What are some 'must haves' for a newborn?

Question

Good morning! I'm almost 27 weeks preggers with my first child. I don't live anywhere near my friends or family, and so I am not entirely sure what is best to have for my coming little girl. What things do/ did you find indispensible when bringing home an infant? Thanks so much for the advice?

Answer 1

bassinet/co-sleeper, diapers/wipes, bottles/bottle warmer, blankets, newborn clothes, hats to keep head warm, booties, get a bouncer(the ones that vibrate), those are lifesavers!, car seat, stroller, (they have the car seat/stroller combo which is good.), lotion, wash, towels, wash clothes, powder, and a first aid kit that includes nail clippers, aspirator, etc. Congrats and good luck!

Answer 2

A buttload of diapers and wipes! I use to buy those reusable diapers to use as burp cloths. A thermometer, infant tylenol, a booger sucker thingy,bottles, nipples, formula, blankets, baby shampoo, baby wash, lotion and some rash ointment-just in case. If you are breastfeeding, a pump, and nipple covers-to put in your bra incase you leak.

Later on I do recommend a swing! It's a lifesaver!

Congrats on the pregnancy! Go to the store and check out the baby products that they have, I'm sure it's a ton of stuff, but that will give you idea's too.

Answer 3

First off, you know you need a good stroller and car seat - we purchased a combi set from Mothercare which was quite inexpensive as our budget wasn't huge but was so easy to fold up and put in the boot of our car. It's really important to "test drive" any buggy you plan to buy. Sounds amusing but you need to know how it handles! This, [below] is our model, the "Gracco Quattro" and was really simple to use which is great for frazzle-brains like me! :]

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May I also recommend some sort of baby sling/ carrier

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A friend of ours bought us one after we said we were having a tough deal getting our daughter to sleep in the first few weeks. It was a brilliant device up until she was about 3 months old and allowed me to do the grocery shopping or washing up with my hands free!

Also - you can never have too many onesies, bibs, socks or blankets. Make sure you have spares of as much as you can have - baby comforters, burp cloths etc. Good luck and enjoy the rest of pregnancy and your bundle of joy to come!

Answer 4

Anything basic you (the baby, rather) will need daily.  Things like carseat, bassinet or crib (or even a pack-n-play), bathtub, bath supplies (wash and lotion, nail clippers, towels, washcloths), diapers, wipes, blankets, bedding (mattress covers and sheets), changing pads if necessary, pacifiers and bottles if needed, formula, onesies, sleepers and/or gowns, jacket/hat, socks, hairbrush, bottle brush if needed, thermometer, infant tylenol, nose aspirator.

Answer 5

Swing, bouncer, boppy pillow (good, even if you're not breastfeeding)

Answer 6

the babysitting boucy chair! she'll sit for a couple hours and watch me clean house, even at like 6 weeks! also a swing is great!

Answer 7

I never was able to have any,but I was around when all my sisters had theirs. Mom always said be sure to get those tiny little Tee Shirts. The kind that tie at the side ,so you can do her Button. ( Belly Button)And plenty of receiving Blankets so you can wrap then up like a tight little Papoose. Mom said that makes them feel warm and secure. Bye cloth diapers if you hadn't planned on them get them anyways. They keep the baby's bottom from turning red,and good to put over your shoulder when feeding her. Get a intercom for sure. Wished I had a baby. Bye Good Luck, Happy Birthday when you get here little one!

Answer 8

You really don't need all the stuff they try to make you think you need.  Quite a bit of the stuff I bought/received never even was used!  

Necessary:

Good Car seat

Diapers (don't get too many small ones they grow pretty fast)

Boppy

Bottles

Rocking/vibrating seat chair (it was better than the highchair)

Bouncy Seat (if one or the other I would pick the above one but both were great and served their purposes)

Gas Drops whatever brand (would have paid 100$/ounce for these, we had to make a 2am pajama trip to Walgreen's)

the little gloves to cover their hands (he was born with very long fingernails)

Waste:

big stroller/carrier combo (a friend told me but I insisted on getting it anyway!)

I never used the sling carrier

Swing (he only used for like two months before he tried to sit up and it was not safe! big waste)

Highchair (Takes up lots of space and rarely used)

Best advice only buy essentials and then buy things as you think you need them.  I bought six of everything while I was pregnant (hormonal)!  You WILL enjoy a trip to the store with baby and the stores don't all close down when they are born!

Answer 9

diapers, wipes(cloth or otherwise)

car seat

if formula feeding: bottles nipples, bottle brush, formula

also a good idea:

bassinet or crib

bedding((sheets))

recieving blankets

a few onesies and footed sleepers

baby bath tub, johnsons head to toe wash or similar baby bath wash

mittens for the hands so they dont scratch themself. - the gerber brand is the best IMO

a few things I found out about what is not needed:

infant carrier seat. just a convertible one is fine. they are too heavy and bulky to actually carry the baby around in.

changing table: much easier to change a squirmy baby on the floor or bed on a clean blanket or towel

bassinet: crib with drop rail removed and right up against your bed works fine, if not cosleeping with the baby in your bed(which can be very dangerous. though it can be safe if you are a light sleeper and have no pillows or blankets on the bed and your bed is firm)

+++a 3-in-1 or 4-in-1 bed which grows with your child is a really good idea, I got a 3-in 1 which converts to a day bed and full size bed from Kmart for 170$ and they had some for 120$ (US)

Answer 10

Things you might not think about.

baby grooming kit...brush, nail clippers, etc

baby medical kit...medicine dropper, nose bulb, diaper rash cream

baby bath time shampoos and soaps

Answer 11

Pampers food and water.

Answer 12

I couldnt have made it without a swing. My baby loved it and it would cheer him up if he was getting cranky and its great to strap them in and get a little house work done.

Answer 13

I bought three dozen cloth diapers hoping to be environmentally friendly; this lasted through ONE diaper change before I sent my husband to the store for some Huggies. However, I used every single one of those diapers for 8 years through 2 kids as burp cloths, dust rags, security blankets [my son never knew that his clean "di-poo" was new every morning] and once we even were able to donate a clean cloth diaper to some kid who was beaned in the nose at a baseball game and was bleeding like a stuck pig.

Also, Onesies. You'll need LOTS AND LOTS of onesies. Don't buy TOO many in the tiny size; you'll need more when they get a little bigger.

That's just two of the things I found indispensible.