In all honesty, alot of things these days are really good marketing gimmicks.
Long sleeve bodysuits for winter are definite for under wondersuits/onesies.
As long as you have the basics like nappies, wipes, spew rags (flannel nappies I used too - and still am for my third!!) - everything else can be bought as needed - because sometimes you just dont need it! A brush and comb - meh - not necessary - I do have safety nail clippers which are good now that my 4yo and 6yo want to cut their own(!) - but newborn you chew with your teeth, you dont cut them anyway.
Medicine dispenser(?) - do you mean that hollow spoon shaped thing? dont need it hun - all medications comes with droppers that are much easier to use with the little ones.
Nappy rash cream
something to wrap your baby in
spew rags (get twice as many as you think you will need)
a bouncer / rocker / swing to put the baby in when you need to get stuff done
a baby wrap / carrier (like a hug-a-bub)
Something I found invaluable was buying three poppers of ready-to-drink formula. I desperately wanted to bf but having an emergency supply turned out to be essential when I suddenly developed problems.
A dummy (even if you hate them, you might change your mind at 3 am one morning)
Newborns don't need much at all. Just lots of time and hugs.
I found terry toweling the best for spew rags as they seemed more absorbant and washed better (eg kept shape etc) I also put one under DS head in bassinet and cot as he was a chucker and it saved me changing the sheet.
Swing/rocker or both are heaven sent!!!!!
wondersuits
bonds all in one singlet suits as they dont ride up and get lumpy.
I love the swaddle me wraps rather than blankets.
if you plan on BF buy lansinoh
As long as you have clothes and nappies you can get things as you need them
Things we found essential were:
Long leg, long sleeve button up suits (not the bonds easysuits, they were so hard to put on and take off but look easy)
Socks
Spew rags
Dummies (If you plan on using one)
Baby Powder
Blankets
and i also had spare poppers of formula, and have used 2 of the 3.
Sterilizer
I wouldnt bother with a grooming kit or medical dispenser, for the reasons the others have said.
Definately invest in some flat nappies, i have the ordinary terry toweling ones, as bibs just dont even begin to catch the spews a newborn does! Seriously. At times you'll wonder how so much came from something so small!!!!
Definately go the Wondersuits, or at least some long-sleeve onesies, and some singlets and socks. That pretty much all Jazz wore for the first little while. Two pieces are just too hard to deal with a newborn, the tops ride up and you spend half your time pulling them back down!
Nappy rash cream!!! Some good quality fragrence-free nappy wipes (or cloth wipes if you're that way inclined, PM and I can recommend some). The cheaper wipes cause disgusting nappy rashes.
Honestly though, when I saw this title my first thought was "A SWING!". I couldn't have had a hot coffee (Jazz was... erm still is... very much an in-arms baby) without the swing.
Possibley look at a good carrier. Most people would recommend the Ergo, i haven't personally tried it. I can recommend a good ring sling, which was a LIFESAVER. Really, a lifesaver.
Lansinoh if you are going to breastfeed. It might seem expensive but once you've used it, you'll be prepared to pay triple for it!!!!
Oh, and two more essential items (sorry this is long!) are two books:
- The Wonder Weeks by Hetty Vanderijt and Frans Plooij
- What Every Parent Needs to Know by Margot Sunderland
our items that we used all the time, everyday for the newborn period were:
swaddling wraps (combination of light cotton ones and the thicker, more stretchier versions...the latter are good for ensuring that they dont wriggle out so fast!). like i seriously didnt realise how much i would use these. they come in handy for all sorts of things!
lots of washers (we used this as our spit-up cleaners. had them packed in our nappy bag).
bodysuits and nighties (can be wondersuits if winter or the legless/sleeveless for summer - and nighties are good for night time nappy changes so that you dont have to deal with button holes in the dark)
singlets (use these both summer and winter).
and of course the nappies, wipes etc...
we used a baby brush as DD had loads of hair and we found that it was soothing for her too! (but this was just a little quirk really...didnt really start using it until she was closer to 6 months)
other things that came in handy but were not mega-essential were:
mittens (DD was a scrath-a-holic and had massive wounds on her tender newborn face) BUT, be warned, if bubs is tiny they just dont fit, so we used her socks for mittens instead...
and the MOST important newborn essential... A CAMERA lol!
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