Ha! I'm due in April and all I ahve so far is my sling
Can you tell it's my third?
This layette list was one a lady on my antenatal thread was given by a maternity nurse that I altered to cut out non-necessary items.
*Cotton sheets minimum of 2 (one in wash, one on) for your Pram / crib or Moses basket, cotton or cotton Jersey but not flannelette.
*Cotton cellular blankets minimum of 2 for your Pram/crib or Moses basket.
*Small hand towel x 2 for top of changing mat(old towels of your own would do fine, this is just to get peed and pooped on!! just wash them with some nice fabric conditioner)
*White Baby gro?s x 6 cotton or velour, in april it will still be quite chilly at nights
*Cotton vests x 3 if a summer baby and 6 if a winter baby, with popper fastenings (under bottom) envelope necks and short cap sleeve.
*Cardigans x 2 Cotton or wool. (Depending on summer or winter baby.)
*12 bibs, with velcro or ties, ties are fine if they are to be used during the day, babies shouldn't go to sleep with bibs on anyway and velcro can irritate the babies neck.
*Hats, all babies need hats when newborn, whether summer or winter, scratch mits help stop baby from scratching their eyes.
*Baby bath towels x 2, you don?t have to buy special ones any small towels will suffice!
*Baby thermometer. The digital ones that take a reading from the baby?s ear are best. (Not the strip type)
*Changing mat
*baby bath if you want but a washing up bowl/kitchen sink does just as well, it is also easier to bath baby with you, they 're wriggly little bleeders that scare you to death when tryin to hold any other way, they will however happily lay on your legs in the bath with you.
*Baby nail clippers or scissors/or bite them, I did!!
*a bag big enough for nappies, cotton wool, a clean set of clothes and a bottle.(i'll be using my quiksilver shoulderbag)
*Small bottle of olive oil.(great for baby massage)
*Jar of zinc and castor oil, just as good as sudocrem, if not better and a quarter of the price (for nappy rash)
*Hair shampoo suitable for babies or baby wash that can do both.
*A minimum of two large packs of cotton wool balls
*At least two packs of nappies, suggest trying each brand, huggies are the btter of the well known brands but sainsburys own are very good.
*Baby flannels/baby sponge, the special sponges (from boots/superdrugs and the like) do not dry out and are amazing, good for skin too.
*Dummies x 2(if you are going to use them), do not go and buy tons of dummies in newborn shape, many babies spit them out and will only take a dummy of the cherry variety.
Breastpadstrampolines/maternity sanitary towels.
pram/pushchaircot/moses basket/crib-IME either get a moses basket or crib, if at all, they are out of them by the time they can sit up.
*Sling if you intend to use one, or material if you're going make your own!
*Some form of coat, probably not a snowsuit, will just overheat the baby by April
Bottle-fed babies
*At least 2 packs of baby formula, Aptimil, SMA Gold, etc; I also suggest you purchase small boxes of ready made formula just in case.
*Six baby milk bottles (large 9 oz) I think boots still do a cold water steriliser which includes bottles.
*Milton sterilising fluid/tablets if you're using a cold water steriliser.
*Newborn slow flow teats.
*Steriliser(either cold water) or the microwave ones.
*Bottle brush
Breast-fed babies
Nipple cream, lansinoh is best
*Extra breastpads, your boobs will leak longer than bottle feeders obviously!
*Nursing bras
*Scarf or blanket or muslins for covering up when feeding if you're shy about it.
Then of course the big things, cot/buggy/car seat.
(I wont be bothering with a baby chair or a moses basket this time, never used them with the other two, babies much prefer laying on the floor and being able to move around).
HTH