Baby stuff - whats needed - a bit premature but just wondering

[NaeNae]

Hi all,

Just wondering (from those with some experience) whats needed in the home for babies?

I think my nursery is pretty much ready to go but I am wondering what people got that they absolutely needed.

My reason for asking so premature is I am not sure how long (if allowed at all) I will be working into my next pregnancy so I want to be sure I have absolutely everything I need before hand, which will also give me some time to collect anything I don't yet have.

I have:

Cot + linen, tallbot, change table, Snuggle bed, pram, bouncer, nappy stacker, nappy bin, clothes bin, baby bath with change table + new born thing. I will wait until I hit 30 weeks before I will buy a new car seat and cloth nappies but what else is there?

what did you have or wished you had when you got your baby home (or for those who are yet to bring one home what to you have)

Nae x

[Cassius2]

we didnt get enough wondersuit type thingys for bubs to sleep in. they tend to sleep alot in the first weeks and we found those all in one sleep suit things really good (target do really nice organic cotton ones, which is really nice on newborn skin).

and singlets! we used heaps of these...

baby towels to wrap their snuggly lil bods in after a bath...

our big post baby emergency purchases included, comfy nursing tops, breastfeeding pillow, sling and a moses basket...wish i had them to go before we got home!

HTH!

[Kazbah]

Well given its the Christmas Sales coming up, I don't think its premature at all!

Our emergency purchases included: bin for the nappies (pedal bin the easiest, I still use it for my cloth nappies!) and bottles, pump & steriliser. I so wanted to BF that I had no bottles ready and needed them for formulae and also for expressing. Oh yeah, I forgot the bath thermometer!

Good luck!

[Brunette01]

Are the wondersuits needed only in winter? We're due in just under a month and as of yet I haven't bought any - should I be going out and getting some?

I really like the look of the slings but theyre like $90! I think it would be too much of an extravagant purchase seeing as we have 3 of the baby carriers already!

[Jaycee]

I would get some wondersuits (long sleeve) as even during summer you still get the odd cool night.

[Brunette01]

Oh also one more thing... a nappy stacker... does it just do what it says on the tin? I've only seen them packaged in shops so cant work out what their purpose is? Is it just for the clean nappies?

[puppies]

I still need the following:
- nappy bag (for the pram)
- bottle carrier
- car window shade
- car mirror so I can see bump without having to turn around
- grooming set
- bottles & teats
- breast pump
- first aid kit for babies
- book of childhood illness
- wedge matt incase he has reflux and needs to lay a bit upright
Still so much and still have to finish DH Christmas shopping and his Bday which will be January 8th! Aggrrhh!

[teruteru]

nth wrong with askin in advance im still in the process of makin sure ive got everything even thou bub is already 2mths (oops). Still need to find a way to store/organise my cloth nappies...Sposies just stay in the pack until i pull them out to use. The stacker just makes everything neater i spose

anywyz i found havin a hand sanitiser (the dettol ones) handy as bub like to feed a bit more after changin so dont have to run to the bathroom and also bum cream (lucky the bounty bag had a sample so i didnt hv to make a mad dash to the supermarket)