Bouncer (rocker), change table with pull out bath with wheels so I can wheel it all over the house for bathing and changing on cold days, sling/baby carrier, and all the stores i got whilst pregnant of disposables, cotton wool and cream for nappy changes so that I didn't have to worry about going to the shop for a while. Oh, and lots of singlets as we seem to have a few outfit changes and blowouts a day.
You don't need all the stuff that the marketers will tell you you absolutely need to be a proper mother
I borrowed a bassinette (at 6 months it was gone because DS could sit up in it and our house is too small to hold onto superfluous stuff!), borrowed a sling (HAB, then later bought an Ergo), bought 2 packets of flannel cloths and had 3 more bought for us by MIL and my sister, two nappy buckets, change surface (lucky enough to have a sturdy massage table to use) with change mat, face cloths, MANY borrowed onesies (many also bought second hand, the rest were given as pressies), many more singlets (can never have enough!), a buggy with baby sling attachment, blankets, beanies, socks and mittens.
If you're BFing, you don't need that much more, and cleaning BFing equipment only needs hot soapy water, unlike formula that requires vigorous hygiene because it's prone to bacterial colonisation due to manufacturing processes.
I tells ya what, you only need as much as you think you do. If you want to have loads of things to deal with, then you will have loads to deal with, but if you want to keep it simple...you can
I know lots of people thought we were either miserable or really poor because we didn't have gadgets and equipment that other people deem necessary. My mum, of course, insisted that DS needed a musical rocker so got him one, where I just wanted one of those cotton net things...he never even played with the toys on it till he was walking!
But I digress. Bubs won't think any less of you because you didn't kit him or her out from BabyCo or Baby Bunting
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