared "right, you'll go around 37 weeks so we'll drop the pool kit and birth pack round at 36 weeks... I assume your oh is capable of filling it"

Companies that hire/sell pools don't provide a sieve so tis a separate item to me. How is he going to fill the pool from work?

His mum can put the water in, he can blow it up and get everything in the right place! Believe me it's easier, last time an hour after birth I was making tea stitch-less while he was having his head repaired and receiving concussion advice from the local GP he can stay at work, it's safer for all involved- what happens if he's off work is a mystery, but I assume the shed might suddenly require tidying lol!

Nursing bras!!!!

Conversion clips off ebay are way better. One enormous nursing bra for first week or so. Then convert some bras.

Sniggering at the birth story btw