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Hey,
I was just wondering if anybody has put together a 'list' of some description of what baby essentials they need. I've tried to put together a list of things that we will need myself, but keep thinking I've missed something or that perhaps I need more of this and less of that IYKWIM? Has anybody else developed lists or can offer some insight into things we need and how many?
TIA....
Hi Tootie,
My DH and I put this list of things together from various websites/other peoples suggestions etc.
We have by no means bought everything on the list, but it did give us food for thought........
IN THE CAR
Baby Capsule (to 9kg or 70cm)
Window Shades
Convertible Car Seat (to 18 kg)
Baby Car Toys
Baby On Board Sign
Seat Protector
Baby View Mirror
Capsule Liner Set
BABY'S ROOM
Change Table
Change Mat
Chest of Drawers
Wardrobe
Glider Rocker Chair
Mobiles
Listening Monitor
FEED TIME
Breast Pads
Breast Pump
Milk Storage Bags
Powder Milk Container ?
Bottles
Steam Steriliser
Bottle Warmer
Bottle Brush
High Chair
High Chair Toys
OUT AND ABOUT
Pram/Jogger
Pram Liner
Pram Sheep Skin?
Insect Net
Rain Cover
Pram Toys
Carry Pouch
Baby Bag
Pram Sun Shade
ESSENTIALS
Muslin Wraps
Bunnyrugs
Sangenic Nappy Disposal
Nappy Bucket
Mittens?
Shawls
Bibs
BATH TIME
Bath
Bath Stand
Bath support?
Bath Toys
AT HOME
Bouncer / Rocker
Playmat
Sheepskin
Playpen & Mat
Toys
SLEEP TIME
Bassinette / Baby Hammock
Bassinette Mattress
Cotton Sheets
Blankets
Mosquito Net
Breathing Monitor
Snugglebed ?
Spare Covers
Mattress Protectors
Breathing Monitor
Cot ?
Cot Mattress
Mattress Protectors
Cotton Sheets
Anti Roll ?
Hi Lucy,
Thanks for that list!!
Cheers,
What a great list! I've printed it out and placed it on the fridge for DH & I to go through when we have some time!
Christy
Okay Tootie
You asked for it.... LOL. This is our list and we found we didnt' need anything when Kameron was born. I did a list of A to Z lol it also helped when ppl asked what i needed I could show them the list of what we had already so they new what NOT to get. Some stuff we got more off after Kameron was born like rugs bottles etc.
Should just add where the clothes say various sizes most where either 000's or 00's
B
Baby Monitor
Baby Wipes - stacks & stacks
5 Bunny Rugs
Bottles - 1 x 150ml 2 x 250ml
Bottle Brush Cleaner and teat Cleaner
Baby Bath
10 Bibs (small) 18 Bibs (large)
3 pair Bassinet sheets
Bath toys
Bath Toy Tidy
2 bottles Bath Wash
Bassinett
Breast Pump
Bottle Sterilizer
C
Cot
Car Seat
Car Capsule (on loan)
Change Mat
2 pair Cot Blankets
Curtains
43 Clothes Hangers (baby size)
D
2 x Melamine Dinner Sets
F
8 x Baby Flannels
K
Kapoochi baby carrier pouch
L
2 x 250ml Nappy change lotion
3 x 200ml Massage Lotion
M
Mattress Protector (bassinet)
2 x Musical things that play lullabys
Mosquito Net (although never used it)
N
36 x Cloth Nappies
1kg x Napisan
3 x nappy bags (50 per box)
6 x nappy liners (100 per box)
6 x nappy pins
2 x Snappi Nappi
1 x Box 20 of Nursing Pads
1x pkt Snuggles disposables
1x pkt Huggies disposables
Nappy Bag
Night Light
P
Pram
Pram toy thing that stretches across Pram (also can be used in cot)
Pilchers - 9 x 000 & 4 x 00
Polar Fleece Blanket
Baby Powder - 1 x 600g, 1 x 200g, 1 x 400g
R
Rattle
S
Soap Flakes - LUX
3 x Squeaky Toys
7 x baby soap
1 x baby shampoo
Sleeping Bag
T
2 x extra Teats
2 x baby towels
Clothes wise (knitted or hand made)
15 x booties various sizes
1 x bonnet (hat)
11 x cardigans
4 x jackets
8 x jumpers
1 x mittens
3 x pants
1 x pilchers
1 x shorts
3 x matinee jackets with booties + bonnets
2 x overalls
tshirt, short and sunhat set x 2
Clothes - brought
1x short romper
1 x AFL Baby Set
9 x booties
1 x bonnet
6 x growsuits various sizes
1 x hat
2 x pants
2 x shorts
2 x sleepwear
3 x socks
11 x singlets various sizes
2 x body suits
1 x fleece jacket
2 x tanktops
1 x fleece pants
:) Have fun !!
