Thanks all for your replies. I should add one reason we don't want to get too much "stuff" is that we're currently in a two bedroomed flat - albeit a reasonably sized one. The baby won't have its own room in this flat becuase my mum will be visiting from Australia from time to time so we need the spare room as a guest room.

Like the idea of just having a mat instead of a change table - great idea!

I won't stock up on baby shamppos (though will do for me) becuase I have quite sensitive skin and think the baby will probably as well so would rather be safe then sorry in that area.

The baby carrier is a definate - and is the rocker - forgot about one of those!

Thanks all again.