Well congrats on your decision.. I hope all goes well for you

Suprisingly you dont need that much at the start , I guess everyone is different, but its hard to stock up on things like disposable nappies, because some babies arent in newborn size for long IYKWIM

singlets & clothes are always handy, but like I said, sizes will depends on your bub... I got alot of small clothes that never fit Jaykob.. great for presents though!

The big items are fairly obvious, but when they are first born, they dont need all that much! baby wipes always come in handy so you can never have enough of them.

Before bub was born I bought soooo many toy type things, which is great now coz he has heaps but when he was born of course he didnt use them lol

But like you said, while your working you can really get whatever takes your fancy, because eventually your bub will put it to use .... and its easier to get these things now

Good Luck & Happy Shopping lol