Love :smt049
OMG! There is so much to get. Luckly I've already started!
arghhhh - these lists should be banned - they're far to scary!!!
I dont really have much, our parents bought us some clothes, bunny rugs etc. I need to get my bum into gear and organise a painter to do the nursery, then I'll think about it.
If it helps any I found it easy to purchase things you would need to use regularly like nappy wipes, baby shampoo etc everytime i went shopping. Just one or two things in the shopping trolley each week soon built up the collection.
On the weeks I had a bit of extra money I would buy something a bit more expensive like a growsuit or singlets.
Love :smt049
Thats what I've been doing... every shop I buy something for baby & for me like maternity pads, nappies, baby shampoo & lotion, nappy liners etc... stuff that you know you will need a lot of over the next year... so I just have bought up... I think I have all the maternity pads/nursing pads I will need for a months... and I have around 100 nappies of different sizes mostly new born, but I have been buying up something every shop to be sure we aren't hit with something huge at one time...
Christy
If you are going to be breast feeding. Washable nursing pads are great. I found I was changing disposables quite often and felt like I was just throwing money into the bin so to speak. They are expensive but worth it.
Love :smt049
Forgive me if this sounds like a stupid question, but I'm just interested in finding out who uses cloth nappies and who uses disposables and why?
I feel like my mind is in a real spin over certain parenting issues (and all the things here about what to buy etc!) and I really want to make sure that we make the right decisions for our family based on our circumstances IYKWIM, hence me asking this question!
TIA
Hi Tootie
I used cloth nappies till Kameron was 18mths old. The reason behind this was I stopped work when I was 4.5mths pregnant as being casual I was in and out of jobs all the time and it was becoming stressful. Anyhow lol it meant we were pretty strapped for cash and couldn't comprehend throwing money into disposable nappies every week when cloth was available to use.
It meant I had to purchase Napisan, Lux flakes and nappy liners and wash every 2nd day with nappies soaking daily but it just seemed to save so much money. As nappy liners could be washed too and I'd get 4 or 5 nappy changes out of one liner. (the better ones).
We did have disposables on hand for when we went out, so we didn't have to carry around a dirty cloth nappy with us. Also Andrew wasn't very good at cloth nappies and would resort to a disposable when he got mad at trying to do it up ;)
Oh should add with the next one I will be doing the whole cloth thing again.
HTH
Love :smt049
Hey Tootie,
We were in the same boat of indecision as you over the cloth v disposbale thing.
DH is very "green", so has real issues of water usage in relation cloth / biodegradability of disposbales, so the debate went on for months!
In the end (and we shall see how we go over the next few weeks/months!) we have opted for "both". From looking at a lot of other Mums & babies up here in Darwin, cloth seems to be a preference: becasue of the heat and humidity, they say that cloth is better for babies bots, and also there are no concerns over water shortages because of all the rain! However, my DH sounds like a bit like Kathryn's......not very dexterous when it comes to cloth, so we have some disposables at the ready for him, and for "going out".
It'll be interesting to see which method ends up proving to be the winner.........
