My aunt has asked my mum what she can buy for the baby (I'm guessing as a surprise for me) and I honestly don't know what to suggest for her to get... any suggestions? Also there are other rellies who want to get some stuff for us and I'm trying to think of a list to send to my parents so that they can tell them what we need. Basically I don't want the baby to have too much plasticky stuff or loads of stuffed toys - we're going to be moving towards the end of the year, and the less junk we have the better!

What I want to know is: what did you find really useful or nice to have once your baby came along? We have quite a lot of clothes we've either bought or got second hand from friends, and I know we'll need things like a sterilisng kit but thought I'd probably get that myself. I'd like to have a list that starts pretty cheap and goes up to about $100, I know some friends and relatives would like to spend quite a bit, but want to give them the choice, you know?

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