OMG - information overload
Thanks for the lists guys - it is all starting to get a little scary though - LOL
Love Jen
Well, this is our list, put together from family (this is the tenth grandchild, and I'm the 7th child, so lots of first hand experience there) and websites. This was customised for us, ie we don't have a car, so there isn't a capsule etc on here. Also, a lot of the things we would need, we have already at the property we'll be moving to in a few years, so we have alternatives for now: portacot instead of crib/cot, changing pad instead of full table.
eBay is good for cheap clothing and second hand stuff, most things are ok second hand if you give them a good wash, or check out that they are structurally sound. My mum got us heaps of things at her local op shop.
So here goes. Things with a question mark behind them are things that are optional, but would make life easier. Bear in mind, this is just the basic essentials, and once you have everything, and you still have time and money left over, you'll find you might want to buy other stuff as well, or double up to save washing.
Crib/portacot
Blankets/sheets/plastic liner sheets (quantity depends on how often you want to wash)
Tetra snuggle bed ?
Changing pad
Cupboard/chest of drawers
Baby bath/ large tub
Bath thermometer ?
Towels (esp hooded) and wash clothes
36 cloth nappies (flannel for newborn, terry toweling for older baby)
Nappy ties/pins
2 nappy buckets
Nappy covers (pilchers)
Nappy bag
Baby sling ?
Pram
Stroller (or combo of above)
Clip on high chair (we went for this over an ordinary high chair, so Brandon could eat with us at the table straight away)
Burping rugs
Bunny rugs
6-8 stretch suits (wondersuits) 3-4 0000, 3-4 000
4 vests (sleeveless, legless all-in-ones)
2-3 pairs socks/ booties
2-3 cardigans
According to my family, you will get plenty of toys, so there's no need to buy these things yourself, especially if you are on a very tight budget as we are. I think we have everything bar 2 or 3 items off this list. Never underestimate the power of family. Alright, most of it's second hand, but to date we've spent $9, 8 of that on postage, for a bundle of clothing, (more than what's on the list, but the list is just essentials, and I'll be doing enough washing with nappies anyway) and $65 on a set of drawers that DP needed anyway, and will be sharing with Brandon.
Hi there, just bumping this up so you can have a read of what we talked about earlier in the year!
I have found I didn't need as much as was on the list, but I found most of them to be pretty helpful in buying up beforehand!!
hi,
that list will come in handy.
I had no idea what to buy.
Just gone through these lists again & realised there are quite a few things I hadn't thought of!!
Thanks guys :)
Bumping this back to the top again!
hi, just wanted to add that I printed out a list from the Baby Target website. (am I allowed to say that?)
I did that too. Found a lot on there that we're not going to get, but have combined that with the lists from here & I think we should be set.
I used cloth nappies the entire 21 months that Maddy was in nappies, I only used a disposable when I was out for a long period of time.
I can honestly say it saved me a heap on disposables!
I had multicoloured cloth nappies & the white ones would soak, wash every second day & leave out on the line to dry, I also found the good nappiy liners were re usable & I used snibs & plastics which seemed to last longer when I hand washed the plastic pants...
I will be doing this again with our next one.
I had numerous friends with new borns at home F/T whom were finding it hard to scrape together money for disposables yet refused to waste time washing cloth nappies!???
I leant all my stuff out & unlike a boomerang I have not seen it since, hhhhmmmmm, that was like 5-6 yrs ago!? Looks like we will have to start again!!!!!
Thanks for bumping this thread up for me Sarah, I`ve printed it out and the Target one also, now we can go out and buy blue things. Yipee.
Take Care
Deeanne
OMG there's sooo many things we need to get!
So far, we have...
pram
baby car capsule
a ton of clothes
and that's it!
I am in panic mode! (Ok, 4 more months to go...but still!!!!!!!!!!)
8-[
you'll be fine gwen, you've got heaps of time
I just thought I'd bump this again as its a good way to get organised :)